Today two bad things happened but I still have faith that things will be okay. I have God, my husband, friends and family, who will support me. I just found that I have cervical cancer and that I miscarried my 3.5 week old unborn child.
Bad things, sometimes terrible things happen to the best of people. Sometimes great and wonderful things happen to the worst of people. It is not up to us to decide or judge. All we can do is walk our own path while living a life as one who has FAITH. I have FAITH that all will be alright and that God has a plan in everything that happens. Even if you don't see it.
I re read Jeremiah 29:11 today. I highly recommend that passage for anyone who is going through a rough times right now.
Sorry this one is short. Please never forget to always move forward no matter what.
Thursday, October 11, 2012
Monday, October 8, 2012
A Journey Begins
Sorry I haven't posted in a while everyone! I hope everyone had a great day today. I've decided to enter in to a birth parent search with the agency I was adopted from: Children's Home Society & Family Services. My post adoption service worker, Kabin Lee, has retired so another person will be taking over my case now. I am so excited about begin this incredible journey. I can't wait to give my birth mother the letter I wrote previously in person!
If you have lost touch with your roots, maybe it's time to go back. You never know what you'll find!
If you have lost touch with your roots, maybe it's time to go back. You never know what you'll find!
Friday, October 5, 2012
A Letter To My Biological Mother
당신은 할 수없이 친 엄마에게, 나에게 생명을 주심에 감사드립니다. 난 당신이 나에게 준 선물을 최대한 만들겠다고 약속. 내가 언젠가 당신을 만나서 바랍니다.
나는 매우 기쁘게 생각합니다. 난 내 지원 부여가 항상 사랑하는 남편을 갖추고 있습니다. 나는 고양이 두 마리가 있으며 매우 귀엽다. 난 미시간의 기술 연구소에 참석했습니다. 나는 3.9 GPA가 있습니다. 완벽 조금 모자라 죠. 나는 예술가와 음악가입니다. 제가 그래픽 디자인 및 미술 많이 해. 나는 바이올린을 연주 그리고 노래. 난 다른 악기를 연주 할 수 있지만, 제 목소리와 바이올린은 내가 제일 좋아하는거야. 우리가 만날 경우 당신을 위해 노래합니다. 당신은 영어를 할 줄 아세요? 그렇지 않은 경우 괜찮아. 나는 한국어 수업을 시작합니다. 하지만 지금은 구글 번역기는 한국 내 단어를 번역하고 있습니다. 나는 제대로 그러길 바란다. 넌 항상 내 생각에 빠진 내기도는 당신과 함께합니다. 단 한번도 제가 입양 배치되고 화가되었습니다. 난 그냥 당신이 알고 싶어. 난 정말 이해 사람이되고 성장하고 있습니다. 내 인생 주셔서 감사합니다.
내 모든 사랑과 존중,
리 태 희
씰 엘리자베스라고도 불리지
Phonetic Version:
dangsin-eun hal su eobs-i chin eomma ege, na-ege saengmyeong-eul jusim-e gamsadeulibnida. nan dangsin-i na-ege jun seonmul eul choedaehan mandeulgessdago yagsog . naega eonjenga dangsin-eul mannaseo balabnida.
naneun maeu gippeuge saeng-gaghabnida. nan nae jiwon buyeo ga hangsangsalanghaneun nampyeon eul gajchugo issseubnida. naneun goyang-i du mali ga iss-eumyeo maeu gwiyeobda. nan misigan ui gisul yeonguso e chamseog haessseubnida. naneun 3.9 GPA ga issseubnida. wanbyeog jogeum mojala jyo . naneun yesulga wa eum-agga ibnida. jega geulaepig dijain mich misul manh-i hae. naneun baiollin-eul yeonju geuligo nolae . nan daleun aggileul yeonju hal su issjiman, je mogsoliwa baiollin eun naega jeil joh-ahaneungeoya. uliga mannal gyeong-u dangsin-eul wihae nolae habnida. dangsin-eun yeong-eoleul hal jul aseyo? geuleohji anh-eun gyeong-u gwaenchanh-a. naneun hangug-eo sueob eul sijaghabnida. hajiman jigeum-eun gugeul beon-yeoggi neun hangug nae dan-eoleul beon-yeog hago issseubnida. naneun jedaelo geuleogil balanda. neon hangsang nae saeng-gag e ppajin nae gidoneun dangsingwa hamkke habnida. dan hanbeondo jega ib-yang baechi doego hwaga doeeossseubnida. nan geunyang dangsin-i algo sip-eo . nan jeongmal ihae salam-idoego seongjang hago issseubnida. nae insaeng jusyeoseo gamsahabnida.
nae modeun salang-gwa jonjung,
li tae hui
ssil ellijabeseu lagodo bulliji
English Version:
Dear biological mother wherever you may be, I would like to thank you for giving me life. I promise to make the most out of the gift you gave me. Someday I hope to meet you.
