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“The Act of Thanksgiving” © WanHee Yoon, (Faith Column #32, November 1999)

Posted on November 27, 2025 by TaeHun Yoon 윤 태헌 尹 太憲

The season of Thanksgiving was drawing near, its festival pressing gently against the corners of our lives. It was an early winter afternoon in Manhattan, the kind of day when the wind cuts sharply through the streets and the sky … Continue reading →

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“Fate”

Posted on November 26, 2025 by TaeHun Yoon 윤 태헌 尹 太憲

The farthest distance is not across the ocean’s blue hush,nor over mountains that lift their backs to heaven,but between the mind and the heart—between the clean edge of thoughtand the deep well where longing begins.To stand in that unmeasured space,feeling … Continue reading →

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“One Meal” © WanHee Yoon, (Faith Column, #30, LA Christian Today, May 16, 2012)

Posted on November 25, 2025 by TaeHun Yoon 윤 태헌 尹 太憲

In my early twenties, while working in Chungmuro, Seoul, I lived with a friend in a rented room. On weekends, I would sometimes suddenly feel the longing to see my mother, who lived on the outskirts of Seoul, and I … Continue reading →

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“Wait a Moment! Am I Truly Happy This Autumn?”

Posted on November 21, 2025 by TaeHun Yoon 윤 태헌 尹 太憲

© Yoon, Tae-Hun, November 2025 I want to make it clear that this writing reflects only my personal situation and thoughts. As I approach Hee-Soo age—77 next year—I find myself thinking that there are two things I must do every … Continue reading →

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“The Space of a Married Couple” © WanHee Yoon, (Faith Column, #26, LA Christian Today, May 7, 2008)

Posted on November 20, 2025 by TaeHun Yoon 윤 태헌 尹 太憲

Dear Abby: I want to ask your opinion—whether it is I who am wrong, or my wife. In our home, my wife and I live together with two dogs. At night, these dogs climb onto our bed and sleep with … Continue reading →

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“My Name”

Posted on November 11, 2025 by TaeHun Yoon 윤 태헌 尹 太憲

My name—always spoken, always summoned—yet only when I am far awaydoes it rise, like breath,to the surface of the world. Sitting here, watching you,I see only the name I once had—and the one I will wear tomorrow. When I was … Continue reading →

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In This Small Bowl of Dough

Posted on November 10, 2025 by TaeHun Yoon 윤 태헌 尹 太憲

— For the Eternal Love That Forms Us I am the bread of my own journey.I am the prayer in the dust of the road.I am the poem through moment writes the day. The sun keeps crossing the ridge again … Continue reading →

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Family

Posted on November 9, 2025 by TaeHun Yoon 윤 태헌 尹 太憲

© WanHee Yoon, (Faith Column #17, LA Christian Today, August 25, 2010) Last week, we enjoyed our once-a-year family vacation. Our quiet home—usually shared only by my husband and our two cats—suddenly overflowed with life. The guest room, always firmly … Continue reading →

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“The Beloved”

Posted on October 31, 2025 by TaeHun Yoon 윤 태헌 尹 太憲

— The Light Within Me In the quiet corners of my mind,where shadows gather and rest,your voice whispers softly—calm, clear,measuring the length of my years. Your gaze is cold as tempered steel,yet a fire hides within.Its edge cuts through illusion,but … Continue reading →

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The Road of Returning

Posted on October 30, 2025 by TaeHun Yoon 윤 태헌 尹 太憲

– Longing for Home Those shoes rest by the threshold,their soles worn thin on mountain stones—they whisper of the roads I’ve walked,of lonely journeys, of youth and its heavy dreams. A quiet house,its door still open.Wind drifts across the yard,calling … Continue reading →

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