Our pastor said his senior quote was, “I’ve been crucified with Christ, and it’s no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself up for me.”
Author: Joyful
I recently heard this quote, something like, “I don’t have time to write you a short letter, so I wrote you a long one.” (Some have attributed this quote to Mark Twain, but I haven’t found the source. It sounds like something he would say, I suppose). I shall remember this when I write, and hope to get my writing more precise.
Emotions are intensified for youth and young adults. I just realized the truth of that yesterday.
I was having a bad day for no apparent reason. Small irritants that are a part of life made me angry. I had a good cry when I went to bed. But my emotions are not as strong as they were when I was younger.
My highlights for 2009:
Opportunities to speak and meet nice people
-I spoke at the Huntington Beach MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers) group of about 60 women. How nice to see so many young moms fellowshipping together. I can totally relate to all the questions they asked. For me to give them answers now is easy. It’s much easier said then done when you are in the middle of frustrations with your kids. I’ve been there, and am glad for the opportunity to give them some encouragement and perspective.
In a previous post I quoted Eric Lidel, the Olympic gold medalist – “God made me fast. When I run, I feel His pleasure.”
I like that quote.
Lidel says when he does what God gave him the ability to do, God is happy with that.
Growing up I did not celebrate Christmas with any great meaning. We were not a religious family; Christmas had no significance for us. We merely enjoyed 2 weeks off school and a few presents from relatives. My parents, pragmatic Chinese parents that they were, did not give us presents. (“We give you room and board, what more do you want?”) There were no meaningful traditions in our family that I can remember, which means any tradition we did have made no impact on me.
I found this on the Huffington Post by Donna Estes Antebi to be rather insightful. Here is an excerpt. The post is worth reading in its entirety.
What I am finding shocking is the ever-increasing parade of smiling women waving their “I slept with Tiger” emails in search of their 15 minutes of fame. How…
My sister asked what my son is going to do after he finishes school this week. He’ll be finished with college. (woohoo!)
My dad said, “He’ll work and make money, of course. What else is there?”
Is that what life is about? You go to school, work, and make money? What then what after that?
Thanksgiving came too fast this year. I got my autumn decorations up a few days before Thanksgiving. Now only a week and a half later I had to take them down.
It’s also easy to let Christmas go by too quickly without taking the time to decorate the house. Is it worth the trouble? Why do we bother with untangling lights, taking out those old ornaments, and tired looking wreaths?
I can’t think clearly to craft out a post, so here are some of my thoughts I just want to jot down.
1. I don’t know if I am really nice or I just don’t want to bother with conflict. I don’t usually care if I am on the short end because I figure life…