Pastor/Mothers
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A Sunday (27) in Life of a Pastor/Mother: Dear Daughter
Dear Daughter, I know I am gone for a long time. Nine days is a long time to be away, but I want to share with you what I have already witnessed in three days. I have experienced and participated in things that should give you much hope dear daughter. I have experienced and participated…
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A Sunday (26) in Life of a Pastor/Mother: Summer
Summers in San Francisco are more like wet and cold winters. When the fog rolls in thick, you know it is time to pull out the jackets. Needless to say, my kids don’t have the usual summer clothing of shorts and flip flops. They have been deprived of summer memories of jumping through sprinklers on…
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A Sunday (25) in Life of a Pastor/Mother: Fathers
As a pastor/mother married to another pastor, sometimes it feels like I am going at it alone especially since the kids mostly come to church with me. But the truth is that it is a true partnership. While the kids are mostly with me on Sunday, there is so much leading up to the week…
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A Sunday (24) in Life of a Pastor/Mother: Home
This past week was the first time my kids ever spent a significant amount of time away from home without the parents. When we came home Saturday, it was a great feeling to come home – nothing like sleeping in your own bed, sitting in your favorite chair, and eating your own food. This morning,…
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A Sunday (23) in Life of a Pastor/Mother: Routines
No matter how flexible and spontaneous a pastor/mother may be, we like routine and schedules. Whether it is preferred or not, routine and schedules are vital and necessary to make it through the day. I have long said that if I were my own personal assistant, I would have fired myself a long time ago.…
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A Sunday (22) in the Life of a Pastor/Mother: Daughters
Last week, I spent a week with my fellow Korean-American clergywomen. Once a year, we gather together to worship, fellowship, and reflect on a theme. This year, the theme was Generations: Wisdom of the Ages. In the midst of our group, we have first generation, 1.5 generation (those that came over when they were 9-early…
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A Sunday (21) in the Life of a Pastor/Mother: Festivals
If you are a pastor in San Francisco then you make it a habit of keeping track of all the festivals, marathons, and events happening on Sunday because in San Francisco, everything happens on Sunday. Every third Sunday is Bay to Breakers. It isn’t your usual marathon. Sure, you have the serious runners, but does…
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A Sunday (20) in the Life of a Pastor/Mother: Mother’s Day
Mother’s Day is always bitter sweet – not to mention it isn’t too relaxing considering I always have to work on Mother’s Day. Personally, I am not that compelled to celebrate Mother’s Day because honestly, I feel blessed and appreciated every day by my family. But besides my personal feelings about Mother’s Day, as a…
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A Sunday (19) in the Life of a Pastor/Mother: Double PK’s
My kids are double PK’s (Pastors’ Kids). On top of that, they are also PMK’s (Presbytery Moderator’s Kids) and COMCK’s (Commitee on Ministry Chair’s Kids). This week in particular they will really experience the full force of what it means to be all three, having gone to church with me yesterday and having to go…
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A Sunday (18) in the Life of a Pastor/Mother: New Shoes
Last week, I blogged about how now that my kids are getting older, I am able to wear more what I want to wear then what is practical – enter in my new shoes – bolder color and higher heel. I wore my new shoes today, especially since I knew that my husband was going…
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