Today Bonnie, Iris, Connie, Stella and Maria had lunch after the Sunday Serivce. We discussed about "How to raise our standard of being a mother in caring the spiritual lives of our children than solely the physical and emotional lives?" We felt there should not be any absolute answer. Instead, we would like to open up this questions for all our blog readers to comment. You could think from below 2 standpoints:
Case 1 : Both you and your daughter(s) or son(s) are disciples.....
Case 2 : You are a disciple and your children are not yet a disciples......
Guidelines:
1. "Raise the Standard" means "Kodash", we could set apart from ordinary standard.
2. This question applies to mothers having children over 12 years old.
3. "How" means how do you prepare yourself for this objective; how do you interact with your children; what is your motivation; what is your attitude; what do you like to see to happen; what kind of help do you need; what are the indicators of its success; what are the obstacles; what action steps could help you to remove the obstacles and etc....
Sunday, April 29, 2007
Wednesday, April 25, 2007
我有我有一個好媽媽
by Elaine
2007 年4 月24 日 雨天
今年紅色暴雨警告信號第一次生效的日子。丈夫還在回程飛機上，深夜才會到達。
下午1 時
媽媽致電關心外孫們上學的情況。
知道孫女不用上學但陪了我上班而孫仔則仍留在幼兒園後，她不想我要帶著女兒，
忙著上班，還要趕去接幼子放學。她 叫我專心照顧女兒 ， 讓她代我去接兒子 。
5 時許
媽媽拖著三歲半的飛飛，打著傘，冒著風雨步行 15 分鐘到我家，未進門已說：「不好意思，遲了一點接飛飛。」( 其實一點也不遲。)
身上沾著雨水也沾著汗水的她剛坐下便著我去煮飯，並一邊在說：「接飛飛前，我煮了魚和雞，預備給你們作晚餐。我現在先回家，過一會兒拿來給你。」
椅子還未坐暖，她人已離開我家。這才明白原來她正趕緊為我張羅晚飯，所以她有「遲」的感覺。( 遲的不是她，是我—— 遲鈍﹗)
7 時許
電話鈴聲響起，是媽媽的聲音：「我還煲了湯，給你們盛一點好嗎？」我當然說好。「我現在過來。」
不消一會兒， 媽媽又打著傘 ， 挽著兩個袋， 走進我家， 一袋有兩盒餸 ， 另一袋有一個真空湯壺( 內有約一升湯及很多湯料) 。 ( 不是說一點的嗎？竟然是一大壺。) 我立刻幫她拿袋子 。 心中說：「嘩 ， 很重呀﹗」心中想：「她是怎樣又打傘又拿這樣重的湯和餸的呢？」
內心很激動，媽媽已六十有七了 …… 覺得鼻頭有點酸 ，我還 未及開口， 媽媽已在說：「我要走了﹗」我說：「媽媽 ， 你不留下和我們一同吃嗎？」「不了﹗我要回去等你的妹妹下班回家 ， 與她一起吃。」我 只好送她離開 。
我很感動有這樣的一位媽媽 ， 體恤我的疲倦 ， 了解我的忙碌 ， 主動替我安排晚飯的事 。
