On Sunday we enjoyed the 13th Anniversary celebration of the Beijing International Christian Fellowship, Filipino Congregation (FILCON).  Filipinos really know how to throw a party and the small room was decorated with banners and balloons.  Many members wore bright yellow t-shirts displaying the newly adopted logo.       Filipinos love to sing, and we are […]

Over the years Susan and I have been given many blessings from GOD. These were definitely because of His grace (unmerited favor). We did nothing to deserve them, but they continue to bring joy to our lives. These are some of our “bundles of joy.” The first of these “bundles” is our daughter, Rebecca. Our

     We were enjoying a long Holiday weekend in Beijing, China when I got a phone call from my boss, telling me I had been promoted!  I knew the promotion list was supposed to come out, but I didn’t expect to be on it.  It wasn’t something we particularly needed and it won’t have a

     Thursday was the first day of China’s “National Day” holiday.  I wasn’t interested in celebrating the communist takeover of this country, so for me it was just another day off from work.  The air pollution had been “cleaned up” either by the wind or by government intervention and it was a bright sunny day

I know you have gone through a lot and you have a whole list of reasons why things turned out the way they did, but all of that is behind you now. No reasons, no explanations, and no more excuses. You are a Mother! You’ve been thrust into the Super Hero category and have special