Happy Feet

Or not?  I may be elated I'd prematurely ended my ordeal. There is, however, a looming gloom which is only visible to me.  I believe I would probably ace in acting class, that is, if I were a budding actor.  The truth is I am wondering too.

The same way I'm constantly asked "so, what are your plans now?", I'm afraid I do not have the answer this time around.  In fact, I don't reckon I ever have.  Perhaps I had been taught well, all those years to conceal my fear.  "It's all about confidence and how well you carry yourself.  That's how people are going to look at you."  The year was 1986.  1986, the year Mdm Tay brought me to my first oratorical competition at the national level.  I was eight.

Answers?  I do not know any, but I know someone who does.  His name is Jesus.

And so while I pray this prayer, "Lord Jesus, I thank you for your plans for me.  I thank you for your love for me.  And I know, I will not be troubled or feel afraid because you have given your peace to me.  I am greatly blessed, highly favoured and deeply loved every day of my life. Amen.", perhaps you may like to consider directing your question to my God.

He leads me beside the still waters

I need a drink from You, O Lord,
The blessed source of life.
My never-ending water
Who brings peace to all my strife.
Lord, lead me to Your waters,
Far from this hurried pace,
And give my spirit needed rest
So I can win the race.

Had I?

I want to teach my students more

than lessons in a book;

I want to teach them deeper things

that people overlook -

The value of a rose in bloom,

its use and beauty, too,

A sense of curiosity to discover what is true;

How to think and how to choose

the right above the wrong,

How to live and learn each day

and grow up to be strong;

To teach them always how to gain

in wisdom and in grace,

So they will someday make the world

a brighter, better place.

Lord, let me be a friend and guide

to give these minds a start

Upon their way down life's long road,

then I'll have done my part.

~ Jill Wolf

In retrospect, I'd always been blessed with good teachers in my formative years and if I'd ever done badly in any test or exam, I know that's because I hadn't studied hard enough. Let me cite you an example - with the help of my extremely patient tuition teacher, the Math idiot that I am actually managed a B3 (from a D7, no less) in Additional Mathematics in the O levels!

And so in the week leading to my last lessons at the language school I have been working at this past half a year (and for the nth time, no, it's not tuition), I have this to wonder: Had I been a good teacher throughout my entire teaching career? Had I been there when my students needed me? Had I taught them well academically, morally and ethically? Had I inadvertently crushed a dream because of my thoughtlessness or disbelieve (that they can do it)? And most importantly, had I made a difference?

Happy Pegs

Amid depressive news of rising death tolls and natural disaster related issues, I sought solace taking pictures of these cute colourful pegs Laura gave me on my birthday this March.

Lord, I thank you for the wonderful people in my life, and may you bless them and their family with comfort and keep them in safety, basking in abundant love, joy and peace.
In Jesus's name, Amen.

In You I Live

If I have but Jesus, only Jesus
Nothing else in all the world beside

O then everything is mine in Jesus;

For my needs and more He will provide.

~ Our Daily Bread, April 25

At the foot of the Cross

Dear Jesus, thank you. You took my place and died on the cross to pay for my sins before You even knew me, because You love me. Undeserving and unearned...I know....so that I may have eternal life. As You are in heaven, so am I in this world. Thank you, Jesus. I love You. Amen.

911

Lord, give me sensitivity

To people in their grief and pain,

To weep with them and show Your love

In ways mere words cannot attain.