Forgiveness

Today's sermon about forgiveness was an interesting one. It really made me rethink certain stuff and I think the 6 points that the pastor ended with is really worth sharing.

1. To remain resentful and harmful is my choice
2. To forgive is my need
3. We must always forgive but we cannot always forget
4. We must always forgive but we may nto always restore relationships
5. The wound (pain) will heal but the scars remain
6. To forgive is to let go - to release the offender from the bondage of hatred and retribution

Here today and gone tomorrow

The rain killed the pretty flower :(

But it made me realise - that's us (referring to picture above). Our time on earth is so limited and yet we sometimes act as if we'll live forever. It's really something to think about. And I'm too lazy to finish the rest of this post. Haha. So the end.

Lemon Meringue Cupcakes

I made Lemon Meringue Cupcakes today!! Quite exciting, since I always wanted to try out the recipe. So despite my not so good photography skills and bad piping for the meringue, the cupcake was really yummy! Haha yay!




So now back to the books. sigh.

Flower quickly fading

Not because of who I am, but because of what You've done

Not because of what I've done, but because of who You are

I feel my brain trying to divide itself into a few parts just so that I can cope with this craziness. I have post-its everywhere reminding me of the different things I need to do. Everything seems to be falling apart.

While I'm trying to conquer this mountain, I hear the Bible screaming out to me, reminding me of His faithfulness; reminding me that I don't have to do this on my own, in fact I shouldn't be.

*deep breath and then smile*

And thank you all for the encouraging verses and prayers. (you guys know who you are)

Teehee

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Hehe, I think he's cool and funny, at times.

♥

I totally understand

"I'm thankful for my years spent with this family; for everything we've shared, every chance we had to grow. I'll take the best of them with me and lead by their example wherever I go. A friend told me to be honest with you, so here it goes: This isn't what I want but I'll take the highroad. Maybe it's because I look at everything as a lesson or because I don't want to walk around angry. Or maybe it's because I finally understand. There are things we don't want to happen, but have to accept. Things we don't want to know, but have to learn. And people we can't live without, but have to let go."

JJ, Criminal Minds

Find us faithful

Oh may all who come behind us find us faithful

May the fire of our devotions light their way

May the footprints that we leave lead them to believe

And the lives we lived inspired them to obey

Oh may all who come behind us find us faithful

I can't believe this year is coming to an end. It's really bittersweet, and at the moment, a little more emphasise on the "bitter". And as much as I would love to elaborate on it, I can't bring myself to do so. Because words are simply not enough.

But whatever it is, even if I have to leave, I really...

Have we not learned that I resist change, A LOT.

I remember back in secondary school, how I would kill just to get to go for the new year's countdown, or how I would beg to be able to go for camps and whatnot. I remembered birthdays was a time when we get to go out and eat nice food as a family and Christmas/Chinese New Year was a time of awesome yummy food and presents/hongbaos.

At the beginning of the year, I remembered looking forward to spending Christmas like how we always did. With the whole family, with the gift exchanges. I liked how on those occasions, no matter what, family came first. I remembered being eager for another countdown. Where we will all stay up all night and dragging our feet home the next day.

Because certain things are really meant to be the same. That's what traditions are for, isn't it? Because if not, it just wouldn't feel right.

That's why it sucks so badly when these traditions have to be broken. And this decision I have to make sucks so badly as well.

I'm a sentimental person okay. Stop judging me.

Caged

The purpose of a prison is to punish, to protect and to rehabilitate. But do we, as a society, really assist in the rehabilitation process? I think one of the greater torture we can bestow on someone is to lock them up, give them the freedom after they served their time, not help them reintegrate into society and then, lock them back up again.

I'm looking forward to the day, when I can look back and understand why things have to work in a certain way.

Lightroom

I've discovered the photo editing software Lightroom and I did the above picture just for fun. (ok I knew about it long ago, just that I decided to try it out) It's quite cool to watermark my photo even though like it's not a professional shot or anything. Hehe, so after exams I'm going to entertain myself with learning how to use this software.

Hmmm

Studying criminology makes me wonder:

• if we are giving the police too much power
• if Taser Guns are really a good thing (do the pros really outweigh the cons, or are we allowing it just because it's a way that allows police to get some non lethal action on a more regular basis?)
• if we are letting off corrupted police/law enforcers too easily
• if we ever treat criminals like humans
• if we really considered how the families of 'criminals' feel
• if prisons are necessarily a good thing
• if anything is being done to improve the whole criminal justice system

and much much more. Hmm. Maybe I should do honours in Criminology instead...