90th Birthday

I accepted Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior on November 18, 1990, at the Billy Graham Crusade in Hong Kong. I had been attending Christian schools since the first grade so I knew many Bible stories and how to pray to God. Hearing Reverend Graham share the Gospel, however, I came to understand the meaning of the Cross and the way to have a personal relationship with the God about whom I had been learning at school. I still remember very clearly that after I became a Christian, I felt such joy and peace in my heart that it transcended all understanding.

So I am indebted to Reverend Graham for sharing the Gospel with me, among many others, and I have been a beneficiary of his ministry over the years. He has been a blessing to so many people as he faithfully brings the Good news around the world. Now we have an opportunity to bless him - he will be celebrating his 90th birthday in two weeks! Send him a message to help make his special day even more memorable!

Rest

Because Hanes likes her wet food so much, she is very focused on waking us up in the morning, letting us know quite loudly and clearly that she would not give up until she gets her breakfast. So when she gets her breakfast, she is very focused on enjoying it; then she becomes much more relaxed afterwards.

However, she does not settle for her food only. Every day, Hanes would come to me while I am having my quiet time. She usually rests herself on my shoulder or my stomach; but lately, she likes to put her head on my arm. You know what it does? By resting that way, she puts her weight on me. And she is perfectly still and content.

I wonder how often I just keep asking God for something I want but forget to seek Him, let alone rest in Him. One time, after I finished my Bible study, I put the book down to think about the lesson. Then Hanes got near the book and settled there, not for five minutes, but for hours. She might not be doing the Bible study, but she certainly understands that contentment is more than the food she asks for every day, and she knows what it means to rest.

Surrendering the Secret

Before my relocation, I had been a volunteer with A Woman’s Place Ministries, a crisis pregnancy/women’s resource center in Tampa, FL. Although I had never been pregnant, God, by His plan, wanted me to be involved in the ministry.

Because of it, I got to know many women facing unplanned pregnancies. While I mainly met with women who decided to carry their babies, I had also met women who had gone through abortion in the past. Often times, guilt and shame so overcome these women, especially Christian women, that many of them keep their abortion secret and suffer the pain and heartache alone.

Earlier this year, Pat Layton, Founder and President of A Woman's Place, published Surrendering the Secret, a Bible study on post-abortion healing. Now, a giveaway is taking place for women to have a chance to receive the Bible study materials for their churches or their own groups and share this message of hope.

You might know someone who has gone through abortion. Through entering this giveaway, you can help unload her burden and heartache and help her walk towards God’s Truth and freedom.

Cat and Mice

While Hanes was hanging out in the living room earlier today, I thought she might be interested in playing. I lined up the mice in front of her, but alas, she was not in the mood to play. She did not even touch the mice. So I left her alone and went about my business upstairs. When I went down to get water in the kitchen later, I saw the following -

Bird's eye view

Side view

Hanes sleeps in this "Garfield pose" sometimes and I always find that funny. But doing so in front of the lined-up mice just cracked me up! She has been teaching me many serious things (see previous posts and more to come); she nonetheless has a lighted-hearted side!