Tuesday, October 10, 2006

Thanksgiving ...

After some discussions on Thur. I medidated (i.e. focus thinking) on the topic thanksgiving on Saturaday night. A very clear and vivid picture suddenly hit me. It is not necessary a new one, but the impact was big enough for me to remember vividly up to now ...

It is the picture of gifting ...

I don't know if you had similar experience, I do ... sometimes I prepared a gift for someone. For whatever reason, the person keep rejecting to take the gifts with different excuses and even changing contact information so that you cannot reach him / her easily. You might keep the gift for one year .. may be two .. but probably you'll give up after a few years and end up sending the gift to someone else or use it yourself instead of keeping it for the person forever ... At least that's what I'd do ...

During this thanksgiving, I would like to thank the One who kept a gift for me for over 20 years ... and never forget to try to ask me to receive the gift ...

My Lord is amazing that He prepared the gift for me even before I was born. After I were born, He tried many different ways to try to deliver the gift to me, yet I rejected it, excusing that I don't need it until later, and even hid away from Him ... He's patient and never gave up .. that at last I accepted it 20+ years later.

What I found most touching is that .. the gift is the same as what He had originally planned, not discounted or changed by any means because of my rejections etc ...

I really really treasure the gift cuz it is a personal gift for ME, and it is a gift full of love. The gift itself and also spoken through the delivery process ... I'm really thankful that I accepted it ... It's quite disturbing thinking WHAT IF the gift was pull away due to my years and years of rejection and neglection ... It is however make it more valuable that I finally received it ... Can't imagine what a Big LOSS it would be to me if I keep on rejecting, hiding, rejecting ...

Thank you God for the greatest and most precious gift!!

Monday, October 02, 2006

Snoopy's new friend

Snoopy has a new friend!!!! Yes ... Snoopy has been alone for the longest time .. He's the only one who actually got to share my bed since I don't even recall when .. but must be the 80s ...

Yesterday, I got a new friend for him ... it's Hamster Popo .. That's actually her *real* name (i.e. not from me) ... hahaha .. I never knew there's such a character with the same name as myself. Anyhow .. since I'm going to watching over her during my friend's absense in Canada ... She does have a very special status cuz of my friend and cuz of her name .. and thus is able to share my bed with Snoopy and me right away ... hahaha .. so happy we have another family member ...

Ooo .. but does that mean I have a smaller bed for myself?? Oh well .. I don't use up that much space anyway .. hahahaha

Come and meet Snoopy and Hamster Popo~~