You know how conversations go when you meet someone for the first time. First, there is a period of chit-chat. Then, inevitably, there is a conversation about the weather. There i...
To all who love to play golf, here is the link to Fresno Adventist Academy's Charity Golf Tournament on April 30, 2023.
One day while the disciples were waiting for Jesus to reappear after his resurrection, Peter said to his bored companions, “I am going fishing.” With nothing else to do, they said...
This one football play haunts me even 49.5 years later. In this particular game, the Portland Adventist Academy Cougars were playing Walla Walla College's freshmen team. I was p...
I fell in love with snow skiing despite the challenging experiences I had during my first two times on the slopes. I was initially hesitant to try skiing at the age of fifteen, but...
I bet everyone reader has owned a teddy bear. Some of you, like my mother, collect teddy bears. Now we can celebrate our teddy bears. February 10th marks a special day for child...
Maranda, my daughter, called this morning deeply distraught. She had spent hours and many late nights working on a nursing project for one of her classes due this morning. She tu...
There are signs all around us. So this morning, I decided to count all the signs I saw from my house to the school while I drove. It did not take long for me to give up counting,...
My friends and I had just completed our first freshmen quarter at Walla Walla College. We decided to go winter camping on the way home for Christmas break because one of our frien...
Sometimes life is weird. Have you ever heard about the chicken that had its head chopped off but lived for 18 months? He was named Mike the Headless Chicken. If you don’t believ...
We have heard, “Timing is everything.” Before my wife, Armetta, and I started dating, a young man asked her out on a date. (He had good taste) He invited her to the Nutcracker i...
The world loves soccer. The world has gathered in Qatar for the World Cup or glued to their devices to watch the matches. The fans are crazy with emotions. If you are a soccer f...
Everyone is invited to this year's FAA Christmas Concert.
I have shared this thought before, but I always find it fresh every Christmas season. This is the season to wrap and unwrap gifts. Of course, there is an art to these experiences....
My wife’s family has been talking a lot about inheritance this week. After fifty-two years in the same house, her parents have decided to move into a retirement center. Now the c...
Mrs. Helen Yoshida passed away on November 14, 2022. Below is a tribute to her from her family.Mrs. Helen Yoshida was the beloved wife of Charles Yoshida, the mother to three lovi...
November 11, 2022, is Veteran’s Day. I want to thank every veteran in the FAAmily for the years of defending, maintaining, and improving our American rights and freedoms.
I dro...