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Eye of the Storm
Typhoon season in Taiwan, we always had one or two rip through and cause a lot of mischief. I remember one year in particular; I was about fifteen. I went out on the front patio …
Anecdotal illustrations
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Freudian’s Slip
Sigmond Freud was one of the first to attempt to place a definition to the parts of the human mind. As studies of the human mind continue to develop, and we attempt to comprehend the …
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A mother’s wish
I learned a fun word this week ‘matriphagy.’ An odd behavior to be sure. But then sacrifices mothers make aren’t always easily explained. Some days you might feel like the task takes your last ounce …
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Free Box
Do you remember the magical free box at yard sales growing up? A treasure trove of capless pens, and half used bottles of perfume. Occasionally you might find something good in there. At one yard …
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To Create Jubilant, Festive Atmosphere
Chinese take their New Year’s celebrations from Israelite traditions.
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Who Ordered the Horrid?
We had just moved into our apartment in Nikopol Ukraine. Stuart, a missionary just north, in Belarus, helped us get settled and thought it would be a good idea to take me to the …
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Extra Leg Room
Micheal brings a whole new meaning to the term “Extra leg room”. He was adopted from an orphanage in Taipei, Taiwan, and was born with a rare condition in which neither of his feet developed, …
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Rainy days
Typhoon season in Taiwan, we always had one or two rip through and cause a lot of mischief. I remember one year in particular; I was about fifteen. I went out on the front patio …