The day I picked my husband up from the airport, on the drive home, he didn’t offer to take the wheel as I expected.
Hmm… maybe he was tired.
Or maybe… he read my blog and decided to give me more space?
While I was driving and wondering, I suddenly saw his hand reach over—
Last week, my husband went back to China again to visit his mother—you might remember I started another article with this same sentence before. Yes, he’s been making these trips quite often in recent years.
But I don’t mind. In fact, I even look forward to it…
One January night after Christmas, I sat at my computer, working on my articles. My husband was beside the fireplace reading, while Sparky, our dog, curled up at his feet, asleep. The house was quiet. It felt a bit different. I lifted my eyes, and my gaze landed on the piano. Yes, this was it—its master, my older son, Ben, had just moved out!
At that moment, I realized that human interactions really can be simple and pleasant. Sometimes, in trying to prepare for the worst, we overcomplicate things and miss out on the ease that comes from genuine connections. I couldn’t help but feel my last-minute gesture of offering him a discount kind of spoiled the simplicity and was unnecessary at all.
Earlier this year, my husband went back to China to visit family, planning to stay for at least two months. To help you understand my story better, here’s something you should know: in our household, I’m the cooking person, and my husband is the maintenance guy. I rely on him for anything involving tools. Yes, I consider him a handyman—although a bit bossy at times—while labeling myself as someone “not good with hands.”
While we celebrate and cheer for all the conveniences modern technology has brought to us, it’s worth pausing to consider what truly matters. What do we value most as human beings? What are the essentials for building meaningful relationships and fostering genuine connections?
What is the farthest distance in the world? I believe the lines can go on and on—between generations, between loved ones, and even between hearts that beat side by side. Yet no matter how far apart we feel, love remains the invisible thread that keeps us connected—and that is life!
Christmas is a time filled with magic, especially for children. I have many treasured Christmas memories with my boys who were enchanted by the mystery of Santa Claus. But as time passed, some moments started to shift in unexpected ways, reminding us how quickly children grow up
Before I went on this trip, I was not exactly enthusiastic. I’d heard we would be sharing beds, which worried me since I suffer from insomnia from time to time.
Empathic listening is one of the most powerful ways to build trust and strengthen relationships. In this speech, I’ll share what empathic listening means, why it matters, and how practicing it can help us better undersand and connnect with others