"I Thank Thee" on Thanksgiving Eve

O Thou whose bounty fills my cup,
With every blessing meet!
I give Thee thanks for every drop --
The bitter and the sweet.

I praise Thee for the desert road,
And for the riverside;
For all Thy goodness hath bestowed,
And all Thy grace denied.

I thank Thee for both smile and frown,
And for the gain and loss;
I praise Thee for the future crown
And for the present cross.

I thank Thee for both wings of love
which stirred my worldly nest;
And for the stormy clouds which drove
Me, trembling, to Thy breast.

I bless Thee for the glad increase,
And for the waning joy;
And for this strange, this settled peace
Which nothing can destroy.

--Jane Crewdson (1860)

Thailand, Vietnam, & Cambodia

Elephant ride in Chiang Mai, Thailand.

In Angkor Wat, Cambodia

Yes, I AM the Queen Grace.

Cyclo ride in Hanoi, Vietnam.

With water buffalos in Chiang Mai, Thailand.

Testing of your faith comes into play when you cross the streets in Hanoi.

Eugene and Mina's Wedding

Eugene and Mina got married on October 26, 2008 in Walnut Creek, California. It was a beautiful and blessed event. We want to thank all who came and celebrated it with us. We missed those who could not come to the wedding.

The Parks

South America

Ethan Boy, the Michelin Man

We thank God that Ethan is growing healthy and strong. May he grow in wisdom and in stature, and in favor with God and men.

Park Baby

Hello famiLee!

Sorry I haven't posted anything earlier about this.

We have another new member to our clan, Benjamin Joseph Park.

Born Thur., 9/4. 7 lbs 8 oz and 21 inches long. Although the time it took to push him out was ALOT shorter (all of 5 minutes), labor was much longer...seemed like I was having contractions all day.

Anyways, we're all home now and getting adjusted to life as a family of four. Thank you all for your prayers for us. Please continue to pray for this next generation; may they continue this legacy of faith.

Liu Baby

Hello everyone,

So baby Hannah has officially arrived. She came early Tuesday morning. Ailsa was up at 1am trying to figure out if the pain she was feeling was a contraction or something else (ask her about it – she’s hilarious). When she finally figured an hour of pain must be something related to her pregnancy, she woke me at 2am and I promptly started to time them. How did I know how to do that you ask? Well, the last month, I’ve been cramming, reading about labor and delivery b/c I can’t remember much about Caitlyn’s birth. After about 40 minutes, it was very clear that the contractions were coming closer and closer and pretty regularly. So we called the doctor and headed to the hospital.

I had directions to the hospital – although I’d never been there. But my father-in-law got up when we told them we were going to go and said he’d drive. He must have been nervous b/c he started out driving really fast. Ailsa had to tell him to slow down – b/c there was no rush but also maybe b/c she was scared.

When we got there the doctor said Ailsa was 7 cm dialated and said, “You toughed it out at home huh?” Her response was a blank face. “I didn’t even know I was having contractions.”

The pain came pretty often and violently so they offered Ailsa an epidural – which we accepted b/c you never know how long these things will take. But as the epidural was being given, wouldn’t you know it, Ailsa’s water breaks. The doctor comes in and checks and says, “Sorry, it’s time to push.” So w/o the benefit of pain relief, Ailsa gave 4 monumental blood-vessel-popping pushes and a beautiful slippery 7 pounds, 4 ounce wonder was born.

Hannah has been very calm and sleeps a lot. Quite a contrast to Caitlyn’s “let me out and give me what I want” infancy. Ailsa is resting and hospital staff have been nice.

Caitlyn has done great. Everything happened while she was sleeping so we didn’t have to worry about fighting with her while we went to the hospital. She had previously insisted that she would come with us to the hospital. Grandparents and auntie took great care of her and when she came to visit, she was thrilled to see her baby sister.

Thank you for your prayers and support. Please keep praying for Ailsa and baby Hannah.

Paul