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In Korea, people welcome the New Year by going to the mountains, the sea, or a beautiful café with a view of the horizon to watch the sunrise. This morning, I decided to wake up early, brace myself for the freezing cold weather, and then make my way to Page 38 (a nearby café) to join others in welcoming 2021 the …
Reading your Bible and coming across a verse that lists “thirty gold dishes, a thousand silver dishes, twenty-nine duplicates, thirty gold bowls, 410 silver bowls of a second kind, and a thousand other articles” (1:9, 10) might not garner a lot of your attention. Like a list of begats, we might quickly pass over the list. However, Ezra’s detail, consuming five …
On today’s adventure while chasing life in South Korea, It was a most interesting day. I cleaned house and took care of my rubbish. Now, speaking of rubbish, in Korea you must separate rubbish in four ways: plastic, paper, food waste, and everything else. You have to purchase pink colored bags for this. So, I separated my rubbish well, then …
At this point, I feel like I can call this blog my South Korean Travel Journal! 😉 Today, I took a road trip to Daegu. I have never gone through so many mountain tunnels before, and it was just fascinating! Here is a little info on the city for your benefit: Daegu Korean: [tɛɡu], 대구, 大邱, literally ‘large hill’, 대구광역시), …
Recently, I experienced fourteen days of mandatory quarantine in Seoul, South Korea due to the recently introduced COVID-19 health and safety measures. (Thanks, pandemic). I think it is an understatement to say that life as we know it has changed dramatically all over the world, and going through quarantine upon arrival in Seoul is certainly one of those dramatic changes. …
“An anxious mind is a divided mind” Hakeem Bradley The date was April 14, 2014. I had just finished sharing an inspiring testimony about my father’s journey of faith. During that morning’s sermon, I noticed my husband suddenly began to nervously text back and forth, and I was frankly annoyed that he would do this during service, which in all honesty is …
“Can we drink of the cup of suffering when it comes? How will we react to a season of wilderness, isolation, pain, and suffering?” -Chasing Life: Lessons on Suffering Well (P38) I think by now, everyone who knows me and is familiar with my journey with suffering, knows well that pain and grief are pretty much long-stay friends of mine. Nevertheless, …
Merriam-Webster dictionary defines suffering as “to submit to or be forced to endure”, also to “undergo, or experience,” and “to put up with especially as inevitable or unavoidable.” One thing is for certain, everyone “undergoes” or “experience” suffering. Hard times have a way to finds us no matter our marital status, gender, color, nationality, height, weight, social and financial status, political …
Alright friends, it is the official launch of my book, and I’m already overwhelmed by the warm reception it is receiving. God is good and you my friends are wonderful! Today, we sent out the first shipment. How exciting! Many of you have asked what you can do to help me promote the book. Well, I’m glad you asked! First, …
“You will suffer, son of Hades!’ What else is new? Nico thought.” ― Rick Riordan, The Blood of Olympus Let me just begin by saying that Suffering is not a phenomenon that, like a virus, affects some people and not others. The truth is suffering will find us all. It is part of life, and no one is exempt from …