Sabbathical Break for Blog

Dear Readers,

Hereby I'd like to announce that I won't be writing very often (almost null) on my blog as there are some storms happening at home in Johor thus I'll be away from KK for a while after 28 February. I'll let you all know when I'll be back again. Please keep my family in prayers.

God bless.

Love in Christ,
Cindy C.

Happy Valentine's Day

Mathematics of Love

Only God knows the useful approach in the mathematics of LOVE.

~ 1 Corinthians 13: 4-8a ~
Love is patient; love is kind; love is not envious of boastful or arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice in wrongdoing, but rejoices in truth. It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never ends.


Who Loves You More?

God loves us more than anyone on earth. Rejoice for God loves you so much!

~ John 3:16 ~
For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life.


Love is a Decision, not Emotion

What is our decision today? To love God or love the world?

~ Psalm 43:3 ~
O send out your light and your truth; let them lead me; let them bring me to your holy hill and to your dwelling.

May this Valentine's Day be a special time for you and God because He first loved us even before we love Him, so He, our ultimate Lover, deserves the best time with us.

Choose God, choose life, choose love.

Happy Valentine's Day, my love!

The Magic in Chocolates

This reminds me of Kit Kat... It is a magic, a magic which caused me to remember the joy at this time of despair. Thank God. Amen!

Good or Bad Traditions?

It was an not-too-ok-but-managed-to-survive sort of day for me... Again, an episode of waking up just in time, missing the first part of morning reflection at school. It had been like that since last week, seemed to worsen by end of the week with the outbreak of not-so-joyous news from home, until now. I even made harsh remarks to a certain friend of mine after daily mass. Now, that's pretty bad. I'm just down-spirited for the time being. Dang!

Today, when I read the Word of God for the first time, it was a total haze to my mind - like as though all that was said didn't make sense. Then finally after several times, the Gospel reading finally made its sense... Thank God for His grace. I've nothing much to write recently, as though my mind is dry, my heart is in the desert zone. I badly need to be watered by God, so I guess keeping quiet becomes an art for me to learn now. I'll try to update blog, but apologies for nonsensical entries k. May things be normalised again soon~~~

Here's the reflection I got from OBOB for today's readings...

Tuesday, February 10, 2009, St. Scholastica

Genesis 1:20—2:4, Psalm 8, Mark 7:1-13
Link to Readings --> http://www.usccb.org/nab/021009.shtml

GOOD OR BAD TRADITIONS?

"That is the way you nullify God's word in favor of the traditions you have handed on." —Mark 7:13

The people of Jesus' time used mere human traditions to nullify God's word. We do the same today. For example, God's word calls us all to be one as Jesus and the Father are One (Jn 17:21). Yet we've remained divided in our denominations for hundreds of years. It's our tradition.

In the Bible, the Lord commands us: "Your thoughts should be wholly directed to all that is true, all that deserves respect, all that is honest, pure, admirable, decent, virtuous, or worthy of praise" (Phil 4:8). Yet we have a tradition of watching TV, which directs our thoughts to evil, lust, greed, violence, and selfishness. Jesus strongly forbids the slightest expression of impurity.

If we fall into the temptation to look lustfully at another, Jesus proposes that we gouge out our eyes (Mt 5:28-29). Yet we have a tradition of dressing suggestively and joking about sexual matters (see Eph 5:3-4).

In the Bible, the Lord repeatedly commands us to be "sober and watchful" (1 Pt 5:8; 1 Thes 5:6). However, we have a tradition of drinking alcohol. Some churches even have the tradition of selling alcohol, even when they are almost certain of furthering someone's alcoholism.

We must repent of nullifying God's word by observing our traditions, and we must obey the traditions which the Holy Spirit has given us (see 2 Thes 2:15).


Prayer: Father, bring down the strongholds of the evil one (2 Cor 10:4).

Promise: "God looked at everything He had made, and He found it very good." —Gn 1:31

Praise: St. Scholastica worked for God's kingdom from within the walls of her convent.

It's a girl thing, really!

To all the girls, have you ever had a day whereby you have the urge to just shop till you drop dead? If you do, continue reading...

To all the guys, have you ever wondered why girls need so many pairs of shoes, not that they would wear them all the time? If you do, continue reading too...

To all the girls, have you ever wondered what's the beauty in heels or shoes that causes you to be thinking that splurging is a must like how eating is to all mankind? If you do, continue reading...

To all the guys, have you ever wondered why all girls love heels that made their toes so miserably painful that they whined but they will never let go of the pair that burns your pocket? If you do, continue reading please...

