On this Thanksgiving day, I am thankful. In the past year, my father passed away, I began teaching, and got to spend time with my family. I am stronger than last year, and more focused, and more resilient. I only wish I got to spend time with my dad in his final days. I am […]
Author: revalicekim
she/her/hers...theologian, pastor, chaplain...teaching and preaching...working on revising dissertation to book entitled A theology of Trauma and Affect: A Political and Religious Engagement...preaching regularly in churches in nyc.
Reflecting on how to pray for my dad’s six-months-anniversary since his death. At first I was overwhelmed with sadness, couldn’t think or come up with words. I googled prayer for the dead. But I realized I’m praying for the living. How to pray for/on my father’s 6 months anniversary is with love, gratitude, peace, and […]
moving target on the scale
Anyone else experience that your weight seems to be a constant moving target on the scale? This has been my recent experience. Rather than claiming up and up and up, or going down in a linear fashion, the number on the scale goes up, down, stays, then up and down. So I am realizing the […]
update on weight loss June 2022
The world we live in is uncertain, chaotic, and so so frustrating and anxiety provoking. Covid, mass shootings, Supreme Court over turning Roe v Wade, inflation, rising rent costs…anything I missed? We are living through all that on top of normal life issues! So at a time like this, writing about weight loss seems, well, […]
the best diet ever!
At last, I have discovered a diet I can live with. During the pandemic, I lost 50lbs. I went from 185 lbs to 135 lbs. That was amazing, right? But the following year, I gained most of it back. So lately I have been hovering around 180 lbs. Yes! Almost back to my start weight […]