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Thursday, October 8, 2009 Life full of Blessings from above This is a video ppt that I made for my father's birthday party. I enjoyed the process of looking thru' all the pictures, and of course I want to pick everyone of it. After all, my father is blessed with the support of family, friends and brothers & sisters from church. The most of all is God that gives him strength to enjoy and share. "Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will rest secure, because you will not abandon me to the grave, nor will you let your Holy One see decay." Psalm 16:9-10 Praise Him for He is good.......... Monday, August 24, 2009 In the garden of number 9 We spend a day in number 9's house last Saturday. Their family lived in Saratoga. It is a Spanish style house. Inside the house, there is a garden full of different fruits and vegetables. It is fruitful. Oldest mother-in-law Oldest father-in-law Here is #1 and #9 talking #3 and #8 Sunflower sister Look at the delicious Asian pear, yummy........ Wait a minute, what is Tommy doing up in the tree....... Tommy saw a pretty ripe Asian pear, he finally got it. "....God made all kinds of tree grow out of the ground-trees that were pleasing to the eye and good for food. The Lord God took the man and put him ..... to work it and take care of it." Genesis 2:8-9, 15 This garden of #9 reminds me of God's original plan for human is to take care of his beautiful creation. #9 really takes good care of this garden of his. It is a blessing to have a family gathering and enjoy each other's present. Wednesday, August 19, 2009 A Blessed Day together This is our 1st Family Picnic, in the Frontier Park of Pacifica. We can see God is providing us with a wonderful place, with bright, sunny and warm weather. Everyone seems to have fun with each other, the kids or doggies enjoy it !!! Image of our Heavenly Father In my younger years, I did not have a very positive image of my father. I viewed him as passive, not decisive, not musculine, always as followers. The father figure he protrayed did not match the one I am hoping for. "But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and prayer to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. " Matthew 6:6 Praise the Lord, once again He reminds me of a positive father image....... - our Heavenly Father is a personal God, - He is a soft and caring God, - He provides protection & supplies for our needs, - He teaches us responsibility and give us courage to live everyday of our life. Jesus told me that our Heavenly Father is our father. No matter how our earthly father protrayed, we have our Father in Heaven that we can rely, depend and talked to. He definately will listen to us if we can pray to Him quietly in our room, He will reward us accordingly. 感謝耶穌告訴我要如何與父神相遇, 不是父神需要隱秘, 是我需要安靜, 才能清心見你. 進我的內屋, 關上門; 父啊, 我在這裡, 請向我說話....... Friday, July 31, 2009 The Road to Renewal Redwood Glen is the retreat site this year, it only takes us 1 1/2 hr. drive, very convenient. It is late Friday, everyone is tired and hungry, still everyone is patiently waiting for the orientation meetin. There is a lot of excitment within us. We are only eating in the cafeteria, we are also having BBQ in the woods. Everyone is enjoying each other in singspiration. We have a time for meditation in the morning to enjoy, reflect and converse with God's creation At night, we have campfire to get close to each other. The Road to Renewal is the theme for this retreat. "Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God-this is your spiritual act of worship. Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transfored by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is his good, pleasing and perfect will." Living Sacrifice, simply means that I do not do what the flesh wants to do. It is a decision that I have to make everyday. Am I conforming to the pattern of the world or the other way round. Do I have conviction to most circumstances, but no action to support or repent? Am I serving to please God or please man? I pray that because of all the goodness & blessings from God, I can commit myself totally to Him. Mind renewal is the real secret to living holy and pleasing to God. So I pray that the Lord will help me be obedient and serve Him without any reservation. Friday, July 17, 2009 The Lord is my Shepherd "THE LORD is my shepherd, I shall not be in want. He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, He restores my soul, He guides me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake." Psalm 23:1-3 In years, the Lord is always my shepherd, guiding and providing for me. Out of many busy schedule, the Lord did provided us with memorable family time, sharing time, relaxing time, sightseeing time, shopping time and laughing time in last week's vacation. The timing is just right, just like the sheep that always enjoying the green pastures and quiet waters, I also wish the good times can go on and on... What will the sheep treasure most? Green pastures; quiet waters or the Shepherd himself? After we returned home that night, I had to face a very tramatic situation. Tommy had to take care of a dead battery of his car that park on the street and I have to move all the luggages back home first. As I step into the house, little T.J. came to me and said, "They are yelling". It started with Teddy and Melissa arguing. After a while, everyone (Teddy, Melissa, Jenifer and Rafael) are yelling at each other from downstairs to the street. Later on, a fight between Teddy, Jenifer and Rafael started. I can only found myself standing on the sidewalk and yell,"stop fighting", of course it didn't help. Eventually everyone calm down when the police come by. Little T.J. was crying when he saw the police and Teddy went out of the house. Then Tommy returned after the police left. During the whole incident, I can only called out for help to our Lord. After everything settle that night, the devotion from Psalm 23 surface in my mind. As sheep to the Shepherd, what will I treasure most? the good and joyful time that the Lord provided or the Lord himself. Praise the Lord for turning my focus back to Him. My surroundings and situation may change, but only the Lord stays the same and always be with me during the most difficult time. In these two days, the peacefulness return. Teddy requested to have dinner together on Tuesday. So everyone was at the table for dinner and they were talking to each other. Jenifer initated to treat Teddy & Melissa, Tommy and Horatio for lunch on Thursday. They seemed to have a good time. I thank the Lord for answering our prayer. I pray that when my focus is always on my Lord; even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, because the Lord are with me; his rod and his staff will comfort me. Amen. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom) Followers Blog Archive ▼  2010 (5) ▼  November (1) Create a free scrapbook ►  July (1) ►  April (1) ►  March (2) ►  2009 (38) ►  November (1) ►  October (1) ►  August (3) ►  July (5) ►  June (8) ►  May (2) ►  March (5) ►  February (7) ►  January (6)