雖然她和我家步行距離只有十多分鐘 ， 但大部份的路程也要打著傘 ， 若不是出於愛 ， 又怎會不厭其煩、冒著風雨 ， 來來回回於兩家呢﹗怱怱忙忙的她還想著、趕著回家照顧另一個孩子啊﹗( 那孩子也已經年過三十了﹗)
中國人有句話：「養兒一百歲，長憂九十九 。」已為人母的我 今天想起這話 ，別有一番滋味。
我覺得幸福非常，因我仍是一個「有媽的孩子」。
我心中很感動，媽媽仍待我像小孩 ( 在她心中仍是小) ，照顧周到。
謝謝天父給我可以紅著眼、開懷地唱：「我有我有一個好媽媽…… 日日夜夜陪著我。」
2007 年4 月24 日 雨天
今年紅色暴雨警告信號第一次生效的日子。丈夫還在回程飛機上，深夜才會到達。
下午1 時
媽媽致電關心外孫們上學的情況。
知道孫女不用上學但陪了我上班而孫仔則仍留在幼兒園後，她不想我要帶著女兒，
忙著上班，還要趕去接幼子放學。她 叫我專心照顧女兒 ， 讓她代我去接兒子 。
5 時許
媽媽拖著三歲半的飛飛，打著傘，冒著風雨步行 15 分鐘到我家，未進門已說：「不好意思，遲了一點接飛飛。」( 其實一點也不遲。)
身上沾著雨水也沾著汗水的她剛坐下便著我去煮飯，並一邊在說：「接飛飛前，我煮了魚和雞，預備給你們作晚餐。我現在先回家，過一會兒拿來給你。」
椅子還未坐暖，她人已離開我家。這才明白原來她正趕緊為我張羅晚飯，所以她有「遲」的感覺。( 遲的不是她，是我—— 遲鈍﹗)
7 時許
電話鈴聲響起，是媽媽的聲音：「我還煲了湯，給你們盛一點好嗎？」我當然說好。「我現在過來。」
不消一會兒， 媽媽又打著傘 ， 挽著兩個袋， 走進我家， 一袋有兩盒餸 ， 另一袋有一個真空湯壺( 內有約一升湯及很多湯料) 。 ( 不是說一點的嗎？竟然是一大壺。) 我立刻幫她拿袋子 。 心中說：「嘩 ， 很重呀﹗」心中想：「她是怎樣又打傘又拿這樣重的湯和餸的呢？」
內心很激動，媽媽已六十有七了 …… 覺得鼻頭有點酸 ，我還 未及開口， 媽媽已在說：「我要走了﹗」我說：「媽媽 ， 你不留下和我們一同吃嗎？」「不了﹗我要回去等你的妹妹下班回家 ， 與她一起吃。」我 只好送她離開 。
我很感動有這樣的一位媽媽 ， 體恤我的疲倦 ， 了解我的忙碌 ， 主動替我安排晚飯的事 。
雖然她和我家步行距離只有十多分鐘 ， 但大部份的路程也要打著傘 ， 若不是出於愛 ， 又怎會不厭其煩、冒著風雨 ， 來來回回於兩家呢﹗怱怱忙忙的她還想著、趕著回家照顧另一個孩子啊﹗( 那孩子也已經年過三十了﹗)
中國人有句話：「養兒一百歲，長憂九十九 。」已為人母的我 今天想起這話 ，別有一番滋味。
我覺得幸福非常，因我仍是一個「有媽的孩子」。
我心中很感動，媽媽仍待我像小孩 ( 在她心中仍是小) ，照顧周到。
謝謝天父給我可以紅著眼、開懷地唱：「我有我有一個好媽媽…… 日日夜夜陪著我。」
Saturday, April 21, 2007
Golden Girls in Key Class (HC)
Golden Girls are always passionate in spreading God's good news. Mrs. Yu and Mrs. Poon who does not have many non-christian priave friends, are always bold enough to share faith at the MTR stations with strangers.
In the House Church classess of the first semester of 2007, Golden Girls began to learn how to use "Seeking God" scriptures in the Key Class (Chapter 1) to help people seeking God.
In the House Church classess of the first semester of 2007, Golden Girls began to learn how to use "Seeking God" scriptures in the Key Class (Chapter 1) to help people seeking God.
