The Sublime Roundabout

Yesterday Ellie was baptized. She turned eight on January 27, 2020, and she made the decision to be baptized. I want to tell you a little bit about Ellie. I have never met a child that is quite like Ellie. She is full of life and fire and joy and light. She knows no fear and is infectious in her passion for life and for goodness and for FUN!!! Above all things, she seeks the joy and fun in life. She is also wickedly clever and funny, she’s a delight to be around and makes everyone feel so good. Because she is happy, she wants everyone else to be happy. I first met sweet Elizabeth in 2018, and on the day I met her she was not feeling well. We decided that a movie would be a fun thing for a sick little girl, so I brought one of my favorites to share with her - The Neverending Story. When I got to the house, I picked her right up. It had been a very long time since I was able to pick up a girl, and she snuggled right into my arms. Her poor sick body was warm, but I was more impressed ...

I’ve kept a journal off and on since I was a sophomore in high school. When I was married to Youngshin, I used my blog both as a journal and as a way to express some thoughts that I didn’t feel comfortable - or able at all - to express. And now I find myself in a place where Diana has the ability and desire to share and grow and learn of me and with me, so I find my need to write has diminished. Not gone to nothing (or zero), but significantly diminished. But I find myself in a place where much has happened over the past few months and I really ought to record it - for the sake of keeping history, if not for any cathartic need on my part. Diana and I have had adventures and blessings and tragedies. Here’s a brief catch up: For our honeymoon, Diana and I went on a trip to Italy. She’s been a couple of times in the past, and was eager for another chance to get there and look around. It’s funny, maybe, when you put it that way - we went to Italy and looked around, but I’m telling yo...