Imperfect Life

In my rather short time working as a Family Relationship and Communication consultant, I have discovered that Korean American families desperately need help with effective communication. Subsequently, communication is the most popular topic that Korean American churches have asked me to speak on.  First generation immigrant parents and second generation Korean American adolescents struggle with consequences of broken communication and lack of emotional connection. It is easy to recognize that there is a serious disconnect between family members, but not many people know how to reconnect the links.  Over the next few posts, I am going to give you some practical tools that you can use to reconnect with your loved ones. So, have fun and read on. Please feel free to leave a comment and/or suggestion. 제가 가족관계 와 소통 전문가로 일하게 되면서 한인이민가정 속에 심각한 소통장애가 있다는것을 피부로 느끼게 됩니다.  이민교회에서도 가족문제의 심각성을 감지하고  강의 요청의 많은 부분이 소통 이기도 합니다.  특히 이민1세인 부모님과 미국에서 자라나는 2세  간의 불통에 관한 문제로 가...

 It is the 13 th  anniversary of 9/11. No one can forget the horrific assault our nation had to experience. What happened on that day has forever changed the ways we lived in America.   My life has dramatically changed since that day as well.  Here is the story of how 9/11 brought life and hope to my family.  As a Christian, I have always carried a burden and knowing in my heart that I was to live for more although I never knew how I would actually accomplish it.  I was living a typical 1.5 generation Korean-American life.  I was happily married with two beautiful daughters.  We lived in a nice home in the suburbs of New Jersey near New York City.  We even had a dog to make it a picture perfect American life.  I was comfortable and content. Then, on September 11, 2001, I was awakened abruptly from my quiescent lifestyle. It was a beautiful morning in September.   I dro...