- Jeramiah 29: 11-14
- Matthew 11:28-30
- Acts 17: 22-28
- Acts 8: 26-39
The GGs studied the scriptures, did the role play and shared inspirations and experiences. We had a conclusion class on 19 April led by Roxana and you may like to see what were their sharings:
Auntie Poon: 我了解到幫助別人尋找神的時候，不是一面倒地把自己所知的去告訴那人，而是先要多聽那人分享她的生命，多了解對方的重擔在那裡。從中可以看見那人尋找神的態度，選用適合的經文去分享及回應。因為整個尋找神的過程是一個「愛的關係」的建立。
Mrs. Wu : 最初時我不懂得說、更不懂得問。現在我学會了尋找神的重點是其中的態度。首先我要做好自己，因為「自己就是最好的見証」。我可以分享神如何曾經幫助我克服困難。
Mui Ying : 要跟随神就不要怕辛苦。 Roxana 利用大監的經文使我們明白了尋求神是要「盡心、盡性、盡意和盡力」，要有歉卑、受教和認真的態度。現在有了四段經文在手為武器 (love weapon)，使我更有目標和力量地傳福音。
Mrs. Yu : 我最初實習的時候，眼睛總害怕望著對方。後來Roxana教我用眼睛看著她來帶領尋找神的一課，我受益良多。現在我明白到幫助別人尋找神的時候「不要只單說出字面的意思，更要帶出有神在一起的感受。」
金花們的一番分享，令我和Roxana目瞪口呆，佩服佩服！！！！有神的金花，真是特別精(神)(属)靈、
Current studies involving by the Golden Girls are:
Auntie Poon >> Mrs. Jim (Island South)
Mrs. Yu >> Maggie’s mom (Island West)
Maria >> Rosanna (Island Central)
Weekly Telephone pair up QTs among the Golden Girls are:
Maria with Mrs. Yu on Tuesday
Maria with Auntie Poon on Friday
Auntie Poon with Mrs. Wu to be set up soon
Mrs. Yu with Auntie Tsang to be set up soon
Mui Ying with Doris to be set up soon
Tuesday, April 10, 2007
Awakening Love Before Its Time (recommended by Elaine)
Who can deny that we live in an overly sensuous culture? The popular media have done a very effective job of awakening sensuality even in children. I've seen G-rated, family movies where pre-teens shared mouth-to-mouth romantic kisses. Such displays are the natural and normal course that romance takes, but are these actions appropriate for that stage in life? Where can a romantic relationship go at the age of 12 or even 16? The awakening of romance at this age is often a futile road that can lead more to lingering pain than to long-term pleasure.
Let's look at a few warnings in the Song of Solomon and examine some reasons why teens need their parents to help them cautiously guard their hearts, not only their physical purity.
"Promise me, O women of Jerusalem, by the swift gazelles and the deer of the wild, not to awaken love until the time is right." (NLT) Song of Solomon 2:7
"Don't excite love, don't stir it up, until the time is ripe and you're ready." (Message Bible)
"¡K do not stir up love until the appropriate time." (Holman Christian Standard)
After studying these verses and several others from the Song of Solomon, (3:5, 8:4) a common theme stands out ¡V beware of awakening romantic love before it is time.
Romantic awakenings lead to thoughts, accompanied by feelings that lead to actions. It is God's wonderful plan for romantic love. However, if these awakenings happen during a season when they can't be righteously fulfilled, they often lead down a path of hurt and regret, not only a loss of virginity.
Countless teens who have fallen into romance too soon have given away their hearts only to have them broken. Others have been victims of self-deception, confusing infatuation with love. These situations create several questions for parents trying to help their teens avoid the heartbreak and deception that early romantic awakenings can bring. For parents, the questions which seem hardest to navigate in our overly sensuous culture are: When is the right timing for romance? How can I encourage my child to wait for the appropriate season? These are important questions to ponder since most of our children will eventually "fall in love" and marry someday, unless they are called to be single.
Within the Christian community there seems to be a myriad of opinions and stands on this matter. Books like I Kissed Dating Goodbye and I Gave Dating a Chance nestle together on the very same shelves of our local Christian bookstores. As I stated in my last column, my intent is not to prescribe a formula. Instead, I want to ask questions that will help parents reach their teen's heart in dealing with the topics of love, sex, romance and purity. Most people associate purity with virginity only. They believe that as long as teens remain virgins, that they are walking in purity. While this may be true at the physical level, as Christian parents, we must be concerned with our teen's emotional integrity and spiritual wholeness as well. A teen who has been through various breakups or has been the victim of someone's selfish flirtations, sometimes has as many regrets as a teen who has lost her virginity.
It is every mom's privilege to help her daughters and sons walk through romantic feelings with wisdom and grace from God. How that is accomplished is a very personal and unique task that requires a great deal of patience and understanding of each teen's spiritual maturity. As we walk our teens through this process we need to lead them into asking a question that arises from reading the Song of Solomon: What are some of the dangers of awakening passions before the time is right?
