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OC Christmas Tour 2011 recap
We had a most memorable Christmas this year as a family, having family time together _and_ family time with the Family of God, as we took an OC Christmas tour all over Orange County to attend Christmas week worship services at a total of 10 churches. (Couldn’t quite make it to 11, as originally proposed; kept…
how to pick a mission statement if any one will do
Mission statements are supposed to be really important, along with vision and values, for an organization to have purpose and alignment and the like. Look at this list actual mission statements below. I confess the meaning of a mission statement is lost on me. I can’t tell what it is that the company or organization…
Thanksgiving for people in my life
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@ journalGratitude can’t be disconnected. Thanks has to be given to someone. And, I want to give thanks for someone, for a lot of people in my life, the ones who have made the greatest difference and positive impact in my life. As they do in book acknowledgements and acceptance speeches, I want to thank the…
feeling of leadership fatigue
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@ journalIn this fast-changing world requiring more leadership, all this talk about leadership could lead to fatigue from so much talk about it. In a recent convo with Sam, I think he’s right, there are no easy answers (or reprieve) to leadership, it’s just plain hard. Leadership is figuring it out in your own context. Tons…
Adding to a family by birth and by adoption
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Good to see my friend Jefferson Lee and his family in this OC Family Feature Story (November 2011), “Special Love: Adopting a special-needs child brings unique rewards to the entire family” by Susan Serrano — Like any family with a new addition, the Lee household is a study in controlled chaos. However, instead of diaper…
the genius of Steve Jobs and his gift to us
The timing of Steve Jobs’ death hit the news cycle last night and will be the topic of conversation for days and weeks to come. While it leaves many of us speechless, and there’s not enough words to convey all that his life has meant to humanity, that doesn’t mean we should stay silent and…
Recalibrating my blogging pace
Summer wraps up its hey days. September comes around to launch a new school year. Setting the pace of life back to that normal routine for 9 months. Now I find myself blogging at a different pace: it’s looking like once or twice a week for this season of life. In the past, The pace…
what is awe and respect in contemporary worship
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How do we express awe and reverence and respect for God in our approach to worship in today’s worship experience.. does it really not matter what we wear, and what can we do when others under-dress, ahem..
Today marks 12 years of blogging!
The universe conspires in our favor sometimes. In an effort to save a botched attempt at a #85ctweetup video chat, because some coffee shop didn’t have wifi (in this day and age, can you believe it?!) … I did connect with @alisa_m_ (Alisa Manjarrez) and we somehow got onto the topic of blogging. I checked…
Caregiving for my Chinese Father
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One aspect of family life mostly left unspoken is our mortality, especially an Asian one. Yes it could be rather morbid. It may even be superstitious to talk about it, as it was for my traditional Chinese Dad who headed up my family of origin. This Father’s Day is our first without him. I would…
how can people change and grow?
Change is possible. Absolutely. But not totally. And, personal change doesn’t happen alone. People can change for the better. No one is stuck. They aren’t just the way they are. I believe and I have hope. Essentially 2 questions determine someone’s possibility of changing and becoming a better person. 1. Does the person want to…
top 15 most popular varieties of apples
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@ journalStrolling through a grocery store recently, I noticed a dozen kind of apples on sale. (see video) Some names I had seen before, some I haven’t. Some I’ve tasted, but I can’t remember which is which. So here’s my quest to learn more about apples. Would you believe there are about 2,500 known varieties of…
