Touch: Five Love Languages

Christine brought this up… Dr. Gary Chapman wrote a book called Five Love Languages that Soojin and I read together before we were married.  Soojin’s primary one was “Affirmative words” which meant that she loved to hear words of encouragement, words of affirmation, that she is doing an excellent job.  Mine, being more of a typical guy, is “Physical Touch”.

So the number one thing Soojin hates hearing is “Honey, could you rub my back?”    I just looooove a back rub/massages.  Shoot, she could just massage it forever!!  Well, my kids inherited this from me as well.  Soojin used to say “Wait till you get a taste of your own medicine!”    So both Anna and JJ just loooove a back rub.  Just prior to sleeping tonight, both of them asked me to rub/scratch their backs!!  Man… I felt Soojin’s pain… but also how much I loved those rubs!!  It’s like they were in heaven!!  Soojin tells me all the time that it’s the little boys that need more physical touch when growing up so I try not to tell them “No more!” and make the extra effort … but boy is it tiring!! 

Please pray for moms’ & babies’ health!

Please pray for the two moms!

1. Hyun (and Chad) with their #4 baby!!    She is overdue now and the doctor said that they’d induce if she doesn’t deliver soon!

2. Sujin (and Keun) with their twins!  She’s not due for another month but for the babies’ sake, they are going to deliver early sometime this week or next!

Please remember to pray for everybody’s health!! 

Awesome garage sale

Thanks to everyone who helped out anywhere from dropping off items of donations to help in setting up, selling, and cleaning up!  We raised over $550!!  Next one will be June 30th at Jin Mi Market again so please start looking for anything that is sellable!!

Enjoying the little things in life

Reflecting on how JJ and Anna play and what makes them happy reminds me of this topic.  Those two are so full of life that it’s a joy (and painful due to loud noises they produce! ) to see them happy and play.  Yet, it’s the simple things that make them happy.  Eating anything from cereal to p&b sandwiches for breakfast to “jjoo-jjoo-bah” and juice.  Sleeping and playing in guitar case, to making a bed out of sofa cushions.  Their take on life is just so refreshing.  And remembering how expressive and animated JJ is confirms again and again that I need to enjoy the simpler (and smaller) things of life.  Life stops for no one.  So I’m gonna just enjoy the life that God has blessed me with and not worry (at least try hard!) about finances or jobs or whatever tries to get stuck in my head.  Why?  ‘Cause I won’t have today to enjoy tomorrow.  Don’t live to regret things.

Carpe diem!

The Animated JJ

One of the things I prayed/hoped for in my kids as they grew up was that they’d be able to become the types of people that could enjoy the life carpe diem style.    Well, you know what they say… be careful what you wish for, ’cause you just might get it!! 

JJ is such case.  He is soooo animated!  He is full of expressions and isn’t afraid to show them!  Case in point, the train ride.  Pictures do speak a thousand words!


Just watching him and his expressions gives me joy and life! 


This one above is by far my favorite!  I was told that I looked like a cartoon… to me, it shows a window to enjoying the life God gave us.  I am soooo thankful and glad that JJ isn’t afraid to be himself and enjoy it! 

And to end with this picture shows just how uniquely he and his sister play … such creativity just brings me smiles.