Family Outing

I'm a certified Family Outing fan/ addict.

I miss clumsy Chunhee. =(

Dae-sung is really really cute. 0.0v

Jae-suk is the funniest and absolutely the best Korean MC! ^^

and the rest of them are all hilarious!


p.s
thanks to ~ ramensoupsubs!~ for posting the vids. kudos!

Disappointments come from people.

Joyce Meyer said that most of our disappointments come from people. I never really thought about this but immediately after she said this, I was caught, and I told myself. Oh, boy, yes it's true!

She said that 'if we expect on people, we are setting our foot on being disappointed'.

Of course circumstances get us frustrated and downhearted but looking at it deeply, it's true that most of our disappointments come from people.

Just come to think of this,

* You wake up hungry one particular morning. You're used to eating breakfast by 8:00 AM, but nobody knows why there's NO breakfast on this particular day. You're mom is nowhere to be found and you start gnashing your teeth, wondering where your MOM is and why she didn't prepare your breakfast. See, there's disappointment and frustration.

* Anniversary. You expect your husband to do something grand or at least get you a movie ticket or reservation to your favorite restaurant, however when he comes home, just when you thought he will surprise you, you were the one who got totally surprised because he came home empty handed and completely clueless about your anniversary. Disappoinment.

I've just come to realize that most of my frustrations when I was still living with mom was because of my high expectations towards her. I drew a picture of a great mother in my mind, and just because she didn't meet my expectations, I was always angry at her and thought that she wasn't good. But now, I've realized I was so wrong. My mom is a great woman. She has imperfections of course, but she is always kind and understanding. She had her shortcomings but she's always been devoted to our family. Our opinions and perspectives may be world's apart but she is after all my mother. I am her daughter and it is just right that I take my part in understanding and loving her for whoever she is.

Way back into love

I have been dealing with lots of things since I started working homebased. There's mom who's always nagging, dad who's a little untidy, brother who's lazy, bf who's million miles away, internet that's very often intermittent, brownouts, hot weather, no social life, church that's 3 hours away, can't go to my favorite restaurants in the city, can't even get a Starbucks coffee, students who are freaking annoying at times. I swear I can go on and on and on. I've got so many things going on that's been driving me insane. I've been whining about every single matter. And I thought....' God, I'm tired. ' 'What happened to the things you taught me.' 'Where's all the joy and patience and kindness and gentleness and love and self-control that I used to have?' I'm tired. And the Holy Spirit spoke to me and said, 'well, you still have all those things. It's the way you see things; and the way you're seeing your situation is way low. Where you are right now is exactly where God wants you to be. It's your training ground.'

Thanks to my daily dose of Joyce Meyer.

Glory to God who never gets tired of me and never fails to remind me of my purpose; who constantly loves me unconditionally despite of who I am and what I've done.

I'm half way back to my real self and I'm glad.

Glory to God in the Highest!

"what you pray for reveals your heart"

Joyce Meyer has always been one of my favorite preachers eversince. I used to watch her in RPN channel 9 every 9:30 AM. ( I'm not sure if it's still in the same channel and time now). For me, she is one of the most excellent preachers when it comes to teaching Christian life. She has a very good way of combining boldness and humor in teaching Christian living which will really make you want to meditate on the word of God, introspect and check your lifestyle as a Christian. However, I discontinued listening to her daily broadcast for quite sometime because I've begun to fall in love with Pastor Joel Osteen (ministry ) who is equally a great speaker.

Couple days ago, I thought of listening to Joyce Meyer's broadcast again through live video streaming online. And again, I am so amazed of the rich contents of her sermon plus her ever splendid style of preaching the gospel.

After I listened to the second part of her sermon this evening, " Character traits of an excellent man" , here's one point that caught me.

"what you pray for reveals your heart"

Listen to you heart and you will know more about yourself. Look at the prayers of Paul and Jesus. ( Ephesian 3:16- 19, Philippians 3:10, Philippians 1:9-11, Matthew 5:44 Colossians 1:9- 12, Matthew 26:41)

Tonight before we all go to bed, let's check on what's in our prayer list.

Is it mostly material? Is it all about ourselves? Is it all about the world? Is it all about getting ahead?

But this is Paul's prayer ' and it is my prayer, that your love may abound more and more...that I may be pure and blameless...filled with fruit of righteosness that comes through Jesus Christ.'

To God be the glory! Amen!

Creamy Macaroni Soup and Ube-macapuno from Red Ribbon

I've got a nasty cold. Ugh! I hate it. I don't remember the last time I had a cold so this thing is unusual to me and it makes me feel so sick. hehe! like a child..Anyways, it also makes me miss bf. If he were here, I'm sure he'd buy me my favorite Ube-macapuno cake from Red Ribbon and Creamy Macaroni soup from Jollibee.

I miss Sunday School

Part of my ministry in the church was teaching Sunday School Children. I love children and I love the fact that I am one of those people who share the gospel to those innocent minds. In a way, I am molding them to become Christ-like. Apparently, I had no choice but to stop teaching them when I decided to work homebased.

Anyway, this video was taken in Chungju, South Korea. I taught the Sunday School kids there a few songs when I visited their church.

P.S it's my voice in the background, so please just smile and never mind the fact that I am one and a half notes short.