Carl Lance

Stones

     My wife and I just finished making a flower bed in front of our house.  It is covered in a layer of small white stones and looks much better than the patch of weeds that had been there before.  Nothing will grow among the stones, because we dug up the weeds and put a […]

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The Exam

I prepared for days for this one exam. I put aside less important things so I would be ready. There were instructions I had to follow. I didn’t want to be disqualified before it began or have my results invalidated after I thought I was finished. This was important, so I sacrificed and went without

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Someone Special!

     It was Sophia’s Birthday and we wanted to wish her a Happy Birthday and let her know how much we love her even though we lived all the way in Beijing. That was her special day, and she deserved a little extra attention. It took a bit of doing with the time difference,

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Stumps

     When we moved into our house, I put off working on the neglected yard.  I wanted to wait until I had time.  Because of its poor condition, the yard took more time and effort to maintain than I wanted to spend on it.  My wife started nagging me to make time and fix the

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Response and Results

     While we lived overseas, Susan looked for Filipina friends wherever we were assigned. Most people had jobs and weren’t free to hang out with her during the day.  That may be why Susan became so close to the friends she did find.  Susan is from the Philippines and more easily befriends Filipinas.  She is

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