The ongoing adventures of the Thomas family at Chenoweth Farm
Dear Friends and Family,
My second to last week went very well. We changed text books so there was a little bit of study adjustment that went on, but once I knew what to expect things smoothed out. We also started translating and narrating the Chinese movie I mentioned before, “Strange Friends.” It is actually a very good movie, from what I’ve seen so far. Narrating it feels like Continue reading “Second to last week”
How’s that for a title which prompts one to quickly skip to the next blog post (or the next blog)? OK- to crisply make my point- anger is good when it is used at the right time for the right reason. Unfortunately, that 2nd little three-letter word also gets involved so quickly, a fact which came to mind as I read this fascinating article about Continue reading “Anger and sin”
In this article in the Wall Street Journal, the reader is given a clear view (warning- disturbing images) of life for the opposition in today’s Iran. As I read it I wonder which war the defeatocrats (yes- I know they support the troops) want to fight. If we Continue reading “Which war?”
Dear Family and Friends
Some interesting things happened this week. I had an “interview” in Chinese, went to an East Asian language department reception, went to the zoo, toured the Ohio capital State House, and pulled up kudzu for the first time in my life. Interested yet?
My “interview” was on Wednesday. It was the closest we would get to having an exam in intensive chinese. To grind it down to the basics, I had to Continue reading “A week for exciting events”
What a great picture… I wonder if that’s Port-au-Prince in the background? I had to cut this one down some; go to her blog for the real thing, plus a peek at our daughter’s “inner child”, who comes out when it rains suddenly at the end of a hot summer day and … 🙂
Your daughter goes on a mission trip, and sends back this:
Oh boy. Notice the 2nd spout starting just below the clouds on the right… very rare. What happens when it starts heading toward the beach? Fortunately, Sarah and friends merely took pictures.
Now– see what you’re missing at Sarah’s blog? 🙂
A number of you have asked about progress growing our software consulting company. I have started an update page on our progress recently, in anticipation of launching a blog related to our business website after our rebranding efforts are complete. To get the latest news and prayer requests, check here.
Dear Friends and Family,
Well, I woke up this morning to the sound of….can you guess what?…..An ice cream truck. Arrgghh!!, I hate ice cream trucks. The music drives me nuts! I actually talked to an ice cream truck driver who said Continue reading “I’m getting really tired of trying to think up interesting subject lines for these posts. Does anyone mind if I just say Lydia: update?”
Boy are we glad to hear she is! 🙂 Here’s a note she sent the other day:
Dear everyone,
Last night I got back from my two week trip to see Haiti, it’s people and culture, and my boyfriend Daniel. It was an amazing trip, to say the least. I learned so much, and I’m still processing a lot of it. Haiti is such Continue reading “Sarah: Back from Haiti and …”
Dear Family and Friends,
Whew, what a week! I am definitely glad that I am more than halfway done. I have loved it and hated it. I really love learning, I really really do. But I also love doing other things: reading, karate, hiking, playing games. I hate the fact that while I’m doing this Chinese, I can do nothing else. Learning has its price. So, I am glad I’m learning, and I’m glad I’ll be done in four weeks. Then I’ll have four weeks to catch up on all the other things I love, and then back to studying my rear off. And it will go on like that for four years (yikes!). Anyway, I really don’t even mind studying for hours and hours, its just I can’t do anything else, and I really miss all the anything-elses.
We are getting Continue reading “Update from the Chinese Front”