I was thinking yesterday that I don’t blog much lately because one, life here is now quite normal in my definition of normal and two, when I think back to the blogs I read written by English teachers here in Korea (before I came myself), they were often about two main events in that particular blogger’s life: one, their teaching experiences in the classroom and two, their lifestyle(s) outside the classroom.
What I’d set out to establish and believe I’ve been at least somewhat successful with concerning my own lifestyle has been quite different than what I’ve read about, quite different than what I’ve observed as I see those previously read blog posts acted out in life all around me.
Simply put in the following list: I’m older than all of my fellow teachers, I’ve never been into the drinking/party scene, I have bills to pay and debt to climb out of, I’m not nor have I ever been too concerned with the latest fashion, I try to go to bed early and get up early as a matter of principle and stewardship of the time given me in this life, I love Jesus and His ways, I love time feasting on His Word (not all the time so let me rephrase: I love cultivating time in the Word with a vision that it get written on my heart and play out in all I say and do), I yearn to walk in righteousness and so have every intention of aligning my lifestyle in order that I be successful in that in the eyes of the Lord, I’m not too interested in social butterflying (or social flitting about? Whatever…) and I suppose the list could go on.
I like being set apart and if I’m being completely honest, which I am right now, I really don’t feel like I’m missing out at all. I don’t feel the slightest envy in my person regarding the lifestyles of the typical foreigners (described above). I don’t even feel an urge to travel too much, though that sort of activity in and of itself is not bad.
All I want to do, and what I’ve been doing all this time (and that’s a lot why I haven’t posted lately), is faithfully showing up to work on time every day, sending money home to pay off my debt every month, waking every morning to do my daily run, reading my Bible, praying, working hard on improving on serving those around me, brushing my teeth, all the while abiding in the vine.
So, that’s all. I know most of you who read my “stuff” are really only asking for that much, but when life is as mundane and normal for me as it is for the next guy, it just takes a bit more to finally sit down and put it to pen, so to speak.
All that to say, my heart is alive, I’m not sure of my future just like you may not be sure of yours, I love growing in the Lord, I still don’t necessarily enjoy children (that might be something you didn’t know about me) and I really look forward to visiting home in the fall. I’ve taken more pictures, but I really don’t feel like doing the work to post and caption them, etc. etc. etc.
There you have it. I understand that if there are readers who are themselves English teachers and this may be offensive, that is not my intention. On the other hand, if the shoe fits…
This was a enjoyable read.
How delightfully forthcoming! Your zeal for the Lord is anything but mundane and though the day to day walking it out may seem to be that, it is an honor and a joy to hear the thoughts and intents of your heart so many miles away, loving Jesus, simply and contentedly. Your words give encouraging strength to my heart and I bless you for sharing the anything-but-mundane-reality of your heart of hearts.
THANK YOU!!!!!!!!! for the update and loved hearing a little of what your thoughts are at this point in the journey
Well, this explains a lot of the questions I asked in my email actually. I enjoyed this post btw:).