Crushes
No matter how passionately a teen wants to serve God, crushes can happen. Attraction is a normal and healthy gift from God; however, dealing with those feelings, while trying to stay emotionally and physically pure can be a challenge. The teen needs a parent to help stay accountable, to help deal with feelings and to be encouraged that with God's help he can stay pure.
Love triangles
I've seen girls try to help their girlfriends get their focus off of a guy only to find themselves having a crush on the very same guy. This doesn't just happen with girls; it also happens with guys. What about friends who find themselves liking the same guy or girl? What about guys or girls who are attracted to more than one girl or guy at the same time? I've seen examples of all these happen and harm good relationships.
In a teen's life, these are not laughing matters. Serious hurts and wrong patterns of relationships can hurt young hearts. Seeds of unforgiveness and jealousy can hound a young person for years.
Ruined Friendships
A guy and girl in the same youth group or Bible study may grow to be very close friends. That is a natural product of sharing the same values, pursuits and goals. However, sometimes that friendship goes in the direction of romance before the couple is in a season of life where they can follow through with a serious commitment. Moving back into the direction of friendship is sometimes tough and even hurtful as one or the other teen begins to back off the intensity.
Another danger of early romantic awakenings is that they can become a stumbling block to a young person's passionate pursuit of God.
Distractions
In the years I have worked with youth, many young adults have told me how they wished they had spent their teen years more effectively seeking God and serving Him without these distractions and the pain of broken hearts. Many young people look back and grieve about the time they wasted and how some of their plans to pursue their life goals went by the wayside. We need to think about how we can help the next generation to awaken to God, before they awaken to untimely romantic passions that sometimes serve only as decoys to God's best plans.
Teenagers who passionately want to pursue God will need a lot of help navigating through our highly sensuous culture that screams romance and even lust through every medium of sight and sound. The greatest support they need is someone who will gently help them steer away from romantic distractions and back to using their time and energy preparing and pursuing their life goals until the time they can pursue a relationship. Without teasing or scolding, parents should be the ones offering this kind of graceful support and guidance. How can we do that?
Strategies for parents
One of the most powerful strategies a parent can employ during the teen years is casting vision for the future. Three practical ways of doing this are:
Author : Vivian Padilla-Chapman
Along with her husband, Gary, Vivian Padilla-Chapman has been homeschooling her two children, Daniel and Sara since 1991. Daniel just completed his 2nd year at Georgia Tech as a President's Scholar this fall and Sara just graduated high school. Vivian holds a B.A. in Mass Communications and an M.A. in Applied Linguistics from the University of South Florida . First published in The Mother's Heart magazine, a premium online publication for mothers with hearts in their homes. Visit www.The-Mothers-Heart.com for more information
Let's look at a few warnings in the Song of Solomon and examine some reasons why teens need their parents to help them cautiously guard their hearts, not only their physical purity.
"Promise me, O women of Jerusalem, by the swift gazelles and the deer of the wild, not to awaken love until the time is right." (NLT) Song of Solomon 2:7
"Don't excite love, don't stir it up, until the time is ripe and you're ready." (Message Bible)
"¡K do not stir up love until the appropriate time." (Holman Christian Standard)
After studying these verses and several others from the Song of Solomon, (3:5, 8:4) a common theme stands out ¡V beware of awakening romantic love before it is time.
Romantic awakenings lead to thoughts, accompanied by feelings that lead to actions. It is God's wonderful plan for romantic love. However, if these awakenings happen during a season when they can't be righteously fulfilled, they often lead down a path of hurt and regret, not only a loss of virginity.
Countless teens who have fallen into romance too soon have given away their hearts only to have them broken. Others have been victims of self-deception, confusing infatuation with love. These situations create several questions for parents trying to help their teens avoid the heartbreak and deception that early romantic awakenings can bring. For parents, the questions which seem hardest to navigate in our overly sensuous culture are: When is the right timing for romance? How can I encourage my child to wait for the appropriate season? These are important questions to ponder since most of our children will eventually "fall in love" and marry someday, unless they are called to be single.
