Friday, December 31, 2004

End of 2004 ...

OK...I look back on 2004 and I think. Lots of regrets and lots of thanks. I'm very thankful for the great experiences of this year: academic/professional progress of the Spring Semester; the summer of meeting people and working with Dan Pinkston at Korea University in Seoul; spending time with Charlie and his wife; holding Christopher and going on long quiet walks...just the two of us; working with Monte Bullard and others at CNS; meeting and dining with Ambassador Chun Yung-woo (Permanent Mission to the UN) and Consul General Chung Sang-ki (San Francisco) of the Republic of Korea; other academic/professional progress of the Fall Semester; and my daily walk with God...both leaps and stumbles.

OK...I look ahead to 2005 and I think. Lots of repeat mistakes, yet high expectations. Transition from being a grad student to working somewhere. What type of work will I find? Where will I be? Who will I meet at work? What new relationships will I form? How much closer to God will I grow?