“April showers bring May flowers” is the age old saying. With our recent shower trials of late, I have come to appreciate the comfort of a good watering hole. Thankfully though, our week long cat and mouse game with the gas company has concluded and we did manage to get a good story out of [...]
Sitting on my coffee table are my friend’s notes from our recent “boot camp”. The page is filled with black ink inscribing her thoughts, her notes from the teachings, and her prayers to God. I see a page filled with an honest searching and desire to know Him more that demonstrates her grasp and excitement [...]
I still feel like my head is spinning after the whirlwind week of travel we just experienced. Actually, it is literally spinning as my sinuses painfully throb in my face. Oh the fun of changing weather and sensitive sinuses. Despite this annoyance, I have a lot to be thankful for as I dwell on the [...]
“Before I came to university, I had never heard of God. I didn’t know anything else existed while living in my hometown, but since coming to university I have heard so many things about God. I have had to read parts from the Bible and have met other people who believe in God and share [...]
I sit here trying to think of words to share this week, but I find my words fail. My computer cursor runs back and forth as I type, then backspace, then type again. It seems creativity is not my friend this afternoon. Writer’s block, the age old dilemma. I scour my brain trying to think [...]
I knew I was in trouble the moment we arrived in my friend Tracy’s hometown for Chinese New Year and she informed us “Canton people will eat everything but people.” The night of New Year’s Eve my worst fears were realized when Ginger and I sat around a small table with Tracy’s family and were [...]
I can remember as a little girl sitting around the tree Christmas morning. Excited anticipation coursed through my veins displaying itself in jittery little dances and a big toothy smile. Maybe even some hand clapping. It’s a bittersweet moment when you realize how your attitude changes about Christmas, that some of the childhood innocence and [...]
Ticking clocks whiz by my head as I swerve to the left and right, artfully dodging the speeding time. No, it’s not a bad dream. It’s the image I get when I think about how quickly time has flown! I’ve been in Asia now for three months…it’s already December, and Christmas is only a few [...]
The aroma of apple cinnamon candles fills the air while the glow of the light, coupled with the cool breeze flowing through our window, ushers in a sense of autumn splendor. Our lopsided kitchen table is surrounded by Chinese friends, smiling and creating colorful pictures by rubbing crayons over paper covering various leaves. Finally fall [...]
Bear with me this one time, although I confess this may not be the only instance, as I make a literary connection to life and reflect on the words of Tolkien in “Lord of the Rings”. In case you are unfamiliar with the novels, the story Bilbo Baggins wrote in Tolkien’s novel was titled none [...]
