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| Hello jjanga/facebook peeps,
An entry of THANKS...where do I start? Do I start with my endlessly loving, sacrificial, fun, supportive, wonderful family that is always there for me? Or with my amazing church family that I have the honor of serving side by side with? Or my incredible friends from elementary, middle, high school, college (UCSD wut wut!), pharm school (UCSF wut wut!), residency, roomies, randoms, etc. that challenge me, encourage me, love me, and make me smile just thinking about them? Or my awesome pharm school experience/current residency where I'm learning soooooo stinkin' much and gathering so many skills to prepare me to serve in the future? Or the roof over my head, the clothes that I'm wearing, the food that I ate for breakfast, the air that is being soaked up into my nostrils, the ears, eyes, nose, mouth, limbs that I can experience each day with??
Or the perfect song that comes on the radio that cheers me up,
or the laughing so hard I can't breathe,
or the adooooooorable little kid that gives me a big bear hug,
or the special and rare heart to heart convos,
or the message on Sunday that convicts me RIGHT here, or the verse that speaks to me at just the right moment,
or the joy of spending a day at Disneyland (haha),
or hitting it off with a new friend, or reminiscing with old sKool friends, or comfortable silence with a good friend,
or the incredibly excited feeling I get after a long plane ride landing in a country I've never been to before,
or the sound of rain, or being outdoors in the CRISP fresh air, or a breathtaking view,
or random, spontaneous late night adventures to get dessert,
or sharing an inside joke,
or going over to people's homes just to hang out and chat (inviting myself... j/k :)
or the incredibly deep-soul satisfying feeling after serving someone in need, even if they could care less,
or getting new friend requests on fb (just snuck that in to see if you're paying attention),
or the many MANY more things that will come to me 2 minutes after I post this :)
But back to the original question: Where do I start? What am I MOST thankful for? None of these things, really. Let's rephrase the question, what can I absolutely not live without? I think I'm definitely most thankful for THAT...
And THAT would be a HIM. Jesus. My Savior, my best, closest friend, the one whom I can have perfectly comfortable silence with, the one whom I can celebrate every joy of life with, the one who understands me 100%, who sees EVERY scummy bit of me and shows that much more grace to me, who CREATED all these people/experiences/things listed above in my life, who loves the world soo incredibly much.
Yeah, that should just about wrap it up :)
One last thing, since you're reading this, I'm thankful for YOU (you are one of those friends that I've reminsced with, cracked up with, had a great convo with, maybe new, maybe old. Thanks for your friendship, it means so much!
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| My grandma passed away last weekend, and though I miss her incredibly, it's eased by the thought that right now she is chatting and walking with Jesus, in a perfectly healthy body, perfectly happy. What an incredible thought that is. "She's in a better place" is more than just a cliche, it's a reality. What's an even more incredible thought that I have a hard time wrapping my mind around, but have been thinking a lot about lately (even before my grandma passed away) is that we are here on earth for just a brief moment. A second. jigga what?? "What I mean, brothers, is that the time is short. From now on those who have wives should live as if they had none; those who mourn, as if they did not; those who are happy, as if they were not; those who buy something, as if it were not theirs to keep; those who use the things of the world, as if not engrossed in them. For this world in its present form is passing away." 1 Corinthians 7:29-31. Kang Ja Min was born Lee Kang Ja on May 10, 1922 to father Lee, Ki Yong and mother An, Byung in Seoul, Korea. She was the eldest daughter in a family of three daughters and three sons. She attended Kyunggi Girl's High School and graduated tops in her class. After high school, she worked at her father's office for the national railroad system. Her marriage to Min, Tae Yong was arranged and registered on March 15, 1945. Although no photographs of their wedding survived the Korean War, her brother–in–law Min, Tae Seong remembers that the wedding ceremony was held in Kyunhakwon, Myungryun-dong, Seoul, and was performed in the