Katy’s Weblog
Most people have heard at least a little bit of the life of George Muller. He is most famous for starting an orphanage that eventually served thousands of street children in Bristol, England.
I finished reading the biography of George Muller, the easy version written for elementary age level in the “Christian Heroes: Then &…
I found a box of letters that friends had written to me – when I was in college – 30 years ago!
It’s like finding a time capsule.
The letters reminded me of things I’ve forgotten about in my own life. I knew that I went to Japan and Hong Kong when I was in…
I’m sure everyone is writing about 9/11 today; I’ll add some of my random thoughts about life.
I believe that war and violence is a part of this life. Our hearts are full of selfishness, impure motives, and wickedness; there can be no peace. Whether it is global peace, national peace, or inner peace, there is no utopia. We are always on the edge of another tragedy -bombing, fatal car accident, terminal cancer, child abuse, rape, murder, the list goes on.
The post at Trey’s blog about church being a jerk factory made me sad, sad because it’s all too true.
Why do we see quarrels within the church? Why is there gossiping and bitterness in the church? Shouldn’t the church be a place of refuge from the “jerkness” in the world?
If you know me, you know I’m a Hello Kitty fan. I don’t like cats, but I make an exception for Hello Kitty.
On our recent trip to Japan, I saw Hello Kitty everywhere! She was in temple souvenir shops, museum souvenir shops, in the sake factory, in the sushi restaurant, dressed in kimono, dressed as a longevity black egg, dressed as a Ninja, on key chains, necklaces, shirts….EVERYWHERE.
On the way back from our trip to Japan, I was pulled aside at airport security at the Narita airport.
This happened after I already passed the security system. But apparently they randomly pull people aside for additional check while we were walking down then tunnel into the airplane.
Today I made french toast with the kids at church. Three of the kids each cracked an egg for the mixture. I was pleasantly surprised that not a single egg shell fell in.
After we mixed the egg with milk, I asked the kids, “What do you think we do next to make french toast?”
While teaching the kids on Sunday at church, the lesson was to continue to trust God even when things do not go well for us.
Me: Sometimes God doesn’t answer our prayers the way we want.
Chris: Yeah, like if we pray for a DS, God won’t answer it.
More about our recent trip to Japan:
4. Every morning we had a buffet breakfast at the hotel where we stayed, and each night we stayed in a different hotel. So we experienced a different buffet every morning, but the food offered were very similar. The first impression of every hotel is the large hall…
As part of the Bible lesson on Sunday I told the children at church about my aunt being in the hospital and most likely going to die.
“Have you had anyone in your family die?”
A boy raised his hand, “Yes, my great grandfather, great grandmother, and all my ancestors died.”
Let me rephrase that question…Â :)