Baegundae mountain in the Bukhansan National Park in Seoul offers an incredible view of the city and the mountain range. The hike also provides an excellent historical walk along the ancient wall that once protected Seoul from invaders. Leslie and I decided on our last trip to Korea to attempt this hike. We followed the … More Hiking Baegundae in Seoul, S. Korea
I was standing at the sink the other day, washing up after dinner. I overheard Leslie tell Edric to go downstairs and put something in the garage. I watched Edric speedwalk across the floor, his back turned to me, and run head-on, chin-first, into the wall. He staggered backward a step, shook his head as … More Something Edric Taught Me
Hi Everyone – I’m pleased to announce that the paperback edition of my latest children’s book, Punda & Twiga In The Storm, is now available on Amazon.com here, and at the CreateSpace e-store, here. It’s a great reading option for 2-5 year olds, especially if they, like my own kids, have anxiety about thunderstorms. “It’s … More Punda & Twiga in the Storm, Available Now
I know what you’re thinking as you stand in your kitchen eating a third serving of your children’s breakfast cereal. You’re thinking 13.1 miles isn’t that far. I don’t need to train for this. I’ve been running since I was a kid. Remember that time Big Jimmy set his dog loose on you that day … More Procrastitrain Your Way to a Half-Marathon
I’m reading Brené Brown’s Daring Greatly for the second time and, as is usually the case with second readings, discovering many things I seemed to have glossed over in my first reading. The idea that joy is often tempered with neurotic pessimistic assumptions immediately struck me. Brown’s research answers a perplexing set of questions I’ve had related … More Joy, or Why I Am a Pessimist
My family and I meet on a bi-weekly basis with a group of other couples from our church. Typically, these meetings are not scripted by any sort of “study,” and we just enjoy, for the most part, informal conversation and mutual sharing of life together. Last week, someone brought up the question of why it … More Beach House
I wish prayer were easier. If God worked like a computer where you just input a line of code and the response is calculated and displayed on a screen, life would be much easier to figure out. This morning, I tried to pray for 30 minutes on some questions raised in a course I’m taking … More On Prayer
