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Weekend Words of Wisdom 3 & 4

2012-01-30T09:02:00.001+07:00

This is a 2-week collection of wise words shared at Tea Talk. I always love going back to re-read Tea Talk posts. There's so much wisdom shared that I just don't want to miss.

"God knows what's best so we could always trust His heart."

~Raya, Pure Thoughts

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"Let a wife make the husband glad to come home, and let him make her sorry to see him leave."(Martin Luther)

"I had a birthday this week , and as usual, I do not feel any older. I'm thinking that your spirit (or thew you inside) never really ages."

Jerralea, Jerralea's Journey

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Latane. Living Life on the Main Street

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"You are my hiding place and my shield; I wait for Your word." (Psalm 119:114)

"Why should any living mortal, or any man, offer complaint in view of his sins?

Let us examine and probe our ways, and let us return to the LORD." (Lamentations 3:39-41)

Christine, Indeed My Heritage

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"Candor and generosity, unless tempered by due moderation, leads to ruin." (Tacitus)

Peggy, Daylily

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"These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace.

In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world."(John 16:33)

Laura, The Santos Times

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"I am the handmaid of the Lord. Let it be done unto me according to thy word." (The blessed virgin Mary)

"Even if your considerate love is not recognized by people, god sees and hears sand will also rewad, one day, the words you left unsaid, the unkind remarks that you repressed, and the wishes that you gave up." (Rev. Lawrence G. Lovasik)

~Judy, A Thankful Woman's Book of Blessings

Tea Talk: I like Thursday Afternoon!

2012-01-26T18:54:00.001+07:00

I like Thursday afternoons! It's the time I can say I'm done for the week, YAY! Well, it's just that I'm done with my teaching schedules and the kids have no homeschool lessons on Fridays except for some extra curricular activities so we don't have to be up so early in the morning. So it's really the best time for me to do Tea Talk posts on Thursday afternoon.

I just had a cup of my favorite instant herbal coffee. I'm trying to limit my coffee intake but knowing that this is a herbal coffee, I can go over my limit without guilt :-)

My cup is just between the size of a teacup and a mug. Just right for the amount of coffee I want.

I'm feeling just fine. Don't you just love that kind of feeling? I know Christine does :-)

On my mind is the visit of the Social Welfare Department to our center next week. They are to check if we really are a legitimate charity foundation. Although we don't want to be "showing off" of what we have done to serve our community, we need to display pictures of our community services on the wall.

On top of my lists of things to do, I have to write this down:

Take rest; a field that has rested gives bountiful crop.

~Ovid

Speaking of rest, I would like to share some photos I took last Friday when we took our homeschoolers to a free concert at the park. We went there earlier so they can go boating. I wasn't in the mood to go under the heat of the sun on midday but I enjoyed taking photos, as usual. Only 2 people are allowed to go in a boat at a time and we cannot let the girls alone so dh had to go twice.

I had a good rest under the trees as I watched them having fun in the sun.

It's Tea Talk Time Again!

2012-01-19T21:02:00.006+07:00

The glass of iced tea I shared with Naomi when we
went window shopping at IKEA.

I'm having an iced lemonade. Sweet Naomi. She made me this refreshing drink in a tall clear glass.

I'm feeling relieved that it's almost the weekend. I'm already looking forward to spend more time at home and catch up with chores left undone since my niece, who used to be my able all-around assistant and culinary enthusiast, got a job as a kitchen crew in the central kitchen of a Mexican restaurant.
I also feel like I'm most of the time in the kitchen this week. But I don't mind. Ideas are born while I cook or do the dishes, and I know this is a new season for me to face and just enjoy.

On my mind is my mom back in my home country, who just got out of the hospital after 4 days of confinement. She's feeling better now but still needs time to gain back her strength after a blood transfusion. I spoke to her on the phone and she was thankful to God for extending her life. She was peaceful and her words were oiled with grace. I believe she had a real encounter with God when she was between life and death.

The best time for planning a book is while you're doing the dishes.

~Agatha Christie

Let me share some fun photos I took when my dh took us to the newly opened IKEA in our city. We had a blast without spending..... well, I had to admit that I got a little carried away when I saw these jars on sale.

These jars are made of enamel and with rubber tight glass lid. It holds 2 kilos of flour,
and or only less than a dollar! Five of these are mine :-)

My playful Zoe always finds a playmate when dad is around. She also finds it cool to have a
lady bug tattoo on her face .

My sweet Naomi is almost a lady.

Exhausted Zoe found a cozy bed to rest.....Sleeping?

...just pretending!

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Weekend Words of Wisdom #2

2012-01-18T10:52:00.001+07:00

This is a late post for WWW, nevertheless I'm pleased to share to you quotes and verses that blessed my heart last week:

Be on the alert then, for you do not know the day or the hour. (Matthew 25:13 NASB)

"...It is not physical sleep that is at the issue here - -it is my spiritual alertness to Him in my life. My constant surrender to and focus on Him keeps me alert and awake in Christ!"
Christine, Indeed My Heritage

We thank you, God, we thank you - your name is our favorite word;
your mighty works are all we talk about. (Psalm 75 MSG)
"This scripture reminds me of the song we like to sing at my church.

Praise the name of Jesus!

Praise the name of Jesus!
He is my Rock
He is my Fortress
He is my Deliverer
In Him will I trust
Praise the name of Jesus!

I do trust Him with my loved ones, and I know His plans and purposes will come to pass! He has never failed me yet, and He never will."
Jerralea, Jerralea's Journey

"It is for God, not for us, to determine the conditions for our submission; and whatever He sends is best for our souls." - Jean-Pierre De Caussade
Judy, A Thankful Woman's Book of Blessings

Latane, Living Life On Main Street

"The saint who is intimate with Jesus will never leave impressions of himself, but only impression that Jesus is having unhindered way, because the last abyss of his nature has been satisfied by Jesus." - Oswald Chambers
I was think about this lately. what impression do I leave with others: when i disciple my children? When I serve my family? When I'm talking with my friends? It makes me think of John the Baptist when he said, "He must increase, but I must decrease." John 3:30

Laura, Santos Times

Tea Talk: Where No One is Late For Tea

2012-01-12T20:20:00.003+07:00

It's been a long day and I was glad to have stopped over at my favorite Japanese restaurant to have some tea with my dear husband.

I'm having...(I just had) a steaming hot Japanese green tea.

My cup is this tiny pink one shown in the picture. I felt relaxed after I finished all tea in that fun teapot.

I'm feeling quite overwhelmed by the things I need to do. I know I'll be fine though.

On my mind is the mental list of things to do. It's a long one. I need to get them down on paper. Maybe there are things I don't really need to do, or just need to be delegated.

There's nothing going on in my little garden except for:

Some fruits left in my pomegranate tree

A ginger vine in bloom

The little mulberry bush I've planted is bearing fruit again!

Though my garden often brings pleasant feeling when I see blooms, there are times when I don't see any sign of fruitfulness or budding activity at all. When you are a gardener, you know that seasons come and seasons go so you just have to let it be, work faithfully as you can but not depend your feelings on what you see.

Though the fig tree does not bud and there are not grapes on the vine, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though there are no sheep in the pen and no cattle in the stalls, yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will be joyful in God my savior.

Habakkuk 3:17-18

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Birthday Announcement: Someone dear turned 78!

2012-01-09T20:51:00.003+07:00

Our friend at Tea Talk, Latane, had a birthday on Friday. See how she celebrated her 78th birthday with family and friends. Hop on to Living Life on Main Street. You can still extend her celebration by surprising her with your visit.

God bless you, Latane.