Author Archives: TaeHun Yoon

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About TaeHun Yoon

Retired Pastor of the United Methodist Church

“Everywhere Six Feet Deep”

Posted on February 24, 2026 by TaeHun Yoon

A blackbird settled in the front yard—whether for warmthor to hide from what was coming,no one could tell. The century blizzard arrived, again. Over sixty miles an hour—snowflakes flung like sparksfrom a high-voltage line,hissing across the white. Everywhere, six feet … Continue reading →

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길을 걸으며

Posted on February 23, 2026 by TaeHun Yoon

나는 한때 자유롭다고 생각했었다—생각할 자유, 걸을 자유가 내게 있다고. 그러나 하루조차도 결코 온전하지 않다는 것을.먹는 일에도, 잠자는 일에도, 건강을 향한 길에서도,내 곁을 스쳐 지나가는 시간마저도 한계가 있다는 것을. 이제 막 시작된 사순절의 길 위에서 산만함은 소리 없이 자라나고,오래된 습관은 다시 … Continue reading →

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“Walking ”

Posted on February 23, 2026 by TaeHun Yoon

I once thought I was free—free to think, free to walk. Yet not even a single day is ever whole.In eating, in sleeping, even along the path of health,there are limits—limits even to the time that brushes past my side. … Continue reading →

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“As the Green Grapes Ripen”

Posted on February 23, 2026 by TaeHun Yoon

These days, the moment I open my eyes, I find myself stepping into the backyard to tend the grapevines. Watching them has become one of my quiet joys. The two vines I planted several years ago are now heavy with … Continue reading →

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청포도가 익어가듯

Posted on February 23, 2026 by TaeHun Yoon

요즈음 눈 만 뜨면, 뒷마당에 나가서 청포도나무를 가꾸며 바라보는 것이 하나의 즐거움이자 기쁨이 되었다. 그것은 수년 전에 심었던 두 그루의 포도나무에, 올해는 수도 셀 수 없는 파란 포도송이들이 탐스럽게 매달린 것이었다. 그 포도송이들은 밤에도 쉬지않고 물을 올리어, 아침이면, 어제보다 배로 … Continue reading →

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노부부의 행복

Posted on February 22, 2026 by TaeHun Yoon

우리 교우 중에, 수요일 아침이면, 우리 부부를 가끔 다이너로 아침식사를 초대하는 노 권사님 부부가 계시다. 수년 전에 세탁업으로 은퇴하시고 요즈음엔, 손녀딸을 봐주는 재미로 살아가시는 부부이신 데, 수요일엔 며느리가 쉬는 날이기 때문에, 두 분도 자유롭게 하루를 보내시곤 하신다. 이 분들과의 대화를 … Continue reading →

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The Happiness of an Elderly Couple

Posted on February 22, 2026 by TaeHun Yoon

Among our church members, there is an elderly deaconess couple who occasionally invite my husband and me to breakfast at a local diner on Wednesday mornings. They retired from the laundry business several years ago and now enjoy life by … Continue reading →

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While Traveling

Posted on February 21, 2026 by TaeHun Yoon

This year, with our eldest child entering college, we realized that opportunities for the whole family to travel together might become rare. So we planned a trip, visiting various places and returning with renewed love among us and a refreshing … Continue reading →

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여행을 하며

Posted on February 21, 2026 by TaeHun Yoon

올해 저희 가족은, 큰 아이가 대학에 들어가기 때문에 온가족이 함께 여행할 기회가 앞으로 쉽지 않을것 같아 여행 계획을 세워 이곳 저곳을 돌아보며 가족간의 돈독한 사랑과 영육간의 쇄신을 갖고 돌아오게 되었습니다. 낯선이들의 틈에 끼여, 낯선 환경과, 억양, 그 지방만의 특이한 모습 … Continue reading →

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Filling Cloth (Dadeimizil)

Posted on February 21, 2026 by TaeHun Yoon

I ache for it still—that braided songof my mother and my elder sister,their wooden mallets lifting, falling,lifting again. Slowly at first—tta, tta, tta—like measured breath. Then quicker,a brightening pulse,nearly vanishingas though stepping lightly past a sleeping house,only to break wide … Continue reading →

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