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| My name's only worth $75..
My Shoe
i don't like this style.. =/
(hahahah thanks ryan again for the link) | | |
| i spent 2 hrs washing my car at home (chino hills) on saturday...
i just woke up and noticed that it rained last night.
-_-;;
ah sad...
anywayz...
guess what~ (ryan chan found it and sent it to me)
=] great job!
thanks ryan!
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| i visited the chung family this past thursday (John&Ruth Chung).
i was there from... around 4 pm to 1 am. -_-;;; insane.. haha but what was more shocking is that John, Ruth, Stephen, and Rebecca were going to be up for longer to hang out with teddy (he was over too to hang out. it's coo cuz he played with the kids while i was with Ruth).
it was an aweosme time talking to Ruth and getting to know the family better. the first time ever really hanging out w/ them.. and i can't wait to go back and spend time with them again.
right when i got to their place, Rebecca answered the door and Kn Kn and Yong Yong (Caleb and Joshua.. i think? should it be Joshua and Caleb.. anyway) came and both gave me a hug. ^^ they're soooooooo cute.
After a small talk about school with Rebecca and her mom in the kitchen, Rebecca left us to do her homework, and then i was led to the livingroom by Ruth to begin our "getting to know each other" time. At this time, i asked a lot about her family (like what's been going on and stuff. oh and Michael and Stephen came down with their Lego spaceships/jets/cars ...not sure what they should be categorized as... and said hi). around at... 5? 5:30, I helped Ruth a lil bit in preparing dinner (curry!! salad!! and.. kimchi~! everything was so yummy). It was kinda hectic in the beginning because there were 9 of us; however, i felt very at home quickly at the table that evening.
After dinner, Ruth had to tutor this girl named irene and John stayed in the kitchen to clean up. so i played with the kids this time. I guess they're interested in magic too. Rebecca, Stephen, and Michael showed me few card tricks they know (i figured out stephen's, but i still haven't figured out Rebecca's). One of the twins wanted to learn how to do stephen's trick so teddy took him upstairs to teach him while the other one just kept asking michael to do the trick over and over again.
oh yeah not sure exactly when, but john asked me if i played an instrument (I think..? since i had to tell him that i play flute). When i told him i play flute, he said "oh you should play with us later." hahaha... i totally brushed it off laughing.
apparently he wasn't joking. after he was done cleaning, he told everyone to go to the livingroom so that we can all play a song together (yes including me). He told me to play rebecca's flute (Rebecca plays Sax now by the way. crazy huh!!).
me: oh no. we just ate so if i play her flute, imma ruin it.
John: it's ok just play.
me: hahaha i feel bad it's not even mine.
John: it's ok just play.
And at that moment, i was reminded of all those horrid times when my parents made me play piano or flute infront of our guests and relatives. ahhh -______________-;;;
i tried to explain how it is important to take care of our instruments well and how it is not so nice to use another person's wind instrument.. well at least in my mind. regardless of what i had to say, he still gave me rebecca's flute and just said "here." T.T seeing that there's no escape in this, i opened up the case and put the instrument together. (he also told teddy to play someone's violin too).
so we played a christmas song and a hymn together (John - bass, Reb - Sax, Michael - Cello, Stephen & teddy - violin, me - flute). it was actually really fun and they played so well! hahahah... so i began to play piano (canon in D, my own improvised version, and had more fun all by myself hahahahhaa. oooh everyone.. remember this??? -->
Canon in D
). it's a different guy. -_-;; and don't worry i'm not going crazy over the guy. but he's really good huh!
anyway... back to the story..
oh! remember kevin au's one entry about how he wants to form a band with his family? i laughed hard reading that entry.. hahaha but now i wanna form a small orchestra with my future family. (oh yeah joshua and caleb started their violin lessons recently. and they played a song for us during dinner. ^^ soooooooo cute).
Ruth finally finished tutoring when the girl's mom came to pick her up. before they left, we all had a short dessert/tea time together (i think it was around 10 pm). After they left.... i finally got to talk to Ruth again. we talked about our struggles and our testimonies. it was such a sweet time of fellowship. i shared about how hard it has been waiting patiently for the next step in life by trusting God. School.. Job.. Relationship.. Out of these three, job hunting has been the hardest. i've applied to over 30 positions in less than two months now without getting any interview. i didn't know it was gonna be this hard to get a job. Then... Ruth shared about how her family has been doing with their situation. i was so challenged and encouraged to hear about their faith in God and attitude that constantly seeked to use such opportunity to glorify God. Thanks Ruth.. for reminding me who God is and that He's always with us.
i also asked alot of questions having a family. so interesting... everything that her kids seemed to struggle with towards Ruth and John... is exactly what i still struggle with towards my parents. As Ruth shared about her struggles as a parent, i was thoroughly humbled and overcome with gratitude for my parents. I've been so selfish with them. I always expect THEM to be loving conditionally, be humble, be sacrificial, be understanding, be forgiving, and be perfect. God shows very specifically and clearly how He wants our hearts and lives to be transformed in the Bible. And instead of applying such things i learn from the Word in my life, i demanded my parents to apply them in their lives first.
anywayz... we talked for like 3 hrs... i was so tired ... and since it was getting late.. we had to end it at 1 am.
and... that was the end of my "getting to each other" time with the chung family that day.
lastly... before i finish... i'll share what i've been thankful for.
