tellitslant

Meet my niece, Hannah. Ain’t she a cutie? At 16 months, her unique personality is shining through. She has a smile that can melt your heart, yet she can be as stubborn as a mule. Try tying on a bib, and you’ll find it quickly on the floor. Sometimes, she’ll even bang her head against [...]

A few years ago, I was conned into playing Risk. It’s a painful game for me — I always lose. It’s because I happen to be the owner of a trash-talking mouth. If I’m doing anything competitive, then my tongue gets me into trouble. I really can’t help it. It’s my own form of Tourette’s. [...]

I can’t remember a time when I’ve eaten more. Here’s a log of all the meals I ate while I was in Seattle for Thanksgiving: when we first got off the plane on Tuesday, Jinhee and I headed straight for a Chinese Banquet in honor of my mom’s 60th birthday; the next day we swallowed [...]

Yesterday, we visited some dear friends who live in the suburbs south of Seattle. Through dinner conversation, we found out that the mother of two daughters commutes an hour and a half each way through traffic to go work, while the father commutes to class two and a half hours away, and preaches at a [...]

I’m not always a fan of “Christian” music. But, while I was in college in the early 90’s, the Christian worship genre was really starting to take off. Gone were the hokey campfire choruses: they were replaced with thoughtful lyrics and an expectation that you would palpably meet God. (Some would say they’re still hokey.) [...]

The title of this blog comes from an Emily Dickinson poem:
Tell all the Truth but tell it slant –
Success in Circuit lies
Too bright for our infirm Delight
The Truth’s superb surprise
As Lightning to the Children eased
With explanation kind
The Truth must dazzle gradually
Or every man be blind –
Here’s to a gradual dazzle… or fizzle.