As a young girl, I remember going with my family to visit my grandmother. She greeted my older brother and me with a hug, a big smile, and a plate of white sugar cookies. She wore a dark dress with black tie shoes. She fixed her silver-gray hair in a bun. She was kind, and I loved her. As I look back, life seemed simple. But, times change and people change. When my mother was 19, she left her home town on a Greyhound Bus for the seventy-mile trip to Minneapolis. Alone. She worked as a maid for a well-to-do Read More
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A Profound Chinese Question
When my husband and I taught English as a Second Language (ESL), we tutored a young Chinese couple. The subject for that evening’s discussion was ‘The Purpose of Life’s Work and How it Differs from a Vocation. With a topic like that, there was bound to be a profound Chinese question, right? Totally different than what we were anticipating, however. The four of us sat at a round table in the commons of our church. We discussed the significance of life. Why do people exist? What matters in life? Career? Vocation? Job? Family? Happiness? However, the man seemed preoccupied with Read More
This is Going to be Easy!
Four sophomores at a State University were taking chemistry, and all of them had an ‘A’ so far. These four friends were so confident that this is going to be easy the weekend before finals, they decided to visit some friends and party. They had a good time but, after all the partying, they slept all day Sunday and didn’t make it back to the University until late Monday morning. They missed the final. They decided they would tell their professor they had a flat tire, and “could we take the final tomorrow?” The professor agreed. The guys were excited Read More