1. this past thursday that i got to spend with the chung family.
2. small group (sad that it has to end soon.. hope we can still have small group meetings)
3. everyone that i've been meeting up with during the past... 2 to 3 weeks. awesome time of fellowship.. and they all bought me food -_- wow.. amazing how God provides.. thank you guys!!! =]
4. everyone that's been really encouraging me and challenging me to trust God's goodness and reminding me of the gift of salvation. seriously.. every conversation that i've had with someone these past few weeks... always went back to the gospel message. i'm doing better lil by lil ^_^ thank you
5. i've also been very encouraged to see how God's been working in other people's lives.
6. i've been kinda struggling with something... i can't really pinpoint what it exactly is. but it's been affecting my relationships with people i think. hope everyone that's been discouraged by me in any way will forgive me.. ^^;; but Patrick's peacemaker class has been helping me alot. it's been exposing me to so many new ways that sin likes to show itself in my life. even though i've only been to the class afew times.. i still learned alot.
7. CJ's Humilty: True Greatness. it's my fav book now. i got 10 more pages to go!!! weee thanks jerry! for letting me borrow it. and sorry for keeping it for so long -_-;;.
8. Keziah, jane, and jennifer. i love you gals very much.
9. God
and... i think i should end it here ... this entry is getting way too long.
peace out everyone!
-kaj
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| "For one will hardly die for a righteous man; though perhaps for the good man someone would dare even to die. But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us."
Romans 5:7-8
someone asked recently..."how could God possibly send His own Son to die for us?? would YOU give up ur own child? NO! and I would never give up my own either!"
the gospel message again and again humbles me so much and brings me to tears... of gratitude.. haha^^;;. seriously. i would never give up my own life for that of another and i would NEVER give up my child's life for another person's life. While talking to this person, it hurt so much to see him where i used to be... rejecting and hating God so much and not seeing how much He truly loves us. but at the same time, i was so grateful that He changed my heart and allowed me to see His goodness..
"For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life." John 3:16
This is a verse that i often saw and heard getting tossed around simply as a verse that every christian should have memorized (perhaps because it's an easier verse to memorize than other verses that seem like paragraphs). well after recently accepting Christ (which was 4 years ago), i was a bit embarrassed to realize that i seemed to be the only one at church that didn't have this verse memorized. Unfortunately, i kept seeing this verse being tossed around so lightly as opposed to other verses...(such as... any verse in Romans for example) that as i began to learn more about God and His Word, my pride caused me to treat this verse as a verse that only the immature christians always mention to seem holy in front of others. (-_-;; i know i know.. it doesn't make sense how i could've come up with this idea about this verse. im stew-pit -_-;;;; ) Thinking that i was so mature, i would rarely meditate on or use this verse to show someone how much God loves us. and i sometimes even looked down on those that would always talk about this verse in the past (i am... very very sorry.. plz forgive me).
while i was talking to this person (the one that asked me the question above), this verse kept coming up in my mind (well some other verses came into my mind too but.. John 3:16 was the very first one). So after that night i went back and read the chapter. man.. it's a short verse.. but.. it says so much!. (some of u might be shocked right now, 'oh my! joyce! that was your attitude??' seriously... i was shocked too -_-;; to see how easily i can become so foolish and arrogant before God's Word... )
so.. what was i trying to say in tonight's entry? God is so good!
sorry.. if my entry didn't really make sense. i'll try better next time.
why did i post this entry?
hm.. since i haven't met up with a lot of you.. just wanted to share what God's been teaching me this week ^_^ .
what happened to this person i talked to? it truly is only God that can change one's heart. i'm sure you guys all know someone that has heard about Christ so many times before and yet still rejects. let's all continue to pray for them and reach out to them... and trust God! =]
a random fact i would like to add before i finish...
Yoon jee's mom came down to visit on... Tuesday.
she said i'm cute.
she loves me (=P) hehehehhehehe <-- this is the random fact... not that i'm ****.
just incase.. you guys were wanting to scream from being grossed out (i wouldn't do that -_-;;)
hm.. yeah. awkward..
ok.. um.. good night.
-kaj
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| Lillian To (LBC)
1. You're really girly  .
2. I challenge you to take a hip hop class. hahahhahaha you know why ;)
3. yellow (not the bright ugly yellow, but light and pastel yellow..) because.. for some reason i feel like your favorite season is spring..
4. your unconditional love and care for others and your love for the Word.
5. hm.. i have some good memories of you but.. i'd rather write about an encouraging memory. =) hm.. this was during.. men's football last year i believe... we didn't know each other that well back then but i really enjoyed talking about the Word with you. i remember walking away really encouraged and you even wrote me an encouragement care the next day at church with some verses =]. you're an awesome sister. ^^ oh yeah!! hahah this one time i wrote you an encouragement card too and you told me you cried.. awwwwwwwwwww and i laughed at you.. hahahahhahaha ^^ i love you lily~
6. hahahha this one's kinda hard... a cute... frog? hahahah cuz your eyes are so big~ =)
7. you always bring breakfast for mabel when we meet early for orchestra. will you ever bring ME something???? haha jk.. no pressure. i just thought it was cute that you guys are still so close. =)
sorry for the late update... midterms.. psh.. -_-;;
next up....
Nancy Tsay and Stephanie Shin | | |
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