a HAPPY BIRTHDAY 할머니

축 생일 할머니

you have such an incredible life story that has always stuck with me and changed my life and how i view God. i know you lost your husband while giving birth to my mom and it was the hardest thing for you to let that go...you never remarried because you told me that God's love is and was bigger than anything you could ever imagine and knowing being all alone does hurt and you feel lost..you told me that God was always with you. taking care of your 3 children was so hard for you because of work and no one was there to help you along but yet you turned to the Lord for help and need and God answered. you took care of val, nora, sam, me, jon, paul, hannah, makayla, maxwell, liz, ruth, and ben...and you have managed to see all of us grow up and be adults, some youth, and some kids still. i would always see you constantly praying to the lord and reading your word daily and it just didn't make sense to me back then of how you could do it but now it all does.

i remember one day when i was desperately sick and yet needed my mother there with me...you were there right by my side and told me everything was going to be okay. i was scared as a boy and felt in so much pain but you told me to just pray to the Lord for strength and you prayed for me. as i write this now i am beginning to tear up and tears falling but....then you held onto my hand all night and said to me in korean, "sungeun....i love you so much. you are my grandchild and i will do anything to protect you like my son. i love you very much and you will be okay. now to go sleep and get some rest" i never knew how much you sacrificed until i grew up. you did so much for me and for our family grandma.

you were the strong foundation of our family when we had major fights or arguments with each other....you were the prayer warrior in our family and the root of why we are in love with each other and you always pointed to the Lord to always trust, love, and honor Him with everything that we do. i was so happy to see you on tuesday night for your birthday party and dinner and i will see you again soon. :)


i know you are very sick and tired...but God is there with you grandma, stand strong in the lord always and i am always praying for you. it's now our turn to take care of you : *)

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