Tag Archives: nature

“At Campground” (Letter from the Parsonage, O Souls That Leap Like Deer, Twelfth Story, 1996) © Yoon, Wan-Hee

Posted on October 10, 2025 by TaeHun Yoon

A Summer Retreat: One Evening in Nature’s Embrace Around the time of Independence Day, our church choir held a retreat for unity and fellowship. This year, the younger choir members suggested spending the night outdoors at a campsite, and so … Continue reading →

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“Four O’Clock Flower (Mirabilis jalapa, 분꽃) Story” (The Letter from the Parsonage, Four O’Clock Flower Series, No. 12) 2001, WanHee Yoon

Posted on August 24, 2025 by TaeHun Yoon

In our garden, the deep pink four o’clock flowers are now in full bloom, freely displaying their graceful beauty. From just a few seeds my mother planted last spring, the branches spread wide, and countless blossoms competed to bloom and … Continue reading →

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The Sound of Cicadas

Posted on August 20, 2025 by TaeHun Yoon

(Parsonage Letter: Story of the Four O’Clock Flower, Ninth)© Wanhee Yoon, 1995 A few days ago, while eating breakfast, I found myself gazing out the window at the thick summer greenery. Then suddenly, from outside, came the loud chorus of … Continue reading →

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“To Bloom” – Parsonage Letter (For Beauty, Story Fourteen, 2001), WanHee Yoon

Posted on August 8, 2025 by TaeHun Yoon

Every year, around Christmas, there is a cactus flower that blooms beautifully. People call it the Christmas Cactus. From the tips of its green jointed stems—like fingers linked together—round buds begin to form, eventually opening into blossoms of pink, red, … Continue reading →

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“The Earth Waiting for a Good Samaritan” – Parsonage Letter (For the Sake of Beauty, Story Six, 2001), by WanHee Yoon

Posted on July 31, 2025 by TaeHun Yoon

These days, not only many scientists but also the general public are deeply concerned about the destruction of the ecosystem. In the United States alone, 10,000 tons of waste are produced daily, along with 500,000 tons of sewage and 1,000 … Continue reading →

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“The Nest” – Letter from the Parsonage (7), WanHee Yoon

Posted on June 28, 2025 by TaeHun Yoon

It was last spring. I thought I had cleaned up the study on the second floor nicely, but noticed a pile of twigs scattered on the floor beneath the window. Without thinking much of it, I swept them away. However, … Continue reading →

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