Day by day

Identifying The Gifted

hjhelen — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 02:14:02 +0000

Einstein was four years old before he could speak and seven before he could read.
Isaac Newton did poorly in grade school.
When Thomas Edison was a boy, his teachers told him he was too stupid to learn anything.
F.W.Woolworth got a job in a dry goods store when he was 21. But his employers would not let him wait on a customer because he “Didn’t have enough sense.”

A newspaper editor fired Walt Disney because he had “No good ideas”
Caruso’s music teacher told him “You can’t sing, you have no voice at all.”
Leo Tolstoy flunked out of college.
Verner Von Braun flunked 9th grade algebra.
Admiral Richard E. Byrd had been retired from the navy, as, “Unfit for service” Until he flew over both poles.

Louis Pasteur was rated as mediocre in chemistry when he attended the Royal College
Abraham Lincoln entered The Black Hawk War as a captain and came out a private
Fred Waring was once rejected from high school chorus.
Winston Churchill failed the sixth grade.

sunnyside up

hjhelen — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 10:21:55 +0000

It’s about decision. I can choose to meditate on all the things that make me feel bad and worry, OR I can choose to meditate on what God says I am , what I have according to the Bible, and what I can do- as God tells me. I can break down and cry and whine, or I can stand up, praise, hope, and run forward. I can look at the thorn, but I choose to look at the rose. Feelings are not always true. I have the Spirit of love, of power, and of sound mind, as God says in the Bible. I trust my God, lean not on my own understanding, and in all my ways acknowledge Him. He will make my paths straight. Out of my mouth will come praise and thanksgiving, not lament or negativity. I love God and God loves me. More than I could ever imagine. All the steps are ordered by God, and He delights in my way. Though I may fall, I will not be utterly cast down because God upholds me with His hands, ps 42:8.

Hallelujah to the King of all kings, and Father, and the Lord of my life. I honor You.

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hjhelen — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 00:38:51 +0000

I am what God says I am, I can do what God says I can do, and I have what God says I have.

Behold I make things anew!

hjhelen — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 20:16:48 +0000

It’s interesting to read the last blog about getting into Bank Street, about visa, about things that were still up in the air in February. Well… here I am in Korea now, I just renewed my student visa at the embassy yesterday, I’m going to a different school instead, I got into my first choice student housing, I graduated from Carnegie Mellon, my hair grew so long that I trimmed and permed the morning after my return to Seoul, and also many things have happened regarding marriage. It’s always amazing to see how, in the midst of all, God really worked things out.

God is the same yesterday today and forever. As He has directed and ordered my steps, as He has showered me with His everlasting love, I know that He will continue to do so in my life. I won’t be afraid about anything. I’ll walk out of this unscathed, not as a cynic, but as a person with God’s kind of supernatural love. I know it’s not by my might nor by my strength. It’ll be through God who goes behind and before me and whose love for me cannot be separated by depth, or height or width. Unfailing love surrounds those who trust the Lord. Psalm 32:10

what God will do:)

hjhelen — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:37:32 +0000

I got into Bank Street! I got the acceptance package in the mailbox when I came back home after lab hours. Isn’t God’s blessing so awesome.. My eyes got teary. As soon as I opened the mail and saw the “congratulations” part, I made a quick phone call to Aaron. Wow God is good

What is incredible is that God said in the Bible that He will do far more than we could ever imagine. Every year is better than the year before; I keep on thinking, how could it be better than this? But it is.
Whether I was in Korean high school, Interlochen, or Carnegie Mellon, there hasn’t been a single time where God led me to a second choice path. The way that He led and the doors that He opened were always the best ones for me. I don’t know what will happen- whether I’ll get into Columbia, whether I’ll go to this school or that school– but I know where to put my trust in, and who is my best counselor on this universe. God has given me Holy Spirit; the fruit of the spirit is wisdom, power, and sound mind! Yea! Look at Jesus in me! I am going to bless others (yes.. Me!!!) because God in me is THE fountain of blessing, THE fountain of life, THE fountain of all wisdom and love. God is amazing!

