My Family Story
This is a family story that makes you feel warm and deep family love.
A Note on the Gas Valve
My wife often uses the gas stove, but every so often she forgets to turn off the gas valve afterward. I mentioned it to her a few times, but the habit didn’t really change. So one day, I wrote a…
Choi Seok-hwi from Seongnam, Korea
Memories of a Train Ticket
With the holidays approaching, I logged onto the train reservation site to visit my family home for the first time in a long while. Holiday tickets are always in high demand—you have to log in early and wait in a…
Kim Hye-seon from Seoul, Korea
Question Mark Letter
Not long ago, while organizing my emails, a few messages caught my eye. They were from my younger sibling. Back when I was abroad and phone calls were hard to make because of local conditions, my mom had asked my…
Choi Yae-ju from Hwaseong, Korea
Bibimbap
When I came back from school, my mom used to make me bibimbap mixed with young radish kimchi, boiled barley, a spoonful of red pepper paste, and drops of perilla oil. It was one of my favorite foods. But over…
Incheon, Korea
“I Like Being a Mom!”
The day before my college graduation, I started to look for what was needed for the graduation like where the ceremony would be held and until what time I had to be there. Just in time, Mom asked me about…
Seoul, South Korea
The Day I Picked Red Peppers
“Sorry, but can you come help pick red peppers?” One late night, unable to sleep because of the heat, I received a short text from my brother, who lives in the countryside and helps our parents with farming. Even in…
Baek Kyung-ran from Gwangju, Korea
My Wife and the Stuffed Cucumbers
To celebrate our first child’s birthday and share a meal together, my wife and I decided to visit their place. It had been five months since the oldest left home for work and the second for college. A couple of…
Choi Heon-chim from Wonju, Korea
Like a Bolt Out of the Blue
I was busy arranging the kitchen till late at night because my family was planning to move out. Cleaning the refrigerator as a last chore, I opened a plastic bottle to see what was inside. At that moment, the contents…
Seoul, Korea
In the Love of Mother
My dad was the oldest son. After my mom got married to my dad, she looked after her parents-in-law, brothers and sisters-in-law, and her five children, and also did the farming work. I think she was destined to work a…
Kim Sun-ho from Incheon, Korea
A Warm Day
One day, I had a sudden pain on my back; I couldn’t even move or talk. When evening came, the pain got worse. There were pile of dishes and housework to do but I had to lie down on bed.…
Seo Hyeon-ju from Incheon, Korea
Confession in Thirty-Seven Years
My mother got married at the age of twenty-four when she was young and beautiful, and lived in a remote countryside where even buses did not operate, taking care of her parents-in-law, brother-in-law, husband, and three kids. As she was…
Park Yeong-gyeong from Gumi, Korea
My Husband’s Prayer
Before I received the truth, I had little conversation with my husband. But, after meeting God, my family has changed a lot. Since Heavenly Father and Mother changed my gloomy life, my husband saw my change and came to believe…
Oh Hye-in from Uijeongbu, Korea
Yielding Is Easy If You Love
“How many times have I told you what I want from you is not a good grade but your getting along with each other?” This is what I say every time my children quarrel. My son and daughter who are…
Gwon Sun-hye from Daegu, Korea
Breakfast for My Husband
I am not a morning person, so I couldn’t prepare breakfast for my husband to eat before he left for work. Even on the day I woke up early because I couldn’t sleep well, my husband was more concerned about…
Kim Yun-ok from Hwaseong, Korea
Family Changes by Efforts
Whenever I came back home, being exhausted, my wife must have felt sorry for me because she said, “Welcome home! Tired, right?” or “Oh, you’re home. I missed you.” She always welcomed me with a bright look. But I used…
Baek Gwang-wun from Gimpo, Korea
What Can I Give You?
I was getting ready for work when my five-year-old daughter woke up earlier than usual and came to me, rubbing her eyes. “Dad! Are you going to work?” “Yes, I am.” Then she kept looking at me until I took…
Yeo In-won from Daejeon, Korea
Parents’ Joy and Happiness
This happened when we were driving to Wisconsin to see my husband’s mother who had hidden her sickness from us and only had a short time to live. It was not a planned trip but rather an emergency to be…
Kristy Burkholder from Seattle, WA, U.S.
When One of Two Is in Pain
Recently, I had gone through a hard time; I had a pain in my stomach and had a high fever and even vomited up. Sure enough, I was rushed to the emergency room and took various medical checkups in the…
Kim Sahng-seon from Gimje, Korea
Every Day Is a Special Day
It was a Tuesday. After helping my husband prepare for his going to work as usual, I was resting for a moment in my room while my children were preparing for going to school. Then, my two children came to…
Cho Yun-ju from Uijeongbu, Korea
A Daughter Who Took After Her Dad
“Mom! Why don’t I look like you?” “What do you mean? You’re my daughter. We look alike.” “You’re lying! Today I heard some people say to you about my older sisters, ‘Your daughters are pretty as they resemble you.’ But…
Goh Su-jeong from Jeonju, South Korea