Author Archives: threewisdom

Today my husband went to work as usual. I took our friends to the river trail. This trail is described as one of the hidden gems among Arizona trails. Most of the trails were still left untouched by humans so that the wild animals could live comfortably. My family and I have encountered a deerContinue reading “Friends’ visit Day 3 – River trail 7/24/2019”

My friend and her 8-year-old daughter woke up and came out to the kitchen before 7 am. They seemed to have well-adjusted themselves to this land’s energy and this country’s time. My husband took one day off from work so that we could take our friends to a sightseeing tour together. Our first destination wasContinue reading “Friends’ visit Day 2 – Orchard and farm 7/23/2019”

This morning my family and I started the day with excited feeling. Today was the day when my Japanese friends would arrive at our local airport. Around 11 am, I checked their flight status. It showed their flight had arrived on time in San Francisco airport. All of a sudden, I could visualize them walkingContinue reading “Friends’ visit Day 1 – Welcoming them 7/22/2019”

Tomorrow my Japanese friends will arrive here. They will stay at our house for 10 days. My family and I wanted to make their stay the most comfortable one, so we spent all day for preparing their visit. We started making their bed. We sun dried the bed mattress, the sheets, and the blankets. ThenContinue reading “Final touch of cleaning 7/21/2019”

I received a text message from my mom. According to it, my dad will be hospitalized tomorrow on July 21st and have a surgery on his stomach cancer on July 23rd. Since his surgery will be a major one, he will need to stay in the hospital for two months after the surgery. My momContinue reading “Surgery for my dad 7/20/2019”

My friend asked me about what I like the most. I pondered about the question. I like reading books. I like studying. I like learning new things. I like communicating with many people. I like talking with people. I like working. I like making progress in my life. I like encouraging people. I like counsellingContinue reading “Loving myself 7/19/2019”

This morning I saw something small moving on the floor in the house. I normally don’t wear eye glasses in the house, so I could not see clearly. I quickly went back to the bedroom and grabbed my eye glasses, and took a close look at the moving object. It was a baby tarantula. ItContinue reading “Baby tarantula 7/18/2019”

I watched one show of Amazon Prime Video. It is a documentary movie created in 2003. It introduces Navajo culture through the interviews to the Navajo traditional medicine man and other local people. The title is “Where the Highway Ends: A Journey into Navajo Culture.” In the middle of the movie, I was surprised toContinue reading “Not a quick fix; rather, a slow process 7/17/2019”

I have my favorite sandwich restaurant in the local city. I often buy their sandwich. The frequency is probably three to four times a month. I always had a good experience with the workers there. Every time I went there, the workers I have been served so far were all male workers. All of themContinue reading “Positive side of aging 7/16/2019”

I woke up crying out loud. I had a similar dream two nights straight. It was about my parents. In my dream I was visiting my parents in Japan. Both of them were very sick in the hospital bed. They both could not speak. There were some other people beside their beds. They were myContinue reading “Message from my parents 7/15/2019”