The Last Day of the Month

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I can't believe it. It's going to be the 1st of December tomorrow. Another 10 days to go and we will be going back to Malaysia and then to Thailand. Then, a few more days after that will be Christmas and New year.

I'm sure we will be so busy next month especially we will be moving to a new house ( which we haven't found yet) and settle down again after being away for a year. I'm not sure if we even have time ( and budget) to do any Christmas shopping or holiday plans.

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Your Beloved

This is one of my favorite songs. It tells us about the greatness and power of God and at the same time His great love for us.. and because of this we are greatly humbled. What a loving God we have.. He calls us His beloved. Thank You Lord!

Your Beloved

Lord it was You,
You created the heavens.
And Lord, it was Your hands
That put the stars in their place.
Lord, it was Your voice
That commands the morning.
'Cause even oceans and their waves bow at your feet, O Lord.

Lord, who am I
Compared to Your glory?
Lord, who am I
Compared to Your majesty?

'Cause I'm your beloved,
Your creation,
And You love me as I am.
You've called me, chosen
For Your kingdom.
Unashamed to call me your own-
I'm your beloved.

Lord it was You,
You created the heavens.
And Lord, it was Your hands
That put the stars in their place.
Lord, it was Your voice
That commands the morning.
'Cause even oceans and their waves bow at your feet, O Lord.

Lord, who am I
Compared to Your glory?
Lord, who am I
Compared to Your majesty?

'Cause I'm your beloved,
Your creation,
And You love me as I am.
You've called me, chosen
For Your kingdom.
Unashamed to call me your own-
I'm your beloved.

[instrumental]

Lord, who am I
Compared to Your glory?
Lord, who am I
Compared to Your majesty?

'Cause I'm your beloved,
Your creation,
And You love me as I am.
You've called me, chosen
For Your kingdom.
Unashamed to call me your own-
I'm your beloved.

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Mommy Moments: Chore Time

Hello Mommies! It has been quite awhile since I joined Mommy Moments from this blog. So, I'm back and excited to share the chore photos of my li'l girl. It actually took me some time to search for her 'working' photos and I had to search from my old photo file.


No, she's not really mopping the floor. It's just a toy set as her 'practice' to mop our floor in the future.



My li'l girl loves to help me bake. And of course after every baking time will be wiping time. She was only around 3 years old here.

At the age of 3, she also likes to help me set the table. This has actually been here chore before. But since we're living 'transient' lives now. She hasn't been doing this for quite sometime.

So, that's my li'l girl's chores photos. When we get back home and settled in Thailand, I need to start giving chores to both my li'l ones again. Especially we will be by ourselves again. :)

Have a great weekend to all!

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WFW- Matthew 8:23-37

Matthew 8:23-27

23Then he got into the boat and his disciples followed him. 24Without warning, a furious storm came up on the lake, so that the waves swept over the boat. But Jesus was sleeping. 25The disciples went and woke him, saying, "Lord, save us! We're going to drown!"

26He replied, "You of little faith, why are you so afraid?" Then he got up and rebuked the winds and the waves, and it was completely calm.

27The men were amazed and asked, "What kind of man is this? Even the winds and the waves obey him!"

While writing this post, the rain is pouring down. It's not an ordinary rain since it has been pouring since morning. There's a storm warning at some parts of the country. I would have been at peace if we don't live beside the river, I would have been at peace if we hadn't experienced a flood ( up to 2 meters) early this year.

But we live near the river, and now the water level has already risen up. And as the rain pours down ,so are my thoughts of remembrance of our 'tragic' flood experience. I don't want to experience that again, fleeing from our flooded house barefooted without a thing but carrying our kids. Having very limited clothes (and no proper shoes) for days. Seeing our house all dirty and muddy after the flood and losing all the things that seem important at that time. But as I was thinking of the possibility of another flood with a hint of fear in my heart. I was reminded of the story in which Jesus calms the storm. And now the question of Jesus is echoing in my heart "Why are you so afraid? " " Why are you so afraid?".

