Katy’s Weblog
I attend a Bible Study on Tuesday mornings, studying the book of II Timothy this year.
I want to remember what I’ve learned by jotting down three major lessons that I learned:
1. Don’t expect the Christian life to be easy. Paul and Timothy and countless others suffered for the sake of the gospel. Paul says, “Endure hardship with us like a good soldier of Christ Jesus.” II Tim 2:3
We gave away three baby hamsters, we should have three left.
Yet we can only find two in the cage. Count them again, and we still see only two baby hamsters.
Maybe we gave one to someone and forgot who it was…maybe we gave two to that lady instead of one…maybe one is dead…
Rick Warren, in his workbook for 40-Days of Community, says on page 45,
…pray for God to soften your heart. Say, “I’ll be honest,God. I don’t care that much about other people. I care about myself. I care about my own plans and priorities and my family.”
I do care, but I don’t care enough to go out of my way.
When someone tells me that laws can never change a fallen person’s heart, I ask them if they apply that philosophy to their children. Does the moral training of our children consist merely of preaching the Gospel to them? Wouldn’t we consider it unconscionable to neglect a child’s moral instruction with the excuse that laws can never change a child’s rebellious heart?
Read more of this insightful article by Greg Koukl.
My parents used to own a Chinese restaurant in Pasadena from the 60’s to the 80’s.
Back then, I grew up in Pasadena with only a handful of other Asian families. Since the majority of Pasadenans don’t know anything about Chinese food, Egg Foo Young, Chop Suey, Fried Rice, BBQ ribs, Fried Shrimp, Chicken Noodle Soup – these were the popular items on the menu at my parent’s restaurant.
Stuff that people do that inspires me:
The library was closed by the time we got there.
That is one of our favorite places to spend an afternoon – thrilling, I know :) We didn’t realize it closes at 5pm on Saturdays. On the weekdays the closing time is later.
Without the library, what can my husband and I do on a Saturday late afternoon?
The test:
I put on half of my husband’s face the Jafra toner, elasticity recovery, and moisturizer. On the other half of his face he used Oil of Olay.
“Amy, which side of daddy’s face looks smoother and less wrinkles?”
Ok, she picked the Oil of Olay side…
The next day, we repeated the experiment.
Dr. Laura’s answer to a caller who was heart-broken over break up with a guy:
Why are you dating at all? You are a hypersensitive 17-year-old teenager who should be getting involved in sports, drama, and things like that. Take some time to mature, learn about yourself, grow to be a woman who knows what she wants. If you date, you will end up hurting yourself. Don’t hurt yourself.
When I was 17, I did not heed advice like that.
If you’ve never heard of Owly, I bet most of you probably haven’t, you’ve got to read it and experience a little “warm fuzzies” in your heart.
Owly by Andy Runton is a graphic novel for all ages. When you think graphic novel, you might think of manga or comic books. But Owly is different.…