Monthly Archives: May 2010
Say Yes To The Dress, But Do You Really Need The Wedding Favors?
My wife and I just got back from our friends’ wedding and I had to post on here because while I was at the wedding, I was inspired. I am still a newlywed and not too long ago my wife and I went through the wedding planning process, all of the many questions: where are we going to get married? What type of food will we serve at our reception? What colors will we wear? And finally what parts of our ceremony/ reception are the most important to us? So many things to figure out, you would think you were the sole planner of an event like the super bowl. Continue reading
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Doing What We Were Created To Do: Mexico City May Update
About a month ago I wrote a post about our possible relocation to Mexico City to work at a human trafficking safe house (Original post: Doing What We Were Created To Do: Journey To Mexico City). Though we are still praying and trying to figure out when we will be heading down there, Our friends DK, Sadie, and their son Micah, are making the move to Mexico City from Irvine, CA within the next couple of weeks. Continue reading
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Unable to walk a mile in another person’s shoes…my experience using a wheelchair
For those who are following my blog and have read my last post entitled “A Belated Mother’s Day Reflection,” this post is related to it.
I just recently had the chance to experience something quite interesting. My in-laws were here in California for a week and we decided to go to Disneyland while they were here. I have been injured for the last 5 weeks with a rotational injury to my knee so I have not been able to walk very long distances. I didn’t realize I lived such an active life until I was faced with this injury, now everything has become a chore. One doesn’t realize how much walking is required to do menial tasks like go to the grocery store and walk the aisles Continue reading
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A Belated Mother’s Day Reflection
During the easier times and the harder times in life, God is still present. We ought to worship him at all times.
The buzzing of a phone… The answer of the call… The news that led me to want to cry, reach for my Bible or another C.S. Lewis text (The Problem of Pain), and question whether God is really in control all at the same time. After answering the call, my mom spoke to me from the other line. She had just recently been taken to the E.R. because of some painful back spasms and the doctors were running some tests to see what was going on. Continue reading
