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Blessings Of Children (4): What's The Message?

Raising children is often a waste of time and money. Of course it is. And I don't mean it in a negative way. In the process of raising children, there's a lot of wasted money and time. And food. And sweat. And blood. An…
Blessings Of Children (2): Saint-makers

When people get together, they usually like to ask each other whether they're busy. But lately I got a new twist on this. A lot of people these days ask me the question this way: "Tim, you have two kids now! Really busy,…
To Change Is... (2): To Love

A few weeks ago, our helper/nanny Grace and I and Chase were driving back from the Aquarium. It was a 1.5-hour car ride so we started talking about lots of things. I really appreciated that she was not shy about pointing…
River Chan Is Here...

River Chan is here! River was born at 5:33pm on Nov 7, 2008 in Fremont, CA, weighing in at 7 lbs 9 oz and measuring 20 inches long. The nurses said the name "River" is fitting for him -- he pee-pee'd four times within 15…
Three Powerful Words...

"Then the LORD said to Moses, 'Now you shall see what I will do...'" (Exodus 6:1a) When I was single, life was simple. And then you're married. Living with your spouse is wonderful, but you also start feeling that …
Oh Boy...

The 20-week ultrasound results are in... we are now expecting a baby boy to be born around Nov 10 this year! The gender of the baby had been a hot topic for us because, having had Chase as our firstborn, and with Wendy…
"Move Over!" (行開！)...

Sometime ago we taught Chase to say "Please!" and "ThankYou!", you know, manners. But after a while, he stopped having goodmanners. Not only that, sometimes when I'm sitting on the couch or achair and if he wants t…
Our Second Child Says: "Hello, World!"...

"Behold, children are a gift of the LORD, the fruit of the womb is a reward" (Psalm 127:3) The secret is out. The news is announced. Yes, Wendy and I are pregnant with our second child. And he/she would like to say "Hel…
It's Not Supposed To Be Easy...

"These words, which I am commanding you today, shall be on your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your sons......" (Deuteronomy 6:6-7a) Being a book-lover, I like www.christianbooksummaries.com a lot. Every …
Chase Is 2 Years Old Today...

Thanks to those who celebrated Chase's birthday with us on Sunday... Chase is fortunate to have a church community who loves him and cares for his growth.Just a year ago, Chase was a baby who's wholly dependent on us. …