I’m not going to try to figure out with my understanding- about visa, about passport expiration, about marriage date, about schools, about when to start the semester, about how to talk to parents about the marriage plans, about financial aid, about.. ANYTHING. God is my Lord… Wow:)

Miracle and blessings for those in Christ Jesus

hjhelen — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 02:48:46 +0000

I got an email from Teachers College saying that my application is incomplete. They wanted Ewha transcript by 2/8. Or else, considered for next time cycle. I checked WES and it was more than 300 dollars, and very likely to take more than 10 days. I praised and declared and thanked God and listened to Wommack. I was almost about to click on WES website credit card payment- then I thought I’d email this person. This was 6:30pm. Amazingly, Hallelujah!, he replied right away. He asked if I could scan them and send it. I actually even had the Document cover sheet that I scanned on campus before coming back home! God is amazing.. But anyway I forward the email from Ewha (2008!!) with the attachments, and also the Document cover letter. Amazing God!!! He told me within 20 minutes that my application was complete. Isn’t God good? I am blessed and anointed and called to do the works of the Lord in the SUPERNATURAL. Thank you God for Jesus! Thank you for Holy Spirit!

Also, during the lab meeting, I didn’t have to defend myself against some random complaint email. Sarah, Malika and Meghan stood up for me . God surrounds me with favor and shield. He protects me from everything. God is amazing!! THank you God!!

loving

hjhelen — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 14:17:04 +0000

It is easy to love people far away. It is not always easy to love those close to us. It is easier to give a cup of rice to relieve hunger than to relieve the loneliness and pain of someone unloved in our own home. Bring love into your home for this is where our love for each other must start. If you judge people, you have no time to love them

Mother Theresa

Talked to parents on Skype this morning! It was nice hanging out with them, but I wished I was more sociable. They are so sweet to me though. I was feeling pretty rough and tired, so I didn’t make the best of this opportunity Owell. I need to stop being so self-focused and be God-conscious! Thank You God that I am accepted, perfect, beloved, and of the Spirit through Jesus:) Tomorrow, I’ll be a better conversationer

confidence

hjhelen — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 01:06:47 +0000

I’ve been looking at Bank Street and Columbia websites frequently eversince my NYC trip. Sometimes I am happy that I could be at such awesome place to study education, and at times, I get those little tingly feeling zipping up my spine, thinking: “where will I be?”

Wherever I get accepted, I know I am at the center of my God’s plan. Perfect love casts out all fear! I won’t fear or worry about what will happen, because the safest, surest place is with God. I know and believe that God loves me and will never forsake me. He will guide me along the best pathway for my life. He will advise me and watch over me. I have favor with God, I have favor with men, and I have good understanding, in the name of Jesus!

Take heart, launch deep, and fish up!

Long time no blog

hjhelen — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 16:55:57 +0000

Today is already the twentieth of January 2010! Time does fly so fast. I was thinking this morning how journaling really helps reflecting and recharging everyday life. It keeps me in perspective– that today is not a single insignificant day but a significant point of time in a sequence; that I was a someone yesterday, I am someone today, and I am on my way to become someone tomorrow. I will never be the same! Something that I do or not do today is shaping me constantly.. that’s a crazy thought. Whether it is for God, the dreams that He placed in me, for Aaron, for family and friends, with flute- I want to be moving upwards and also deeper.

hjhelen — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 13:29:51 +0000

최선다해 살아야지. 공부도 성실히 즐겁게, 정성스럽고 깨끗하고 순수한 사랑하고, 따뜻한 마음으로 배려하며 살아야지. 생각할때 따스한 사람이고 싶다. 맑고 시원한 기분의 사람이고 싶다. 다시 만나고 싶은 사람^^

하아 햄볶하다..