In a few short weeks my babee is gonna get married. She's gonna move out of our house and call another place her home.
No more calls or smses in the middle of the night asking me to pray with (most of the time it's to pray for) her or to come over and snuggle in with her after a particularly bad dream or a scary movie. No more midnight chats under the covers.
I'm gonna miss all that.
Monday, June 13, 2011
Friday, June 10, 2011
A Longing for Romance
There is a longing for romance that is implanted in the DNA of the female of the human species.
This longing is activated very early in our lives. Our favourite fairy tales are Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella and Beauty and the Beast where the common factor is the prince who falls in love with the heroine and transforms her life.
From the first time we set eyes on a bride we dream of our own wedding day. The person waiting for us at the altar may be nebulous but we have a crystal clear picture of our wedding gown and what the place should look like.
Of course this picture changes every time we dream which is why choosing the gown, the decor, the cake and setting the right mood for our own real wedding becomes such a monumental exercise in decision-making. With so many lovely scenarios to choose from, it is hard to decide on one.
When her prince comes into her life, all a woman desires is for her dream to come true.
Ideally it all begins with a spectacular proposal...
...that leads to a perfect wedding day...
...that culminates in a long and loving, faithful and fruitful marriage.
The effort for a sensational proposal naturally comes from the guy but most of the effort into making the wedding day perfect falls on the bride. Everything should be the way she wants it to be, or almost the way she wants it to be, and if things turn out as planned then all is well and good.
But the greatest joy for the bride comes when the groom plans a pleasant surprise for her on the wedding day. The surprise is the icing on the cake. For example, my nephew disappeared during his wedding dinner. The next thing we knew the band was playing and he appeared with a bouquet of flowers singing his love for his bride.
Beyond a myriad things that adds up to a perfect wedding the one thing that will surely captivate the heart of the bride is the something special the groom does for her on her wedding day that makes her the envy of all the women in the room.
This longing is activated very early in our lives. Our favourite fairy tales are Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella and Beauty and the Beast where the common factor is the prince who falls in love with the heroine and transforms her life.
From the first time we set eyes on a bride we dream of our own wedding day. The person waiting for us at the altar may be nebulous but we have a crystal clear picture of our wedding gown and what the place should look like.
Of course this picture changes every time we dream which is why choosing the gown, the decor, the cake and setting the right mood for our own real wedding becomes such a monumental exercise in decision-making. With so many lovely scenarios to choose from, it is hard to decide on one.
When her prince comes into her life, all a woman desires is for her dream to come true.
Ideally it all begins with a spectacular proposal...
...that leads to a perfect wedding day...
...that culminates in a long and loving, faithful and fruitful marriage.
The effort for a sensational proposal naturally comes from the guy but most of the effort into making the wedding day perfect falls on the bride. Everything should be the way she wants it to be, or almost the way she wants it to be, and if things turn out as planned then all is well and good.
But the greatest joy for the bride comes when the groom plans a pleasant surprise for her on the wedding day. The surprise is the icing on the cake. For example, my nephew disappeared during his wedding dinner. The next thing we knew the band was playing and he appeared with a bouquet of flowers singing his love for his bride.
Beyond a myriad things that adds up to a perfect wedding the one thing that will surely captivate the heart of the bride is the something special the groom does for her on her wedding day that makes her the envy of all the women in the room.
Something that makes her dream of romance come true.
Something that tells her she is the most loved woman in the room.
Something that tells her her man would willingly climb
the highest mountain, and swim across
a shark-infested ocean for her.
Something that tells her she is the most loved woman in the room.
Something that tells her her man would willingly climb
the highest mountain, and swim across
a shark-infested ocean for her.
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Too Free
You know when you are too free when you have time for this.
Rev. W.O. Taylor, 91, was the oldest man attending the Southern Baptist Convention a few years ago. At the annual free breakfast for retirees, Brother Taylor rose and recited his own version of the parable of the prodigal son, which he entitled "The Final Fixing of the Foolish Fugitive:"Source: Daily Humor
"Feeling footloose, fancy-free and frisky, this feather-brained fellow finagled his fond father into forking over his fortune. Forthwith, he fled for foreign fields and frittered his farthings feasting fabulously with fair-weather friends. Finally, facing famine, and fleeced by his fellows in folly, he
found himself a feed flinger in a filthy farmlot. He fain would have filled his frame with foraged food from the fodder fragments.
