I overheard a little boy ask his mother a few nights ago, "Mummy, do we celebrate Christmas?" To which his mother replied, "No, only Christians celebrate Christmas." He gave it a short thought, and then looked up and asked, "Mummy, CAN i celebrate Christmas.. please?"
His question made me think. What's Christmas all about?
It's about a God who gave up all of heaven's luxuries
and came to earth to be born a baby
stripped of all His power and majesty
It's about a God who owns the whole universe,
but was born in a lowly humble manger
It's about a God who appeared to the nobodies of that time - shepherds
It's about a God who chose to be born a Saviour
Born to face rejection, betrayal and suffering
Born to be crucified
To bring hope and life eternal.
I wished i could tell the little boy, "Yes, of course you can celebrate Christmas. Christmas is not just for the Christians. Christmas is for everyone, especially for you. Jesus was born for you, and for me, and for everyone.
Blessed Christmas, friends!
Happy Birthday, Jesus! =)
Friday, December 26, 2008
Friday, December 05, 2008
A wonderful day!
This year, I had to force YY to take a day off on his birthday.. =) He's been busy with work, and with the various church ministries, especially at this time of the year. We've got 3 weddings coming up in our CG (!) and he's going to be the driver, worship leader and MC at the different weddings.. haha.. =)
So, yeah, so much for my planned surprises, =) I got him a bouquet of sunflowers (they are gorgeous!), a musical birthday card (since i doubted he ever got this during his 'kiddy' days) and a pair of brightly coloured t-shirts (he's been asking for orange t-shirts ever since the Teenstreet band came in bright orange shirts). I also baked him a Belgian Chocolate cake and hid it in the oven (but his nose led him to it just a few minutes before mid-night.) I ran downstairs and tried to distract him, but it was too late.. he already saw it. So i lit the candles and sang a birthday song for him at 11.55pm (5 minutes early) haha..
After that, we drove to Bangsar Opus Bistro for some classy birthday lunch. Told him it was voted best restaurant of the year (but only told him later that it was voted by my cousin, who's a foodie guy). The spaghetti there was absolutely superb. After a jog and a swim, then dinner was at Gurney Drive, Midvalley.
Later that evening we had a wedding rehearsal for Ka Hing & Ju Li. And Jules planned a surprise at the end of the rehearsal and popped out with a lovely birthday cake!
At home, we ended the day watching YY's favourite dvd, Transformers. Yup, Transformers. =) Dunno what's with men and machines.. but anyway, it's his birthday, so he gets to do whatever he likes best.. =) With a Hoegaarden Beer bottle in hand and a bag of chips, guess yesterday was a very memorable birthday for him. =) But i think what meant most to him, were loved ones and friends sending him birthday wishes and prayers, and affirming him, he's a treasure, deeply loved by God. =)
So, yeah, so much for my planned surprises, =) I got him a bouquet of sunflowers (they are gorgeous!), a musical birthday card (since i doubted he ever got this during his 'kiddy' days) and a pair of brightly coloured t-shirts (he's been asking for orange t-shirts ever since the Teenstreet band came in bright orange shirts). I also baked him a Belgian Chocolate cake and hid it in the oven (but his nose led him to it just a few minutes before mid-night.) I ran downstairs and tried to distract him, but it was too late.. he already saw it. So i lit the candles and sang a birthday song for him at 11.55pm (5 minutes early) haha..
Early the next morning, i woke up to cook him the traditional birthday mee-suah. Not exactly traditional cos both of us cook it differently from the way our mums do. But traditional cos grandma says we must eat mee-suah for our birthday for long-life. Since it comes from grandma who's already 98 years old, we'll trust her word for it! =) So my version's got one fried egg, a chicken drumstick, some roast pork slices and some scallops to make the soup really yummy. =)
Then later we took a nice leisurely drive to Bagan Lalang aka Sepang Goldcoast. It was a small beach coastal area near the kampungs, being developed into a resort like place. Beach was nice to stroll for a short while.. But not so much for swimming.
After that, we drove to Bangsar Opus Bistro for some classy birthday lunch. Told him it was voted best restaurant of the year (but only told him later that it was voted by my cousin, who's a foodie guy). The spaghetti there was absolutely superb. After a jog and a swim, then dinner was at Gurney Drive, Midvalley.
Later that evening we had a wedding rehearsal for Ka Hing & Ju Li. And Jules planned a surprise at the end of the rehearsal and popped out with a lovely birthday cake!
At home, we ended the day watching YY's favourite dvd, Transformers. Yup, Transformers. =) Dunno what's with men and machines.. but anyway, it's his birthday, so he gets to do whatever he likes best.. =) With a Hoegaarden Beer bottle in hand and a bag of chips, guess yesterday was a very memorable birthday for him. =) But i think what meant most to him, were loved ones and friends sending him birthday wishes and prayers, and affirming him, he's a treasure, deeply loved by God. =)
Wednesday, December 03, 2008
HAPPY BiRTHDAY, HONEY! =)
Tomorrow's YY's birthday. I'm half-guessing that he'll be so busy today, that he won't have a chance to see this post.. *fingers crossed*
Anyway, am currently busy dashing around to get his surprises ready.. =) That's the advantage of being free at the moment.. =)
It's amazing to think that 7 years ago, it was about this time that i had gotten to know YY, and i recall a couple months later, remarking to my mum that YY's such a great guy, and whoever marries him would be the most blessed girl! =) And that was said in passing, simply because he was a very nice friend, and yeah, there was chemistry, but i wasn't quite ready for a relationship then!
Fast-forward 7 years, i would say, i thank God that i am that most blessed woman to be married to YY. A friend asked me a couple of weeks back to describe YY in a sentence, i said, "a warm guy with a big heart". I forgot to add, "and a contagious laughter!" His warmth, his big heart, contagious laughter, and adorable dimples still melt my heart. =)
Honey, this birthday, i pray that God will bless you most abundantly, in life, in your career, in your ministries, in your walk with Him. May each day be joyous, and full of His favour.
I love you, honey! and i hope you have a very memorable birthday *wink* =)
Anyway, am currently busy dashing around to get his surprises ready.. =) That's the advantage of being free at the moment.. =)
It's amazing to think that 7 years ago, it was about this time that i had gotten to know YY, and i recall a couple months later, remarking to my mum that YY's such a great guy, and whoever marries him would be the most blessed girl! =) And that was said in passing, simply because he was a very nice friend, and yeah, there was chemistry, but i wasn't quite ready for a relationship then!
Fast-forward 7 years, i would say, i thank God that i am that most blessed woman to be married to YY. A friend asked me a couple of weeks back to describe YY in a sentence, i said, "a warm guy with a big heart". I forgot to add, "and a contagious laughter!" His warmth, his big heart, contagious laughter, and adorable dimples still melt my heart. =)
Honey, this birthday, i pray that God will bless you most abundantly, in life, in your career, in your ministries, in your walk with Him. May each day be joyous, and full of His favour.
I love you, honey! and i hope you have a very memorable birthday *wink* =)
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)