General
In an ironic approach on accomplishment, I try to live a life of zero: * Zero red dots * Zero debts owed * Zero inbox items * Zero physical addictions * Zero past due tasks * Zero unreturned messages * Zero desktop clutter (virtual or physical) * Zero Oreo flavors untasted It’s not that responsibilities don’t
Faith
Over the years, I’ve written about my missionary service a number of times. Last year I celebrated my 25th anniversary of entering the mission field in San Francisco. Five years ago I wrote sixteen items of gratitude that I feel toward the opportunity to serve. Among other things, I
Stockpile
When you order a dozen donuts at our local shop, they provide your dozen and then they throw a stack of donut holes on top. I think it's their version of the baker's dozen. In that vein, here is a Thinker's Dozen with 13
Family
A.A. Milne wrote that Piglet sidled up to Pooh from behind. “Pooh?” he whispered. “Yes, Piglet?” “Nothing,” said Piglet, taking Pooh’s hand. “I just wanted to be sure of you.” In an always changing world, how nice to have someone you can be “sure of” forever. Someone who
Family
The Notes app comes on every iOS and macOS device by default. In the early days, it wasn't very reliable or feature filled and that turned some people away from it. The current app is great though. You can easily scan text or full documents to a note.
Travel
In his classic 1872 book, author Jules Verne wrote: It’s really useful to travel, if you want to see new things. That’s true. And it’s not just seeing new things. It’s also learning, feeling, smelling, and trying new things. As we flew out of Las Vegas,
Travel
It’s been more than a decade since I was last in Peru. Some things have changed but much is the same. As with all our stops though, it’s fun to see it again for the first time as Candace and the kids explore The Land of the Incas.
Travel
La Paz is the beautiful city in the clouds. It seems overlooked among the great South American cities but it can take your breath away in multiple ways. I was so happy to be back. Catching your breath You can’t talk about La Paz without mentioning the altitude. It’
Travel
Another week, another ocean, another continent. We flew across the Atlantic and landed in Brazil. Welcome back to the Americas! City Life We began this stop in the South America’s biggest city, São Paulo. It was nice to be back in a metropolis where people drive on the right
Travel
After exploring Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe, for no particular reason, we decided to walk to the edge of the park. When we got there, we thought we’d go on the bridge to see the view of the waterfall. And when we got there, we figured since we walked that
Travel
Our next adventure took us North to Zimbabwe. Candace’s love language is waterfalls so surely we had to visit one of the Seven Natural wonders of the world: Victoria Falls. We’ll break this into four parts: The Town Victoria Falls is also the name of a small town
Faith
As we continue our trip around the world, we received news from home that my Grandpa Don C. Tingey passed away. It was expected but no less piercing. He was my last living grandparent. Life is definitely darker without any living grandparents. It’s impossible to sum up all that
Travel
In our family, the year that a child turns twelve they can choose anywhere in the world for a trip with just me and them. Cole chose Bolivia. Will chose Japan. Samm chose South Africa. Well, here we are 10,319 miles away from home. (A new record if you’
Travel
Singapore was our final destination on the Asian continent. I’m still still wrapping my brain around this interesting city-state. It’s different but familiar. In many ways, it feels like “The Las Vegas of Southeast Asia.” The Name The history of this Singapore island is long and short. Having
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It’s not that I had never heard of Malaysia but I didn’t know much about it. That seems to be the situation for most people I know. When they heard Kuala Lumpur was on the list they always asked, “Where is that?” It is the home of the
Travel
Thailand is known as the land of smiles. It could also be known as the land of malls, traffic, food, and energy. I was happy to be back in this country and show the family around. A Place to Call Home Our house was very comfortable and sat atop a