“A new economic study reveals that once Oprah and Facebook are subtracted, the United States of America is worth 40 dollars.” – Andy Borowitz on Huffington Post.
LOL
Spent an hour of reading Andy Borowitz today. That’s how my life is this week.
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.
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I was talking to a friend about decision making. Every decision we make involves some kind of risk.
If we choose to go to Hawaii, we risk the opportunity lost of not going to Paris.
If we choose to go to law school, we risk the opportunity lost of being an engineer.
My husband and I risked opening our own real estate business, rather than staying in a mediocre but secure job.
Fortunately, in our suburban middle class world, not too many of our decisions are irreparable. We had to close our real estate business due to the down market, but we did not end up on the street. Whatever opportunity that was lost to us we now have an opportunity to start again.
In the discussion with my friend, I realized how thankful I am for God’s grace and providence. He has my back. I can trust him to put things right, even when I mess things up.
Thank you Lord, that when I chose to be your child, you committed yourself to take care of me.
Whenever someone says that they are not being “fed” by their pastor’s preaching at their church, I tell them to not criticize or complain. Afterall, it is not easy to deliver a good sermon every Sunday. Not every pastor is a good preacher.
Rather than expecting your pastor to “feed” you (and I don’t think…
In my Sunday School lesson, I taught from Charles Stanley’s principle that “you know you are growing in your relationship with Christ when spiritual battles are more fierce and you are still rejoicing.”
Rejoicing during hard times is not natural. It’s supernatural, and that is why it is an indication that you are growing spiritually.
People who know me recommended Julie and Julia. They know I only watch nice movies: no sex, no violence, no tear-jerkers, no drama, no vulgar language, no social agendas, no cheesy love stories, and of course, no bad endings.
Julie and Julia is my type of movie. I was waiting for something bad to happen…and nothing did. It was all good.
I also watched Shall We Dance? the original Japanese version. The beginning is slow and you wonder if it’s worth watching. But the characters slowly draw you into the subtle storyline. For me, just watching the background scenes of Japan, getting a glimpse of the Japanese culture, and listening to the Japanese language makes the movie interesting enough.
Voices of the Faithful with Beth Moore is a unique blend of daily devotions, 
missionary stories, and Bible teaching.
The collection of missionaries’ experiences from around the world are organized as daily devotions into monthly topics such as God’s Character, Prayer, Contentment, Spiritual Warfare. Each month begins with an introduction of the theme by Beth Moore. I’ve always enjoyed Beth Moore’s insights and personable style.
As is typical of devotional books, each day’s devotional begins with a verse and ends with a prayer. What is not typical are the missionary stories that illustrates the verses and the monthly themes. Everything ties together very well, and effectively brings out the Biblical teaching.
I would’ve liked to read more about the experiences of the missionaries as each day is only one page short. But being that it’s a daily devotion, the format does not allow it to be longer.
Disclosure: Thomas Nelson provided me with a complimentary copy of this book for this review. Opinions are entirely my own.
I grew up in Pasadena. I grew up watching the Rose Parade.
My parents owned a restaurant on Colorado Blvd, and almost every New Years day, we watched the Rose Parade from the roof of the restaurant or on the sidewalk.
I never got tired of it. I loved the excitement and crowds, and picking up roses from the street after the parade.
On Family Life, Dennis Rainey gave a simple way to find a spouse:
Focus on running towards Jesus, and along the way, look to the side to see who is there.
That’s how I found my husband 🙂