Katy’s Weblog
Before every big event that I am involved with, I usually have a nightmare.
Last night, I dreamt that I was late to the event we are having tonight, tables weren’t set up the way it should, the food was not there, and to top it off, I realized I was booked to MC two events simultaneously happening in two different places.
1. Mouth sores – I get them all the time. Have one right on the tip of my tongue right now.
2. Rotten food in the refrigerator that I can’t locate. – The frige smells every time I open it, but I can’t find what the culprit is.
Thoughts for today:
Nothing is a surprise to God – that’s right, He’s never had a surprise party….
Unlike God, we are often taken by surprise when things don’t turn out the way we planned. We have hopes that things might be a certain way, or that things should be a certain way.
While visiting my father at the assisted living facility today, we saw the son of one of the residents. He said his father moved out because he had to be hospitalized. The father is 93 years old.
That’s life, isn’t it? No matter how well you live, how long you live, death will catch up…
I was inspired by our speaker at church on Sunday to reflect on every day and write one sentence. I’m too verbose to keep it to one sentence, but this takes the pressure off of having to write a full length post everyday.
Today’s reflection: I attended a gathering of Asian English ministry leaders. I…
My daughter thinks trying to decide what classes to take in high school is hard enough. Then she’s got to decide her major in college. These decisions determine the course of her life.
But as I advise my daughter about her academic path, I told her that in the end, it doesn’t really matter. She’s got her whole life in front on her to change her course.
After talking to some friends about finding friends for support, it got me thinking about my journey of friendships through life stages.
It’s easier to have friends when you are single, in college. Everyone you see daily are in the same stage of life, with similar issues, and it’s easy to find people who understand you, a meeting of the minds. As a Christian, I naturally gravitated towards finding friends for support in a Christian fellowship group.
I’ve been attending a small church for the last 20 years. Everyone in a small church has to wear several hats, and I had taken on some leadership roles. I don’t think I’m gifted as a leader. I’ve always seen myself as a teacher and discipler. But since there are many needs in a small church, I do whatever needs to be done.
I am not a good housekeeper. I suppose I could clean my house, but I don’t have a natural knack for it. I have a couple of my friends who keep an immaculate house. You can drop by their house unannounced and their house looks as if they’ve been cleaning for days, all ready for company.
On my birthday today, I have some random thoughts.
– I don’t like to look at past photos of my children when they were little. It makes me grieve the lost of childhood with them. Those days are gone and there is no going back. I rather look at pictures of what they are doing now so I can enjoy the present.