March 2008

March 1, 2008
Autumn: Letter to Mari

I have gone through autumn seasons time and again. It is a recurring theme in my life. I suppose that the wise Father knows what is best... Read more



March 9, 2008 Homesick
A few months before 2007 ended, Ernie and I arrived in Chiang Mai to fulfill a one year work contract with Maejo University, an agricultural state university in Northern Thailand... Read more



March 18, 2008 Given Wings

Dearest Ernie,
Thirty years ago you and I entered into the covenant of marriage. Papa walked with me down the aisle... Read more



March 27, 2008
Not Just Another Birthday
Today I celebrate my 55th birthday. The Psalm 16 passage quoted above is like an anchor that has kept me from drifting off to dangerous seas when circumstances around me seemed...Read more


March 31, 2008
Celebrating You
I’d like to think that I am a “no big deal, no fuss” person. The simpler, the better. When it comes to my birthday, we don’t really have to celebrate it in a grand way... Read more

February 2008

February 7, 2008
What's In A Name
Let me describe myself as "deep waters." Transparent, but only up to a point. Certain areas in my life must be lived behind the scenes for a season...
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February 22, 2008
Abraham's Crossroads
Isaac was the son of promise. Yet the very same God who made the promise tells Abraham to offer “your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love” as a burnt offering...
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February 29, 2008
Stones of Remembrance
On October 31, at 5 oclock in the morning, I was in my prayer room, reading about the episode of the Israelites crossing the raging Jordan River on their way to Canaan. This was a test of faith requiring them to look beyond the physical to the realm of the unseen...
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