How can I say this

In blogs over the past 8 years I have often asked for prayer.  Tonight I am once again asking for your prayers.
I am in a relationship that means a great deal to me, its not an easy one and has challenges.  God knows all and I am simply asking if you would just ask God to guide Ying and me as we work through important decisions in the next few weeks.  She is an amazing woman, comes from a large family in China and is the most caring and considerate woman I've met in a long time.  But not all is easy either, our languages are different and our cultures are so different.  Things we speak of openly here are shrouded in silence in China and sometimes its just the opposite as well.

she is just an amazing woman and I hope God sees fit to bring us together.  Only time and His leading will guide us through the near future.

Please pray that Ying will have strength to deal with the challenges she is facing.

Thanks so much.

Tim

He passed

A few hours ago Jason called to say that he had passed the BAR.  Since the end of July he has worried about the outcome and now he knows.  All of his hard work has paid off and he is now legal to practice in California.  His boss intends to make a place for him to work in San Jose instead of commute to Emeryville every day.  In the next few weeks he and Jo have to move to a new rental, their place has been sold and they have to move.  So there will be lots of turmoil in their lives, at least Jason not passing bar will not be one of the factors.

We are very thankful to a loving God who watches over us all.

I'm thankful too, last night I was able to see Ying for awhile and that was so enjoyable.  Every time I get to see her I enjoy her more and as we sat before the fire last night and she tried on her new boots it was just fun to munch on an apple and relax together.

Sending love to all tonight,

Tim

Life -- challenges

Good evening family and friends,
I just ask for your prayers tonight, that God will guide me as I finally grow past some areas of selfishness in my life that need to be overcome.  I've not prayed this much since the time of Nan's illness.
I have a friend that is very special to me and in about a month I'll know more that the future but I've discovered I dislike being alone very much, my friends and family are certainly kind to take my calls right now which are quite selfish

Please pray that God will guide in Ying and my life and help us determine if we are right to move into the future together.  She is a great cook and on her cooling I lost 11 pounds and never felt better, fruits, nuts, vegetables, salads, rice and all kinds of greens, great soups and just terrific new things.  All very exciting.

Will you pray that God will guide every step for us?

thanks

Tim

Rear fun

Is seeing Keanna run the Turkey Trot 5k today and do very well with 7 minute miles!

Braving the fog to see the family cheering her on!

Relaxing for a Sabbath breaking the 16 hour work day routine of the week.

Seeing those we love made stunning achievements and positive changes in their lives.

Life is precious, especially in light of Paris and its unbelievable evil.

Love to all tonight,

Tim

With family

The day started with my taking Keanna to join her cross country running class from school at Roundhill park.  Once past the parking lot the trail goes straight up the side of a small mountain, the kids, about 35 of them all ran with their teachers for an hour. Keanna does well with this and so I walked the hour while they ran it, beautiful fall day and perfect weather, fun to see all the kids stretching their efforts and accomplishing good things.  Plus the hills did not kill me and I feel great.  Then Keanna wanted lunch and that was very good, a big baked potato with vegies over the top and a nice salad, then it was enjoy the afternoon and then this evening I joined Kallie and Nikki where we enjoyed the fall festival at the gym of the Adventist Church in Tracy, they do a great job every year and this year was perfect for Kallie.  Got to see my friends, enjoy a nice time, shot some photos and it was a good way to spend the evening.

Friends from China have been telling me how much family means to Chinese people and I sure see what they mean, there is really no one like family, common feelings, history and kindness link us together as one.

I do ask for your prayers that God will guide in my life.  I know the only way to happiness is by finding God's will, He loves perfectly and He knows the best future possible for each of us.

Love to all,

Tim

Challenging days

Good evening family and friends.

Work continues to dominate my life along with my personal adventures.  My life with Ying is never a sure thing.  She is my dear friend that I've been enjoying a relationship with for about 2 months now.  She is a very bright and intense woman with a loving heart and so much compassion, she is also very much a strong women and sees things a certain way, we have traveled, worked side by side and learned a lot about each other but we are not yet communicating as well as we should.  I just found a translator that will let me type in English and it translates to Chinese, then I can print it off and either mail it to her or hand it to her to digest.  How I wish I could locate a Chinese woman who could help me understand how my Chinese friend thinks, how she sees things and how I can do a much better job of communicating with her.  I often just blow it totally and then I'm afraid to try again for fear I will make it worse.

I enjoy being with her so much but rarely do I get to spend much time.  Please just keep Ying She in your prayers, that God will bless and guide in our friendship and future.

I'm working very long hours and driving hundreds of miles each day, Steve is doing a great job of helping with write-ups and perhaps one of these days clients will pay us again, its been a long dry spell and we need money, having a young woman in your life also requires a bit of money here and there.

Well I'm off to bed now.

Love to all and please pray that God will guide Ying and Me in our conversations and actions.

Tim