Within the Christian community there seems to be a myriad of opinions and stands on this matter. Books like I Kissed Dating Goodbye and I Gave Dating a Chance nestle together on the very same shelves of our local Christian bookstores. As I stated in my last column, my intent is not to prescribe a formula. Instead, I want to ask questions that will help parents reach their teen's heart in dealing with the topics of love, sex, romance and purity. Most people associate purity with virginity only. They believe that as long as teens remain virgins, that they are walking in purity. While this may be true at the physical level, as Christian parents, we must be concerned with our teen's emotional integrity and spiritual wholeness as well. A teen who has been through various breakups or has been the victim of someone's selfish flirtations, sometimes has as many regrets as a teen who has lost her virginity.
It is every mom's privilege to help her daughters and sons walk through romantic feelings with wisdom and grace from God. How that is accomplished is a very personal and unique task that requires a great deal of patience and understanding of each teen's spiritual maturity. As we walk our teens through this process we need to lead them into asking a question that arises from reading the Song of Solomon: What are some of the dangers of awakening passions before the time is right?
Crushes
No matter how passionately a teen wants to serve God, crushes can happen. Attraction is a normal and healthy gift from God; however, dealing with those feelings, while trying to stay emotionally and physically pure can be a challenge. The teen needs a parent to help stay accountable, to help deal with feelings and to be encouraged that with God's help he can stay pure.
Love triangles
I've seen girls try to help their girlfriends get their focus off of a guy only to find themselves having a crush on the very same guy. This doesn't just happen with girls; it also happens with guys. What about friends who find themselves liking the same guy or girl? What about guys or girls who are attracted to more than one girl or guy at the same time? I've seen examples of all these happen and harm good relationships.
In a teen's life, these are not laughing matters. Serious hurts and wrong patterns of relationships can hurt young hearts. Seeds of unforgiveness and jealousy can hound a young person for years.
Ruined Friendships
A guy and girl in the same youth group or Bible study may grow to be very close friends. That is a natural product of sharing the same values, pursuits and goals. However, sometimes that friendship goes in the direction of romance before the couple is in a season of life where they can follow through with a serious commitment. Moving back into the direction of friendship is sometimes tough and even hurtful as one or the other teen begins to back off the intensity.
Another danger of early romantic awakenings is that they can become a stumbling block to a young person's passionate pursuit of God.
Distractions
In the years I have worked with youth, many young adults have told me how they wished they had spent their teen years more effectively seeking God and serving Him without these distractions and the pain of broken hearts. Many young people look back and grieve about the time they wasted and how some of their plans to pursue their life goals went by the wayside. We need to think about how we can help the next generation to awaken to God, before they awaken to untimely romantic passions that sometimes serve only as decoys to God's best plans.
Teenagers who passionately want to pursue God will need a lot of help navigating through our highly sensuous culture that screams romance and even lust through every medium of sight and sound. The greatest support they need is someone who will gently help them steer away from romantic distractions and back to using their time and energy preparing and pursuing their life goals until the time they can pursue a relationship. Without teasing or scolding, parents should be the ones offering this kind of graceful support and guidance. How can we do that?
Strategies for parents
One of the most powerful strategies a parent can employ during the teen years is casting vision for the future. Three practical ways of doing this are:
- Helping teens view this season as a time of preparation
- Helping teens discern God's voice
- Helping teens protect their hearts and the hearts of others
Our culture seems to treat the teen years as the only time in life to have fun and be merry. Few people see this as a unique time for preparing to fulfill God's call and destiny. I've heard many parents say to their teens, "Oh, these years are special. Have as much fun as you can." When the emphasis is on all play and no preparation, teens are cheated from growing in God and learning life skills that will be a blessing in the future. In Parenting News, Windy Echols says, "¡KIt is typical for young women to want to spend time with boys, but not spend time preparing to be the wife of a man." In the same article, she laments her own lack of preparation during her teen years, "Although in my teens I was interested in homemaking skills, I was encouraged to be just a teenager. 'After all,' they would say, 'you're only young once.'"
Parents can cast a vision for the teen years as a time of preparation for pursuing God's will and practicing to hear His voice. The young man or woman who can discern God's call and has prepared to serve people is the kind of spouse for which everyone wishes. In the Bible Jesus says, " My sheep listen to my voice; I know them and they follow me." John 10:27 (NIV) How wonderful to spend the teen years as a training season for hearing God's voice. With this outlook, every challenge in a teen's life could be turned into an opportunity for learning to recognize God's voice and follow His direction.