When Jesus rebuked the winds during that storm, it was also like rebuking me of my little faith. It was not the storm that needs rebuking but me. When I completely trust in Jesus even the physical storms in life, only then there will be calmness.. in every aspect in my life.

A Milestone for My Li'l Girl

Our li'l girl always wanted to ride a bicycle on her own but we felt that she wasn't ready yet. First, her bicycle back in Malaysia was too big for her. So, that's why we had to assemble trainers wheel so she won't fall. But as month went by the other wheel came off but surprisingly she can still manage to ride with a single trainer's wheel. The two days before we left for the Philippines, the only trainer's wheel also came off so, she had to 'practice' riding without it.

For a day or two she tried to ride on her own. I saw her trying her best and even told her to use her cousin's bike with the trainer's wheel. But she told me, " It's okay Amma. I will try to learn. Even if I fall down, I will be okay". Now, that's determination. But sadly, she wasn't able to continue her 'self training' as we then traveled back here in the Philippines.

But when we arrived here in the Philippines, we were excited to know that my sister bought 2 small bicycles ( without the trainer's wheel) for Tricia and her cousin Z. So, day 2 of our stay here, our li'l girl started to practice riding the bicycle on here own. This time, it looks a lot easier for her since she can put her foot down whenever she feels that she's starting to fall down.

And on the second day of her 'training', she was indeed able to ride by herself. Now, she's already such an expert riding her bicycle that she uses it whenever she goes to her cousins house ( which is actually just a few meters away from my Mom's house). Riding the bicycle is actually one of the first things she does when she wakes up. So, whether she's on her sleeping clothes or runners clothing, she will just jump right into it and excitedly ride.

Praise God for our li'l girl. I'm just amazed by her 'determination' and her eagerness to learn. I just hope and pray that she'll have this attitude in her school work and all the other aspects in her life.

Thankful Thursday 31

We're back in my country now. We never expected to be back here so soon. But God knows our hearts desire to spend some more time with family before going back to the place where God called us to be. It's amazing how everything started with a desire and a word was uttered and the next day, a call confirmed of our 'possibility' to go back home. Then, we prayed and prayed. And now we're here. :)

I thank God for He is a God who meets our every heart's desire. I thank God that He will continue to refresh us and prepare us as we go back to our 'work' at the end of the year. I thank God for taking away all our fears as He constantly reminds us to trust in Him.

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Silver

My sis has a small silver jewelry business. This actually started when she found out several years ago that the silver jewelry in Malaysia is quite cheap. And then, when we befriended someone in Thailand who also sells silver jewelry, we found out that their goods are much cheaper. So, once or twice a year, we would go to our friends' shop to buy silver. There were also a couple of times when my sisters went to Thailand and were the ones who came to buy their goods.

But sadly, this year, my sister wasn't able to sell some items because were not able to bring some supply for this year since we were out of Thailand for a year. I'm not sure though if my sis still plans to continue with her small business. But in the future, if her business becomes bigger and she'll need some kind of online banking, I can actually recommend a site that does small business banking solutions.

WFW- Proverbs 17:17

Hi everyone!

It's been quite a while since I joined this meme. Here is my entry for today.

Proverbs 17:17

A friend loves at all times, a brother is born for adversity.

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The Broken Laptop

My Hubby's lcd for his laptop was broken. We're not so sure what happened but as far as we know his laptop hasn't fallen anywhere. So, we went around yesterday and tried to check the costs of repairing his lcd monitor. Many of the shops don't repair his brand of laptop and advised us to go to the service center of the brand. My hubby actually went there the other day but they qouted 15-7 thousand pesos for the replacement. Tsk..tsk..tsk.. With that cost, one can already buy a new unit huh?

There's still one shop where we haven't checked and hopefully we can get a cheaper lcd monitor for the laptop there. This shop is actually known to sell cheap computer stuff like cheap laptop power supply cable. But if they don't have an LCD available, then we have an option to connect the laptop with another computer monitor for it to be useful.

