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Last time I came to Sun Moon Lake, it was to face and grieve over my sister's death. 24 years later, I am here again. But this time I am not here to grieve over mortality . . .
The cliff mountain, the flowing river, the marble stone and the green, flourishing trees—how can you not be humbled and confess, we human beings are just such small and fragile creatures?
When I consider this trip to Taiwan, it seems like this is the first time the church in Toledo went out. But in reality, we have gone out before.
Now I've been to malls all across the U.S., but going to this mall in Taipei was kind of like going into a giant playground for adults. There were countless stores full of luxurious items, but all I wanted was some exercise and cup of tea.
We are a truly mobile churchlife--wherever the saints are, home is. Thus, leaving Toledo wasn't really leaving home, but rather taking home with us.
We were in the air. One of the words of wisdom that we were told from the outset was “try your best NOT to sleep on the plane. This helps you adjust more quickly when we land in Taiwan.”
So it was this lake: the lake that took the life of my aunt who I only saw in those old and dusty photographs. In those pictures, she looked so alive, full of personality, young and energetic.
It is Friday June 13th, three days before we leave for Taiwan. The love-feast is at the Slattery house!! I am so thankful that tonight there will be another crack in the ceiling!
After getting on the bus, we arrive to Taipei Hall 1 and walk past the place where my dad confronted my mom: “Do you want me or the Lord?”
I remember the days when my sister and I would cram into a half-broken swivel chair, eyes glued to the computer screen as I attempted to battle my way toward being a Pokemon master...
I may just be the stereotypical American girl: blue eyes, dirty-blonde hair, and a few freckles on pale white skin . . .
It’s the morning of the trip and I am in the study room finishing last minute packing, repacking, and measuring my suitcase . . .

be thou supreme! my new Sun Moon Lake

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behind the scenes

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limitation is beautiful

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home is where the saints are

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syncing doesn't come by force

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riding above the death waters of Sun Moon Lake

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the second saturdays sewing club first friday

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the corporate memory of a ramp and a courtyard

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well . . . I like to play video games

