set your heart on the things above

There are moments when you laugh


Moments when you cry


Then there are those moments where you simply can't help but smile.

You fought the good fight of faith and you're now in a better place.
Farewell Aunty Rebecca. Cya soon.

At the moment, at that time.

I was out in the garden one afternoon doing a bit of this and that when i heard footsteps down the path and the sound of distant music. I looked up and saw a teenage guy in school uniform listening to his ipod. Without much thought i returned to my gardening when i heard him start to sing. I smiled to myself admiring his bold personality and thought back to when i use to work at the High School; remembering what punks they were.

As he got closer he caught my attention again because i realised he was singing a christian song. As i stopped in the midst of my gardening, i turned around and smiled at him and thanked God for youth like him. What a living testimony he was, just at that moment, at that time. I didn't know him, i had never seen him, yet he made such an impact on me from simply through his actions. For all i knew, he could have just been another teenage guy listening to his emo/rock/screamo music. Instead he sang out aloud a Christian songs and warmed my heart once again reminding me that there is still hope in the youth in the lost generation.

What a difference we can make through our everyday actions.

What now?

30 days ago my European journey started. In short i can say it was a trip of a life time! I don't know if words can describe the emotions that run through you while seeing the world. It's a big world out there with so much life, beauty and awe. Seeing parts of it has left me breathless and only wanting more.

I came to London knowing who i was and what i wanted.. leaving this trip has left me itchy and unsettled. Not that i've changed but i've realised being in a smaller city, only opens up small horizons(well kinda). But when you get out there, you get a taste of the bigger picture and your mind starts ticking and new paths start opening.. oh well Shrugs* all that deep stuff can wait. First thing first, get home, see the family, hug the boy friend, call up the besties and start the laundry.

Day one - half way around the world

8th July First day in London

Touches down at 5:05am. Reaches the sister's flat at 8:00am.

Em is dazed and wonders if she really is in London...

Em = Jet lagged

Em wakes up.. headache..

Hello.. bonjour.. hola

Ok.. seriously, im having a freaking ball!

On another note, this blog will also seriously cost me 6 bucks!

So just wanted to drop a quick line saying hi and im missing you all.

When im not in Scandinavia where everything costs an arm and a leg, ill try to post photos! The world is a bootiful place.

BTW, where on earth can you go swimming on a warm beach with the sun shining down and still have mountains in the background with snow on them?

Answer - NORWAY!

xoxo
Emerjie

golden puffs of heaven!

It wasn't until today did my taste buds first make contact with the almighty 'Krispy Kreme' donuts. Indeed, nods* there's nothing quite like these round sugary puffs of heaven!


Everyone use to always brag about how DAM GOOD these donuts were.. since working at a donut store, i would be like.. "Really? How good can donuts get? I don't even like donuts."


Tak, who i love so much more now haha pre-ordered a box of Krispy Kremes for my family from an American Fair. As Mike and I got home today, we opened up our box of Krispy Kremes and looked at them in wonder. Could they really be that good? Could these little golden yellow round puffs really live up to our expectations from what everyone has told us? We looked at them for a while longer and decided, what they heck, lets taste one.

We halved one and chucked it in the microwave and each took our half. Looking down at our little golden puff we took a slow small bite... within a split second we looked observing each other's reactions and both started laughing because OMG THEY WERE SOOOOO DAMMMMMM GOOOOOOOD and NOTHING could hide it from our faces.



I shall never look at a donut the same way again. Krispy Kreme donuts has just officially made it on my, 'i don't care about eating healthy or my short lived diet, i must eat it now' list. =)


So have you tasted Krispy Kremes?

We are so much more similar than we are different

I truly praise God for his creation.. not only in places, but in people.

This clip really warmed my heart and put a smile on my face. It's a must watch. EnjoY!

http://www.wherethehellismatt.com/?fbid=fffKq

Though there is so much chaos out there in this world, it's moments like these that remind us we are all created by God and made equal. We are so much more similar than we are different.

lately...

The past few weeks have been nothing short of a roller coaster ride. There has just been so much on my mind, so much that has been happening that i feel i'm emotionally, physically and spiritually drained! But it hasn't all been bad. There's been great news too. But i sure have reached a point where i truly just need a break!

