Archive for May, 2008
I Wanna Be a Sarah
I am reading a book called “Faithful Women and their Extraordinary God” by Noel Piper. It includes short biographies of several women, one being Sarah Edwards, wife of Jonathan (best known for “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God”).
Well, talk about raising the bar. Sarah had eleven children – well before the [...]
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Turkish Delight
I am referring, of course, to our delightful Turkish friend and house guest, Fikret.
Fikret and his family live in Izmir, a city on the western coast of Turkey along the Aegean Sea, where he pastors the Izmir Protestant church. (Izmir is the present-day location of Smyrna, one of the 7 churches mentioned in [...]
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A Beautiful Blend
First off, I’d like to say, “Happy Birthday Yuna!!! We love you!”
(Segway: Yuna is Halim’s sister. I am married to Halim.)
So, I didn’t always know that I was going to marry a Korean. Growing up, when I pictured myself walking down the aisle at my wedding, I certainly didn’t envision that half [...]
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. . . but when is it that you start flying?
Malachi does not appear to be interested in learning to crawl, but may begin hovering in the air any day now. Works for us – we’ve always wanted our own superhero.
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And There Goes the Neighborhood
I may have mentioned before that we are attempting to create what some lovingly refer to as a “compound” in our neighborhood by recruiting close friends to move nearby (it’s a far cry from David Koresh and Waco, so don’t be alarmed). Sam is our latest “recruit candidate,” if you will, on whom we [...]
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