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Here’s a short article summary I found interesting… Couples Rush to Marry on June 6 (June 8, 2006, China Radio International) Shanghai saw thousands of local couples rush to tie the knot Tuesday as the date — June 6, 2006 — contained three sixes, believed to be an auspicious day for marriage in Chinese tradition.…
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My friend Pete’s second son, Taylor Davis, was born just recently. Congrats, Pete and Nicole and family! Taylor was born with a pretty severe cleft palate. He will be having a few surgeries to correct this condition. Since learning about Taylor, Anna (my oldest) at bedtime has been asking to pray for him every night. …
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I’m up late tonight. If I have one addiction (and my wife can tick off six more without even blinking) it’s staying up into the wee hours every night… Benjamin Franklin is often quoted as saying, "Early to bed, early to rise, makes you healthy, wealthy, and wise…" Mine would go something more like this: …
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We (Christa, I, and the girls…) are pretty blessed people. I realize this more and more. Being where we are in the world this becomes even more apparent. In celebrating our anniversary, some of our "community group" back home found a way to really bless Christa and I. (I have to brag on these people…
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The sign reads, "Liberal sod area". Perhaps a bit funnier in British English, but it still translates I think. As I age I find myself leaning more in this direction (ha-ha). Sarah enjoying "cong zi". (Need an explanation…) The kids would only eat these if I loaded them with sugar. They take after me in…
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Sorry for the lack of content this week. It feels like quite a while since I’ve posted about anything but holidays (birthdays, anniversaries, dragon boat festivals, etc.) This week we welcomed our first visitors to Xining. Two friends from Florida (Cape Coral) arrived on Saturday evening and have been treated (or mistreated?) to all the…
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On June 4th, she’s OVER THE HILL… Happy 30th to my sister, Nicole (she’s the one in the middle)! Nik, Now you are officially OLD. Glad you could join the club along with the rest of us. Hope it’s a wonderful day! Remember you are loved and we are thinking of you on your birthday.…
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Can it really be that long already? Six years! Six years ago today Christa and I were in Union, Washington standing in front of God and man committing our lives to loving and serving one another in HOLY matrimony. The sun was blazing (which was its own sort miracle in the state of Washington in…
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Just wanted to wish a HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my good friend and revolutionary brother, Tomas. You may have heard about him if you’ve been following the progress of this blog over the last 9 months or so. In order to protect his identity, I’ve slightly modified his picture… Tomas, may your revolutions abound on your…
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Here’s a list of things I haven’t seen in a while… Fresh donuts of any variety…let’s make that ANY KIND of donuts of any variety. Morbidly obese people. Let’s face it, there just aren’t fat people here in China. This could be because of the donut thing mentioned in bullet point number 1. I know…
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