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What about the kids?
On February 10, 2021 by Keturah HaferkampWondering what the kids are up to during quarantine? 1. Reading Books: The Complete Sherlock Holmes; The Sherlock Holmes Mysteries; Brown Girl Dreaming; The Kestrel and on Kindle: The Prince Warriors And then the three ladies in the family are reading a daily devotional together called Seeking God’s Face written by Eugene Peterson. 2. Playing
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Entry #3 during COVID
On February 7, 2021 by Keturah HaferkampOur department director will re-enter South Korea today. She will arrive with her husband and their 2 young children. Their family are our upstairs neighbors. Another new professor and her family moved in days ago and then out of the blue she fell and broke her knee! She had to have surgery the next afternoon.
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Entry #2 during COVID
On February 5, 2021 by Keturah HaferkampIn the local municipality we had to get tested again. Now we are awaiting test results. The COVID test was rough. Eyes water and really it is a painful, impersonal process. Since there is both the throat and nasal sample taken, it takes a bit of endurance. That was our COVID test #5. It was
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Entry #1 during COVID
On February 4, 2021 by Keturah HaferkampWe landed and passed through immigration. At every turn there have been problems but most officials are competent and helpful as we work to complete each process. Tensions run high for Healthcare workers these days. Healthcare workers are tired in both the USA and SKorea and having to meet regulations, maintain standards, work long hours
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To sleep …😴
On February 2, 2021 by Keturah HaferkampThe hubs and I read aloud to each other sometimes. He reads to me and I love his voice so much that I fall asleep during his reading. I even fall asleep sometimes when he prays. This has been happening for about 13 years. I used to worry that he’d be frustrated at me for
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This is the day
On February 1, 2021 by Keturah HaferkampFebruary 1 is a Monday this year which makes this day a starting point for the work week among other things. Today is the start of Black History Month in the states. Each year I do something different. This year I plan to read a prayer each day from a compilation edited by Dr. JAMES
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Stormy Weather
On January 31, 2021 by Keturah HaferkampThe Midwest and Northeastern parts of the USA are experiencing snowstorms this weekend. It is winter in all its glory. There is so. much. SNOW. Sidewalks, streets, lawns and driveways are no longer discernible from each other. Just a big blanket of fresh, puffy snow all around. It’s gorgeous, but it’s hard to know where
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설날 (Seollal)
On January 30, 2021 by Keturah HaferkampKorean Lunar New Year, or 설날 (Seollal) is dependent on the lunar calendar. This year, Lunar New Year falls on February 12. Although Korean Lunar New Year shares similarities with new year’s celebrations in countries like Vietnam and China, it holds its own singularities too. South Korea celebrates Lunar New Year for three days: the
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Protected: Blessed quietness
On January 29, 2021 by Keturah HaferkampThere is no excerpt because this is a protected post.
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Protected: Iota
On January 26, 2021 by Keturah HaferkampThere is no excerpt because this is a protected post.