When I came home today, this is what I found in my kitchen. If I had been anywhere else at that moment, it would have been just plain wrong. Increasingly, my kids help me see the truth of this more than other things. For better or for worse, the vast majority of my days end [...]

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“Forgive me Father; it’s been 2 weeks since my last post.”
The school year draws to a close–a busy time for teachers. I am particularly crunched for time as our American pilgrimage is in less than 10 days: 2 weeks in Nashville, 7 weeks in Canada and a week in New York. I am getting excited [...]

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I’ve been working for 2 weeks on the video portion of this post, trying out a new app (Powerdirector). The background music is quite ‘fromage’, and my commentary is…superfluous.Anyway, you’ve been warned.
If you live around Daken like we do, or even in many parts of Taichung now, you know about the little black [...]

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Here is how my day began on friday: the early morning son reaches out to touch me, gently and unexpected. The sun quickly follows suit, bringing forth a rare and precious week-day morning breakfast smile. Notice the errant oat, hanging unoticed…
The ride to work was greatly enhanced by my stereo bluetooth headphones which [...]

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