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30 April 2007

PEACE

The following are the Bible verses that I am mediating upon during my times of weakness...a time of reflection...
http://home.centurytel.net/milleman/songs/inmomentslikethese.mid
http://home.centurytel.net/milleman/songs/inquiet3.mid
Colossians 3:12 - 17
Therefore as God's chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.
Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God. And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.

Romans 15:13
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

Isaiah 26: 3 - 4
You will keep in perfect peace him whose mind is steadfast, because he trusts in you. Trust in the LORD forever, for the LORD, the LORD, is the Rock eternal.

John 16:33
"I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world."

Yes, indeed! It is a great comfort to read these verses. Oh what peace! Oh what joy... resting in my Lord Jesus.
GIVING THANKS EVERYDAY.
http://home.centurytel.net/milleman/VERYNICE/GIVETHK.MID

9:37 am;

28 April 2007

Down with flu again...

Oh dear. I am down with flu again. Just when I seem to be recovering from my Urinary Tract Infection (UTI), I developed runny nose and cough since yesterday. Sobz... my nose and ears feel blocked.... finding it hard to breathe properly. Feeling hot and cold from time to time. Kekeke...
Woke up at 5.30am coughing and blowing my blocked nose. Feeling so weak and weary. As I cannot get back to sleep, I read my BIBLE, God's WORD for QT, seeking God's guidance and comfort. Reminded to turn to the Lord and seek Him first.
TURN MY EYES UPON THE LORD
http://my.homewithgod.com/heavenlymidis2/turneyes.html

YOU ARE MY ALL IN ALL
http://home.centurytel.net/milleman/songs/all%20in%20all%20-%20as%20the%20deer.mid

Being in such poor health, I believe it is part of God's plan for me. He has a purpose for it. He will carry me through. The following verses just come to my mind.
Romans 8: 28
"And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose."

Romans 8: 37- 39
"No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord."

1 Peter 5: 6 - 7
"Humble yourselves, therefore, under God's mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time. Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you."

Indeed, it is a great comfort to me as a Christian that GOD CARES FOR ME. Simply have to turn to the Lord and rest in Him. Despite the pain in my abdomen and lower back, I must TRUST and ENDURE.

During this period that I am on Medical Leave, my little baby niece Keziah has been cheering me up with her sweetie pie smiles and "sayanging" (loving touch).

I went to consult the doctor at Geylang Polyclinic again. Dr Juliana saw me for the 2nd time in this week. Doc diagnosed me with flu and Irritable Bowel Syndrome. More medicine was given to me.

Poor me... afflicted with so many illnesses. I have never been so ill before. Doc gave me MC till 2nd May. Pray that I will recover by then. Need lots of rest and destress.

Ok... time to rest in bed again. May God heal me and bless the people around me with good health and cheer.

6:12 am;

26 April 2007

Give Thanks and Count my blessings from God

Thank God for granting me a good sleep last night. At least after taking the medications, I feel better to be able to sleep without waking in pain.

Nonetheless, the pain is still there. I am thankful to my family and friends who are praying for my recovery from this urinary infection. It is the worst pain ever as I keep cramping. In addition to this pain, I developed very bad gastrics pain since yesterday. Hence, I have to keep muching from time to time as I rest at home. To add on, I have to hydrate myself frequently by drinking lots of water and visit the loo often. Feeling so weak and weary... especially fom the cramps n gastric pain.

I am especially thankful to my Principal for making the necessary arrangements to relieve my stress and grant me peaceful rest. I am so glad that now Jocelyn is taking over all my lessons in my absence until I recover well enough to return to work.

Counting my blessings in my times of weakness. Jocelyn is a sweet sis in Christ who gives me great encouragement physically, mentally and spiritually. A helpful sis who gives me comfort and peace of mind to fully rest in the Lord to be renewed once again in this race of life. Yeah! Happy to be working with her together. Hugs n kisses to all who cares for me...CAREBEAR SPIRIT.... CARE-A-LOT with a great BIG HUG.

11:49 am;

25 April 2007

Excruciating pain... another 4 days of MC... more rest

During the wee hours, I woke up in cold sweat. Around 5am, I woke up vomitting. As my MC was only till 24th April, I gathered my remaining strength and went to school to teach. During my free periods, I had to rest at the sofa until it was time for recess duty at the Parade Square.

Following that, I had lessons with my class 4Empathy and taught them Maths Chpt 6 on Angles. After that, I had very bad gastrics pain in addition to my migraine, cramps and backaches. Ahhh.... so painful that I started to sweat profusely. I looked green and pale... according to my colleagues Jocelyn and Pierre. Looked sick.

Handed my keys and stuff over to Jocelyn to help me to take care of my class and stuff. My Dad sent me on his motorbike to the Polyclinic to see doc.

