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September 2011

September 15, 2011

The Gift of an Hour

When I was in graduate school, a senior director in my ministry gave a testimony...

September 14, 2011

T-P-ed

Last Friday our house was T-P- ed. The 2 girls and I drove home at...

September 08, 2011

Comb-Over

You may have noticed that I'm just slightly obsessive around turning gray, yet not wanting...

September 06, 2011

A Conversation Last Week

She: Would I still have to go to youth group tonight if there was a...

September 02, 2011

To Save a Life

Last night our family watched To Save a Life, an indie Christian movie aimed towards...

August 2011

August 31, 2011

Faking Robyn

I was a very shy child. I sobbed the first month of kindergarten, and felt...

August 30, 2011

It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year!!

First day of school, need I say more??? You all have seen the Staples commercial:But...

August 29, 2011

Hurricane Memories

Hurricane Iwa--see the small yellow Hawaiian islands? Almost 30 years ago, I prepared for another...

August 27, 2011

How things change in 5 years, or, my love for Okinawan Sweet Potato and Haupia Pie

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August 26, 2011

Adventures with my Mac

August 23, 2011

Surfing USA

August 19, 2011

The Romance of Sunrise at Haleakala

August 12, 2011

Grazing Our Way through Paradise

"What do you want to do while we're in Hawaii?" I asked the kids before...

August 11, 2011

If I wanted a Do-Over

August 09, 2011

Tips for a Mother-Teen Trip

(This continues my postings on my mother-daughter trip to Kauai with Kai. Read Rites of Passage, Fact...

August 08, 2011

Facts of Life #3

August 04, 2011

Fact of Life #2

(Blog #3 about Kai's Rite of Passage, and Fact of Life #1)Yesterday afternoon Kai and I went...

August 03, 2011

Fact of Life #1

(Day 1 of Kai-Kai's 13th birthday rite of passage)"Do you want to hear a fact...

August 02, 2011

Rites of Passage

Christening gownToday, Kai-Kai and I leave for Kauai to spend 4 days together for her...

July 2011

July 30, 2011

The Solution to Ruined Watermelons–Granita!

I LOVE WATERMELON!It's one of my favorite fruits, right up there with really ripe mangoes,...

July 29, 2011

I’ve Learned some Lessons Well

Today I had the privilege of spending time with one of the women I admire...

July 28, 2011

My Mother is an Elk

She became one about 3-4 years ago when she realized that joining the Elks meant...

July 27, 2011

Termite Night in Hawaii

"Termite night! Termite night!" Mama has just announced to the whole family."The kids don't know...

July 25, 2011

A Seattle Whirlwind Adventure

As I write, I'm sitting on the floor of the Seattle airport at the only...

July 21, 2011

An Affair not to Remember

Last week, I finally used a gift certificate for a massage that expired the next...

July 20, 2011

Sex! Now that I’ve got your attention. . .

(Those were the signs advertising game booths and malasadas and Korean plate lunch plastered all...

July 14, 2011

Guac-Off!

Two days ago I competed in the first ever Boston Grad/Faculty Ministries Guac-off at our...

July 12, 2011

The Little Way

For someone with a significance/achievement addiction, it’s hard to work in campus ministry. The vast...

July 11, 2011

Asian Aging. . . Again

(3 days after posting the greatest cartoon on Asian aging, I unfortunately must report on the...

July 08, 2011

Asian Aging

Folks keep asking me why I'm on the i-diet.Look at the picture below and you'll...