Dear Friends, This and that. These and those. Parts of the English vocabulary that can make all the difference in our lives. "This road is open." "You can...
This Day, That Day
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New Beginnings
Sukhumvit Home
Dear Friends, Bangkok, Thailand is where our 'kids' live. It's a mega city of 10 million people. To visitors it's an unfamiliar culture, unfamiliar language,...
Trusted Allyship
Dear Friends, If you were wondering... the "2021 Word of the Year" is "allyship"... as per dictionary.com. The word "allyship"... first noted in the 1840s...
New Creation Heritage
Dear Friends, You might be surprised who you're related to. Actress Meghan Markle, now wife of Prince Harry, is a distant sixth cousin to Winston Churchill...
God’s Algorithm
Dear Friends, Not an option 20 years ago... searching for "something" on Google. You have a general idea of the "something" you're searching for, but you...
From Darkness to Light
Dear Friends, Do you remember the first time you were introduced to Roman Numerals around the 4th or 5th grade? Computations were done by adding or...
Looking Up
Dear Friends, Annie Johnson Flint is not a name you likely recognize unless you are a student of 19th century poetry... which I am not. But I have enjoyed her...
Commencement Speakers
Dear Friends, Graduations. The one we shared together at Crater Stadium in 1960 and the ones we keep on having. There is a certain sameness or cadence that...
Walking Backwards
Dear Friends, I felt it back when I was in Ms. Files class in East Elementary School. Not so many Valentine's Day cards addressed to me as I had hoped that...
Promises Kept
Welcome to New Year 2019 Dear Friends, Welcome to New Year 2019! The country music lyrics "I Can't Remember to Forget You" don't help much for 2019, ... but...