My Grandma, Dorothy

Family, Life, Random Thoughts 30 November 2009 | 0 Comments

I just took a trip down a memory lane I have no memories of.
My grandma on my dad’s side is turning 90 in February, so I am putting together a special slideshow for her. I just received a bunch of photos from my uncle, and I spent half an hour pouring over them in [...]

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Little Maya

Family, Life, Parenting 9 November 2009 | 0 Comments

This afternoon, Robin took Amalea with her to deliver food to some friends, and I stayed home with Maya.  I haven’t spent a ton of time with Maya, so it is nice to be able to have some one on one time and just study her little face.  So I snuggled into our rocking chair [...]

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7 Days

Life 5 August 2008 | 0 Comments

I have only 7 days left here in Southern California.
It’s strange.  I have never lived anywhere except here.  Sure, I have travelled extensively: Ecuador, Chile, Peru, Mexico, Kenya, Italy, and to many of the states in the US – but I have never LIVED anywhere but here.  I went to college at Azusa Pacific University [...]

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Poem #8

Poetry 26 May 2008 | 2 Comments

Your story
Reads like ancient hieroglyphics
Translated into eleven different languages
Five of which no one speaks anymore
To this day you are a mystery to me
Each year
Small discovers reveal more of your enigmatic life
Bits and pieces of your puzzle
Combined with my budding maturity
Help me understand the gears that make you tick
And the more I know
The more I understand
And [...]

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Time

Life 4 April 2008 | 0 Comments

I wake up and take care of Amalea from the time she wakes up until around noon.  During that time, she’ll take a nap or two, and she’ll play a lot these days on the floor by herself.  Around noon, Robin comes home and I go to work.  It’s been this way ever since Robin [...]

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