Tag Archives: family

When the Crows Sang for SaRang

Posted on August 18, 2026 by TaeHun Yoon 윤 태헌 尹 太憲

The crows came into my backyard this morning— black wings against a pale and trembling sky, singing their ancient song: Caw. Caw. Caw. Their voices were rough, almost sorrowful, and somehow they stirred a fragile place inside my heart. For … Continue reading →

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“Over the two screws*”

Posted on August 13, 2026 by TaeHun Yoon 윤 태헌 尹 太憲

I used not to ask anything. All my life, I did the work myself. Do it alone — never ask — that was my rule. And yet, there I was again on the bathroom floor, learning that nothing about making … Continue reading →

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“SWIM AS JUBILEE” II

Posted on August 9, 2026 by TaeHun Yoon 윤 태헌 尹 太憲

(1) Swim— O my soul, swim. Do not turn backwardinto the dim coves of memory,where yesterday keeps its broken boatsand old voices call us by nameswe have already outgrown. Swim. Swim as Jubilee. Swim toward the widening horizon,toward the place … Continue reading →

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“Heart of Listening Stories”

Posted on July 12, 2026 by TaeHun Yoon 윤 태헌 尹 太憲

My wife has been the faithful witness to my life. Not because she walked every road beside me, but because she listened from the other end of the table where my friends and I have gathered through the decades. In … Continue reading →

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“A Life of Miracles”

Posted on May 12, 2026 by TaeHun Yoon 윤 태헌 尹 太憲

Hello, dear listeners! On my way to the radio station today, a thought suddenly came to me: How is it that God — despite all my inadequacies — has made it possible for me to meet you, the listeners, through … Continue reading →

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“Woman! That Beautiful Name”

Posted on May 8, 2026 by TaeHun Yoon 윤 태헌 尹 太憲

One week before Mother’s Day, I found myself visiting Grandmother Kim at a nursing home. Among the elderly residents sitting in wheelchairs, minds drifting, passing the slow hours in a haze, one grandmother suddenly called out in a bright, clear … Continue reading →

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“Mother”

Posted on May 7, 2026 by TaeHun Yoon 윤 태헌 尹 太憲

I once read a newspaper article that made headlines about the pop star Madonna and the maternal love she showed toward her first daughter, Lourdes. When an ordinary mother loves her own child, we think nothing of it — it … Continue reading →

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“A Masterpiece of Life”

Posted on May 6, 2026 by TaeHun Yoon 윤 태헌 尹 太憲

Live broadcast, September 3, 1998 — KCBN — Wanhee Yoon Hello, everyone. Through the ordinary rhythms of daily life, we each paint a picture of our existence. No one is born into this world having already decided how they will … Continue reading →

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“The Role of Parents”

Posted on May 5, 2026 by TaeHun Yoon 윤 태헌 尹 太憲

Hello, everyone. From time to time, people around me greet me with this question: “How difficult it must be to serve as a pastor’s wife!” Some of them furrow their brows as they say it, offering me every ounce of … Continue reading →

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“Earning the First-Degree Black Belt”

Posted on April 24, 2026 by TaeHun Yoon 윤 태헌 尹 太憲

Earlier this month—four years after our youngest son began Taekwondo—he finally earned his black belt. It is something truly admirable and something I’m proud of, yet I can never forget what happened the very first time we visited the dojang … Continue reading →

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