Thankful to God for sending such a lovely angel to help me in my times of need. Tough and painful times that I am going through. Never in my life, did I experience such pain. Sighz... now have to take so many medicine... doctor gave me another 3 types of medicine for my weak stomach. Boo hoo... spent so much on medical bills this year... about $200 already in just 4 months. Guess it's God's way of telling me to SURRENDER MY ALL TO HIM. Be resting to get well. Just keep praying for me to recover soon.

4:31 pm;

24 April 2007

Slowly recovering... with the prayers and love of all

Thank God. I am feeling better today after taking the medication given by the doc at Polyclinic. However, today the weather has been cold. Hence, my body was aching badly, especially at waist area and I still have cramps. Well, I will need to rest more to recover well from this bout of urinary infection. Lots of water and visits to the toilet.

Thank God for my lovely baby niece Keziah. So cute... she sure cheers my day up like a little carebear. Thankful to all the fellow Christians who are praying for me and encouraging me during this tough time. Especially grateful to my "xiao mei" a.k.a sis Jocelyn who is there to give me physical, mental and spiritual support. Yeah! Hugs and love all. I will work on taking care of my health before I can take care of people around me well.

5:19 pm;

23 April 2007

Excruciating pain... infection..

I am currently on 2 days MC after consulting the doctor at Geylang Polyclinic. Doc gave me 7 types of medication, including ANTI-BIOTICS. Diagnosis was done after Doc sent me for X-ray to check my chest and respiratory system and an urine test. Doc found me to have high white blood cell count. Normal people have 4 counts, while I have 32 counts of white blood cell, indicating urine infection.

No wonder I have excruciating pain throughout my whole body, especially my waist area since yesterday. Terrible pain ... tension headaches, body aches, flu... sighz... simply, you name the pain, I have the pain. Been having migraine and abdomen pain for practically the whole of this month of April. Sob, sob... barely the age of senior citizen, yet having all types of pain at my age... STRESS & FLU.

Poor health for this year. Doc even advised that if my abdomen pain is too serious, I should immediately go Accident & Emergency (A & E). Aiyoh.... so horrifying. Well, if I have to go, guess I just have to go then.

Praying hard to God to restore my health and comfort me. OVERCOMING is what I must do by relying on the strength of my LORD. Lastly, I must rediscover the JOY of life.

Dear friends, just keep me in your prayers okie. Thanks and Love yo

u lots.

2:25 pm;

22 April 2007

Arghzz... in great pain... need ENDURANCE

Arghzz... I am in great pain, suffering migraine, stiff neck and backaches. I went to church today and was only able to stay for Breaking of Bread (B.O.B.) and Bible Study (B.S.). My neck was in great pain, especially the left side of my neck to my head... severe migraine till tears were welling in my eyes. Sobz.

God's Word comforted me, reminding me about ENDURANCE in B.O.B. through the sharing of 1 Peter 2:7- 8, Isaiah 53:3, John 1:11, Philippians 2;8, Hebrews 1:3 and 1 Corinthians 13:4 "Love is patient, love is kind." Reminded of God's love for me.

During B.S., we were reading and discussing about the book of 2 Timothy : 1-26, TO LABOUR DILIGENTLY FOR CHRIST. Learnt to be strong in the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and to endure hardship. More importantly, learnt about the various duties that we ought to play in different occupations of STEWARD, SOLDIER, ATHELETE, FARMER, TEACHER WORKMAN, VESSEL AND THE LORD'S SERVANT. All in all, I am reminded to ENDURE all hardships just like what Jesus Christ did for me.
As a servant of the Lord, I am reminded to BE KIND, ABLE TO TEACH AND NOT BE RESENTFUL. BE MEEK.

Nevertheless, the pain in my neck and head was so terrible that I could hardly walk in straight line. Hence, I went with my mother to see the Chinese physician/physiotherapist to find a cure to my pain. The sinseh was fantastic, being good in diagnosing all my problems of pain. My whole body was in pain. Well, I found out then that the root cause was I worked too hard and had not rested well to recover from previous bouts of flu. Sighz... worst was to come, sinseh said mine was a complicated case to diagnose... so many problems and the cold had seeped into my internal organs. That is to say, my internal organs are affected, causing my continous pain and cramps. He had to do tui na for me to ease my pain too. Last but not least, bitter Chinese medicinal herbs to be brewed to drink. My dear mother has to do the job of brewing for this pathetic daughter of hers... so afflicted with pain that I can only rest in bed.

Only now, I am slightly better to check mails and type here to update everyone of my condition. Thanks my dear friends and fellow brothers and sisters in Christ who are praying & caring for me. I will certainly take time to fully recover. As the doc says, it is to the serious level of tong jin, painful nerves are struck in my body due to the coldness. Weak constituition. Having abdomen and gastric pains too, despite going on plain diet as instructed by sinseh. Pain everywhere... sobz.
Praying for God to restore my health...

