On behalf of the 63d RD,You live in the moment and life happens in the in-between.

Breathing is not the same as being alive. A great number of people breathe but never live.- Author Unknown

Deep breaths are like little love note to your body.- Author Unknown

Daniel 10:17-19

“…How can someone like me, your servant, speak with someone like you, my lord? Now I have no strength, and there is no breath in me.” Then the one…

Hello, and peace to you today. This is CH (MAJ) Patty Jenkins with the 63d Readiness Division.

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So many nominations for Word of the Year:

~ Unprecedented  ~ Challenging  ~ Pivot  ~ Distanced  ~ Zoom
 

But I vote for this one: HUMBLING

For me, I never expected to be unemployed at 60 years old and then unable to find work. I…

Hello Everyone, This is Chaplain Sung Kim. I am Deputy CMD CH in the 63d Readiness Division. I pray you are well.

We all need “an attitude adjustment” from time to time because it is impossible to be positive always. It’s crucial to maintain the right attitude when the going gets rough.

Winston Churchill says, “A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in…

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Hello, and peace to you today. This is CH (MAJ) Patty Jenkins with the 63d Readiness Division.

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As we walk into the New Year may we be aware of what is arising within us.

I arise with amazement at the presence of the Holy One.

I arise with gratitude for life.

I arise with hope that all shall be well.

I arise with courage to meet what will be difficult.

I arise with conviction to do what is life-giving…

On behalf of the 63d RD,

Title: Runaway Problems: Facing My Peas

“Running away from any problem only increases the distance to the solution.”, Author Unknown.

“Running away from your problems is a race you will never win.”, www.PlannerMarket.com.

“By running away from the world no one can get peace. Anywhere you go the problems will go with you, because the problems are inside you and not outside…

Hello Everyone, This is Chaplain Sung Kim. I am Deputy CMD CH in the 63d Readiness Division. I pray you are well.

How many of us recognize that we have embraced certain priorities only to find ourselves wondering if our lives really make a difference? We’ve achieved success and we’re more comfortable than we ever imagined we would be and yet something deep is missing. We compromise time with family and loved ones in order…

Hello Everyone, This is Chaplain Sung Kim. I am Deputy CMD CH in the 63d Readiness Division. I pray you are well.

I’d like to say that you must schedule your priorities. Nishan Panwar says that “There is no one busy in this world, it’s always about priorities. You will always find time for the things you feel important.”

None of us knows what to expect this year of 2021. We don’t know what experiences…

On behalf of the 63d RD,

Title: "Shoes"

Exodus 3:1-5

            Now Moses was pasturing the flock of Jethro his father-in-law, the priest of Midian, and he led the flock to the west side of the wilderness and came to Horeb, the mountain of God. The angel of the LORD appeared to him in a blazing fire from the midst of a bush; and he looked, and behold, the bush was burning with fire, yet the bush was not consumed. So Moses…

Hello, and peace to you today. This is CH (MAJ) Patty Jenkins with the 63d Readiness Division.

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When this is over may we never again take for granted

A handshake with a stranger

Full shelves at the store

Conversations with neighbors

A crowded theater

Friday night out

The taste of communion

A routine checkup

The school rush each morning

Coffee with a friend

The stadium roaring

Each deep breath

A boring Tuesday

On behalf of the 63d RD,

“Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, today is a gift of God, which is why we call it the present.”  ― Bill Keane

            Have you ever put your shorts on backwards or shirt inside out and then didn’t discover it until much later in the day? Then you look around to see if anyone noticed that your pants were backwards or saw the tag on the back of your shirt hanging out for all to see…

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Hello, and peace to you today. This is CH (MAJ) Patty Jenkins with the 63d Readiness Division. 

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I had a spicy interaction with an ER nurse recently at the hospital where I work. Basically, we were both amped up, moving too fast, and our hard heads collided. Her harsh words stung and my feelings were hurt. I am grateful that I advocated for myself; I was in my lane. I am even more grateful that I listened…

Greetings on behalf of the 63d RD,

"Can any of you add one moment to his life span by worrying? And why do you worry about clothes? Observe how the wildflowers of the field grow: They don’t labor or spin thread. Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was adorned like one of these." Matthew 6:27-29

I have to admit that I have been a worrier at times. I have a placard that my spouse gave…

Hello Everyone, This is Chaplain Sung Kim. I am Deputy CMD CH in the 63d Readiness Division. I pray you are well.