Another key aspect of these preparation years is helping teens understand the value of protecting their hearts as well as their friends' hearts. This process begins with knowing that emotions will come, but that we don't have to be driven by our feelings. Of course, in our "if it feels good do it" culture, this can be a continuous battle. Parents can be allies in these situations as they remind their teen to seek God first, for real love and wisdom that only He can give.
Author : Vivian Padilla-Chapman
Along with her husband, Gary, Vivian Padilla-Chapman has been homeschooling her two children, Daniel and Sara since 1991. Daniel just completed his 2nd year at Georgia Tech as a President's Scholar this fall and Sara just graduated high school. Vivian holds a B.A. in Mass Communications and an M.A. in Applied Linguistics from the University of South Florida . First published in The Mother's Heart magazine, a premium online publication for mothers with hearts in their homes. Visit www.The-Mothers-Heart.com for more information
Saturday, April 7, 2007
SunFlower - Michelle/Apr 2007 - Art Day
After a Paster/Pizza lunch at the Coffee Shop of the Sheraton Hotel, We ahead for the Hong Kong Museun of Art. Today's special feature was Lin Fengmian (1900-1991). His ink paintings were atonishly charming to Connie, Michelle and bonnie.
Mr. Lin once said, "If you want to paint flowers nicely, you need to learn how to plant flowers first."
At the end, Connie bought 2 Chinese Ink Paints for her sons while bonnie bought a printed version of Lin Fengmian's lady painting.
Friday, April 6, 2007
上山下水Easter
Today was a special day that 5 precious parents with their children went for a hiking trip to Aberdeen. They were:
Iris with Cherry
Lucy with husband Ching, Elsie and Johnson
Vivien with Lok Hin and Janice
Bonnie and Connie
We started from Wan Chai Gap and took us about an hour to reach Aberdeen. It was not a tough walk at all. We took Taxi from the foothill to the pier and ahead for the floating restaurant for Yam Cha. When return, we got a good buy for a sampan ride for just HK$20 for 11 of us. The woman said, "I used to charge Guai Low 鬼佬@HK$50 or HK$200 for half an hour ride."
Today I found out a secret that Bonnie and Michelle love to have Miniture Pinscher as
their pet while Janice loves 松鼠狗.
their pet while Janice loves 松鼠狗. We also talked about our dreams to join the WWOOF for the whole family to work in the organic farm of Japan or New Zealand, and how to contribute to the society after we retired. 
Thursday, April 5, 2007
SunFlower - Elsie/April 2007 - A Special Easter
1st April was my birthday, 4th April was the children's day and today is 5th April, first day of the Easter Holiday this year.
Bonnie(x19), Michelle(14), Elsie(12) and Docus(9) met at TKL MTR at 10:50am to depart for Kowloon Tong. I sat next to Elsie while Michelle was chatting with Docus. Elsie told me that she has started the running training program again. Bonnie curiously asked the technique of running fast is due to the big steps or the fast pitching. "We learn to count steps for a fixed distance." Elsie replied me. "I am said to be a short distance runner with exposive power so mostly I choose to run 60m but when I go to secondary school, I have to run 100m."................fun to talk about running with a girl 30+ years younger than me.
Itamae Sushi in Festival Walk opens every day at 11:30am. When we arrived there (next to the ice-skating ring) there was already a quere with about 20 people though the time is only 11:20am. Anyway, we felt safe to be included for the first round.
Since it is a rotary sushi bar, we made our own rule only to pick plates cost less than HK$20. We still have lots of choices for the red plate at$9, blue plate at $12, orange plate at$15, light blue plate at $18 and green plate at $20.
I found out that Elsie does not eat raw fish so she only took BBQ eel, egg rolls and california rolls. Docus likes most the boiled prawn and she enjoyed most of other food with Michelle, like the salmon, egg roll, hand-roll suchi and Japanese salad. Altogether we cosumed up to 21 plates with half of it belongs to the $9 plate.
