We moved into our house in Texas right after I retired.  The house was 23 years old and had been rented out for the last seven.  It would need a lot of work to make it our home.  A contractor was highly recommended by our family, so we quickly agreed to let him […]

     We are finally back home in Texas!  Thank GOD, we made it to retirement and look forward to our “Sarap ng Buhay (zest of life)” with our family friends and loved ones.       I realize this is a blessing many people never get, but it isn’t the way I had imagined it would be. 

     This hasn’t been a typical week.  Our apartment looks like a sparsely furnished hotel room.  Suitcases are slowly filling up with things we really need.  Susan is giving away possessions that seemed so important only a few days ago.  Upcoming events in Beijing, don’t even draw our attention.      Susan was treated

It’s Valentine’s Day in China, at least for the Americans living here. Frantic searches are underway by those who waited too long to buy gifts or completely forgot. It is an opportunity to express our love to those we hold most dear or to wish we had if we disappoint them. This is not the

     The movers packed up our possessions.  Fifteen years of living overseas went into six shipping crates that we won’t see for more than a month.  They even took away our car. Everything will be loaded on a ship bound for Texas. The apartment seems so empty now, with only the “furnished” items remaining and