SQJ Taipei

…That I’ve found so far.
There’s so much good stuff out there and I’d love to spend a lifetime listening to it all.
The other day I was just looking at the Cornerstone 2008 lineup and wishing I could go.
GRRR…. OK… calming down…
But anyway…
I discovered Muxtape a while back. It is a really sweet idea. When I [...]

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So today I mourn the loss of my last wisdom tooth.
Surprisingly the emotional pain isn’t as bad as the physical.
The top ones were fairly easy and not so painful… but the bottom teeth are a totally different story.
WOW. THIS. HURTS.
Apparently the lower jawbone (or is there only one jawbone?) is much more dense [...]

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My goal was 40km.
Reaching that goal was seriously in doubt when, in my 2nd kilometer, I saw 2 dogs attacking a kitten. I have to admit that I really didn’t want to stop as I knew we couldn’t take another cat. We already have 1 which is probably twice as many as we should have.
However… [...]

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Long ago… on the detasseling crew… we’d eat bugs (mostly box-elder bugs) once in a while as part of our mind game strategy with the kids on our crew. It helped with discipline issues if they thought we were a little psycho.
But the most bugs I’ve ever eaten in my life was last Thursday night [...]

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Patrick Cowsill has a really interesting post about POWs in Taiwan during WWII. If you remember… Taiwan was under Japanese control until the end of WWII… so the POWs were Allied forces.
Patrick’s grandfather served in the Pacific and writes…
Actually, my grandpa hated the war; he rarely talked about it.
Same with my grandfather, who also served [...]

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Just a bit of news here…
Our MAY Monthly Report is available for download.
In this edition…

In the Midst of It (some ways we serve in our apartment complex)
TMF Spring Retreat for Ladies (or maybe it is the TMF Retreat for Spring Ladies?)
The Thankful Pigeon

Clicking on the image below will open the PDF newsletter directly (about 105kb)

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It is only one of the many benefits of homeschooling…
My personal favorite homeschool focused blog is Why Homeschool written by Henry and Janine Cate.
Henry has a nice post up today that is a good reminder of the freedom homeschooling can bring…
Henry says…
One of the more important reasons is homeschooling gives families greater freedom. This freedom [...]

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Hope y’all are doing great!
Our APRIL Monthly Report is available for download.
In this edition…

“In the World… But Not Of the World”
What’s Been Happening
Taiwan’s “Super Toilet”

Clicking on the image below will open the PDF newsletter directly (about 615kb)

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We’ve enjoyed a bit of nice weather lately, but right now we are getting some much needed rain. Thanks for checking in with us here on the blog…
Our MARCH 2008 Monthly Report is available for download. We’ve had it done for a bit, but neglected to post the link here…
In this edition…

Our annual trip to [...]

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… my life changed forever…
At the time it meant that I would get fewer stories before bedtime…
Often times it meant no bedtime at all… falling asleep in my clothes in the hallway…
It meant sharing everything I had… parents, toys, house, pets, my books… my world…
When mom went into the hospital to give birth to my [...]

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