3:33 pm;

A Psalm of Great Comfort to my weary mind, body & soul

I love to read this Psalm 23 from the Psalms in the Bible. It gives me great comfort and peace. A psalm that I read before I went to sleep last night as I could not really get to sleep. My mind was always thinking about the children I teach and the tasks I have to accomplish. Active mind, hence unrestful sleep that eventually leads to my constant migraines, stiff neck and shoulders and backaches. I care too much ...

Well, time to just wait upon the LORD and come before Him quietly.

Psalm 23

The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not be in want.
He makes me lie down in green pastures,

he leads me beside quiet waters,

He restores my soul.

He guides me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake.

Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,

I will fear no evil,

for you are with me;

your rod and your staff, they comfort me.

You prepare a table for me in the presence of my enemies.

You anoint my head with oil;

my cup overflows.

Surely goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life,

and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever!

Note: The above photographs were taken with my Sony Ericsson w800i phone at low tide on 21/04/2007.

http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/l/m/lmysheph.htm

4:37 am;

21 April 2007

A Day Wisely Spent

Today was a day well spent. Thanks be to the LORD my GOD!
Started the day at 6.30a.m. reading my N.I.V. BIBLE, that is GOD'S WORD. Great reading of Mark 3 & 4. Enjoyed doing my QUIET TIME (QT) and highlighted key learning points from Mark 4 that talks about the following: The Parable of the Sower, A Lamp on a Stand, The Parable of the Growing Seed, The Parable of the Mustard Seed, Jesus Calms the Storm.

I particularly love this phrase "Quiet! Be still!" For short, I can call it QBS. Heehee... a fantastic phrase that I can use to the little children whom I teach in school. Hahaha... you should be able to guess what's the reason behind me saying this. Well, that's life of a teacher like me... always on the lookout for great phrases to use.
Around 8a.m., I went to the market with my Dad to eat breakfast ("breakie" in my words). We had wanton mee and yong tau foo. Cheap and good food. Always SPEND WISELY!

Next, we rode on my Dad's blue motorbike to East Coast Park for a morning walk. We walked around Bedok Jetty, watching people who were fishing there. We had 2 cans of 100 Plus drinks before proceeding to

walk to the sand castle beach area in AREA E, near to BBQ pit 51.

My Dad went to check out the Family Corner shop, while I strolled along the shoreline to do my favourite activity, taking photographs of the coastal view and anything else in sight with my Sony Ericsson W800i cameraphone. Great time spent.
I love GOD'S CREATION. What a wonder! Awesome sights!

Around 10 a.m., my Dad sent me to school. Joyfully, I walked to my classroom to sit there to do my marking of Science Workbooks (Sci 4A WB). Finished marking the Review MCQs for Chpt 4-5. Yeah! Cheerios for myself... hahaha.

I also took a break by replanting my class plants contributed by my pupils a.k.a. my children. We have 3 class plants, 2 aloe veras, cactus and 1 mini-plant.
Heehee... great sense of achievement... certainly hope the plants grow well under my tender-loving care, just like how I take care of everyone around me.

Last but not least, I tidied up my classroom and placed a new blue table cloth on my table at the back of the classroom. That's where I sit at certain times of the day for lessons/ sharing/ lecturing/ meeting with kids sessions. It is the area right next to my TIME OUT corner, 'I AM SORRY' poster area.

Back at home, I took my lunch and had my afternoon nap. Time to recharge.
REST & RELAX because it is SATURDAY. Following that, I uploaded the photographs that I took for the day at ECP. Soon, it was dinner time at 5.30p.m.

Once I finished eating, I changed clothes and went out for coffee with my sister in Christ, Delina to Singapore Post Centre. We had a good time of sharing, although most of the time it was me talking... heehee... apologies... I know how long winded I can get. Even sang my song BE CONSIDERATE to her.

Hehehe... coz it's my happy tune... and latest song. HAHAHA. Took more photographs, for that's my hobby.

Lastly, I went to POPULAR bookshop and HOME AND OFFICE PRODUCTS to purchase stationary for my use. Heehee... my favourite colour pens... especially turquoise. I also bought a pack of strawberries from NTUC. HEALTHY LIFESTYLE. Enjoyed my time with sis Delina there at Post Centre. Being thrifty, we took a bus home together.
Right now, I am updating my blog for the purpose of sharing my joyful moments. Rediscovering the JOY in my life. Thank God for easing my pain my neck, shoulder and back for the day. Nevertheless, the pain is still there, especially stiffness in my neck that causes my migraine.

THANKS prayer warriors for praying for me. Love you all & Hugzs.

I pray that I learn to WAIT UPON THE LORD JESUS and HOPE in the LORD. Slow I may be like a tortoise, but SLOW & STEADY I will run this race of LIFE. I want to be the STAR that SHINES for the Lord, guiding the little ones in the RIGHTEOUS ways. May God bless all who shares the same aspirations and dreams as me.

5:16 pm;