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Others before Self
The text: A group of alumni, highly established in their careers, got together to visit their old university professor. Conversation soon turned into complaints about stress in work and life. Offering his guests coffee, the professor went to the kitchen and returned with a large pot of coffee and an assortment of cups – porcelain, plastic, glass, crystal, some plain looking, some expensive, some exquisite – telling them to help themselves to the coffee. When all the students had a cup of coffee in hand, the professor said: “If you noticed, all the nice looking expensive cups have been taken up, leaving behind the plain and cheap ones. While it…
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The Voice New Testament
The Voice is an all new Bible Translation, but it is really unique and relevant to TODAY. Reading is really refreshing I must say. I went straight and skipped all the introduction and read Matthew, Luke and Revelation and I must say, I am loving it. The translation sticks true to the original text, it is not a paraphrase. However, within the text, there are snippets of commentaries, devotional thoughts, concordance etc. I find this particularly useful as many times while reading the Bible, I may get confused which Mary is this, or is this part prophesied in the earlier Old Testament, stuffs like that. Reading The Voice is quite…
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Hermie a Common Caterpillar by Max Lucado
I guess as a mum, I love to watch out for great children’s books for my 3 year old, and this one is precious. This is my son’s 2nd Hermie book, and he now loves this little caterpillar. Hermie A Common Caterpillar tells the simple story of Hermie and his fellow caterpillar friend Wormie. As they wander amongst the forest, they came upon many other insects, such as the butterfly, the snail, the ant and the lady bug, and everytime Hermie and Wormie will be awed by the other insect’s strength, beauty and uniqueness, and they will start questioning God about their own commonness. God always answered them the same…
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Update at 35 weeks
There’s only 5 weeks to go! Although I feel that it will be much less. My friend just gave birth 3 weeks in advance of her due date, even my sis in law didn’t reach her due date for her first child. I am getting so heavy that this is the time that I felt the baby needs to come out soon! At my last checkup at The v institute Sydney, and I should say that they take care of you really well. I put on way too much weight. I blame it on all the feasting during CNY time, this is just last time as Josiah was born in…
