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  Today is Sunday, so we attended worship service. Normally, we go to church in person, but because my wife’s morning sickness gets worse if she sits for too long, we attended the service online this time. I definitely feel a big difference between attending worship offline and online. The key message of today’s sermon was about prayer. We were told to distinguish whether our prayers are just for ourselves,  or truly for the Lord. It was also emphasized that no matter how long we pray, prayers that are just for show and to be seen by others aren’t good prayers. Just as incense burned on the altar spreads its fragrance into the Holy of Holies, we shouldn’t stop praying until our prayers truly reach God. As soon as the service ended, my wife’s morning sickness got worse  because she hadn’t eaten, so I hurried to prepare lunch. Yesterday, I tried the water boiling method on pork, and today I applied it to beef. Today’s lunch menu was grilled beef, stir-fried kimchi,  ss...

Starting the day,   For breakfast, I had kimchi stew with instant rice (Hetbahn). The peach you see above is a nectarine that my wife received as a gift from a friend, but it wasn’t fully ripe yet, so it didn’t taste great. You might wonder why we had fruit in the morning, but my wife is currently pregnant. Eating fruit really helps ease her morning sickness. As soon as I finished my meal, I went out to do some grocery shopping. This is the bag they gave me when I signed up for a Costco membership. They gave me two bags: one insulated cooler bag and one regular bag. Both are quite sturdy and durable, so I use them very well. The road to Costco was more congested than I expected. It turned out that a traffic light ahead was broken, and the police were directing traffic manually. Seeing the road get blocked while the police were directing made me realize again how much the traffic lights usually help keep things moving smoothly. I don’t have any photos of the groceries I bought at Co...