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Well, the good (warm) weather we’ve been enjoying in Xining took a turn today. The sun is hidden behind overcast skies AND subsequently the temperatures have dropped. Today the high is supposed to be 39 degrees Fahrenheit. This should be the norm (actually much colder), but we’ve had a nice warm spell since returning from…
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To worship is to quicken the conscience by the holiness of God, to feed the mind with the truth of God, to purge the imagination by the beauty of God, to open the heart to the love of God, to devote the will to the purpose of God. William Temple I realized today how quick…
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"There is a formative period in the life of families during which parents and kids don’t just live with each other, they create each other." –from David James Duncan’s River Teeth At times, I must admit, my lovely daughters feel a bit like appendages. I don’t mean that in a burdened, dragging-me-down, oh-I-wish-I-wasn’t-a-Siamese-twin sort of…
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I don’t have much to report. So here are a few random pictures… Happy Chinese New Year! We’ve been welcoming in the Year of the Pig this week here in Xining. (This photo was taken in Thailand however.) Just more theatrics. Last year at conference I got to be Death in a drama. This year…
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Some people run, others bicycle, and still others swim. And the really crazy ones do all three at the same time–competitively!?! My brother-in-law, Peter, is one of these iron-men. Besides being physically fit enough to actually compete in a triathlon, Pete’s also got a lot of heart and character. In fact, the next triathlon he…
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You know that TV series where somebody decides to re-decorate a room of their friend/family member’s house while they are away. Well, in Xining we have the opposite process. I typically am a little leery to even leave our apartment for weeks at a time because I am fearful of how the place will be…
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As promised, I posted a few new Thailand photos here. They are mostly of the family, not the sights. I posted a lot of pictures of Thailand (i.e. sights) last year I think. Check out yetispeak classic for those. I also wanted to add a note of clarification about yesterday’s post. It feels good to…
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Fresh coffee in the pot, the girls in their "zones" of play, Chinese food in the wok. Sounds a bit like home. I didn’t think I would be so happy to be back here, but after nearly 2 months traveling around the globe, Xining was a very welcome sight. Our plane touched down at 9…
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Well, we Johnsons (and Wolverine’s parents) survived the "bug" of Suan Bua. It was a good week of encouragement (other than the sickness) and warm-sun style refreshment. We’re now back in Bangkok (which is also quite warm) having completed flight #12 today of the 14 flights that made up this two month odyssey taking us…
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