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Thursday, March 08, 2007

A Good Day...

Today was a good and productive day. I ran some errands and got to do a little bit of shopping at old town after dropping Mike off at work. My good friend (whom I can't name) recommended a seaweed facial mask at cos the weather has been quite dry lately. So I went and bought some... they threw in a few free samples to try too! I think we'll have a nice facial party tomorrow when my sister comes over (friend, you're welcome to join us if you're free)

I also got (amandopondo bubble bath) so I can enjoy a good bath after being on my feet at work. It helps me relax and motivated to be productive without complaining as much

After a couple more errands (bank, bought ink at staples... etc.) I came home and got creative. I haven't taken pictures of my projects yet... so I'll post them once I get around to it

I made some pasta for dinner (broccoli, shrimp, chicken in alfredo sauce) and it turned out quite well. {didn't take pictures of it tho }

Note To Self: Take more Pictures.
Currently Reading
The Picture Bible
By Iva Hoth
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Saturday, March 03, 2007

remember to blog...


Friday, March 02, 2007

What have I been up to?

The answer to that question is... just work? I've been fortunate enough to have an amazing husband that isn't pressuring me to work more than 20 hours a week so that I'll have time to do whatever I want (plus house work). Yet since I've sent my grad school applications in mid january, I really can't say I've done anything but work. Weeks fly by and before I know it, I'm already in March and waiting anxiously to see what the next couple of months hold for me.

So instead of just wasting this precious time away (cos, really, when am I ever going to ever have this time to work part time and do whatever I want with the rest of my time?!) I should really think about how I want to spend this time in my life.

here's what I've come up with:
  • spend more time blogging.
I think for a while I wasn't sure how I felt about the whole blogging business. It was a good way to communicate my thoughts and events of my life to the rest of the world that I don't necessary see or speak to often... but it seems so impersonal. I wasn't sure how much of myself I wanted to put on a blog... but I've decided to think of blogging as a way to not just communicate my thoughts and events of my life, but to also record memories. I like that. The recording memories... I'm all about recording memories
  • read the bible.

I received a RAK of a Picture Bible from a very generous person and it's changed my world. I've never been able to read the bible without getting bored but this picture bible is well... INTERESTING! Aside from having pictures it gives me the story without the crazy jumble language that I have to decode and try to understand what in the world was happening and to whom. I actually GET IT....which has been amazing because it's like a really good book I don't want to put down when I start reading. I'm reminded of all the old sunday school stories I've learned as a child and now I'm able to question and grow and deepen my faith by not just taking everything at face vaule. There are so many questions and I'm glad I'm surround by the people at work & mike to bounce my questions off of. It has pushed me to really try to understand this whole God business on another level. I Love It!
  • scrapbook/photography/art.
The passions of my life... I want to use this time to do more. I don't want to wake up on day as a full time student and say I wish I had more time to scrapbook when I can totally take advantage of the time now. I want to visit more museums, learn more photography skills, develop my style in scrapbooking…
  • travel.

I know this part needs money to accomplish... but somehow, someway... it'll get done.
  • get into music again. I miss loving music and having it compliment my life. I'm loving jazz and I think mike wants to go to a jazz club this month so that would be really fun. I'm hooked on Jason Mraz's I'm Yours and Jack Johnson's Better Together. We just watched Music & Lyrics that other day and I'm loving the single Way Back Into Love.
  • keep growing as a person. 

I don’t want to stop learning new things or think up new ideas to better live out this life. I want to dream big and figure out how to make my dreams reality.

As crazy as things have been lately, God has been good. He’s been ever so faithful. I think it’s so cool to be able to look at all the blessings from God and see His hand at work in our lives.

Well see if I really carry out all these things in the time I have in this stage of my life… at least this entry will be a good reminder for me to look at of all the things I should be doing rather than just wondering where the time went. Time is a funny thing. It isn’t something you can get back and one it’s gone, it’s gone. It’s not something you can change and redo… just something you have to take advantage of the moment you realize how precious time is. I like to think that I capture time in every picture I take and every scrapbook page I create. I like to think that recording it down in my moleskin is another way to remember the event and thoughts and feelings that I had at that time. To me, that really is priceless.