I am very happy. I have a loving husband who is always there to give me support. I have two cats and they are very cute. I have been attending The Art Institute of Michigan. I have a 3.9 GPA. That's just shy of perfect. I'm an artist and musician. i do a lot of graphic design and fine art. I play violin and I sing. I can play other instruments but my voice and the violin are my favorite. If we ever meet I will sing a song for you. Do you speak any english? If not it's okay. I will start to take korean language lessons. But for now google translator is translating my words to korean. I hope it does it properly. You have always been in my thoughts and my prayers are with you. Never once was I upset at being placed for adoption. I just wanted you to know that. I have grown up to be a very understanding person. Thank you for my life.
All my love and respect,
Lee Tae Hee
known now as Seals Elizabeth
4/9/1987 2:50PM
Thursday, October 4, 2012
Even in Dreams...
I had the strangest dream last night. I was shot in the center of the chest and it hit dead center of my rib cage and pierced it and got lodged in there. It was very very painful. I feel pain in my dreams. This is one of the most intense pains I've had in a while. But rather than dying i got up to my feet and i could feel the bullet in my chest it was excruciating painful to breath. Tears streaming down my face, as i struggled to breathe. I kept thinking, 'i wonder how long till the blood overtakes my lungs.' as I began to fight with every last bit of strength I had. I managed to defeat the "bad guys" . I fell to the ground and was held by one of my friends. who started to cry. I said i wanted to leave this place with them and see the sun one last time on my face as the light was coming through the window. When the sun hit my face i felt it's warmth and then i slowly lost consciousness. When I woke up I was in my bed and it was obvious that tears had been streaming down my face in reality too.
Even in my dreams I am willing to die for my friends. This is just the kind of person I am.
Even in my dreams I am willing to die for my friends. This is just the kind of person I am.
Wednesday, October 3, 2012
We Need You!
So the Lili Foundation wants to host a silent auction and dinner at the Perspective2 in Lansing Michigan, but we need help. Please donate -any amount will do! If you donate $50.00 or more you will not have to pay the RSVP Fee and will receive 10 free raffle tickets towards our door prizes! Also if you're willing to volunteer time to help the foundation please let me know!
Sunday, September 30, 2012
TEA: WHO KNEW?
Yay! It's here! A new post! So today I wanted to talk about Tea! I know you're probably going "Why tea?". The reason is because it's so good for you. But you still have to be careful Here is why! First let us read a brief history of tea:
The word Tea comes from the Chinese words “Tchai”, “Cha”, and “Tae”. Tea originated in 2737 B.C. when the Chinese Emperor Shen Nong accidently invented it. Shen Nong was a scholar and herbalist. When he was not busy he was an avid patron of the arts and scientist. He knew that boiling water made the water they drank sanitary. One day leaves from a camellia bush fell into the tea and flavored it. Shen Nong felt the new drink invigorated his body and thus it became a Chinese Medicinal Beverage. It would not be until 300 A.D. until tea became a daily drink. The Western Zhou Dynasty made tea into a religious offering used in their ceremonies.
In the 1500s Sen Nor Rikkyu introduced a Japanese Tea Ceremony to Japan. He called it “Chanoyu” which means “Hot water for Tea” in Japanese. He believed tea embodied harmony, respect, purity, and tranquility. A typical Chanoyu ceremony has five steps. Despite having only five steps, the fourth step itself can take up to four hours. The first step is the party receiving the tea from the host is seated waiting in a room until the host is ready to begin the ceremony. The second step is for the guests to walk across the roji which purifies the body. Next they wash their hands and even their mouth. The fourth step, as mentioned before can take up to four hours. During this time the guests and host bow to begin, then eat sweets, and other finger foods. They drink sake and have an intermission. Finally the tea is served during the final step of the ceremony.
In 1600 Queen Elizabeth founded the East India Company to import various things from India. Among them were woven cloths, herbs, and spices. It would not be until 1664 that the first tea would be shipped to England. At first it was only enjoyed by the Aristocracy, but the expanding market eventually made it available to everyone. As history shows, on December 16, 1773, sixty angry colonists in America dumped bounds and pounds of tea into the Boston Harbor Bay. This would later become known as the Boston Tea Party.
In 1904 Richard Blechynden invented the first Iced Tea. It was a hot summer day at the World’s Fair in St. Louis, and Richard he did not want people drinking the tea warm. So he dropped ice cubes into the tea to keep it cold. Finally in 1908 a man by the name of Thomas Sullivan shipped tea samples in bags to the New York area restaurants. The preparers didn’t know to take out the tea from the bags, and thus Tea Bags were born. Since then people have most often prepared their tea this way. Aside from the everyday supermarkets, people all over the world travel a couple times a year to Calcutta, Colombo, and Mombasa for Tea Auctions. The most famous Tea Auctions were first held in London, England from 1679 to the 29th of June of 1998. The first tea auctions were held by the East India Company at their headquarters on Leaden Hall Street. By the 1950s a third of the entire world’s tea was bought through this auction. Tea auctions today remain an important event for Tea connoisseurs.
