In the meadow we can build a snowman…And pretend that he’s a circus clown. We’ll have lots of fun with mister snowman. Until the other kids knock him down… So white and so lonely, yet still a wonderland.
On Autumnal Beauty
“It was you that set up all the boundaries of the earth; summer and winter—you yourself formed them.”—Psalm 74:17. And so’s autumn and spring. I arrived in Vienna on October 14th of 2002. It was already autumn, the smell of…
On Being Plain
New page layout My husband is a critic (of my photos, writing, cooking or whatever else I do), who could be harsh and direct and sometimes makes me want to just quit…But only for a few minutes. He would stay…
On Dullness, Boredom and being Lazy
“Who has woe? Who has uneasiness? Who has contentions? Who has concern? Who has wounds for no reason? Who has dullness of eyes?” – Proverbs 23:29 When speaking of boredom, we think of “dullness, repetition, or tediousness,” there are also…
On Death and Grieving
“…Weep with people who weep.” -Romans 12:15 Death, perhaps for everyone, is an enigma that’s so hard to accept. When death strikes, eveyrone in the family, as well as other relatives and friends are often at a loss, mostly asking…
On teaching and being taught
“YOU again need someone to teach YOU from the beginning the elementary things…” -Hebrews 5:12 Sometimes, small but meaningful lessons can be learned from kids. When kids get hurt, fights with a playmate over toys, gets frustrated for not getting…
