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Monday, May 21, 2007
Break Thru a' Coming
It's gotta be the Lord.
His encouraging words
His relentless chase
After His wayward children

I have been side-tracted
Bogged down with
Everyday concerns

Focused on the failures
Pot holes and land mines
Becoming more and more

Disillusioned
Downcast
Discouraged
Dis-contented

The enemy does not let up
He attacks from without
& he attacks from within
In particular using

Those
Nearest
& Dearest


I was so caught up
with self-pity
that I could not
Focus on Him

Although I would say
The worst I'd ever experienced
Is over

For the pits
I sunk to
Referred to end of last year

Nonetheless
I still wonder
Am I walking
According to His Plans

Or have I
Side-stepped
In my bid
Of getting myself
Out of the hole

What I heard today
Comforted me
As the preacher
Reminded me

What He planned for me
Will come to pass
and Satan will try his hardest
To block that path

But break through will come
For the Lord will ensure
That Word of Prophecy
The Calling I had
Will be fulfilled
Not just for me
but for Others
To be blessed
Even
To the nations.

As it has been said
It is always darkest
Before dawn

So I'm a' Believing
That indeed
Break Thru
a' Coming

Hallelujah! Praise You LORD

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posted by charisMA @ 4:05 PM  
Monday, May 14, 2007
Personal Views
I'm on a roll here!

2 new entries, one draft published (regardless)
& now, I feel the need to write some more.

I must say, this one is
Motivated by the people
Who left lovely
Encouraging messages for me.


I'm glad you liked what you saw.
I am what I am.
The writings are really reflections,
Diaries of sort
& Yes, quote unquote FD.....
My rantings and ravings.

I do try to put in positive
Uplifting thoughts
For it is not like me to diss
People or events

I try to be positive
Because I am
& I don't want
This blog to be all dissing
& Complaining

It gets very tiring
For me
To rant and rave
Comments,
Yes
Thoughts
Yes...

I am just a single mom,
Struggling to make ends meet
Telling it as it is,

Bit like "Zone Reality"
No make up
No rehearsals
OK
May be some reading over
Before finally posting the blog
More to keep it in perspective
Seeing the other point of view

Some people don't like it
Coz I cut too close to the bone.
If what I said offend
My apologies

But please remember
They are actual incidences
& events that took place,

Therefore,
They are real emotions,

There is always
The other side of the coin
Granted

I wrote from my point of view
My perspective
So, despite trying my very best
To be as balanced
& fair

There are times
When my comments
& thoughts
Are pretty personal
Because....


They are


My
Personal Views


posted by charisMA @ 1:38 PM  
Challenges
hmmm.....
2006 is at its tail end...
It seemed to have been such a long year, 2006.
So many things happened
and are still happening,
and it's gonna spill over to 2007...

Let me see
January to March -
Mountain Top experience at a TLBC.
Yet
at the same time,
inevitably something brings me
back down to ground with a bump.

It hurt
coz these incidences made me feel
I should have been at home
Looking after the girls
Instead of being "selfish"

It has been raining so much recently
sigh...
There goes the laundry
i've been washing and rewashing and
drying and getting the darn clothes dry enough to be ironed.

It's so frustrating.... the girls are actually running outta clothes to wear
because of the heavy downpour.
not that we can go out much

another grimace
they can't
with the heavy rain
rather stay at home
so Mom has to find something to entertain them
man it's tough..December 29, 2006. 5.30 pm

This draft was found when I finally got my finger out and did some blogging....
It's obvious I was in the middle of it and left half way
As such I have no idea what I was gonna continue to write about... what a challenge huh?

Incidentally, the weather is still unpredictable and we have to do cat and mouse wrt laundry...

It's been more than 6 months since I moved. Isn't that amazing? God remains faithful.

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posted by charisMA @ 12:50 PM  
Happy Mother's Day
To all mothers out there
Happy Mother's Day!!

We celebrated
Yesterday
Yup
on Saturday

My girls conspired
Got me a nice little deal
For a massage

They knew I needed one
I'd been talking about it
Because of all the books I carried
& work I took home.

Still I didn't know
What was up their sleeves

They said they wanna eat out
So off we went
Only to find out that
We were NOT eating out
At least, not yet

I was ushered into this nice little spa
& had a much needed spa treatment

First with a scrub
After a rinse
Came the aromatherapy massage

Man... it was lovely..
Relaxing, soothing,
But most of all,

I felt utmost gratitude
to God
For giving me these 2
Wonderful
Beautiful
Thoughtful girls

Saw me worthy
& fit
To be entrusted
With the upbringing of these girls

I felt no less thankful
To my girls
Who are more sensitive
Than I had acknowledged

I have been catching them
Doing the wrong things
I have been quick
To chide them of their wrongs

I must learn
To catch them
Doing the right things
The nice things

Be quicker
To praise them
For the small
Tender thoughts
& Kind words

Thank you girls
You have enriched my life
Beyond your understandings
Even imaginations

Love you both
You have made this Mother's Day
Really really special

Muaxxx Muaxxx

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posted by charisMA @ 12:32 PM  
I'm Still Alive
Here I am again
I must say I am less 'religious' about this blogging
than my daughters.
Since starting work proper in January,
I have been known to sleep from about 5 pm
(when I finally got home)
till the next morning.

I kid you not.

Still, hand on heart
I love this work.
One of my girls said
I look happier
than I'd been for a long time
& that's with less pay than
when I was a trainee nurse!

&, after 2 terms....
I AM STILL ALIVE!!!

Satisfaction does not necessarily
come from the monetary reward.
It helps....
Man...
I could really do with more...
But then

Let's talk about blessing!
I am in a field that
I have no experience
Yet
I have mentors and colleagues
who are just more than keen to
help me settle in
showing me the ropes
passing me the tricks.

To those qian bei
You know who you are
A very heart felt
THANKS!!!

To the principal
and the friend who
suggested I try my hand
at teaching

Thank you soooo much
for giving me this opportunity
because
I finally
realised
that
This IS part of my calling!

To mentor
To encourage
To motivate
To make a difference

Thank you Lord!
For opening my eyes
When I was too stubborn to see

May I continue to Seek Your Will
Lord
May I be obedient to DO Your Will
Master
May I find delight in Your Eyes
My Lord and My God

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posted by charisMA @ 12:05 PM  
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