On December 29, 2016, when he was 2 years, 10 months, and 22 days old, Gloria and I legally adopted Jasceon Watson. That day, we commemorated his new identity with his new name, Jabez Jasceon Watson Yi. The very next morning felt like so many mornings past. “Jay” hopped up on his bathroom stepstool, and […]
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Signs of our times
It took a harshly worded bumper sticker to remind me that my children can read now. Four years ago, during the last contentious election cycle, we could blissfully drive by all the stickers and campaign signs without giving them a second thought. Now, though, signs calling out one candidate in favor of another raise questions—difficult […]
The year before
I met my wife when she was 18, and ever since she turned 19, I have known that she prefers the day before her birthday to the birthday itself. I guess that’s not completely unique. Some people prefer Christmas Eve to Christmas, or New Year’s Eve to New Year’s Day. Still, those are two-day holidays […]
Don’t wait! A procrastinator’s plan for the new year
“I’m not a procrastinator!” That is my new go-to saying whenever my wife notes something I need to do. Instead of waiting (and then forgetting), I’m trying to be more helpful by getting right to the task at hand. The reason for saying “I’m not a procrastinator” is because, well, for much of my life […]
War and Christmas
A few years ago on Christmas Eve, I heard the song “This is War” by Dustin Kensrue. The lyrics highlight Jesus as warrior, come to earth to do battle with sin and death. No moonlit manger scene here, just the cosmic war for the souls of men and women. I get it, I thought when […]
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