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A Cat’s Monologue

4, Jan 2009

Just a few days ago, I told you about our special friend Annie Cat, a teenage Korean girl that has been our good friend and personal window into Korean culture since almost the first month that we arrived.  You can see our previous blog for cute photos and more description.  We adopted the nickname Annie [...]

Anticipation

7, Dec 2008

I love the feeling of anticipation.  On Friday, Adam sent me a text message, saying he had a surprise for me.  All day, I imagined what it might be.  When I got home, he had gotten me new gloves (which I really needed) and a European road atlas.  This atlas that I anticipated all day [...]

The consummation of humility

24, Jul 2007

Being the only child of two extremely loving and adoring parents, pride and self-inflation are perhaps some of my greatest struggles on the spiritual path. I’m not alone though, this is the last and deepest obstacle for all who walk on two feet in this world.
Seeing who we really are, and living in light of [...]

The sacred present

19, Jul 2007

Here’s another fantastic quote from Father Thomas Keating that I thought was worth sharing with all of you:
“If we refuse to think of anything except what we are doing or the person that we are with, we develop the habit of being present to the present moment. In a way, the present moment becomes as [...]

Being here

15, Jul 2007

Jessi hasn’t been inspired to write in the last week or so, and the blog was starting to look a little sad with only the daily del.icio.us links piling up, so I thought I should do my part and post something.
I’ve been reading some good books lately, so I guess I could share a bit [...]

Planetary Jenga

6, Apr 2007

“We’re like people living in the penthouse of a tall brick building. Every day we need 200 bricks to maintain our walls, so we go downstairs, knock 200 bricks out of the walls below and bring them back upstairs for our own use. Every day. . . . Every day we go downstairs and knock [...]

A Little Closer

24, Jan 2007

I just got an email from Annie, and she included this beautiful quote from “The Little Prince”:
“You must be very patient,” replied the fox. “First you will sit down at a little distance from me-like that-in the grass. I shall look at you out of the corner of my eye, and you will say nothing. [...]

Dune Messiah Quotes

9, Dec 2006

I just finished reading Dune Messiah, the second book in the Dune series written by Frank Herbert. Good read. Here’s some interesting quotes (a little puzzling out of context, sure, but maybe it’ll pique your curiosity to read it yourself):
“The flesh surrenders itself, he thought. Eternity takes back its own. Our bodies stirred these [...]

Cross-training

9, Dec 2006

Adam and I have had the creative bug lately. Adam has picked up his paints and pencils again. He has done a bunch of sketches, and today he did some watercolors. He’s also doing a little acting. It’s fun for him. Adam’s is also continuing to do a lot of [...]

on the heels of ADONAI

8, Feb 2004

“The voice of him who cries in the wilderness, Prepare the way of the ADONAI, make straight a highway in the desert for our God. Every valley shall be exalted, and every mounatin and hill shall be made low; and the crooked places shall be made level, and the rough places smooth; and the glory [...]


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