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Last week, we attended a benefit show at the local coffee bar that we’ve been to a few times. That last sentence requires a disclaimer. It’s called a coffee bar, but they don’t actually serve coffee there. It is slated as an "English corner" for people to practice their English with "foreigners" like me. The…
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Yesterday, Christa and I celebrated our seventh anniversary. In the afternoon, we got some friends to look after the girls and we got some time to ourselves. It was great. Christa and I played some games–a pretty mean game of checkers. I got destroyed (it’s been a while), but I took the loss well. After…
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Today my sister turns 31! Happy birthday, Nik. Tomorrow, my Dad turns 54! Happy Birthday, pops!
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I don’t know how many people get to share their life with their true love AND their best friend but I do. It’s amazing! As the story goes, about 8 1/2 years ago, our eyes met across an empty dining hall in a cabin in a remote area of the Rocky Mountains. It was love…
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Anna recently dictated a "familiar" story to me. I wrote down her rendition and then she drew the accompanying illustration: Do you know Satan? Satan is a very bad snake. He could have done the right thing, but he didn’t. And he did something very bad. God said you’re gonna crawl on your belly forever. …
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When I was a kid and Mother’s Day and Father’s Day would roll around I remember asking, "When is kids day?" The answer I got (everyone in unison now): "Kids day is every day!" Well, this is not true in China. In China and in many other countries around the world, June 1st is the…
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ben·e·fac·tor (běn’ə-fāk’tər)n. One that gives aid, especially financial aid. Etymology: 1451, from L.L. benefactor, from Latin phrase bene facere, from bene "well" + facere "to do" My greatest benefactor, when it comes to my writing pursuits, seems to be my mom. Not only did she buy the majority of the copies of my self-published novel,…
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As a middle-schooler, I used to have a poster like this one hanging on the wall of my bedroom. This is Spud Webb. He is a few inches over 5 1/2 feet tall. That’s just ridiculous. It’s sick what he could do. He is holding the ball a good foot above the rim in this…
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"It tickles." These were the words Anna uttered yesterday before she realized that she was actually missing a front tooth. She had been wheeling Sarah around in a baby doll stroller. After a particularly fast ride some type of "collision" had occurred between the two girls. Anna came out of the ordeal missing one of…
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A few months ago, you’ll remember I was shamelessly begging for coffee. It worked (to a degree–thanks folks! But my addiction is relentless and the supplies get short quickly when you’re up to two pots a day. I’m kidding about the two pots.) So here I am AGAIN asking for another handout. Only this time,…
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