yes, I was born with eyes this color

in the eyes of a child

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Our Journey Begins: "I'm Pressing on the Upward Way"
Our Journey Begins: Home Is Where the Saints are
Our Journey Begins: 7548 Miles Begins With the First Steps
Our Journey Begins: My True Day 1: May 24, 2014
Our Journey Begins: Newness of Life
Our Journey Begins: In the Eyes of a Child
Our Journey Begins: The Day Before . . .
Our Journey Begins: A Journey at Home
Our Journey Begins: Six Years Yearning
Our Journey Begins: The Second Saturday Sewing Club's First Friday
Our Journey Begins: "Wherever You Go, I Will Go"
Our Journey Begins: For Real
Our Journey Begins: Here it is: Why Taiwan? "To See Jesus"
Our Journey Begins: A Hug That Penetrated a Being
Our Journey Begins: My Dad
Our Journey Begins: Nightly Chats
Our Journey Begins: A Determined Heart
Day 2: A Side Story: Our Luggage
Day 2: Arrival at Hall 1
Day 2: My Sisters, My Roommates
Day 2: Touchdown in Taiwan . . . Finally!
Day 2: The Corporate Memory of a Ramp and a Courtyard
Day 2: A Priceless Trip
Day 2: 金山南路 (Jinshan South Road)
Day 2: Syncing Doesn't Come by Force
Day 2: There and Back Again: Not Just a Hobbit's Tale
Day 2: A Different Diet
Day 2: Being Welcomed by the Spirit
Day 2: Red Bean Soup
Day 3: Life, Everywhere We Go
Day 3: What Comforts a Father
Day 3: Grandma Said: "You Look Familiar!"
Day 3: A Beautiful Chuckle
Day 3: Can You Afford the Real Deal?
Day 3: Escaping the Wonder-island
Day 3: Striving for the Same View
Day 3: A Sojourner in a Strange Land
Day 3: A Leading, a Lunch, a Memory
Day 3: Same Place, Different Memorial
Day 3: A Threshold?!
Day 3: A Little Touched
Day 3: Familiar Ground
Day 3: A 360 Degree View
Day 4: Harmonious Chaos
Day 4: A Kid With Four Moms
Day 4: Dilettantes Watch the Scene of Bustle . . . Experts See the Road
Day 4: Onward Christian Soldiers
Day 4: May Snow
Day 4: The View for a Century
Day 4: Two Days in Contrast
Day 4: Thank You, Saints; We Appreciate You
Day 4: A Blurry Dream
Day 4: The Mountains of Taiwan
Day 5: Hot for The Lord
Day 5: Riding Above the Death Waters of Sun Moon Lake
Day 5: Be Thou Supreme! My New Sun Moon Lake
Day 5: "Death Cannot Hold the Resurrection Life . . ."
Day 5: The Prayer for Consecration
Day 5: Beyond the Pretty American Face and Good English
Day 5: A Lifetime of Facades
Day 5: Teachers' Conversation
Day 5: “Brother, Sister—We Won't Let You Go!”
Day 5: Meeting Brother Ong
Day 5: The Challenge
Day 5: Simply Joyful
Day 5: A Hidden Treasure
Day 5: "An Adequate Measure"
Day 6: "Well . . . I Like to Play Video Games"
Day 6: Who Has Never Failed Before?
Day 6: Words in an Airless Room
Day 6: Those Years That Have Passed
Day 6: The Price of Riches
Day 7: Life Overcomes Everything
Day 7: "Mingle, Mingle, Hallelujah"
Day 7: Mingle, Mingle, and Mingle Some More
Day 7: A Corporate Cry
Day 7: Recognition Beyond Facebook
Day 7: Limitation is Beautiful
Day 7: An Asian Mirror of a Toledo Path
Day 7: Who Can Do This?
Day 7: A Night to Be Remembered: Part One
Day 7: Cleansed by Fellowship
Day 7: What Do We Serve?
Day 7: "You're like My Professor"
Day 7: A Night To Be Remembered: Part Two
Day 7: A Night To Be Remembered: Part Three
Day 7: A Night To Be Remembered: Part Four
Day 8: Redeemed by One Breath
Day 8: A Night Vigil
Day 8: That Poster
Day 9: We Are Not Alone
Day 9: I Think I See California
Day 9: Behind the Scenes
Day 9: The Pebble Beaches of Taiwan
Day 9: Under a Green-laced Umbrella
Day 9: A Doctor
Day 9: A Full-Timer's Smile
Day 9: The Flow of Life
Day 10: Brothers' House Meets Brothers' House
Day 10: A Voice From the Wilderness
Day 10: The Pacific Was Specific . . Even in Our Experience
Day 11: Off Focus!
Day 11: Simply Enjoyable
Day 11: Can You Hear the Words Coming Out of My Mouth?!
Day 11: The Lord's Shining On Me
Day 12: Who Counts Their Children?
Day 12: Life, Undetained, Unaltered, and Untainted
Day 12: What a Mom!
Day 12: 'Tis a Gift to be Simple
Day 12: The Church That Is in Your House
Day 13: Guided Through in Life
Day 13: Communication Without Limits
Day 13: A Voice Heard Among Many
Day 13: Life Does its Own Job
Day 13: The Thousand-Year-Old Egg
Day 13: My Sister Yang, My Building 101
Day 13: Simply Trusting Every Day
Day 13: Exercise Is a Must
Day 13: What Went Wrong?
Day 13: Rebekah's Sister, My Sister
Day 14: His Children Are Awakened
Day 14: The Million-Dollar Smile
Day 14: Super Big Wind Damper
Day 14: Distorted Views of Reality
Day 14: Not the Hunger Games, but a Healthy Hunger
Day 14: What We Have, What I Have . . .
Day 14: Then I Saw It
Day 15: Yes, I Was Born With Eyes This Color
Day 15: Amethyst: A Young Life
Day 15: Bridges Everywhere
Day 15: Redeeming the Microphone on the Karaoke Bus
Home, Sweet Home: This Ministry
Home, Sweet Home: Our Sweet and Juicy Christ
Home, Sweet Home: Of Christ and in Living Color
Home, Sweet Home: Drooling on an Old, Dusty Clock
Home, Sweet Home: What Makes a Daddy Happy?

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