VBS gets better and better!
Joseph was pursued by a married woman; David pursued a married woman. Joseph was tempted by a beautiful woman; David was tempted by a beautiful woman. Joseph was a mere slave; David was a king with a public life to uphold Joseph probably didn’t have too many women to choose from; David could have any […]
Here are 10 highlights from this week of VeggieTales VBS at our church, not in any order: 1. As part of the Bible story theater, the children saw a dramatization of Jesus walking on water. “Wow! Who can that be?” the leader asked the kids. Amazingly, the kids answered correctly – Jesus. “Jesus” is a […]
If you live in Walnut, CA like i do, I’m sure you’ve been stuck at the railroad track more than a few times. You approach the tracks at 45 mph and suddenly, the red lights starts flashing at the gates. You try speeding up, but you’re too far to make it across the tracks. You […]
It’s bigger than Black Friday. A Chick-Fil-A is opening 1 mile from my house tomorrow, and at every Chick-Fil-A grand opening, they offer the first 100 customers 52 Chick-Fil-A meals. I wouldn’t mind a free chicken sandwich a week for a year. Would you camp 24 hours for 52 free Chick-Fil-A meals? The grand opening […]
I was not a great fan of Alvin and the Chipmunks, but after the movie, I am now a fan. The cartoon was not that cute, but the CGIs of Alvin, Simon and Theodore were really cute. We all fell in love with chubby Theodore. I want to take him home and tuck him into […]
Randy Pausch died yesterday. In his famous last lecture, he said he had two childhood dreams. I remarked to my son that I couldn’t think of what my childhood dreams were. Maybe I didn’t any dreams that I passionately pursued. My son said, “Maybe that’s why you haven’t accomplished anything.” He didn’t mean it as […]
My mother-in-law makes mochi – yummy! You too, can make mochi – in 30 minutes or less. Try it. (you can fast forward if it gets slow…)
A talking animal, a flying human, a house grows out of the ground – these I call miracles. Events that are impossible as defined by our experiences and by what we know of how the world works are definitely miracles. Are there other types of miracles? When the probability of something happening is so low […]
A commercial said: Five years from now, anything can happen…you could learn French… I don’t know what they were advertising, but it made me think…5 years from now… Five years is not a lot of time, yet, it is enough time to make a difference. I can learn to speak another language in 5 years.. […]
“…so in Christ we who are many form one body, and each member belongs to all the others.” Romans 12:5 We were at church and I asked, “Can I borrow someone’s car to take my daughter home?” Without hesitation, 2 people handed me their car keys. Later, I asked, “Can someone give me a ride […]
OMG, this will make you groan… Make sure you get down to #9. It is said that the ability to make and understand PUNS is the highest level of language development. Here are the top 10 winners in the International Pun Contest: 1. A vulture boards an airplane, carrying two dead raccoons. The Stewardess looks […]
I am proud to be an American. Watching a fantastic fireworks show in Cerritos on the 4th, I am proud to be Chinese too. We invented the fireworks 🙂
“Okay, I’ll take care of it.” I hear my husband say that several times a day. But you will never hear me say those words. Thanks, dear!
I know exactly what I want from Jesus when I get to heaven. I want the voice of Barbra Streisand. If we are going to spend eternity singing with the angels, hey, I don’t want to live with this voice for eternity.
Notice some changes to my blog? It’s not as feminine as my parenting site, not my usual pink look. But I still like the water drops picture on the banner, a picture of the roof my car while we were washing it. This picture depicts the theme of this blog – Stuff that Matters in […]
One of the shelves in the freezer compartment of my refrigerator broke. I don’t even remember when we bought this refrigerator. We’ve had it for over 10 years, probably closer to 15. People don’t need to buy a refrigerator very often. If I had to shop for a refrigerator today, I am glad there are […]
Fresh homemade crust with butter (special no calories or cholesterol butter for this one special pie), sweet strawberries on sale at Von’s, homemade glaze made with crushed fresh strawberries, no artificial flavors, a dab of real whipped cream (CoolWhip is yucky, not worth the calories). Yes, we made it with our own hands. And the […]
I bought stuff at Costco and WinCo simultaneously. How is that possible, you ask? By “cooperative shopping.” I think we should all do cooperative shopping with a neighbor to save money and gas. My friend LL lives up the street from me. Via cell phone, we tell each other deals we see while shopping. We […]
When circumstances do not go the way I want, I am not happy. When people do not act the way I want them to, I am not happy. When I can’t get what I want, I am not happy. When life is not what I hoped it would be, I am not happy. Heck, I […]