There have been many times in my life where I have been sick. There have been many times in my life where I have gotten better. There has been one time in my life where I was feeling better, then I got even more sick. And that time is now. I really don’t understand how [...]
“Oh, no!” Dove shrieked and raced to the washing machine to yank open the lid. It was too late. I rushed after her to find her staring in disbelief at the tiny shreds of paper covering our blue jeans in their damp twisted heap in the middle of the spin cycle. The white shreds were [...]
Last week I was on a mission to get our refrigerator fixed. (Granted, our apartment is usually frigid enough to keep food cold for a day or two if we set it on our linoleum floor. Hence the reason I believe that slippers might be the most sought after item in local department stores. That [...]
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In ONE day I had met 22 new friends, some in groups and some individually, but all great people with whom I wanted to follow up and start developing friendships. These weren’t just any people. They were all divine appointments; I watched as time after time God strategically redirected Joanna’s and my paths to cross [...]
I sit here on the couch, covered in a plush green and yellow blanket that looks as though it would create a great deal of warmth, but unfortunately does not. Our little fan heater is sitting in the middle of the room, creating a small bit of heat as it turns. I sit here looking [...]
I stepped off a bus onto a campus and looked around. I was looking for prospective friends. Where should I start? A bunch of volleyball games caught my attention, so I headed over there. “Which game should I join, Lord? Which friends do you have planned for me to meet?” As I stood before about [...]
Hi Everybody, It is late and I have just returned home from a daylong roof top picnic at our friend Orange’s house. It was a time filled with Maijong, Shaokao and Gung Fu tea, which is an event in and of itself I’ll tell you what. It’s served in little cups, but the clincher is, [...]
I’ve given names to rabbits, cars, and blemishes on my friends’ faces, but there is a certain pressure that comes about in needing to name a person. It’s one thing to have a rabbit and call it Daniel. It’s another thing entirely to meet a girl and call her Grace. I feel so honored! My [...]
The rickshaws, bustling streets, bare-bottomed babies, smells of sticky rice, and stinky tofu. I wish that we could trade places for a day. At least 20 times each I experience something new. But maybe even more I wish you could meet the friends we’ve made. One day, you will. (= Not long after getting back [...]
As I sit here in my room, my cold fingers are typing on the keys. I’m wiping my nose from time to time, also looking away for a cough break. Yes, I’m sick. No, I don’t want sympathy. And yes, I want a cup of coffee! But besides that, my only thought during this time [...]