We felt very satisfied with the good food and our smart eat. Moreover, we understood each other's eating pattern and favorites. We need a walk to help the digestion. As we have planned, we walked towards the City University. We took few camera shots on the way.
In the University, we checked out most of the circles' posters. Finally we sat on the stairs facing the swimming pool. Bonnie asked, "Does anyone of you have something brand new with you today?"..................a long quiet. Then Docus broke the ice and asked, "Michelle, are your pair of shoes the new ones?" What a great observation.
Then, we came to tell each other which is the item at this moment with us finds most treasurable and meaningful. After many rounds of Pau-Chin-Dub, here were the sequence:
Docus : My lavander pen which was given to me by my father. It has a good smell.
Bonnie : The Birthday bear Michelle has given to me 2 years ago.
Elsie : The glasses bought by her mother. Now I can see the blackboard writing in the class clearly and find easier to understand the class lesson.
Michelle : The color pallet chosen for me by an image consultant that helps a lot when I choos
e my outfits with matching colors.
Michelle's color pallet seemed drawing most of the girls attention. We, then kicked off the topic on cold color and warm color. Elsie told me that she is good at sketching with pencil but finds difficult to fill up with colors........
We moved on to depart City University for Page One Bookstore. We spent about 15 minutes there. Finally Michelle got 2 booklet of her favorite "Five People You Met in the Heaven" series which I promised to buy for her and Elsie bought for herself a Chinese 三國演義 to prepare for class activities after the Easter Holiday.
Bonnie(x19), Michelle(14), Elsie(12) and Docus(9) met at TKL MTR at 10:50am to depart for Kowloon Tong. I sat next to Elsie while Michelle was chatting with Docus. Elsie told me that she has started the running training program again. Bonnie curiously asked the technique of running fast is due to the big steps or the fast pitching. "We learn to count steps for a fixed distance." Elsie replied me. "I am said to be a short distance runner with exposive power so mostly I choose to run 60m but when I go to secondary school, I have to run 100m."................fun to talk about running with a girl 30+ years younger than me.
Itamae Sushi in Festival Walk opens every day at 11:30am. When we arrived there (next to the ice-skating ring) there was already a quere with about 20 people though the time is only 11:20am. Anyway, we felt safe to be included for the first round.
Since it is a rotary sushi bar, we made our own rule only to pick plates cost less than HK$20. We still have lots of choices for the red plate at$9, blue plate at $12, orange plate at$15, light blue plate at $18 and green plate at $20.
I found out that Elsie does not eat raw fish so she only took BBQ eel, egg rolls and california rolls. Docus likes most the boiled prawn and she enjoyed most of other food with Michelle, like the salmon, egg roll, hand-roll suchi and Japanese salad. Altogether we cosumed up to 21 plates with half of it belongs to the $9 plate.
We felt very satisfied with the good food and our smart eat. Moreover, we understood each other's eating pattern and favorites. We need a walk to help the digestion. As we have planned, we walked towards the City University. We took few camera shots on the way.
In the University, we checked out most of the circles' posters. Finally we sat on the stairs facing the swimming pool. Bonnie asked, "Does anyone of you have something brand new with you today?"..................a long quiet. Then Docus broke the ice and asked, "Michelle, are your pair of shoes the new ones?" What a great observation.Then, we came to tell each other which is the item at this moment with us finds most treasurable and meaningful. After many rounds of Pau-Chin-Dub, here were the sequence:
Docus : My lavander pen which was given to me by my father. It has a good smell.
Bonnie : The Birthday bear Michelle has given to me 2 years ago.
Elsie : The glasses bought by her mother. Now I can see the blackboard writing in the class clearly and find easier to understand the class lesson.
Michelle : The color pallet chosen for me by an image consultant that helps a lot when I choos
e my outfits with matching colors.Michelle's color pallet seemed drawing most of the girls attention. We, then kicked off the topic on cold color and warm color. Elsie told me that she is good at sketching with pencil but finds difficult to fill up with colors........
We moved on to depart City University for Page One Bookstore. We spent about 15 minutes there. Finally Michelle got 2 booklet of her favorite "Five People You Met in the Heaven" series which I promised to buy for her and Elsie bought for herself a Chinese 三國演義 to prepare for class activities after the Easter Holiday.
