A good resource

I've started listening to sermons while I do my chores. Several months ago, I found this really good resource that I thought I would share with you. Dr. Tim Keller is definitely one person we miss in NYC...but it's nice that we can listen to him from our own living rooms! He is one of the most insightful, thought-provoking and gifted preachers I have ever heard. I have been blessed by his sermons, and I hope you will be, too!

Check out these free sermons: http://sermons2.redeemer.com/

We have friends!

On Super Bowl Sunday, we called my father-in-law as we were on our way to a Super Bowl party. He asked us where we were going to watch the game, and we told him that we were going to a friend's house. His response was, "What friends? You have friends there?"

As hard as it may be to believe, yes, we do have friends here! And we want you to meet some of them. :) Here are some pictures from a baby shower we went to this past weekend:

The colors were yellow and grey--gender neutral b/c the couple opted not to find out the sex of the baby.

The hostess with the mostest: Meredith Mayer, wife of a second year. Beautiful inside and out, gifted in many ways, especially talented in interior design/decor, as you can sorta see. She is also pregnant. :)

Dave & Catherine Hodge and Jennifer Jung: fellow interns. Dave & Catherine are from Florida and got married the week before we did! Dave is a teacher and Catherine is the intern. Jennifer is from Cali and went to Loma Linda with some of our good friends.

Kris Crawford and his adorable son. Kris is our fearless chief resident this year. He and his wife hosted us while we searched for housing and such. Amazing hospitality.

Bob and Natalie Schaller: sweet couple from Minnesota, also fellow interns. Bob is also a teacher, and Natalie is the intern.

The guests of honor: Melissa and Joel Watson (plus Baby Watson on the way), again fellow interns. Joel is the only other male intern in the class. Melissa is my fellow intern wife. Both Joel and Melissa are MK's from Africa. Coolest story--they first met each other in Kenya in third grade, then parted ways, but God brought them back together in college in Tulsa, Oklahoma! Crazy, huh? Now they're having a baby!

Priti and her sweet baby Joses. Priti is also an intern, married to a third year. Just gave birth to Joses in September. Priti and her husband are from Nepal.

These are the people who inspire and encourage us here. Many others are not pictured. This is just a glimpse of the amazing community God has provided us here in Tulsa. We are beyond blessed and so very thankful. We hope you can all meet them someday!

Computer Malfunction

I was going to post pictures from this weekend's baby shower so that y'all could meet some of our friends here, but my computer is not cooperating with me tonight. I promise this is not just a cop-out for not blogging today. Pictures to come tomorrow...

Happy Birthday, Annie!

Today is a very special day! It is the day one of my besties came into the world...

Annie Mun, you are a blessing sent from God. You are my sister, my friend, my heart twin. In you I have found a confidante, a comforter, and an example of who I want to become. I have always looked up to you for your sincere faith, your discerning heart, your humility... You have a genuine love for people that truly mimics Christ's. I have been so blessed to be able to call you friend. I love you so much! And I will be keeping you close to my heart in prayer...

Love and hugs from Oklahoma...

SNOW-klahoma!

Here are a few pictures from the snow storms a few weeks ago...

The view from our apartment:

This wasn't my car, but all the cars in our lot basically looked like this:

Terry parked at Wal-Mart all week and walked home cuz our parking lot was impossible to get in and out of!

The funniest part about the whole thing was that the people in Tulsa seriously thought it was the end of the world! Here's a picture of the shelves at Wal-Mart:

Well, we got through two weeks without bananas and potatoes. :) We can officially say that we survived "Snow-pocalypse!"


The snow storms were followed by a week of 70-degree weather, but this week we've been reminded that it's still winter. Chilly temperatures...but still doing oKAY in OK. :)

CHALLENGE: BLOG EVERYDAY!

To our 10 followers, as you have noticed, we are not very good about blogging. Well, that is about to change. Today, Veronica Shin Kim and I made a commitment to blog everyday--yes, e-ver-y-day! The idea is that doing this will actually make it easier to blog (blogging everyday = quick one-liners vs. blogging every week/month = too much time thinking of something meaningful/interesting to write). So...we'll see how it goes!

Check up on Ver, too: www.paulandvern.wordpress.com.

A few things we've learned in OK...

1. Oklahoma is not considered part of the Midwest; it is actually more officially considered part of the South or Southwest, according to this census map:

2. Many small businesses, restaurants, and certainly liquor stores close on Sundays. (Why specifically mention liquor stores, you ask? Well, one Sunday I decided that I wanted to make vodka sauce for pasta. You can't buy hard liquor at your neighborhood market or Wal-Mart--they just don't sell it! You have to go to a liquor store. Soo... we didn't have vodka sauce that night.) We're the buckle of the Bible belt... Go figure.

3. When asked, "Where are you from?" what people really mean is, "What is your ethnic background?" (that is, if you're ethnic-looking)

4. Where do you go to see Asians in Tulsa? When my sister came to visit, she kept noticing how we were the only Asians everywhere we went. Well, after she left, I called her and said, "Unni, I found the Asians." And where was I?

Don't recognize this place? Here's a picture from the outside:

Yup, Borders. :) Some things don't change across borders... (get it? HA!)
Okay, sorry... Well, that will be all for today.

Still doing okay in OK :)