traditional Korean style. During the early years of marriage, the couple lived in the large Min family home in Seongbuk-dong, Seoul. During the war, she had to flee Seoul and lived as a refugee for a short period in the area by Busan. Her first daughter, Byung Hi was born in April 16, 1946 and passed away during the war due to illness at the age of four. Her son, Dae Kun was born on December 5, 1949 in Yongsan-ku, Seoul. Her second daughter, Young Soon was born on April 29, 1953 in Kanghwa-kun. Before her husband left for the U.S. in February, 1953, he arranged for his wife to obtain a job with the U.S. military base in Yongsan. She worked there in the cleaning services. She was living at that time in Hyehwa-dong, in the northern part of the city, at considerable distance from the army base involving a grueling trip to and from work. During her seven years living apart from her husband, she endured long hours of work to support her family. Her persistent efforts to emigrate in order to join her husband was realized in December 1960 when she and her two children were finally able to depart for the U.S. A photograph taken on the day of departure at the Kimpo airport depicts a large gathering of Lee and Min family members for the big farewell. Once settled in Monterey, California, she became a hairdresser and worked at Anita's Hair Salon for over a decade before she started her own business, Linda's Hair Salon in Pacific Grove. She was known as Kay by her many dedicated clients until she retired in the mid 1990s. She celebrated her 50th wedding anniversary in 1995. In 1996, the couple moved to Southern California and lived for periods of time in Los Angeles and San Diego with their daughter and son, respectively. Her husband and life partner passed away in October of 2001. Kang Ja Min is lovingly remembered as a dedicated daughter, a smart student, the elder sister and aunt to a large extended family, a faithful wife, a fearless and vibrant working woman, a warm and generous friend to many, a devoted and cherished mother and grandmother. She is survived by two sisters and one brother who live in Korea, another brother, Kang Tae Lee in Sunnyvale, California; her son and daughter, her daughter-in-law Simone and two granddaughters, Jennifer and Emily. | | |
| sd is LOVELY. ok, that's all. .... but besides that obvious fact, i LOVE being home for the weekend and just doing random things like... *eat homemade soup with ricecakes, which is my favorite soup of all time (called duk mandoo guk) *try on bridesmaid dresses for my dear classmate who's getting married one week after graudation in may!! *go to our REGIONAL SAN DIEGO PRAISE NIGHT!!!!!! (highlight of my week, no...MONTH!). an awesome night of a gathering of a bunch of local churches in my community for praise and intercession for our community! *visit my grandma (aka halmonee, aka g-ma (her ghetto name...hehee)*study at Panera bread w/ free wi-fi and yummy hazelnut coffee *eat breakfast with my parents each day, while talking about what we're going to eat for lunch and dinner (which really ends up being one of two choices, THREE if they're feeling adventurous: Pho Hoa Cali (cheap good pho that's 2 minutes from home), Hunan Chinese Restaurant (authentic yummy chinese food that's 3 minutes from home) or Athens Market Cafe (delicious greek food that's 7 minutes from home)....haha gotta love the parentals!) *DRIVE (i'm a deprived child in SF...hehe). and drive to places in which there are PLENTY of parking spaces, no parallel parking needed :) *watch endless 30 minute segments of korean drama on tv with my mom. let's not get started on k-dramas. ok fine, my 2cents: they can be very sweet, romantic, and touching...but can also be very cheesy-hilarious, sappy, and overly melodramatic with questionable acting and girly-men. yet i still watch.... *look at old high school yearbooks...OMG, my friends wrote the funniest things in my yearbook. awww the good ol' high school days. gee i still feel like a high schooler...or at least people still think i look like one. =( but i am here for business too =) (my last residency interview of a swirl of interviews is tomorrow at VA San Diego...then i'll just need to wait for the results of the match!! Staying in SF or the bay area or going back to SD is something I still definitely need to pray about. God is awesome in providing a much needed break from SF rotations and family time! | | |
| one of my wongfu faves (re-living the college days..go UCSD! haha.) http://youtube.com/watch?v=ZrnK-qPARYI | | |
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