(How many of my colleagues read my blog? Think it’s an ultimate test and a test of my confidence in writing this….)
For over 10 years, I’ve been hearing from Wesley all the time how he has finished all he has to do by 9:15am every day. Now with his latest job, it has all changed and work would keep him busy from the first till last minute when he’s in office, and even some occasional OT work to take home.
Interestingly, it’s the other way round for me. For the past 2 weeks I don’t have much to do. I’ve even cleared away a number of some long outstanding items that have been sitting around for months, if not for years! I really got a bit bored from all this down time. I’ve been saying that it’s not easy to work on a job that has nothing to do – it takes some special personality to do so and survive. I guess I’m just not one of them.
I guess I really enjoyed it when my boss was away for the past 5 weeks on study when I acted as her deputy. Frankly, I haven’t done much. But I really appreciate the opportunity given to me to participate and to be involved in meetings and subject items that otherwise I won’t have chance to touch. It’s such a big contrast then and now, without much happening in my own area.
I guess it’s really ‘luxurious complaint’ to be made. Any how, I’m thankful for such a stress-free position for these 2 years when I have the babies. God knows best.
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Gold coin
It’s a very small gold coin, even smaller than a 10 cents. But still, I’m quite excited to receive it. It’s the 10 years service award from my company.
10-year is indeed quite a long time! That’s nearly one-third of my life so far. It didn’t feel like 10 years with the frequent job changes at the first few years. But I do treasure my time here very much. Thank you Lord. I like my job and this company indeed and thanks Jesus for putting me here.
Look forward to getting more gold coins for my 15 years, 20 years, 25 years …. of service.
(I think the only thing I’m not sure is whether my kids will change my mind, or God may tell me to try for something new for Him someday. Let’s see.)
Monday, December 31, 2007
2007 Review and 2008
Today is the last day of 2007. I am now waiting for Yee Sum to finish her last bottle of milk for this year before we head out to church to join the year end thanksgiving prayer meeting.
There are so many things we need to say thanks to our Lord.
For the smooth and healthy pregnancy period.
For the date and time and smooth operation of Yee Sum's birth.
For Yee Sum is such a lovely adorable healthy baby so easy to take care of (most of the time, not now when she's crying and refusing her milk bottle, finished only 1/3).
For my mother accepting Jesus Christ to her life and had her baptism this year.
For Robert my brother-in-law also had his baptism this year, together with my mom.
For Wesley to experience so much of Lord's presence in his work life.
For Rowena to come to our home.
For the Lord's plentiful supply to us, physically, spiritually, our health, our family.
None of the above we should take for granted. All of the above I'm truly thankful and grateful, for they're all gifts from my Lord.
Looking ahead, I think this year is a rare one in recent years that I don't have a clear plan or targets to look forward to in the year to come. May be too busy to think about?
Of course we'll continue to take care of Yee Sum and she'll have her first birthday. But then, what? Seems like no significant milestone will be coming up.
Sounds a bit dull, doesn't it? I think it sort of reflects the stagnancy I feel for right now. Especially my spiritual life. Yee Sum's birth is of course a most happy thing. But the changes I've gone through during pregnancy and after Yee Sum's birth were so great, that definitely has drawn my attention and as a result, I'm further from my Lord than before. And it's not satisfying to my heart. Things started to improve a bit since I returned to work 1.5 month ago as I can at least have my daily devotional time back. But it's still a long way to go and I do really wanna go back closer to our Lord. I guess this is the only thing that I really look forward to in 2008 for now.
(P.S. We have lost - baby still just finished 1/3 of her milk tonight and we've put her to bed already. Let's see if we'd need to feed her tonight after we come back from church...)
There are so many things we need to say thanks to our Lord.
For the smooth and healthy pregnancy period.
For the date and time and smooth operation of Yee Sum's birth.
For Yee Sum is such a lovely adorable healthy baby so easy to take care of (most of the time, not now when she's crying and refusing her milk bottle, finished only 1/3).
For my mother accepting Jesus Christ to her life and had her baptism this year.
For Robert my brother-in-law also had his baptism this year, together with my mom.
For Wesley to experience so much of Lord's presence in his work life.
For Rowena to come to our home.
For the Lord's plentiful supply to us, physically, spiritually, our health, our family.
None of the above we should take for granted. All of the above I'm truly thankful and grateful, for they're all gifts from my Lord.
Looking ahead, I think this year is a rare one in recent years that I don't have a clear plan or targets to look forward to in the year to come. May be too busy to think about?
Of course we'll continue to take care of Yee Sum and she'll have her first birthday. But then, what? Seems like no significant milestone will be coming up.
Sounds a bit dull, doesn't it? I think it sort of reflects the stagnancy I feel for right now. Especially my spiritual life. Yee Sum's birth is of course a most happy thing. But the changes I've gone through during pregnancy and after Yee Sum's birth were so great, that definitely has drawn my attention and as a result, I'm further from my Lord than before. And it's not satisfying to my heart. Things started to improve a bit since I returned to work 1.5 month ago as I can at least have my daily devotional time back. But it's still a long way to go and I do really wanna go back closer to our Lord. I guess this is the only thing that I really look forward to in 2008 for now.
(P.S. We have lost - baby still just finished 1/3 of her milk tonight and we've put her to bed already. Let's see if we'd need to feed her tonight after we come back from church...)
Tuesday, June 26, 2007
Little Things
It's really just a little thing. But when our Lord is so caring as to take care of it even though I didn't ask, I'm really touched.
Well, actually it's quite silly. One of my credit cards is doing a promotion this month so if I spend this particular amount, there is extra cash rebate. So the 'deadline' for the spending is this weekend, and we still need to spend another HK$2000 to meet the target. I just don't have another HK$2000 worth of things to buy!