"'Fooey! My father's flunkies fare far fancier,' the frazzled fugitive fumed feverishly, frankly facing fact.
"Frustrated from failure and filled with forebodings, he fled for his family.
"Falling at his father's feet, he floundered forlornly. 'Father, I have flunked and fruitlessly forfeited further family favors.'
"But the faithful father, forestalling further flinching, frantically flagged his flunkies to fetch forth the finest fatling and fix a feast.
"But the fugitive's fault-finding frater, faithfully farming his father's fields for free, frowned at this fickle forgiveness of former falderal. His fury flashed, but fussing was futile.
"His foresighted father figured, 'Such filial fidelity is fine, but what forbids fervent festivities? The fugitive is found! Unfurl the flags! With fanfare flaring, let fun, frolic and frivolity flow freely, former failures forgotten and folly forsaken. Forgiveness forms a firm foundation for future fortitude.'"
Friday, June 3, 2011
So Sad
I am so sad for myself. My 'bee has blocked her blog. Nothing for me to read and I so look forward to reading her blog every day.
I am doubly, make that triply, sad for 'bee. Fiance not around (most of the time), her bestest of friends all in KL and now without the support of her online community. She is like a castaway all alone on her little island.
My heart goes out to her.
I am doubly, make that triply, sad for 'bee. Fiance not around (most of the time), her bestest of friends all in KL and now without the support of her online community. She is like a castaway all alone on her little island.
My heart goes out to her.
Sunday, May 29, 2011
Happiness Is...
...when I attack and demolish a mountain of laundry until all that's left is an empty laundry basket.
Yay! High five! Yippedee doo dah!
CORRECTION 29 May: It was a mountain of clothes to IRON that I conquered, not laundry.
Yay! High five! Yippedee doo dah!
CORRECTION 29 May: It was a mountain of clothes to IRON that I conquered, not laundry.
Friday, May 27, 2011
Move of the Spirit
Last Sunday was simply awesome.
Pastor Gideon led us to wait upon the Lord during worship and encouraged the congregation to move in the Spirit. When I was lost in worship, the following scriptures kept coming to me:
Never having demonstrated any prophetic gifting before, I dared not bring forth the word. What if it's me and not the Lord? Fortunately I was taking the offering, so I simply incorporated the verses into my prayer.
Then Pastor Gideon started to preach. To my dismay, I found out (too late) that the two verses were in absolute alignment with his message that morning. When I told hubby, he confirmed that he also received those two verses.
What an opportunity to bless the congregation, glorify the Lord and encourage my pastor! And I missed it.
I repented and promised the Lord that henceforth I shall take the step of faith to speak whenever I receive the word of the Lord. No holding back. Easier said than done.
Lord, hlep me and grant me the boldness to obey you in all things big and small!
Pastor Gideon led us to wait upon the Lord during worship and encouraged the congregation to move in the Spirit. When I was lost in worship, the following scriptures kept coming to me:
Matthew 11:28 "Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened,
and I will give you rest."
1 Peter 5:7 "Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you."
and I will give you rest."
1 Peter 5:7 "Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you."
Never having demonstrated any prophetic gifting before, I dared not bring forth the word. What if it's me and not the Lord? Fortunately I was taking the offering, so I simply incorporated the verses into my prayer.
Then Pastor Gideon started to preach. To my dismay, I found out (too late) that the two verses were in absolute alignment with his message that morning. When I told hubby, he confirmed that he also received those two verses.
What an opportunity to bless the congregation, glorify the Lord and encourage my pastor! And I missed it.
I repented and promised the Lord that henceforth I shall take the step of faith to speak whenever I receive the word of the Lord. No holding back. Easier said than done.
Lord, hlep me and grant me the boldness to obey you in all things big and small!
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
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