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February 2011

February 22, 2011

Loving Disney

This week I’m exposing my three children to all the excesses that American culture provides....

February 22, 2011

The Biggest Obstacle to Fame and Fortune

Sometime in the near future, I, along with some friends, will begin a mom blog...

February 17, 2011

The Text has Landed

For almost 48 hours, my kids have finally entered the real world of American communication--texting....

February 10, 2011

Amy, Ming and Joanne are Intimidating me!

“I’m feeling like a complete failure in life,” I said to my husband a few...

February 05, 2011

Japanese/Hawaiian Butter Mochi for Chinese New Year’s anyone?

Thursday was Chinese New Year so the year of the...

February 03, 2011

Collard Greens

A couple weeks ago, during my typical Whole Foods visit (a trip with at least...

February 02, 2011

Oh What a Beautiful Morning!

Not. This morning is our 4th snow day in 4 weeks. 4-8 inches of snow...

January 2011

January 27, 2011

Finally read the book

Last week, during a snow day, my oldest daughter Ling-Ling read all of Amy Chua’s...

January 26, 2011

Tiger Moms racing to nowhere?

I feel like a ping-pong ball. Yesterday Time magazine arrived with the cover story focusing...

January 20, 2011

Are Chinese moms social?

Today a daughter came home from school, placed the back of her hand against her...

January 12, 2011

Are Chinese Mothers are Superior?

For anyone who hasn't heard about it yet, read Amy Chua's article in the Wall...

October 2010

October 04, 2010

Mango Lassis

In Hawaii, where I grew up, the term pake means both cheap/miserly and Chinese. Urbandictionary.com...

May 2010

May 01, 2010

Day-after-Birthday Rite of Passage

To mark turning 45 yesterday, I just changed my profile picture for both this blog...

April 2010

April 01, 2010

Self-Clarity

(This short article was written for the April edition of InterVarsity "About Women" staff website,...

February 2010

February 10, 2010

What’s Worth Doing?

At my spiritual retreat to evaluate my job as Area Director last week, it was...

January 2010

January 30, 2010

Chili

I’m a tiny bit famous for my chili. Frankly, you can’t survive 20 years of...

January 26, 2010

Meeting with our youth pastor

Last Friday, Garry our new youth pastor, came over for dinner and to create a...

October 2009

October 12, 2009

The Good Life

The Good Life “Of course you’re miserable!” said my advisor Dan, looking over his spectacles...

September 2009

September 29, 2009

Spiritual Formation for those beset by Plumbing Demons

Isaiah 40:11 He gently leads those who have young. BK (before kids), I was notoriously...