But then today, got an email from a sister in our church, asking me to arrange air ticket for her maid to go back home. So after checking the price and details for her, she has decided to go with it. And I can pay for her maid's ticket by credit card too before end this week.
It's really silly, isn't it? But I feel such warmth and love in my heart, as our Lord is so caring! Even for little things like this! And He provides, through His own way. I never need to worry about my needs as He'd use His miraculous ways to provide, here and there, large sum or small. We never lack of supply.
Oh my Lord, you're so sweet! Thanks so much for your gift - it's not the spending or money or even supply, but Your Love that counts! Thank you Lord!
Well, actually it's quite silly. One of my credit cards is doing a promotion this month so if I spend this particular amount, there is extra cash rebate. So the 'deadline' for the spending is this weekend, and we still need to spend another HK$2000 to meet the target. I just don't have another HK$2000 worth of things to buy!
But then today, got an email from a sister in our church, asking me to arrange air ticket for her maid to go back home. So after checking the price and details for her, she has decided to go with it. And I can pay for her maid's ticket by credit card too before end this week.
It's really silly, isn't it? But I feel such warmth and love in my heart, as our Lord is so caring! Even for little things like this! And He provides, through His own way. I never need to worry about my needs as He'd use His miraculous ways to provide, here and there, large sum or small. We never lack of supply.
Oh my Lord, you're so sweet! Thanks so much for your gift - it's not the spending or money or even supply, but Your Love that counts! Thank you Lord!
Saturday, June 02, 2007
Dad
Tonight Wesley has meeting again so I went back to my parents' home to have dinner.
Got a chance to chit chat with my sister and brother-in-law after dinner. We don't usually have opportunity to talk too much when their little girl is around. Tonight she is not feeling well so my Mom took her upstairs earlier than usual. And my Dad was not at home tonight as he has some friends visiting from China.
Thank you Lord to give us a chance to talk. Though I must say, the chat has left a heavy load in my heart.
They told me how Dad has been coughing quite badly recently. But more importantly, how he was reluctant to go for check up or let them take a closer examination of him. Because they know, and he knows, too, the main reason for it is smoking. He already knew how smoking has been damaging his lungs since he went for X-ray few years back, when he had another bad cough then. He also tried to quit then, for a month? And then he picked it up again. Frankly these I have known for a long time. What I didn't know before and what scared me most was that, they told me Dad has mentioned suicide not long ago - that if his health took a really bad turn, he'd prefer to take his own life away.
This really scares me. I have never, ever, thought that Dad would have such thought in his mind. It's just very scary to hear it from your own parent, even if only indirectly. And from what I understood from Tak & Robert, he has mentioned it at least twice in different occasions. So he was not "drunk" or just talking non-sense but this thought really is in his mind.
I must say, after hearing this, I am more worried about his heart and spirit more than for his lungs. Oh, how tightly he was bound by smoking. How tightly he was bound by the worldly things. We all agreed, it's not that Dad didn't know about Jesus. He just doesn't want to give up what he likes (the earthly things) to choose God's way. His heart is hard.
Oh Lord, oh Lord. I pray to you to have mercy on my Dad. I know nothing we can do to change his mind. The only thing we can do is to pray for him, to pray that your Holy Spirit will continue to work in him and soften his heart. So that one day, soon, not too late, he would come to his senses and accept you into his heart and his life. So that not only he can find freedom (not to smoke) and health in you, but most importantly he can find YOU, the true saviour the true life. Lord, may I pray and pray and pray for my Dad. Please have mercy on him. Lord, unto your hands his life I trust. In Jesus name I pray. Amen.
I really love my Dad.
Got a chance to chit chat with my sister and brother-in-law after dinner. We don't usually have opportunity to talk too much when their little girl is around. Tonight she is not feeling well so my Mom took her upstairs earlier than usual. And my Dad was not at home tonight as he has some friends visiting from China.
Thank you Lord to give us a chance to talk. Though I must say, the chat has left a heavy load in my heart.
They told me how Dad has been coughing quite badly recently. But more importantly, how he was reluctant to go for check up or let them take a closer examination of him. Because they know, and he knows, too, the main reason for it is smoking. He already knew how smoking has been damaging his lungs since he went for X-ray few years back, when he had another bad cough then. He also tried to quit then, for a month? And then he picked it up again. Frankly these I have known for a long time. What I didn't know before and what scared me most was that, they told me Dad has mentioned suicide not long ago - that if his health took a really bad turn, he'd prefer to take his own life away.
This really scares me. I have never, ever, thought that Dad would have such thought in his mind. It's just very scary to hear it from your own parent, even if only indirectly. And from what I understood from Tak & Robert, he has mentioned it at least twice in different occasions. So he was not "drunk" or just talking non-sense but this thought really is in his mind.
I must say, after hearing this, I am more worried about his heart and spirit more than for his lungs. Oh, how tightly he was bound by smoking. How tightly he was bound by the worldly things. We all agreed, it's not that Dad didn't know about Jesus. He just doesn't want to give up what he likes (the earthly things) to choose God's way. His heart is hard.
Oh Lord, oh Lord. I pray to you to have mercy on my Dad. I know nothing we can do to change his mind. The only thing we can do is to pray for him, to pray that your Holy Spirit will continue to work in him and soften his heart. So that one day, soon, not too late, he would come to his senses and accept you into his heart and his life. So that not only he can find freedom (not to smoke) and health in you, but most importantly he can find YOU, the true saviour the true life. Lord, may I pray and pray and pray for my Dad. Please have mercy on him. Lord, unto your hands his life I trust. In Jesus name I pray. Amen.
I really love my Dad.
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