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Chinese Vocabulary
26
May
2010
Even though I’ve been out of formal Chinese classes for nearly two years now, the learning never stops. I don’t think it ever does with a second language. It’s just that now my new vocabulary is shaped by my life experiences instead of a textbook. Since this blog is often used to chronicle my children’s [...]
Cue Tchaikovsky
24
May
2010
My friend here at the seminary asked me to create ballerina-themed decorations for her daughter’s birthday party. I envisioned 5 or 6 ballerinas gracefully dancing their way across the walls of the seminary dorms, but I wasn’t sure how they would turn out—creating or drawing people is scary to me. I started with the easiest [...]
Cilantro, Onions and a Birthday
5
Feb
2010
Take a look at what I got for FREE at the market today… A nice big bunch of cilantro and some green onions. I suppose, to be completely honest, I should mention that I get this for free every time I go to the market. Sometimes I get a hunk of ginger too. Why? Because [...]
Happy New Year’s Eve
31
Dec
2009
In the spirit of the New Year, and because Jason is at a New Year’s Eve prayer meeting at church (and because he also had to “work” at church on Christmas evening….and no, I am not a “willing missionary” right now), I am going to do something I have been meaning to do for a [...]
Marital Counseling ala E. B. White
16
Sep
2009
I ran across this passage while reading The Trumpet of the Swan by E. B. White. A cute commentary on male-female relations that had a familiar ring. The cob (male swan) was expecting to become a father any minute now. The idea of fatherhood made him feel poetical and proud. He began to talk to [...]
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