We decided to share a drink and cake together. Though four of us, be economical we ordered one strawberry drink and 2 cuts of blue berry and cookie cheese cake. The waitress served us very well with extra plates.
We had shared something deeper here. Elsie finds difficult to deal with the younger brother. She prefers to have an elder brother but not an elder sister. Or may be she prefers to be the only child in the family. Docus affirmed that she also has a younger brother who does not listen to her always. Michelle gave compassion on their feelings and found she is lucky to have an elder brother than a younger one. I shared my elder brother always beat my back when I was a young primary school student. We come to understand that this is the brothers and sisters relationship in reality. HA HA Haaaa.......
Before we departed for home, each of us shared what we like the most or was the nice memory for today:
Elsie : The sushi
Docus: The chatting
Michelle: The book
Bonnie : The sharing in front of the swimming pool
If you asked me, "what I most treasured today" they are :
We had shared something deeper here. Elsie finds difficult to deal with the younger brother. She prefers to have an elder brother but not an elder sister. Or may be she prefers to be the only child in the family. Docus affirmed that she also has a younger brother who does not listen to her always. Michelle gave compassion on their feelings and found she is lucky to have an elder brother than a younger one. I shared my elder brother always beat my back when I was a young primary school student. We come to understand that this is the brothers and sisters relationship in reality. HA HA Haaaa.......
Before we departed for home, each of us shared what we like the most or was the nice memory for today:
Elsie : The sushi
Docus: The chatting
Michelle: The book
Bonnie : The sharing in front of the swimming pool
If you asked me, "what I most treasured today" they are :
- Docus's jumping steps and big smile
- Elsie's open conversation with me
- Michelle's caring to Docus
- Bonnie's nice memories when she was young
Tuesday, April 3, 2007
Spiritual Quality of a Mother-disciple
This preciousparents minipoll ended on 31 Mar 2007 and the finding tells us that spiritual qualities as a mother inspires our children to seeking God are : our gentle spirit and joyful Christian lives. It sounds to me that our internal essences supercede external acts.
Learn from a young disciple
Maria is a young disciple for 1 year and 2 months. She is also a precious parent in the precious women ministry. I could see lots of love from her to God and the Kingdom. I confess of my holdback and wrong focus on the wordly matters.
Maria is indeed respected for her sincerity towards QT and relationship with God and sisters. I mean a faithful consistent daily QT. She reinforces her discovery heart in the Words and her spiritual connections by partnering with different sisters in her daily QT.
Monday - BT
Tuesday - Auntie Poon (Golden Girls)
Wednesday - Lucy (pair up BT)
Thursday - Doris (discipler)
Friday - Mrs. Yu (Golden Girls)
Saturday - Lai's mom (in laws)
Sunday - Pair up BTs
Moreover, she pariticipates in the study with Rosanna. She serves in the Precious Women Ministry. She takes care in reminding Mui Ying on church schedules. She chairs all birthday party logistics. She is being very submissive and open to her husband. She reminds her daughter to be a humble woman in Christ. She is the Joyfully buddies in our BT. She shared her conviction in the Macau church........She holds a full time job.
I cannot imagine a 55 years old disciple could be so devoted in serving and loving God.
Maria is indeed respected for her sincerity towards QT and relationship with God and sisters. I mean a faithful consistent daily QT. She reinforces her discovery heart in the Words and her spiritual connections by partnering with different sisters in her daily QT.
Monday - BT
Tuesday - Auntie Poon (Golden Girls)
Wednesday - Lucy (pair up BT)
Thursday - Doris (discipler)
Friday - Mrs. Yu (Golden Girls)
Saturday - Lai's mom (in laws)
Sunday - Pair up BTs
Moreover, she pariticipates in the study with Rosanna. She serves in the Precious Women Ministry. She takes care in reminding Mui Ying on church schedules. She chairs all birthday party logistics. She is being very submissive and open to her husband. She reminds her daughter to be a humble woman in Christ. She is the Joyfully buddies in our BT. She shared her conviction in the Macau church........She holds a full time job.
I cannot imagine a 55 years old disciple could be so devoted in serving and loving God.
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