Highlights of my Day... Wednesday, September 23

1. Back on Saturday, August 15th (2009), my life took quite the turn when sad news from Canada was sent via the telephone line to me here in Korea. I was asked to keep this on the low but no longer feel I can as I am now feeling like I’m living by the edge of my seat, waiting for a phone call that may ultimately lead me to drop everything and fly off to Canada. I thought I’d briefly write about here because although many of my readers may not be Christian, or even religious for that matter, this person really needs your prayers… my whole family does.

2. Please pray for my mom, Mama Bere. Please pray for her like you’ve never prayed for anyone else in your whole entire life.

3. Yesterday I received an email from her and today her words continually distracted me throughout my day.

“I love you very much Amy. You are the daughter I have always prayed for and I
love you dearly. I am so proud of what you have accomplished in your life!”

4. I hadn’t much sleep last night because of my brain being totally preoccupied with what’s going on in Canada but somehow I managed to get up, get out, and put in a full intense workout before 7am.

5. Early staff meetings are never a favourite of mine, especially considering the team
mentality that certain members are lacking. Today’s meeting was about our contracts and sure contracts are a private, independent thing but a pubic put-down of the middle man isn’t helping to build any kind of team spirit or faith.

6. I love my job, I really do, it’s just too bad I work with some who don’t.

7. I picked up an extra class and so today was our first class together. I had to walk all the way across campus to their classroom and when I walked in I was greeted by 39 medical students. Turns out they all have about 15 more years of schooling ahead of them. "Wow, by the end of that you'll all be professional students" I joked. Many of them dream of owning their own hospital and so I thought that was really admirable but I can't say I'd want to be in their shoes. They'll have to slave away in school only to then have to slave away at work... no thanks. I'm quite content with my four day work week and crazy-long vacation, thanks.

8. Snickers headed out of town today for some military-related meeting he had to attend tomorrow and so I had Guum Ggum all to myself. I had anticipated cashing in on the quietness and getting an early night’s sleep but after heading out for coffee with Kitty Cat, the cafine kicked in.

9. Discovered a little secret love letter that Snickers had left for me to find. It was a post-it note he had stuck on the wall, beside the TV.

10. By 2am I still hadn’t worn-off the caffeine buzz I was sporting and so I took Mi Nam out to play in the park with me. He did his usual “wild child” zig-zag sprint around the park and then continually jumped on me like a fat kid in a candy shop; he was so happy. I, on the other hand, went home and received yet more news about my mom’s situation. The stress, mixed with the dwindling traces of caffeine in me, resulted in me throwing on my Shox shoes and heading out for a quick jog along the river.

QUESTION OF THE DAY...
What continent are you on?

QUOTE OF THE DAY...
No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent.
-- John Donne