But I'll share a little bit about my day today. This morning i had an exam. Tak and I left the exam early to attend a funeral. Though i wasn't close to the person who past away, it did sadden me to see a life lost of someone who was so well loved. I went to the funeral to support Tak and to pay my respects. It was a Buddhist ceremony which we were aware of. Now, i've reached a point in my spiritual walk with Christ where i know attending a Buddhist funeral, wont affect my faith. My beliefs won't be jeopardized because i know where i stand. But in saying, at one point of the ceremony, joss sticks were handed out to everyone and I was a bit taken back because i didn't know what to do and sure wasn't expecting it. Everyone had taken one and at such a place and time, i didn't want to offend anyone! I had to be really sensitive to those hurting around. So many thoughts were rushing through my mind but personally between God and I, i knew i couldn't have taken it. Just on a note, if i had taken it i wouldn't have used it as part of the ceremony, it would have just been out of respect* But i realised i didn't have to explain myself to anyone but God. I knew for me it would have been easier to have taken it. To have followed others because being under the scrutiny of others isn't exactly the best feeling, especially in those conditions. But i knew between God and I, I had made the right decision and my spirit was lifted from it.

Since attending bible college i've grown to become more sensitive to the spirits calling. To have a spirit of discernment and to really take note of the bigger picture of the warfare that is going on around. I've learnt overtime to discern between my fleshly emotions and to my spirits yearning. There have been moments where i have felt overwhelmed with burdens even though there had been nothing significantly wrong in my life. I've come to realise in time like those that it is my spirit that is burdened. And i find the deeper i grow in my faith, the stronger this spiritual warfare wages because good and evil is always in conflict with each other. But of course that is why we can't fight this fight on our own. It's why we turn to Jesus for strength and help.

Today during the ceremony my heart bleed, because my spirit was crushed with the words which came from the Buddhist monk. He spoke in slow english and told everyone to 'pray.. to.. the.. Buddhist.. God.' With each word he spoke i could feel my spirit sinking deeper and deeper. On the flip side, my everyday emotions would have past it by quite easily. Sure i may have been offended by it but knowing my faith, it wouldn't have affected my personally. But it really got to me because i know there is a greater purpose in life than just living it out day by day. There are soul out there to save and bring into the light and it's my spirit which reminds me everyday of this. What we have to remember is that we are not believers that are a part of a church, but rather Warriors part of the Holy Kingdom which reigns. When we start to realise and grasp that, we can begin to see the bigger picture in life. Our life shouldn't be boxed in and decided by our scores in exams, our jobs or our future. There is a war waging and we need to be prepared. A time will come when we are judged. Now is our time to fight the good fight of faith while we can. Now is the time to be saving souls.

Happy 24th Birthday Kee Kee

I think back to the young days when you would come over

and purposely mess up my room, just so i would have to clean it up.

The days where you would pick games to your advantage knowing you wouldn't get out... but i would.

The days where you would threaten me

with not being my friend anymore and make me cry.

And i wonder why we're still friends? =P

OH yeah, it's because you really do have a good heart.

A fun, outgoing and bubbly personality.

Always the first one to put a smile on my face,

followed by roaring laughs.

What would i do without ya?

You mean the world to me!

God bless

Loving you always

xoxo

NOOOOOO MY BABBBBBY! # 2

ARgh.. i'm now thoroughly depressed!!! Apparently so was my pregnant Mummy fish. She committed suicide today at around 2.00pm. She, along with all her babies.


My Mum walked into the lounge and she yelled out, "what's this mess on the floor?" Looking closer she screamed out, "YOU'RE MUM FISH IS ON THE FLOOR! There are babies everywhere!" I got to the living room, there was my Mum's horrified look on her face looking down at the little fish. "OH MY GOSH MY BABY!" I picked it up and placed it gently back in the water. My Mum and I watched her and for what seemed forever her gills started to move... both my Mum and I breathed A HUGE sigh of relief. When we looked down again ARGHHH she was laying on her side. It was just too hard to watch! We figured it was best to let her be and check up on her a few hours later to get the final verdict..


I must admit, the sight of her on the floor with dried up baby fries everywhere was quite horrific... her fall must have been quite a hard hit on her head as well considering how far she was from the tank. I feel like such a bad person for moving her into her confinement area. She must have hated it and wanted out...


Well i can only hope she makes it through the night. Wonder how Daddy fish is feeling atm?