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i want my mommy…

I've been under the weather for the past week... and last night, I thought about this question that our staff had discussed couple of months ago.  We all took turns and shared our "sick practices" as a child--pretty much what happened when you got sick as a kid.  Some shared that they still had to… Continue reading i want my mommy…

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misfortune…

Misfortune = bad luck, and unfortunate condition or event. Since I was a teenager, I've been told that my life was doomed with misfortune.  It's not a very nice thing to say, but I think it's a Korean-cultural thing... I suppose it's because I lost my mom at a young age, which was the beginning… Continue reading misfortune…

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The Art of Asking Why…

  At one point in our lives, we were really good at it.  In fact, we were so good at it that it probably drove our parents absolutely crazy!  We used to be so good at asking why...  because we were trying to understand the world around us... but somewhere between ages 3 and adulthood,… Continue reading The Art of Asking Why…

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Flying Solo…

In June of 1983, at the tender age of 10, I flew on an airplane all by myself from Kansas City to Los Angeles to visit my dad for the summer.  I didn't want to be treated like a child, so I carried "an adult purse" and carried "The Girls of Canby Hall" and "Sweet… Continue reading Flying Solo…

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busyness is my drug…

We just had an all-church retreat... first time in close to ten years, I believe.  When you're at a church with 1000+ adults, attempting an all-church retreat is no picnic.  The last week leading up to the retreat was crazy!!!  I'm used to the craziness... I've been organizing vacation bible schools for almost 20 years… Continue reading busyness is my drug…