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May 16, 2019
A Time of Change
Hello dear readers,
Spring is a season where change often happens and Tim and I have two developments we wanted to let you in on. This post will be more of a personal update from us and less of the reflective type of article we usually post.
New Look Our website has a fresh look! We thought it was time for an update and we’ve been working behind the scenes to make it happen. We’re still refining things but we’re happy to let you see the changes we’ve made so far.
My Dad’s PassingOf greater...
April 3, 2019
In Memory of Ben Lam – March 24, 1949 – March 19, 2019
Below is the text for the eulogy given at my dad’s Celebration of Life on March 24, 2019. To watch a video recording of the event, click here.
My dad had the biggest thumbs of anyone I’ve met. As a child, I would put my scrawny little pinky next to his thumb and guess how many of my fingers could fit in his thumb. When we were with friends, sometimes I would show off my dad’s thumbs because I thought they were so impressive.
Benjamin Hing Yat Lam was born in a thriving port town then known a...
In Memory of Ben Lam – March 24, 1949 – March 19, 2019
Below is the text for the eulogy given at my dad’s Celebration of Life on March 24, 2019. To watch a video recording of the event, click here.
My dad had the biggest thumbs of anyone I’ve met. As a child, I would put my scrawny little pinky next to his thumb and guess how many of my fingers could fit in his thumb. When we were with friends, sometimes I would show off my dad’s thumbs because I thought they were so impressive.
Benjamin Hing Yat Lam was born in a thriving port town then known...
March 1, 2019
Lent Photo-a-Day 2019
Traditionally, the season of Lent is the 40 days between Ash Wednesday and Holy Saturday (not including Sundays). It is a season for fasting and repentance, a season of soul-examination drawing from Jesus’ experience in the wilderness. This year, Lent starts on Wednesday, March 6 and lasts until Saturday, April 20.
For the past three years, I have engaged in a photo-a-day practice during the season of Lent to focus and deepen my attention to Christ in my daily life. Last year was my first y...
Lent Photo-a-Day 2019
Traditionally, the season of Lent is the 40 days between Ash Wednesday and Holy Saturday (not including Sundays). It is a season for fasting and repentance, a season of soul-examination drawing from Jesus’ experience in the wilderness. This year, Lent starts on Wednesday, March 6 and lasts until Saturday, April 20.
For the past three years, I have engaged in a photo-a-day practice during the season of Lent to focus and deepen my attention to Christ in my daily life. Last year was my first...
February 19, 2019
Our Word for 2019: Enough
Back in January, Tim and I did our annual Blue Day – a day to review our direction, plan, and dream for this coming year (we explain this idea more in our ebook “Fight With Me“). We also chose a theme word to focus on for the year. For 2019, our word is Enough.
For me, Enough will be lived out in several ways this year:
I have enough. This will be a year of trusting that God will provide us the finances we need. This will also be a year of using what I already have. When I look around my hom...Our Word for 2019: Enough
Back in January, Tim and I did our annual Blue Day – a day to review our direction, plan, and dream for this coming year (we explain this idea more in our ebook “Fight With Me“). We also chose a theme word to focus on for the year. For 2019, our word is Enough.
For me, Enough will be lived out in several ways this year:
I have enough. This will be a year of trusting that God will provide us the finances we need. This will also be a year of using what I already have. When I look around my...December 31, 2018
The Two Best Family Practices We Initiated This Year
When I think about what we did as a family in 2018, two practices stand out in as particularly life-giving and beneficial to each of us. These were both spiritual exercises that we incorporated into our daily rhythms over this past year and were only possible because our kids are now at an age where they could both participate. The first was what we call Good Parts/Hard Parts. The second was what we call the Quiet Minute.
Toward the beginning of the year, I read, “...
The Two Best Family Practices We Initiated This Year
When I think about what we did as a family in 2018, two practices stand out in as particularly life-giving and beneficial to each of us. These were both spiritual exercises that we incorporated into our daily rhythms over this past year and were only possible because our kids are now at an age where they could both participate. The first was what we call Good Parts/Hard Parts. The second was what we call the Quiet Minute.
Toward the beginning of the year, I read, “Slee...
November 5, 2018
Advent Photo-A-Day 2018
Advent is a season observed by many Christians as a time of preparation and expectant waiting for the celebration of Jesus’ birth. The term comes from the Latin word adventus, which means “coming.” Many people like to go through a set of readings during Advent. For me, having one word to contemplate throughout the day and looking for an image to capture that word allows me to practice Advent in a simple, accessible, and integrated way that flows with the rhythms of my life.
The practice of c...
