What Now?

Now that my family has settled into basic life routines back in Canada, and we're all feeling relatively well-adjusted, I have asked myself, "What should I blog about now?" I started the blog, and intended it to be, personal thoughts on life as a missionary in Taiwan. Well, right now, I'm not in Taiwan. For the next nine months we will (Lord willing), continue to make our home in Canada, following which (Lord willing), we will return to ministry in Taiwan. So, not having been overly motivated to blog about much of anything the past four months, I wonder what the focus should be for the immediate future....

In talking about this with a friend the other day, she suggested I write about "transitions". A good idea, since that has been the experience of our family this year. I also thought about writing about cultural comparisons between Taiwan and Canada. I have had a Twitter account for almost 3 years now (visit @tairod to follow me), and most of what I "tweet" about there has to do with either Taiwan or Canada, so the cultural comparison theme might be a natural expansion on that.

In any case, I don't plan to change the name of the blog. Being temporarily away from Taiwan does not equal absence from Taiwan, if you know what I mean, and as long as we plan to return, that will be our focus. There are a lot of exciting things God is doing in Taiwan, and still a lot of needs and work to be done, so if you follow along, you'll be hearing more about that in the weeks and months to come.