My love for my work has taken me to places far from home. Currently I am residing in Seoul Korea where I love the people who are around me; I love the the culture and country, and I love the energy of the city! But... family, close friends, the familiar landscape of the Midwest, that is where my home is. So, what to do?
After experimenting with a number of ideas, I settled on posting my life and my family on a wall in the bedroom. Not very creative, I know. But it works. The wall is the first thing I see in the morning and my last image as I end my day.
My wall listens as I practice my sermons.
My wall mocks me as I attempt my push-ups and sit ups on the floor below.
My wall sings along to my butchered imitations of Willie and Johnny. My wall quietly observes my frantic pecking at the computer. My wall offers no criticism of my many faults and cracklines. The cards and photos are a constant source of joy and strength.
Each photo, each card, each written line stapled to the wall brings alive treasured people, places and experiences that provide a constant source of inspiration for my days in another world that has also become a world of joy and hope--but still another world.
There are many ways to define homeland security. For some of us, it is doing the things that ground us in our homeland where we are safe, protected, secure--yet propels us into the larger world where we offer, through our lives joy, hope, love and peace--making all secure.
After experimenting with a number of ideas, I settled on posting my life and my family on a wall in the bedroom. Not very creative, I know. But it works. The wall is the first thing I see in the morning and my last image as I end my day.
My wall listens as I practice my sermons.
My wall mocks me as I attempt my push-ups and sit ups on the floor below.
My wall sings along to my butchered imitations of Willie and Johnny. My wall quietly observes my frantic pecking at the computer. My wall offers no criticism of my many faults and cracklines. The cards and photos are a constant source of joy and strength.
Each photo, each card, each written line stapled to the wall brings alive treasured people, places and experiences that provide a constant source of inspiration for my days in another world that has also become a world of joy and hope--but still another world.
There are many ways to define homeland security. For some of us, it is doing the things that ground us in our homeland where we are safe, protected, secure--yet propels us into the larger world where we offer, through our lives joy, hope, love and peace--making all secure.
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