Promises- Sanctus real

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I had over 200 hits on my original post featuring Sanctus Real's promises a year ago. And now I'm revisiting the song because, this week's klove free song is promises- by sanctus real.

I've been feeling a little off recently. I know my God is real and he loves me so much, but I'm just overwhelmed by his amazing plans for me. Even though I could see him working all along, it's just so crazy how he pays attention to the little details in my life.

In sickness, in poverty, in stress, in depression, in suffering, in heart break, in mind-blanks. Hold on to the promises ~ because God does work for the good of those called according to his purpose. Don't forget to thank him :)


Book Review: Eating my feelings (2013)

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Book Review: Eating my feelings (2013) by Mark Rosenberg

 My summary: 
My interest in this book stemmed from seeing clients presenting with emotional eating issues. I got this book from netgallery. But as soon as I started in Chapter 1, I realised it wasn't the book I was expecting. The book itself is very much written in a conversation style, and as I read the book, it was almost as if Mark was sitting in front of me, telling me his story. It's a very raw, uncensored view of his life. When clients come in to tell me their life story, rarely am I exposed to this kind of language and detail. But till all helped to explain how Mark struggled with his weight including going to fat camp, dieting, taking laxatives, doing drugs, dealing with his sexuality, interest in sex. 

I am blind

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This is a great forward from a friend of mine. Sometimes I take for granted that I am no longer in the darkness. Why not reach out to those who need help? After all, everything we have is from above.

A blind boy sat on the steps of a building with a hat by his feet. He held up a sign which said:"I am blind,
please help."  There were only a few coins in the
hat.
A man was walking by. He took a few coins from his pocket and

dropped them into the hat. He then took the sign, turned it around, and wrote some words. He put the  sign back so that everyone who walked by would see the new words.

I won't give up

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As stubborn as I am, I'm pretty weak. I've had to make some pretty tough decisions lately. It would be much easier to call it quits and deal with the consequences later. But a wise friend of mine sent me a letter and reminded me that I should carefully consider my decisions. 

Sometimes it's hard to differentiate hurdles in front of us. Are they challenges from God we are meant to overcome? Are they signs from God that we should give up and change directions? 

Yes. We can walk away. But for the right reasons. "I don't want to be someone who walks away so easily". 

Enjoy this version of I won't give up- Christian style :)


I won't give up - Jason Mraz


Life is beautiful :D

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I woke up this morning to find out I won an Aurora bangle from Trollbeads Australia. I never appreciated glass beads until I visited the Tacoma Glass Museum in the United States last year and watched the master and his team making a masterpiece together.


The glass elements were heated and poked at, heated and rolled around, heated and blown, heated and rubbed. After hours and hours of this continued shaping, changing and evolving, the final product was born. It was spectacular, all the onlookers gave a roar. 

It gave me a brand new appreciation of glass artwork. Without the fire, the heat, the rubbing, the rolling, the poking, the artwork would have never been so beautiful. At the same time, we have to realize that Life is Beautiful because there are births, there is laughter, there is peace and dancing. Life is also beautiful because of hardships, tears. Because on the other side of hardships, we are evolving into something more beautiful.

Small bump

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We have been so blessed lately. There have been quite a few happy new mothers just in time for mothers day. HAPPY MOTHERS DAY!



But childbirth isn't easy. According to the WHO, at least one woman dies of childbirth related complications a minute. According to my mother, my delivery was extremely difficult. 30 hours of contractions and serious pain. My cord was wrapped around my neck and I was born around 2am. For the pain of delivery, I am thankful. For the next 20 odd years, I am even more thankful.

But as many as 50% of all pregnancies aren't carried to full term, nearly 20% will end in miscarriage. Ed Sheeran's song, Small Bump touches on some of the issues of miscarriage.


The Great I Am

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Who is my God? He is the great I AM. To me, God is existence itself. 

I am so humbled and grateful for all the blessings in my life. Over the last 12 months alone, I have so much to be thankful for. Every step of the way, my God has shown me that he is there with me. I am blessed with friends that are there besides me even when I am moody, stressed and busy. I am blessed with a family who puts up with the needy me. I am blessed with the many opportunities including in teaching, in travelling, in sharing the gospel. I am blessed with a functioning body. I am blessed with every breathe that I take.

Thank you.

I had a fantastic birthday yesterday. Even though I didn't have any parties, but in my busy day, God gave me surprise after surprise after surprise. I'm currently working hard towards PhD completion, and I'm unsure what is on the other side of that, but I know, my God will be there, just as he has been, always.

Movie review: Iron Man 3

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Movie summary: After the last movie, Tony Stark has been suffering panic attacks. He has been sleeping, but has been spending his time building different prototypes of this iron man suit. A new villain has come on the scene by a series of explosions where there is no trace of a device. Tony challenges this villain only to have his beautiful mansion destroyed and is presumed dead. The crazy villain continues to cause havoc even capturing the US president. Tony is left with a beaten up suit, and the help of a kid to save the day.


My thoughts: I loved it. Well, I am biased because Iron man is my favourite superhero. While chatting to the ticket clerk, we agreed on one thing. When there is a sequel, it's inevitable that people would make comparisons. Compared to the first two movies, this was really different. There seemed to be a stronger focus on relationships and a lot more explosives. As a girl, I really enjoyed the relationship building. But there was an overuse of explosives for my tastes. Must like the previous movies, it's really funny. No seriously, so funny. There were a few dull moments in the movie, and I was confused about how the enemies were actually defeated? But perhaps other people can shed some light?

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