Wednesday, February 14, 2007

Love is patient

wow, another year has passed since my first blog entry with my reflections on valentine's day ।

This time , my tots for valentine's day came when I was sitting on my great white throne ...ahhh.....

LOVE is PATIENT ...

My dear hubby was apologising to me that this year he was thinking hard of what to get me for Vday but dunno what to get. But deep in my heart , I felt he has given me the best gift of love that beats those beautiful bouquets of roses ( yes, I still love receiving flowers ), his ENDURING PATIENCE to me.

In my times of stress and immense frustrations ( esp on days when Gracia demands more attention than my fatigued soul can give), I've said things which i knew were uncalled for ( sometimes regretted). But my chubby hubby instead of judging or reprimanding me, chose to find how he can help to alleviate my frustrations first before attempting to "counsel" me..=) He really showed me love thru his patience and grace to me =)

Thank you Lord for a wonderful hubby that I can enjoy "valentine's day " every day .=) Lord, help me to demonstrate my love to my loved ones around me by giving them the gift of patience and grace.

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my spiritual family

Lord, thank you for a wonderful spiritual family....



Behind all the smiles is the journey of COMMITMENT that we have chosen to walk thru with each other through the different seasons of our lives in past years .



my G12 family during our cny dinner:

Gracia BOX fun

Gracia's new toy!!!

A mother's words , actions, choices affects her children's nature

I am in the midst of reading an empowering book ," women in ministry" by Ps Claudia Ceasar and this sentence sprang out to me...

" a mother has the ability to affect her children's destiny thru her words, actions and choices "

Isn't that powerful! Actually, more than a position of a mother, I was thinking of our position as WOMEN and more spectifically all my spiritual daughters. Yes, every one of their CHOICES NOW will affect their children to come . Their choices on who they marry, how they want to live their lives,what they want to invest their time in, etc..

"Lord, help me that I may be able to help my all my daughters ( spiritual and physical) realise the power of their choices on their future children's lives and that you would grant me the grace to empower my daughters to catch a heart of a mother that we as women will rise up to the high calling you have given us as mothers to influence the next generation. "

A home is ...

"What is home? A roof to keep out the rain. Four walls to keep out the wind. Floors to keep out the cold. Yes, but home is more than that.
It is the laugh of a baby, the song of a mother, the strength of a father. Warmth of living hearts, light from happy eyes, kindness, loyalty, comradeship. Home is first school and first church for young ones, where they learn what is right, what is good, and what is kind. Where they go for comfort when they are hurt or sick. Where joy is shared and sorrow eased. Where fathers and mothers are respected and loved. Where children are wanted. Where the simplest food is good enough for kings because it is earned. Where money is not as important as lovingkindness. Where even the tea kettle sings from happiness. That is home. God bless it. ~Madame Ernestine Schumann-Heink"