I love this quote by Michael Pollan (The Omnivore’s Dilemma and Food Rules); he writes,“There is nothing wrong with special occasion foods, as long as every day is not a special occasion…Special occasion foods offer some of the great pleasures of life, so we shouldn’t deprive ourselves of them, but the sense of occasion needs to be … Read more
After surviving and dealing with Daughters who have gone through wiggly teeth and baby teeth loss for the past 4 years, I was surprised to find myself surprised about Son’s wiggly tooth. I think my surprise came from my general thinking that Son is more of a baby than he really is. When he announced … Read more
At the beginning of the summer, I began the hunt for the bike of my dreams. After 6 years of chasing my slow-moving-bicycle-riding children, I began to realize that perhaps having a bike of my own would be advantageous. I told Husband my desire, and after a brief pause, he suggested that I begin looking … Read more
There are times I wonder if I am literally two people stuck inside a single body. Sometimes my mind runs on two separate tracks and I have a hard time deciphering which one I really am. These days the two separate tracks of my mind seem to be running on even more divergent paths than … Read more
I have a couple of roles at my church. Every single week I teach Sunday School to 3 through 5 year olds. Every week I play some instrumental music at the end of service. Every other week or so, I lead the praise. Every couple of months or so I have to do an opening … Read more
I’ve noticed a disturbing trend in recent months. People are reluctant to share and I’m not speaking about children; I’m speaking about ADULTS. Fully grown, semi-mature human beings are unwilling to share. Of course there are things that people share too much about – their lives, their bathroom habits, the ways they like to eat … Read more
For JH and RL, and all those who miss them too. The start of 2015 was a bit rough as I lost two lovely ladies in my life. After a battle with cancer, Son and Daughter’s beloved preschool teacher JH passed away. I wept so much at her passing, because she loved and doted on … Read more
For Dr. S and his family – for building my community in SoCal Fairly recently, my parents took a trip to the south of France, and this trip was special as they did not travel alone, but rather with friends of theirs who have made up the last 40 years of their lives as Korean … Read more
Today marks two full weeks of California’s shelter-in-place order. And in comparison to many others in California who have encountered major struggles in conjunction with complying with the order, I have had it relatively easy. Our home is comfortable and spacious enough to hold two working-from-home adults and three teenagers kids in distance learning, and … Read more
There’s nothing like a sure-fire recipe. You know it’s going to taste amazing, and most importantly – you know it’s not going to take a lot of effort to do so. After having made these muffins four times in the past two months, and also wondering how the heck we went through the whole … Read more