Well, the story is this... Shoes are simply irresistible for girls!!! It is like how a guy must wear necktie to work. We have different names for the pair of "things" that cover the feet... To name a few... We have sandals, heels, pumps, flats, wedges, platforms... Blah blah blah... I used to wonder the same things... Why do girls need so many pairs of shoes??? It is just SHOES... But NOW, it is NOT just shoes... They are simply irresistible.

I think I started purchasing heels and wearing them when I started working as a marketeer... It made a difference on my feet... I'm not short, but wearing them, I feel more confident. They made me even taller, obviously, but I think I look nice when I wear heels and skirt and put on makeup. Haha! All girls look lovelier with all these elements!! LOL! So guys, we girls don't mind you check us out when we're wearing a pair of decent heels, because it is a lovely creation.

What else I want to say about it? I notice that wedges are more comfortable than stiletto heels, though stiletto heels make the legs sexier than usual. In fact, I love both, and especially those with ankle straps!!! There's something about the straps that kept me mesmerized always! However, this time I bought myself a pair of open toe pumps and a pair of wedges from Rachael G, a Singapore-based company, in 1Borneo, KK.

Here are some photos of the two pairs...

I love the design of the box, the colour and the material~

This is the first pair which I was attracted to... I love the design, simple and comfy... This is the nearest I can get to close toe pumps... I like the fact that it comes in three different colour... White, "camel" and black. The white one was gorgeous, camel was normal, black is serious. I love the white one, but I just got myself a pair of white wedges right before CNY, so I've decided to be "serious" this time... LOL! I can wear it with jeans or with office wear. It was a 70% discount deal. Worth the money~ Less than MYR40!

This is another gorgeous pair which I bought... I love the fact that this is my first pair of open toe black 3-inch wedges. In fact, it was the design of the "wedge" itself that caused me to purchase it. And also the tiny golden prints on black. It made the whole pair of heels more adorable... But the heels can't match anything that I have so far...

Here's the 3-inch-high heels of the wedges... The design is a mixture of gold, brown, blue tones. It's lovely to be worn with dresses and also jeans I think. I might try with skirts but I think dresses will look better. Especially simple black dresses~ Hehehe! This pair is also a bargain... 70% discount!!!

So when did I start to become a fashion chic? No idea... It's probably in the nature of all females to love fashion... I'm just excited over the heels I bought, so I'd like to share their beauty with you all! Well, after burning my own pocket, time to save!!! Thank God for the food from CNY lunch in school so I no need to worry about breakfast and lunch these two days I think. Oh!! There's still papaya left in the fridge, and pineapple! I want to cook pineapple chicken tomorrow~ Anybody interested to be my guinea pig? Hehe!

Till then... God bless!

Notice for Readers

Hi people... Sorry for not updating my blog much these days... FYI, I might not be posting so many entries in the days to come. Many things are happening in my life, especially my family, so in the times of uncertainty, my emotions become hazzled, and I think certain thoughts of mine are unsuitable for public view. I'll try to update as often as I can though... We see how God leads me to share...

Hmm... Something struck me as I checked on my Friendster... I had stopped FaceBook already... I probably will be able to declare that I'm "clear" from FaceBook after this 19 February 2009 (90 days clearance). Currently I'm still quite active in Friendster, and a private group that I'm in. I used to be the founder but due to certain unforseen circumstance, I had to give it up to another until further notice. I notice some recent "disturbances" that will eventually cause me to stop checking FS group.

"I just want peace, leave me and my comfort zone alone, intruder! You have your zone already, so please leave me and my zone alone, I beg you!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

Please pray for me. That intruder's shadow is getting on my already-weakened nerves! :( To avoid it I stopped FB completely, now have to consider stopping FS because of the same cause. Dang!

I'm like a withered sunflower these few days. I pray God will save me fast before I sink into the sea of emotions... God help me!!!!!!

Weird Kiki's Look

Latest info, my puppy Kiki is a mix bred of Jack Russell Terrier and Miniature Pinscher instead of a Chihuahua / Miniature Pinscher mix. Haha... So Kiki is a Minnie Jack instead of a Chipin... Sounds nicer definitely... and more girlish~~ LOL! Anyway, this is a pic of his "pig" look~ Hahahaha!! That's what my mom said... Like a pig head attached to a dog body~~

Hollow Man

Is this person showing love or asking for love?
Is it a full heart or an empty heart?
How do we know if our heart is empty and hollow, or full of love?
Are we hollow men or loving men?

Jesus is never hollow, He's always full of love...
Filled with compassion and moved with the movement of the Holy Spirit...

Are you?
Am I?
Should we?

Yes, we should.

Why?

Because the day we chose to be the Soldiers of Christ, it is our way of life.

Amen to the God who saves!
Amen to the Christ who died and resurrected for us!
Amen to the Holy Spirit who resides in our hearts!
Amen to all who believe!

God Bless.

Pax et Bonum.