All Dressed Up

All Dressed Up

All dressed up in his concert best. He looks like the young, Taiwanese-Korean version of his father. I know Dragon’s spirit will be with us this Saturday at the concert.
Lament For a Son

Lament For a Son

In August, right after the funeral, my dear friend Mina gave me a book written by Nicholas Wolterstorff, “Lament For a Son.”  Wolterstorff, a professor of philosophical theology at Yale, wrote it to mourn the death of Eric Wolterstorff, his 25-year...
April Jacarandas

April Jacarandas

Last Wednesday, I had an appointment to meet some people at Newsong, our church, in Santa Ana.  As I was driving there, I noticed the jacaranda trees lining the streets.  All the jacaranda trees in Santa Ana seemed to be in bloom, stretching their hazy, lacy...
San Diego Cup

San Diego Cup

For the last few years, the beginning of May has marked our annual trip with Dragon’s water polo team down south for the San Diego Cup.  Dragon was part of a wonderful team — Northwood Water Polo.  It was more than a team, it felt like a...
Sour Cream Tacos

Sour Cream Tacos

Does your kid have a favorite food?  You know, that dish that he loves more than anyone else in the family does?  That dish you always know he’ll devour?  Dragon loved a lot of different things, but there are a few dishes I haven’t been able to...