Today there are over 1,500 types of teas and over 25 countries make tea. The most popular teas are Earl Gray, Lady Gray, English Breakfast, and Irish Breakfast. There are even highly sought after brands like Twinning’s and Celestial Seasonings. No matter whom you are or where you are, tea will always be a part of your life for all occasions.
Now onto more:
Too much tea can be bad for your kidneys. I didn't believe it at first when I heard that either. You should be careful of caffeine intake, so if you switch some of your tea to decaf, you should be fine. Just be sure you're getting at least 60 oz of fluids per day...more if you consume caffeine (as that is a natural diuretic). COFFEE, TEA AND SODA. It's not just the caffeine in these drinks that is hard on the kidneys and joints. Caffeine is not good for you, but it is the tannic acid that damages the kidneys. Another real offender is artificial colored sugar water. Also remember that carbonation is also very hard on the kidneys.
Tea is refreshing, delicious, relaxing, and healthy in moderation. Please drink tea responsibily *wink*.
The word Tea comes from the Chinese words “Tchai”, “Cha”, and “Tae”. Tea originated in 2737 B.C. when the Chinese Emperor Shen Nong accidently invented it. Shen Nong was a scholar and herbalist. When he was not busy he was an avid patron of the arts and scientist. He knew that boiling water made the water they drank sanitary. One day leaves from a camellia bush fell into the tea and flavored it. Shen Nong felt the new drink invigorated his body and thus it became a Chinese Medicinal Beverage. It would not be until 300 A.D. until tea became a daily drink. The Western Zhou Dynasty made tea into a religious offering used in their ceremonies.
In the 1500s Sen Nor Rikkyu introduced a Japanese Tea Ceremony to Japan. He called it “Chanoyu” which means “Hot water for Tea” in Japanese. He believed tea embodied harmony, respect, purity, and tranquility. A typical Chanoyu ceremony has five steps. Despite having only five steps, the fourth step itself can take up to four hours. The first step is the party receiving the tea from the host is seated waiting in a room until the host is ready to begin the ceremony. The second step is for the guests to walk across the roji which purifies the body. Next they wash their hands and even their mouth. The fourth step, as mentioned before can take up to four hours. During this time the guests and host bow to begin, then eat sweets, and other finger foods. They drink sake and have an intermission. Finally the tea is served during the final step of the ceremony.
In 1600 Queen Elizabeth founded the East India Company to import various things from India. Among them were woven cloths, herbs, and spices. It would not be until 1664 that the first tea would be shipped to England. At first it was only enjoyed by the Aristocracy, but the expanding market eventually made it available to everyone. As history shows, on December 16, 1773, sixty angry colonists in America dumped bounds and pounds of tea into the Boston Harbor Bay. This would later become known as the Boston Tea Party.
In 1904 Richard Blechynden invented the first Iced Tea. It was a hot summer day at the World’s Fair in St. Louis, and Richard he did not want people drinking the tea warm. So he dropped ice cubes into the tea to keep it cold. Finally in 1908 a man by the name of Thomas Sullivan shipped tea samples in bags to the New York area restaurants. The preparers didn’t know to take out the tea from the bags, and thus Tea Bags were born. Since then people have most often prepared their tea this way. Aside from the everyday supermarkets, people all over the world travel a couple times a year to Calcutta, Colombo, and Mombasa for Tea Auctions. The most famous Tea Auctions were first held in London, England from 1679 to the 29th of June of 1998. The first tea auctions were held by the East India Company at their headquarters on Leaden Hall Street. By the 1950s a third of the entire world’s tea was bought through this auction. Tea auctions today remain an important event for Tea connoisseurs.
Today there are over 1,500 types of teas and over 25 countries make tea. The most popular teas are Earl Gray, Lady Gray, English Breakfast, and Irish Breakfast. There are even highly sought after brands like Twinning’s and Celestial Seasonings. No matter whom you are or where you are, tea will always be a part of your life for all occasions.
Now onto more:
Too much tea can be bad for your kidneys. I didn't believe it at first when I heard that either. You should be careful of caffeine intake, so if you switch some of your tea to decaf, you should be fine. Just be sure you're getting at least 60 oz of fluids per day...more if you consume caffeine (as that is a natural diuretic). COFFEE, TEA AND SODA. It's not just the caffeine in these drinks that is hard on the kidneys and joints. Caffeine is not good for you, but it is the tannic acid that damages the kidneys. Another real offender is artificial colored sugar water. Also remember that carbonation is also very hard on the kidneys.
Tea is refreshing, delicious, relaxing, and healthy in moderation. Please drink tea responsibily *wink*.
Thursday, September 27, 2012
I Won!!!
I can't believe it! I Won! AAAAAAHHHHH!!!! This is the greatest gift from God!!!! I can use that money for good things! I'm so excited! The Art Institute of Michigan in Novi is so excited for me since I am one of their students. This is awesome! My art will reach people and hopefully inspire them. My picture is very family oriented. The three snowman outside a log cabin all holding hands. Well I tip my glass of Martinelli's sparkling cider to hope. This just proves that you too should enter something. You never know what the results could be.
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