Monday, July 19th, 2010
Strawberries in season
Strawberries in season, originally uploaded by andrewhao. Summertime fruit at the Ferry Building Farmer’s Market.
Strawberries in season, originally uploaded by andrewhao. Summertime fruit at the Ferry Building Farmer’s Market.
Over the dinner table the other day, my parents and I were talking about my grandpa, and how he’s pretty much the jolliest guy you’d ever meet. He wasn’t always that way. When my dad was young, my grandpa was still in the Taiwanese military and found himself away for nearly a year at a time. […]
For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven. Sarah had always made light of the fact that I’m like a robot. After all, I work in code all day at my job. And I’m stable, familiar, and predictable. And I could always be counted on to “do the right […]
We held our breaths as you let go of your last: It is finished.
I am learning that there is a responsibility to being known by another. Sarah and I can’t expect to read each other perfectly right off the bat. Nor can we coast off the years we’ve been together. I am only starting to learn about myself. Really. There is work to be done that I’ve simply […]
One point of friction between myself and Sarah is that we have a really, really hard time communicating. I mean, it doesn’t help that women are elaborate enigmas, and as men we are Astonishingly Dense. Gentlemen, tell me if you’ve ever heard the following from your ladies: You just don’t get me. I wanted you to […]
In the midst of the craziness of I’m realizing that I need better boundaries. Do I really want to be that dad that doesn’t know his kids because he’s pulling late hours at the office? At the same time, it’s kind of fun staying late with coworkers, sharing in the pain! Ah, yes, it’s every […]
This week at Urbana was what I needed. I think I heard what I needed to hear: echoes of the Kingdom told through businesspeople who understand that with regards to their businesses, “it’s not about the money, but all about relationships.” It’s about being conscientious to how you can use business to advance the Kingdom and change […]