 
 
oh, and we got the wii finally! Come over and play!
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Wednesday, February 07, 2007

It's 12:19am and I'm surprised I'm not completely passed out after being on my feet all day. Do you ever get this feeling of wanting to write/journal but you don't cos there's too much you haven't written/journal about that you don't know where to start? I think that's how I've been feeling lately. Wanting to blog/journal but not actually writing anything down cos I dunno what to start writing about. Instead, I just read other people's blog over and over again hoping to find some kind of inspiration to get myself to blog about life.

This stage of my life would be called "waiting". Waiting to see what the next few years might look like. Waiting to see which school I'll end up in and when I'll end up going to school. Waiting to see which church we'll end up settling down at and what ministries we'll be involved in. Waiting to discover what it might take to be ready for a family and when it's ever a good time to have kids.

I realized that since I graduated from college, I haven't had time to really think or reflect about life. I don't ask questions and I don't seek answers. I miss those days. I wanna go back to ponder how life really works and try to figure out what being a Christian looks like. I don't wanna settle for just what I'm being told cos sometimes what I'm told doesn't make sense to me.

The other day I was looking back at pictures. I love pictures. They truly capture memories. I might not be able to bring back the past... but pictures are the next best thing.
Some memories really are priceless... so are friendships. It's not everyday you find friends that would drive fancy cars but have no problem eating seafood off a tray .  Good memories of traveling to a city
without knowing where we'd end up or how much fun we'd have in one short weekend.
Sometimes it's those memories you wanna grow old remembering. It's those memories that you can keep talking about when you get together for dinners in your "mid twenties to late twenties."
 
I never thought I would be able to convince anyone to "just bring your toothbrush, we're leaving for vegas in 4 hours." Spontaneous trips like that are hard to come by.
 
Memories of playing hide-and-seek in the dark one night cos we were bored and didn't know what else to do. That was the best hide and seek game i've ever played.
 
Having a girls day out. Fun local adventures to our very own china town.

Memories that I clearly remember even if my husband doesn't think I do

I know things are different now and the past can't be the present... which in some ways is good cos i rather be married than "just friends"... but there's a part of me that resists growing up cos of those

memories of being carefree and living in the moment.  
I'm thankful that even though the dynamics of some friendships are different now, some are so much better than before.

This friend of mine above told me once that I should do these kinda reminiscing when i'm old and grey and can't create any more memories... but I think remembering and being thankful for those good memories that were created help me see how much i've grown and puts life in perspective for me.
I'm so thankful for pictures.

I'm so thankful for good friends.

I'm thankful for the past.

But even after all this reminiscing... i realize that i'm more thankful for the present. I wouldn't have been who I am today without my past. It shaped me, molded me, pushed me to be better, stronger and helped me face reality. My present will one day be my past, and I'm sure I'll look back on it then and "remember the good times when..." but until then... I wanna soak in the present and create even more memories, take even more pictures so I can remind myself of... life.


Wednesday, January 24, 2007

THE THOUGHTFUL THIRTY

1. Give encouragement
2. Express thanks
3. Acknowledge others
4. Extend greetings
5. Give a compliment
6. Congratulate someone
7. Teach, give instructions
8. Offer words of comfort
9. Inspire others
10. Celebrate and cheer
11. Inquire, express interest
12. Mend relationships
13. Make others laugh
14. Show faith and trust
15. Share good news
16. Praise, honor, build up
17. Express caring
18. Show understanding and empathy
19. Give approval
20. Extend an invitation
21. Show courtesy and respect
22. Give advice and counsel
23. Apologize
24. Forgive
25. Offer to help
26. Tell the truth
27. Point out the good
28. Use terms of affection
29. Provide valuable information
30. Communicate love

Maybe I might be able to do one per day for the next 30 days.



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