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the serendipities in life
Every serendipitous moment in my life has been a result taking the time to give in–Giving in to a task when I didn’t have the time, giving in to plans without an end in sight, giving in to a need when I didn’t have the resources, giving in to an intuition that didn’t make sense. As Read more
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a lei of protection
Nepal’s culture and history are drenched with folklore and festivals. For every event, there’s a story. One of my favorites is the story behind Bhai Tika (Brother’s Day). King Bali Hang was very ill. His sister, Jamuna, watched over him day and night, praying he would be well again. But he only got worse. One Read more
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if wishes could come true
I’m a realist. I’m so objective that our very first year of marriage I released Roy from the obligation of roses, chocolates and niceties on Valentine’s and anniversaries. But then, every once in a while, excess estrogen foams to the surface and I slip into wishful thinking. Today is one of those days. So, here Read more
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grace is the horse before the cart
I am God, your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of a life of slavery. Exodus 20:1, 2 When we come to the first chapter of Exodus, several hundred years and a few generations had passed since their bondage had begun. That’s a long time to be in a foreign Read more
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sabbath by dan b. allender (thomas nelson)
Endorsing this book, to me, is a no brainer. But then, I’m a third-generation Sabbath keeper, and can’t imagining surviving life without the joy and rest of the Sabbath Day. I love the way Allender unfolds the true meaning of the Sabbath while expelling the myths and traditional restrictions that have burdened the Day sullied Read more
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ponty python wants fish and chips
This is Tyler Forbes and his sister Tara. The Forbes and we were like family during our time in Nepal. Tyler used to have a wild imagination, and we would often sit together and weave his imagination into stories. Here is the first one. It needs an illustrator to turn it into a picture book. Read more
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heirs of the kingdom
(Published 2003, Adventist Review) Raging against the caste system, Mahatma Gandhi said “I do not want to be reborn. But if I have to be reborn, I should be born an untouchable, so that I may share their sorrows, sufferings, and the affronts leveled at them, in order that I may endeavor to free myself Read more
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reminiscences of rajasthan
In 2004 our family visited a few of the old palaces of Rajasthan. Sarah Egger, a family friend accompanied us. It was one of our best vacations. I am really bad at photography and even worse at organizing pictures (or anything else). But here are some pictures, picked randomly. Read more
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the club
(published 2003, Adventist Review) Ten feet tall, it stands in my front lawn on a well worn patch of dirt, symbolizing the differences between the worlds on either side of the fence. The basketball hoop is as uncommon a sight in Banepa as is a 225-pound, 6-foot, bearded 17-year-old. And it doesn’t take long for Read more
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love expressed in boxes–hat boxes
Many years ago I learned the cost of expressing to my husband my smallest interest or my slightest fancy. A casual mention one day of wanting a cast iron trivet in my kitchen resulted in an accumulation of more than 100 cast iron trivets over three years. It happened again when I exclaimed “How cute!” Read more
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