Catherine Pulsifer says, “A time to say goodbye and a time to say hello. A time to bid farewell and a time to look forward. A time to let go and a time to learn new things, that is what happens when the New Year rings in.”

Psychologist Dr. Renita Gabriel says it’s an important time to remember…

Hello Everyone, This is Chaplain Sung Kim. I am Deputy CMD CH in the 63d Readiness Division. I pray you are well.

Now that the gifts under the tree are unwrapped and our families are returning home and the decorations are coming down, we are confronted with normal, everyday life again. The glitz and glitter of the holidays can stir something awake in us; perhaps something that is normally veiled behind the daily concerns…

On behalf of the 63d RD,

“We do not remember days, we remember moments.” Cesarie Pavese

I often have in the morning for breakfast one piece of toasted bread with melted butter and jam along with a hot cut of tea and added cream. My other choice, I often make, is to have toasted bread with a slice of cheese and tea with cream. When I think of these too options I get a warm feeling and I suppose that is why…

On behalf of the 63d RD,

I saw a shooting star, better described as a meteor, last night. It was so close and slow that I watched it burn up in the atmosphere. It is apparently pieces of Hailey’s comet. I was up in the middle of the night, not able to sleep, sitting on my 4^th floor balcony joined by my cat. It scared me at first because I thought it was a rocket, but then I realized it was a shooting star and then…

Hello Everyone, This is Chaplain Sung Kim. I am Deputy CMD CH in the 63d Readiness Division. I pray you are well.

It is that time of year when giving thanks is top of mind. The holiday season, and Christmas, Hanukkah and happy New Year in particular, causes us to think about all of the special things in our lives and express gratitude for them. This is a favorite time of year for many, in large part because we are surrounded…

Greetings on behalf of the 63d RD,

Woulda, shoulda and coulda are words that are all wrapped within the word: regret. The word is defined as: “verb (used with an object), re-gret-ted, re-gret-ting, to feel sorrow or remorse for (an act, fault, disappointment, etc.): He no sooner spoke than he regretted it. To think of with a sense of loss: to regret one’s vanished youth,” (dictionary.com).

During this…

"Probably Not"

Hello, and blessings to you today. This is CH (MAJ) Patty Jenkins with the 63d Readiness Division.

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I have very little patience with speculation. I have heard people who are nowhere near the information loop speak with complete certainty about what is going to happen next. And what is going to happen next is never something good. They are always certain that something bad is coming, and…

Hello Everyone, This is Chaplain Sung Kim. I am Deputy CMD CH in the 63d Readiness Division. I pray you are well.

I need to change my focus from getting a blessing, to being a blessing if I am going to cultivate a grateful heart during this holiday season. God wants you to take the blessings you have received and share them with others who you encounter, especially those who are in need.

Proverbs 22:9 says, “He who is…

What Story? (CH Patty Jenkins)

Hello, and blessings to you today. This is CH (MAJ) Patty Jenkins with the 63d Readiness Division.

In all the world, telling stories is unique to humans. Our personal and communal stories shape who we become, what we expect from ourselves, and what we expect from others. We all have the stories we tell about ourselves when we meet new people, or to help us sleep at night. Sometimes all we…

I promise

Psalm 105:7-10

He is the LORD our God; his judgments govern the whole earth. He remembers his covenant forever, the promise he ordained for a thousand generations—the covenant he made with Abraham, swore to Isaac, and confirmed to Jacob as a decree and to Israel as a permanent covenant:

I promise is a frequently used term today, and also used during biblical times, although often broken or taken back by…

Dear All, Happy Monday,

Hello Everyone, This is Chaplain Sung Kim. I am Deputy CMD CH in the 63d

Readiness Division. I pray you are well.

One of the great mysteries of our culture is that we are the most privileged

and prosperous people who have ever lived on the face of the earth and yet

many Americans are not happy. We have more of everything, and yet we are

not content. Even when good things happen we figure out…

Hello Everyone, This is Chaplain Sung Kim. I am Deputy CMD CH in the 63d Readiness Division. I pray you are well.

I have been talking with mothers and asking the question: "What is the most difficult part of being a mother? Many moms said, "I feel stressed about

everything - how can I find relief?" It is tough to be a mom in today's world during COVID-19. It is hard and exhausting. There is the need for constant…