I just got this insight (and another chapter for my book).
I realize that as a parent, I have such a close bond of identification with my children that whatever happens to them it’s like it was happening to me.
Recently when my daughter receive a nice gift; I felt it was as if the giver had [...]
Thank you for the surprise gift at the front gate! When I first saw it, I thought it was some kind of advertisement, the kind where if you want to buy it, you pay for it. If you don’t want it, the promoters will come by and take it back. I looked around the neighborhood [...]
I sold my son’s bunk bed today…
We’ve had that bed for over 10 years, probably closer to 15. I didn’t think I would feel sad, but I do.
We know the right answer. “The church is about the people…people not program…”
But the way we act often reflect otherwise. We get upset with people when the program doesn’t run smoothly. We are irritated with people who disagree with us how things ought to be done. We stay away from people who are to us [...]
When you are posed with several options or courses of action, and all of them are good, how do you decide which one God wants you to choose? How do you determine God’s will?
I’ve been reading biographies of famous Christians, the children’s versions in story form. They are easy and fun to read, so engaging [...]
I recently heard this quote, something like, “I don’t have time to write you a short letter, so I wrote you a long one.” (Some have attributed this quote to Mark Twain, but I haven’t found the source. It sounds like something he would say, I suppose). I shall remember this when I write, and [...]
Emotions are intensified for youth and young adults. I just realized the truth of that yesterday.
I was having a bad day for no apparent reason. Small irritants that are a part of life made me angry. I had a good cry when I went to bed. But my emotions are not as strong as they [...]
My highlights for 2009:
Opportunities to speak and meet nice people
-I spoke at the Huntington Beach MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers) group of about 60 women. How nice to see so many young moms fellowshipping together. I can totally relate to all the questions they asked. For me to give them answers now is easy. It’s much [...]
In a previous post I quoted Eric Lidel, the Olympic gold medalist – “God made me fast. When I run, I feel His pleasure.”
I like that quote.
Lidel says when he does what God gave him the ability to do, God is happy with that.
We may be good at something, but it doesn’t mean it would [...]
Growing up I did not celebrate Christmas with any great meaning. We were not a religious family; Christmas had no significance for us. We merely enjoyed 2 weeks off school and a few presents from relatives. My parents, pragmatic Chinese parents that they were, did not give us presents. (”We give you room and board, [...]
I found this on the Huffington Post by Donna Estes Antebi to be rather insightful. Here is an excerpt. The post is worth reading in its entirety.
What I am finding shocking is the ever-increasing parade of smiling women waving their “I slept with Tiger” emails in search of their 15 minutes of fame. How [...]
My sister asked what my son is going to do after he finishes school this week. He’ll be finished with college. (woohoo!)
My dad said, “He’ll work and make money, of course. What else is there?”
Is that what life is about? You go to school, work, and make money? What then what after that?
I was rather [...]
Thanksgiving came too fast this year. I got my autumn decorations up a few days before Thanksgiving. Now only a week and a half later I had to take them down.
It’s also easy to let Christmas go by too quickly without taking the time to decorate the house. Is it worth the trouble? Why do [...]
I can’t think clearly to craft out a post, so here are some of my thoughts I just want to jot down.
1. I don’t know if I am really nice or I just don’t want to bother with conflict. I don’t usually care if I am on the short end because I figure life is [...]
Much of what we do is dependent on what other people do.
I have a real estate transaction scheduled to close next week. But most likely it will not close on the scheduled date because the closing depends on another closing that is being delayed. Delays in closing are no surprise in real estate because there [...]
In church service today, my pastor said something like, in today’s society, it is really hard for people to be thankful. There is always something more or something better than what we have. It’s hard to be satisfied. The saddest people are the ones who get what they really want, and find it unsatisfying.
When I [...]
On my way to get some blood work done at Kaiser today, I saw a very angry man get out of his car in the middle of the street, stalked to the car behind him, and kicked the guy’s car.
The older man in the car looked terrified. I was worried there would be a big [...]
I’ve been studying the book of Ruth. It’s a beautiful story with a good ending – the only kind of story that I like.
But in between, God adds some excitement to this love story between Ruth and Boaz that has us holding our breath anxiously waiting for the final outcome.
Well, of course, since the story [...]
I woke up at 5:30am this morning to join the commuter traffic to downtown Los Angeles.
My appointment was at 8:30am at the County Assessor’s office to appeal my property tax assessed value. I wanted to get there by 8:00 to sign in. Not knowing how long it would take me with unknown amount of traffic, [...]
Back when I was in grad school some 25 years ago, my friends and I began “typing” each other with the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator. We would all refer to the book “Please Understand Me” to try to understand each other’s personalities, but more often to use it to point out each other’s idiosyncrasies. “Oh, you [...]