Category Archives: redeemed & beloved

*A reflection upon returning home after three months in Rome. I missed saying 엄마! I missed hearing her come through the door after a long day at work. I missed warm showers. I missed talking with my brother. I missed driving and Costcos and Targets. I missed hearing my dad laugh. I missed my ownContinue reading “엄마 (mom)”

*This is the final draft of a testimony I had the blessed opportunity to share at Cru Fall Retreat 2024. Many thanks to my friends who supported me and prayed with me through the writing of this. And all glory to God who used me to speak to many people that night. After I knewContinue reading “Your Grace, Made Perfect in My Weaknesses”

Oh, how deeply I was wounded. Oh, how much it hurt all the more when I looked to the heavens for solace when I called out to the God I had sought so earnestly and familiarly since my days of youth and I was met with a chill through my bones. Silence? From a GodContinue reading “Listening in the Silence”

Written on May 27, 2024. I heard a loud voice from above calling out names. I recognized some of them. Some were people at my school. Others were from my church. But I started walking away because I knew for a fact that my name would not be called. I knew for a fact thatContinue reading “Who Am I, but Yours?”

Written on December 14, 2023. This morning, I was making myself lunch and I saw our box of instant coffee mix. It caught my eye because of some writing on it. It was in Korean so I strained my brain to read each character; it read, “Expiration date passed! Do not eat!” It was clearContinue reading “wholly, sincerely, with all my heart”