A Glimpse of Me

The kids are going to have a school vacation next week. In Malaysia, schools usually end at the end of the year and the school year starts in January. In the Philippines, the school year ends in March and some in April and the school year starts in June. So we have different school vacays. This time, in my kids’ school, they extended the school days because they wanna cover those days that were off because of holidays. There are just so many holidays in Malaysia, I can’t really count all of them.

Anyways, like I said, the kids’ school ends next week. I am thinking whether we could go for florida vacations. I heard Florida in the US has the best Disneyland ever. Of course, with our current situation, we can’t do that. I was just day dreaming. Maybe I could start saving now so we can do it in the future. Hmmm… it usually starts with a dream. So yes, I will keep on dreaming.

“‘Do I eat the meat of bulls?
Do I drink the blood of goats?
Make thankfulness your sacrifice to God,
and keep the vows you made to the Most High.
Then call on me when you are in trouble,
and I will rescue you,
and you will give me glory.
But giving thanks is a sacrifice that truly honors me.
If you keep to my path,
I will reveal to you the salvation of God.’”

Psalm 50:13–15, 23

encouragement for today

What does God want from us? Does he want our religious activity? No, he wants our hearts. He wants our gratitude, our faithfulness, our obedience, and our trust. He wants nothing less than everything we are and have. When we honor him from our hearts, what can we count on? Rescue in the time of trouble, and nothing less than salvation. To what end? The glory of God.

—Diane Eble, author of Abundant Gifts: A Daybook of Grace-Filled Devotions

I have been house cleaning since I came back from London. Our house got a bit dusty and my husband has been sneezing. I knew then that it’s time for party… errr… house cleaning. Yeah, my husband is allergic to dust. And if he’s under allergies, blame me for not cleaning the house. LOL. Anyways, I was so challenged when one of my neighbors told me she mopped the house 5 times a day. Wow! 5 times a day is a lot of work. And please don’t tell others. I mop the house a few times a week only, vacuum one time per week. LOL. It’s a waste of electricity if I vacuum the floor once a day, right? there goes the excuse. Anyways, my favorite place to clean is the kitchen. Not that it’s always sqeaky clean. It’s not. It’s hard to maintain. We don’t have one of those copper sinks that has been trendy of late… but I am satisfied with our stainless steel sink. It’s easy to clean up. Now about my garden…

I have been reading about getting an online backup but seriously, I have no idea why. Does it mean that you put your files online and have it backed up there? That would be lovely if I can access my files online any where I go. On the other hand, is it safe? I mean people can just go over your online data and hack it, right? If it’s stored in your comp, there’s less risk in having people hacking it. Well, obviously, I’m not tech-savvy enough to understand how it works.