I admit

I admit that I had not concretely achieved anything in the past year of 2008, other than I have been receiving a lot, absorbing a lot of new experiences, including trusting in the Lord for His gracious providence and guidance for my trip to China, the learning of trust has definitely bring the relationship to a new height, and for myself a transformation of maturity!!

2 Timothy 1:7 "For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline."

A greater assurance of my identity, determination to achieve goals, confidence for myself of knowing who I am, growing older, and the most important of all ... my relationship with other people ... to care, and be cared for, provide and be provided with .... the interdependency is definitely deepening many insights and understanding of the essence of living ...

But ... I am still making so many people worrying about me ... for not putting forth fully what I could have provided to them.... (my family especially)

for not persevering ... for not training my body to stay fit to match the strong will and the strength of my soul. My uncertain career direction and other aspects of life do not demonstrate to people who really care about me to believe that I really know what I'm doing and what I needed and planned to do.

What can I do to change that? I know I can, as long as I set my mind to do it!

I can!

It is no longer enough to just being genuinely happy for myself ...

I.feel.obliged.to.make.my.parents.worry.less.about.me.hence.happier!

please stay strong, healthy and youthful!!

mom, I love you!

the curious case of benjamin button

I anticipated to watch this movie for a while....full of high hope when I started watching ... after a while, I couldn't deny that I felt a little bored....

until......the end of the movie ....

yeah, this movie reminded me of last summer when I took the course "Aging" in psychology. Last summer, taking a two-month summer course, I walked through the different stages of life from childhood to old old age, and get to know a little bit more about the old age. - the psychological and physical change of human development!

this movie, in 2 and a half hour, it also walked me through the different stages of life ... it became interesting towards the end because it reminded me of imminent endings of things and people!!!

Things and people Do change ... but "something" in these ever changing things and people Do Not!!! Yeah, it's our own life stories ... resonating with the ending message in the movie ..... yeah, an individual unique story in each of our lives ... if we're true to live out our stories ... it is quite ... everlasting!

*giggle* I don't know what I'm saying....

but yeah, I like the movie!! :)

天使 - 嬰兒與上帝的對話 (from forwarded messages)

有一個嬰兒即將出生。一天，這個小孩問上帝，“他們告訴我明天你將要把我送到地球，不過為什麼我在那兒會有那麼多小孩無助呢？”　

上帝說，“在所有的天使之中，我已經選中了一個給你。她將會等待你和照顧你。

“ 不過”，小孩問了，“請告訴我－－在天堂我除了歌唱和微笑之外什麼都不做。這些是我快樂所需要的！”上帝說，“你的天使每天將會為你歌唱和微笑。你將會感受到你的天使的愛，你會感到快樂。”

還有”，小孩又問了，“如果我不懂他們說的語言，當人們對我說話的時候我怎樣才會理解呢？”“這很簡單，”上帝說，“你的天使將教會你語言中最美麗和最甜蜜的詞語，帶著最大的耐心和關懷，你的天使將教會你怎樣說話。”

☆小孩抬頭看著上帝說，“我想和你說話的時候我該怎麼做呢？”上帝微笑著對小孩說，“你的天使會把你的雙手放在一起然後教會你怎樣祈禱。”小孩說，“我聽說地球上有壞人，誰將會保護我呢？”上帝把手放在小孩身上，說，“你的天使將會保護你，甚至會冒生命的危險！”

☆小孩看起來有些悲傷，他說，“我將會一直感到悲傷因為我再也看不到你了。”上帝擁抱著小孩。“你的天使以後會一直跟你說有關我的事情，還會教你回到我身邊的方法，說我一直與你同在。”

在這一刻小孩在天堂感到了無比的安詳，不過已經可以聽到從地球傳來的聲音?☆

小孩有點急促，溫柔的問“上帝啊，如果我現在將要離開，請告訴我我的天使的名字”

上帝回答說，“你的天使的名字並不那麼重要，你可以簡單的叫她

“媽媽”。

=)

New Year 2009

photos taken in Quebec (2004)

New Year - let's wake up early in the morning =)

"be more assertive and clear in my instructions!!" especially when I lead children worship!!

Be confident!! :)

Happy New Year 2009!!

Christmas card to friends in China

Honey - The land of Israel is richly blessed with a unique, varied and plentiful floral abundance ..." A land of wheat and barley, of vines, fig trees and pomergranates, a land of olives, oil and honey" (Deuteronomy 8:8)

Bible verses related to Honey:

Proverbs 16:24

Proverbs 24:13

Proverbs 25:27

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December has been a busy month preparing with kids for Christmas (song presentation), my exam month, my doing-not-so-well Harmony 5 exam (working too too slow, not paying attention to speed!) ... but all in all, it's a joyful season celebrating with family and friends whom I haven't seen for a long time / with people that I have been working closely this year!

growing in friendship

eyes opened to see wider

heart opened to feel deeper

and arms equipped with strength to grasp tighter

In the book of Ephesians 3:20, it says "God can do anything, you know - far more than you could ever imagine or guess or request in your wildest dreams..."

He is bigger than what I could imagine. I'm amazed by the beauty that He has created in people (working styles, behaviour and physical attractiveness) We're called to be the best that we can be!!!

Thank you for motivating, encouraging and refreshing me!

There're difficult times, people's mind or situation to deal with ... but *nod nod* maybe we can get through ... praying that we'll be refreshed day by day!

My friends who are dreaming big right now =) .... May it come true ... step by step!!!