ECP on a lovely day

We often hear that e weather in Singapore is bad, either too hot or rainy. But, today was a good day! I was actually craving for some time outdoors, so we decided to head to East Coast Park. In husband's words, "can't go wrong". 

Testing the blogger app on my iPhone

This was us at a mini play area on Sunday. Christie was exactly 13 months. And I was a proud, happy mum. It was a rough day because Ty was working and I was alone with Christie. I think putting her in and lifting her out of the car seat and stroller makes a good workout! I felt my arms and back were stronger by e end of the day. 

When I was about to lift her out of the car seat, this happened: 

Me: Ready...

C: Up. 

First (clear) word. 

Valentine's Day

The husband bought me flowers. 2 flowers to be precise. I am happy :)

Psalm 59:16,17

I will sing of your strength,

in the morning I will sing of your love;

for you are my fortress,

my refuge in times of trouble.

You are my strength, I sing praise to you;

you, God, are my fortress,

my God on whom I can rely. 

dear God, please give me the strength to cope with work. please help me to be effective at what i do so that i may enjoy and find satisfaction in what i do. I entrust my situation to you and believe that You are my defender and Rock.

We may feel forgotten. Yet, like Joseph, we are not (42:9-13). Jesus sits at the right hand of God, and our prayers reach the throne of the King without fail because our Savior is our Mediator. When we feel alone, let’s remember to rest in the confidence of Jesus’ promise to be with us forever (Matt. 28:20)

last night was the second time in these few weeks where i woke at 3am and could not fall back to sleep. I worried about work. about the things at work which are out of my control. I cried in desperation and helplessness. And worried about being worried and how my negative feelings may affect the people around me. in times like these, my determination that i don't want to earn more $ if it's going to make me this unhappy is renewed. And it feels somewhat good this time because i know i'm capable. i'm just overworked.

so i'm writing this to remind myself not to be mad (i.e. volunteer to take on more) when things appear smoother. that easy times should be deeply appreciated and capitalised on to build relationships, refresh my mind and to count my blessings.

today i attended an exciting work meeting. and (one of) my thought from this is that a women should not be aggressive. I can't think of a situation where her aggression may seem attractive. femininity still wins.

we gain some, we lose some. in everything, we give thanks.
I'm thankful for my husband. i seriously think that one of the big ways God showed how much he loves me and knows me is to let me meet and marry this wonderful man.

Today the husband reminded me yet again that he loves me very much. Every time he says it, I feel this warmth and rather oddly, a strength. It seems to make the difficult things feel a bit easier, the unpleasant things feel that bit sweeter.

Even when my mistakes are not small, God is way bigger. Thank you God.

dear God, please give me the smarts to do my work. the favour of the people i work with so that life is more bearable. may they see my good work and praise your name in heaven. amen.

Because You died for me, no evil can touch me.

In your time, in your time
You make all things beautiful in your time
Lord please show me everyday
As you're teaching me your way
That you do just what you say
In your time.

And your plan for me is the perfect plan. Because you love me and know me and want the best for me.

online shops

A friend of mine compiled this for me. haha. 

http://www.lovebonito.com/

http://www.amberavenue.com/

http://www.lolliepopbestie.com.sg/

http://intoxiquette.livejournal.com/

http://www.theblushinc.com/

http://vaingloriousyou.livejournal.com/

http://dressabelle.livejournal.com/

http://www.thevelvetdolls.sg

http://www.tracyeinny.com.sg/

http://www.mdscollections.com/

http://mgplabel.com/

dear god,
i've been a bad person. i think not being able to trust in you completely makes me anxious. then i behave like a wounded animal because i think i'm owed a living and i need to defend myself.

will you please help me. help my heart to rest in you. help my heart to find its bearing on you. and help me to lean heavily on you because i have no strength of my own anyway.

most of all, help me to not think so highly of myself. and to assume that i can make things go my way because i worry over them. open my eyes to help me see that i'm already part of your wonderful plan.

you are my father and i am your child. and that if i know everything you know, i will have everything that i ask for.

so thank you god, that i already have everything i need and want.

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God, please cause the reality of you to be ever so obvious to me, outshining the glare of the circumstances around me.

it is in a time when i'm down and a little bit out, that God put in front of me a sweet little reminder that He's watching, loving and protecting me, His child.

My circumstances may not look so lovely right now, but they obviously do not reflect the reality of the goodness I have found in you. And that is real.

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To worship and pray and think the gospel deep into my heart so that as much as I love other things, Jesus is my lover, my king and my savior. And I see what He has done for me and it pulls my heart up to Him.

I sing about it, listen to people preach about it. So that the reality of what He has done can break through on me and pull me towards Him, away from the things that my heart might prefer to love. And frees me from my idols.

There is one Saviour who can always help me when my heart is breaking, who is able to help me face anything.

And we have peace, not the type the world can give, but the true peace that comes from knowing that our ultimate endings are good because we trust in You.