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| Have you ever feeling like shopping not because you need something but just because you want to go shopping? Have you ever feeling like eating at a $25 a meal restaurant just because you want to taste something different? Have you ever buy a product as soon as you see the advertisement on tv or magazine? I used to have a lot of those drive, but not so much anymore. Not since I read this article form Lucy Swindoll. Bless her heart because her wisdom change my life. I hope this can be an impact for you too.
"Homesickness. It is the longing for something precious an familiar. It's a wave of nostalgia, a bittersweet ache, a flood of memories that overtake us suddenly. Have you ever been in the middle of something, just puttering around, when suddenly you are transported to a time or place long ago? it doesnt take much. Sometimes it's a sound - the slap of a screen door, the tune an ice cream trucks plays, the opening chords of a favorite hymn. Sometimes it is a smell - sawdust, baking bread or school paste. Sometimes it is a forgotten but familiar sight - the bedroom you slept in as a child, the album filled with fading snapshots, the campus you first experience independence.
But have you ever experienced that homesick feeling for a place you haven't been, or face you've yet to see? It happens when we are in the middle of something else, and suddenly we are transported. It's the sight of something so beautiful, that it makes us cry. It's that moment in the midst of worship service when we catch a feeling glimpse of heaven's glory. It is the thrill of understanding when a passage of Scripture shift into focus for us. It is the sense of wonder that throbs through us when we see the caring of which the community of Christ is capable. At those moments of homesickness yearning for heaven is so intense. Lucy Swindoll"
"The Spirit of God whets our appetite by giving us a taste of what's ahead. He puts a little of heaven in our hearts so that we will never settle for less. 2 chorinthians 5:3-5 MSG."
"What a beautiful home, God-of-the-Angel-Armies! I've always longed to live in a place like this, Always dreamed of a room in your house, where I could sing for joy to God-alive! Psalm 84 : 2"
Have you ever think about restless spending this way? Whenever I feel restless, I know I am not longing for good life on earth but my heart is longing for God's presence in my life and a good after life. | | |
| We went to a very nice wedding down at Huntington beach this morning. They got ocean scenic view, fillet mignon, 2 desserts, and a live band. Everything went just fine except one game that the live band threw. Every married couple was invited to come to the dance floor. The band played a really nice and soothing music , and before the song is finish suddenly she said "For the married couple of 5 years and below please step down from the dance floor... 10 years, 15 years, and so on". It came down to a married couple who has been married for 60 amazing years. I mean okay I got the game, it is encouraging that those commitment still exist. It is not too bad, but it is not a good one either. | | |
| Yup , my mom and dad welcome us with arms wide open and let us stay over until we find a new place. Next week, we are moving to Walnut, my parents house. It has been 6 years since I moved out from my parents house. I am very excited about this moving process. Woopie! I am excited for one reason. I will be closer to my family. All my sisterssz (4) they all live relatively close to my parents house. I know my sisters El2 and El3 like to visit my parents house for dinner over weekdays so I guess I will see them often. My dad is getting old , so this is the time where I can hug my pooh bear everyday. My mental picture of my dad is a big black guy with a snack jar. Whenever I turn my head to see him, I see him chewing something. My smallest cutest little sister (El5) called me earlier and sounded very excited about my over stay plan. She called to tell me that starting next week, we might have to arrange some showering and laundering schedule. She booked Sunday as her laundry day. She is only 13, but she is so smart, mature and discipline. Laundry day? I think she is trying to avoid conflict in the house. Smart. My second sister (EL2) and her husband called us to see if they can help us moving. I feel loved once again. Thank you God. I generate couple of new principles in my time off, here is my 1 cents to young couples: 1. Remember less things are more time. I learn that the more I buy and posses things, the more time I have to spend. Clean up this, dusting that, play this, store this and so much more. At this point, I am in the process of wanting less. 2. Don't work for a lifestyle. Typical American consumption is all about comfort and lifestyle. What we don't realize is our lifestyle becoming our reason to work. When I went to the mall or Costco, I was asking myself is this the reason why I want to work? Do I work for a lifestyle? This question is becoming so ridiculous in my head. 3. Use available resources to generate more resources Buying a duplex and let the tenant paid half of the morgatge sounds like a plan. Live in an apartment with no worries about the plumbing also sounds like a plan. Always remember buying a house for personal use is never considered as an investment. It is basically the "bank's" house. What happen to our house in Culver City: we are selling our house. If it didn't sell, it will be leased. We are retiring from owning a house, at least for now. | | |
| This morning we had our breakfast farewell with Ray and Joyce at Laurent Cafe. We are so blessed to have an opportunity to have breakfast and pray for them before they left. Ray has been a wonderful friend and an extended family member from our church small group. Our most memorable memory was probably last year hiking trip to the Dome, Yosemite. 
It was so chilly the last couple of days, even my dogs put their coat on. 
Andreas made this cake for Ray but too bad it wasn't puffy enough. In fact it almost solid hehehhe.. Well at least he tried.  
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| One of my christmas miracle is getting a freelance job after the lay-off. The job is at Temple city, and the assignemnt is to design an addition to an existing house. It was like my Christmas present from God. The other day after work, I take a short trip to 99 ranch nearby. Somehow I remembered my mother in law's advice to give her son fish once in a while. I can eat fish but have problem touching and preparing fish. So after 2 years of marriage, we never eat fresh fish. Fishes are gooeey , soft and slimy before they are cooked. Disgusting. My husband cannot understand my dilemma, I hope someone out there would feel it for me. Anyway, my challenge was not only my fish trauma but also the long line and the killing procedure. I lost my appetite immediately after witnessing the fish massacre. They picked the fish from the tank and hammered the fish with a mallet. I was so ready to take a step away from the counter and went home. I think to my self, in heaven there is no more killing for any animals. There will be no bloody scene just like the one I saw at 99 ranch. I remember in Genesis, the first blood spill because of Adam and Eve. After we fall in sin, one of our consequence is to work and hunt our own food. Adam had to kill for food since he decided to eat the damn fruit. In this Chrismast day, I am really longing for His second coming. I want Him to come and give peace to our messy world. When the time comes, there will be no rocket firing in Gaza, no child abuse, no money laundering and lastly no hammering fished head. | | |
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