Fear

I'm struck by how much fear is the motivation and basis of human life.

 

This man who wrote a book to his son on black fear.

 

African prostitution and sex slavery based in fear.

 

I read a review of a book by a baby-boomer that said the #1 fear of baby boomers is loosing their minds (not death) which is described as the "fear of the worried well".

 

Do not be anxious about anything but in everything present your requests to God in prayer, supplication, and thanksgiving and the peace that surpasses all understanding will guard your heart and mind in Christ Jesus. Phil. 4:6-7

 

Increasingly, the mark of the Christian is evident in how s/he handles worry and fear.

Alive and Kicking

So, when I finished school, I (apparently) never wanted to write ever again... but, I've recovered and can update once more. Noah and I flew to AR and met my sister, mom, stepdad, and stepsister there along with UCA friends, other members of my stepfamilies, and my in-laws. We had a great trip and if I were moderately wealthy, I would seriously fly everywhere with that kid. It's so much easier than driving! Valerie and I came home with Noah via car in time for me to graduate on May 16. Then I had 2 weeks to focus on training for my second triathlon.
My dad and stepmom drove down and got in just before midnight Friday night. Then we were up at 5:30am on May 30th for the race! The swim was great, the bike went well, but the run uphill in the sun and heat was brutal. I was glad I finished, but did not beat my 2013 time.
Now I'm spending summer chilling with Noah and working on strengthening my core (hopefully to be a faster runner), as well as learning Korean.
We will visit Korea at the end of July for Noah's first trip!

I'm doing a second post about Noah's developments.

YAAAAAY

I just submitted my very last assignment for my Master's of Public Administration. Woot! Very excited that after 4 years, I will have my degree. :-) So extremely grateful for my husband, who has always and continues to support me. He has maintained his love through the mood swings of finals, semester after semester, and is still pushing me to follow my dreams. He and Valerie have been critical to my ability to manage my time and responsibilities this past year with Noah, work,  tutoring,  church,  etc. I don't say these things to sound busy, but to point out how much of a team effort this year has been.

So proud of Valerie for graduating summa cum laude last Saturday with her BS in Psychology! We did it! She, unfortunately, had much less help from me than she gave to me. What a champ.

Hooray! School's out for summer. School's out forever! (Or, at least the forseeable future) :-)

Valerie Plays Soccer

Noah has a rash and is teething so I felt it unwise to punish the nursery workers tonight with his presence. We went to Aunt Wow's soccer game (close loss 5-4) and the outdoors seemed to perk him up/distract him quite a bit. Little hard to see our star in these pics, but the sunset was obviously lovely.

Catching Up - Easter 2015

Noah's second Easter. He had his first Easter egg hunt (pretty anti-climactic, but fun for him to get a couple eggs), we went to the sunrise service, Sunday School, and church. It was a long day that he wrapped up playing at a friend's house. Little guy did great!

 

Catching Up - December 2014

Christmas Gifts from Aunt Wow

Ha Family Christmas



Meeting Auntie Jules

UCA BCM - Where Shin & I met

Seefeld Family Christmas

New Year's Eve - Zoo Lights

Catching Up - Spring Break 2015

Dinner in Perdido Key

Playing in the Sand

We went to NAS Pensacola last month with dad, Christine, Holly, and Hannah. We only stayed one night, but it was a lovely getaway. Noah's first trip to the beach when he actually enjoyed the water and sand! He didn't sleep at all on the beach (which is all he had ever done when we went to Biloxi or PCB). Shin and I also got to visit the free naval air museum with dad. Lots of neat planes!