Kristin went to Amanda's home in Denver, Colorado, on December 23, and I went there on December 31. Until we both returned home on January 20, we stayed there to meet our fifth grandchild, Judah, and spend time with his big brothers, Eli and Gabriel, on top of Amanda and Ray. Now the Smith family consists of five members.
While we were there, we had a few snow days. Colorado is truly beautiful when covered with white snow.
When I first held Judah, I prayed for God's grace upon him earnestly. May he become like the Lion of Judah in the bible for the Kingdom of God!
I offered to take Eli and Gabe to their pre-school and pick them up in the afternoon. It was not an easy job, but I was glad to spend time with them through this journey. Both of them were quite handful, but it was a great joy to spend time with them, nonetheless.
I met up with Kelvin Huh, one of my former colleagues, still living and working in Colorado.
Also, I bumped into Mr. Joong Kap Kwon, Chairman of H-Mart in Colorado. When I was working for Premier Bank, we made a loan to him to buy the supermarket building. It was a joyful reunion, although quite short.
Another meet-up I thoroughly enjoyed was with Young Cho, now 92 years old, who served as a member of the Premier Bank board of directors. We met at Sonoda's, a Japanese restaurant where I ate Seafood Udon, my favorite food, which I enjoyed while I was working downtown Denver.
There was a hiking trail near Amanda's house, and we both walked almost every day. The snow-capped Rocky Mountain was always a remarkable view.
Before we left Denver, we had a get-together with Chuck and Eunice. We are long-time friends. Eunice had a minor stroke, but she seemed almost fully recovered. She has lost some weight. Chuck also had a heart issue, but he looked quite active with a medical mission ministry through GMMA. They have been faithful supporters of SfK Ministries, for which I am deeply grateful.
After a long pause, I had a reunion over lunch with Pastor Brad, senior pastor of Cherry Creek Presbyterian Church. He was one of the professors when I studied at the Denver Seminary.
I had an opportunity to come by to see the house we used to live in. 10746 Dorado Avenue, Englewood, Colorado. Our children all went to school from this house. We had a precious memory.
Amanda and Kristin get along pretty well, and they look good together.
Gabriel seems quite proud of his baby brother.
On the day we left, I took a photo with Eli and Gabe, who were wearing the Dinosaur T-shirts we bought at Dinosaur Adventure, which comes next.
It is truly joyous to see our grandchildren grow up little by little. What a blessing it is! - Jeffrey
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