A new experience. I hit a car. I hit a car while driving in reverse. I hit a car, driving in reverse, backing out of a drive through lane because the guy in front was taking too long. Japanese service is amazing…which also means slow! They aim to please and want to make sure they…
The Impossible
Koh Lak. The memories flood back. I’m watching “The Impossible”, the movie about the Sumatra earthquake that formed a Tsunami that hit Thailand in 2004 while I was still there teaching. I’m surprised at the tears that come as movies scenes flash my own scenes. I remember the playing cards staring up eerily untouched in…
Tag, Chow, and Bowling to the Glory of God
Orphans have a different story in Japan. Not all of them have lost their parents. In fact, many have parents, but they can’t afford to take care of their children until they reach a certain age, so they place them in an orphanage to have care from loving workers. Others are there because they have…
Tap-Dance
Time is strange. Almost three months have passed since I’ve sat down to click through my thoughts. I forget how releasing it is to take time and think through struggles, joys, pains, sadness, laughter, and blessings. So, like it or not, you have been chosen to help me process. =0) Annabelle came back from the…
Dancing with THE Star
Louisville has lost some of its sparkle. Some of its charm is gone. Sweet Betsy McConnell has donned her dancing shoes forever. She has traded her earthly sorrows for the joys of heaven. The joy that we have in knowing that her jig legs have been restored, still leaves an ache in our heart when…