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Tomfooleries: A Father's Grief Observed
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Saturday, April 25, 2015. A Father's Grief Observed. A Father’s Grief Observed. Thomas V. Chan. Today is a particularly dreary and windy Sunday in April. The oak tree still looks bare, scrawny, and dead as if it has not grown an inch since we planted it soon after Mikael died. I immediately drew a parallel between that young, slow-growing oak and the enormity of my grief which continues to be raw, fresh, young-in-age, and hopelessly pitifully. Yet many happy memories! To which both God and Mikael respond...
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Tomfooleries: December 2008
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Tuesday, December 30, 2008. This following post is my comment to my son's rhetorical question that he has posed on his blog. Some of his friends are asking Mikael if his faith in Jesus Christ makes a difference in his life. That's a good and insightful question, and Mikael has answered very appropriately on his own. My comment to his post is to affirm his belief and to support his courage in believing. Why do I believe in Jesus as my God? That's called GRACE. Instead, Jesus forgives me for what I DO ...
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Tomfooleries: March 2009
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Tuesday, March 17, 2009. Too Proud to ask for Direction. This past weekend, my third son, Mikael and I attended the annual Promise Keepers Conference. We came out of it exhilarated and exhausted at the same time. There were a lot of spiritual nuggets to digest, and yet, those were delectables that give nutrients to the spirit. Lennett regaled the audience with one of his car window-shopping sprees where he became quite disappointed when he sat in the cockpit of a luxurious Lexus that seemed to have every...
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Tomfooleries: The Continuing Misadventures of Mikael Chan's Family
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Tuesday, November 17, 2009. The Continuing Misadventures of Mikael Chan's Family. The day before Remembrance Day, our third son, Mikael, 25, took his own life. He had been suffering from deep depression for at least over two years. Now, Mikael is safely in the arms of his Heavenly Father, free from pain and unhappiness. We have been surrounded by so many people who love us and mourn along with us for the past week. Read Mikael's "misadventure" blog at mikaelsmisadventures.blogspot.com. We called Mom and ...
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Tomfooleries: Leadership or Servanthood?
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Tuesday, September 22, 2009. Is a true leader a servant? Do those two concepts share identical roles and functions? Well, conceptually I know the answers to those questions. Practically, I yet have to prove it in my life. As leaders, what they had in common were their transcendent vision, their uncommon valour, their personal charisma, and their ability to influence and mobilize the hearts and minds of people around them. Mother Theresa certainly met that criterion. So did Thomas More, Mohandas Gandh...
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Tomfooleries: October 2008
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Sunday, October 12, 2008. I have spoken sufficiently about the pang of pain in a father's heart in my previous blog postings. Today, I am speaking about the joy in a father's heart as our family is reunited for Thanksgiving. Our third son, who has been taken ill quite suddenly and hospitalized for the past three weeks, has come home to stay. And, we all rejoice and pray for his continued recovery. Thanks. This is sufficient cause for Thanksgiving, indeed. Thomas V. Chan. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Readi...
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Tomfooleries: Dark Night of the Soul
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Monday, November 23, 2009. Dark Night of the Soul. It was a year or so ago when I and Mikael spoke about the "Dark Night of the Soul", a wintry season in life that St. John of the Cross phrased. I encouraged my son to keep trudging through the deep snow and march on with the strength and courage God provides. Now that Mikael is gone, I find myself wandering sightlessly, aimlessly, and restlessly through the anguish of my dark night. God, when will I be whole again? Or, will I ever? Thomas V. Chan. The Co...
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Tomfooleries: Letter to My Son, Mikael
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Tuesday, November 17, 2009. Letter to My Son, Mikael. November 11, 2009. Dear Mikael, my precious, dearly beloved and missed son,. I miss you so much already! My heart is broken without your earthly presence. When I tried to resuscitate you yesterday morning, it was my last embrace and kiss for you, Mikael. Kael, you were indeed a superman! Not a metaphor either. How does God look, sound, feel, and be like? He must be so glorious and an essence of warm tingling love! Mikael, in the past two years, we had...
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Tomfooleries: Remembering Mikael Part 2
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Sunday, April 26, 2015. Remembering Mikael Part 2. April 26, 2015, Sunday. To honour the memory of Mikael, at his funeral, we requested our friends that, in lieu of flowers, they might consider donating money to the Artspace on the third floor of the Winnipeg Centre Vineyard Church. The dedication evening on June 24, 2011 was well attended by friends. A metallic plague with Mikael's own words embossed on it was affixed on one of the pillars of the room. In December 2010, a few short weeks after. Took gre...