New York Reunions

I'm on my way to the "Big Apple" tomorrow.  NYC here I come.  I'm going to visit 2 special people there.  Both are people I knew while I lived in Korea.  

Sr. Norie is a MaryKnoll sister who was a missionary to Korea for many years.  For the first 2 plus years of my Korean experience we met in Seoul about once a month to talk.  She was a life line during those years and often created a space that allowed me to notice the grace of God at work in my life. I missed her when  she moved to Ossining, NY in 2007.  She's picking me up at the airport tomorrow.  I'm so excited for this reunion! 

The second friend I'm visiting has been in Flushing, NY for 2 months.  We moved from Korea to the USA 4 days a part from each other.  I was with her at her Busan home the week before we left Korea.  She is a Benedictine Sister and like Sr. Norie created a special space of love and hospitality that gave me life in Korea. I'm spending American Thanksgiving with her.  I'm trying to convince her to go with me to the Macy's Day parade...but only if it doesn't rain and only if she is truly up for it.  We've changed positions, Sister Anna Marie and I, as she is now the foreigner and I'm "home".  I'm so excited to see her in her new context and to share it with her. She lives in a Korean community so there is bound to be plenty of Korean food.  I can't wait to share just a bit of life with her on this side of the world.  What a treat!