The Prize

As mentioned in one of my posts, my Hubby has won the 1st prize of the KLM Airlines 90th Anniversary Contest! :) My Hubby just got to know about the contest in one of the sites he surfed online a couple of months ago, he answered the 'quiz' , made a slogan and forgot about it.

Then last week, he was so surprised to receive an email congratulating him as one of the winners. He first was looking for his name on the consolation prize list and didn't see his name on it. Then, he saw the 3rd prize winner, 2nd prize winner and finally the 1st prize winner and his name was there! Haahha!

So,what did he win for the contest?

- air tickets for two, business class from Kuala Lumpur - Jakarta- Kuala Lumpur
- a free one night stay at a 5 star hotel in Jakarta
- 200 Ringgit gift voucher from Watson's
- 2 tickets for the Preliminary and Final competition of the International Lion Dance Contest at Genting.

Last November 10 was the giving of prizes for the all the contest winners at KLM's office at Park Royal Hotel in Kuala Lumpur. My hubby went there to claim his prize and it was also announced that the 'real' awarding of the winners will be done during the Lion Dance competition at Genting. But unfortunately, we won't be able to attend that even since we are currently in the Philippines.

So, that's the story if my Hubby's winning prize. Hahah! Until now, I can't help but smile thinking of God's great favor over us and even letting us win contests like this. Thank you Lord for your great favor and great reward. :)

So, next destination would be Jakarta , Indonesia!

Christmas Countdown

It's 46 days before Christmas! Christmas and New year are indeed the most exciting part of the year for many of us. Even though we won't be spending Christmas in the Philippines nor Malaysia but I'm sure we will still have a blessed celebration In Thailand.

The Christmas 'mode' is not felt yet here in Malaysia but I can just imagine that in the Philippines now, the whole country must already be in a Christmas mood with all the malls and houses with Christmas lights and decoration.

If you're in the Christmas 'mode' now, you might even want to get a Christmas or Holiday Fun Eyeglasses from Zenni. They've got new arrivals of $8 prescription Zenni glasses. Below is a sample of the fun glasses that I like.

Request

Hi! I would like to make a request from you. Please vote for the photo that I've submitted in a contest at Parent Thots. I'm doing this contest for my li'l ones. You see the contest prize is a very nice and educational toy from Disney that my kids would truly love.

To vote: just click this link from Parent Thots and look for the photo named 'jesu_d' ( the last photo) and click vote. It'll just take a few seconds of your time to do this. Voting ends on November 10. Thank You so much and I truly appreciate your time.

On Contests and Video Contest

Last night, my Hubby excitedly showed me an email he received. It was an email congratulating him for winning the 1st prize of a contest!! Hahaha! My Hubby has joined that contest two months ago and completely forgot about it. I'll tell the details of his prizes later but as of now, I'm just so amused and amazed on how God meets the desires of our hearts.

And speaking of contests, Abbott Medical Optics Inc. (AMO), a global leader in laser vision correction is hosting a contest called, You Gotta See This iLASIK Video Contest. They are inviting people to make a video that shows the importance or impact of better vision through ilasik. This is actually an ongoing contest and people have already submitted:

• original music videos
• videos on boxing and swimming
• videos that just show how their daily lives would improve.

So, if you like to create videos or music videos, then this is your chance to shine. And who knows, you might be able to grab the grand prize of 5,000 $. All you have to do is to submit your video and tell your friends to vote for it. Votes are one of the major factors in determining the winners. You want to know the rest of the prizes aside from the 5,000$ grand prize?

First Prize (one in each video category):
HDTV package — a $2,500 value

Second Prize (one in each video category):
The Flip UltraHD™ camcorder — a $199.99 value

Cherishing The Moments

I'm cherishing these moments as we are nearing the end of our one year break. As I look back on the months that have passed, I can't help but be amazed as to how God has granted our desires for this break. It has indeed been a time of refreshing and quality time spent with our loved ones. Thank you Lord for this break and He has truly been faithful!

Five more weeks to go and we'll be back to the place where we have been called to do our share of 'work'. It's my prayer that God will prepare our hearts as we continue to do the work he has entrusted us. May we be found faithful as He has been so faithful in our lives.