Learning to be a Blessing

Ich bin...
[Tana]. Child of God. Teacher. Youth leader. Music-minded. Blessed.
Ich liebe...
[Jesus]. My Family. My Church. P & W. Mission Trips. Music. Prayer. Traveling. Writing. Drama. Sunshine. Languages. Photography. Badminton. Nature. Snail Mail. Fruit. Green. Simplicity. Listening.

29 November 2004
saturday night's ACCMM concert was an awesome experience, and all glory and thanks be to Him for giving me the opportunity to be a part of it, along with Helen, William and Lesley. here are some photos (...more are coming...my camera ran out of batteries, so the rest, including large group shots, are on Lesley's camera):


咦,we missed Helen! :(




Pretty Lesley 姐姐! :p




My honor to be Yoyo's "mini 姑姐" :)




兩位姊妹實在太可愛啦!^_^





and here are the lyrics to one of my new favorite praise songs (which translates to "It's All Because of You"):

全因為你
常言道:「人生像演戲。」回看這生精彩因有著你!
人在世永恆何在?或如流星閃耀掠過,是你令我人生找到靠依!
死蔭幽谷中你伴我過渡,歡欣裡,風光裡,你共我同在!
當身處孤單傷痛來擁我入懷!
你是我神!是我奇妙救恩!

全因為你,令我一生都佳美,你令我生命從空虛化做傳奇。
無論我壯如紅日,或如黃昏般漸漸老,是你令我如鷹般高飛!
全因為你!令我一生都佳美,你令我生命從空虛化做傳奇。
唯獨你,是我拯救!我總不至死,直到永遠,從心底讚美!


posted by simplejoys @ 19:09
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23 November 2004
the weekend was awesome, especially all the introductions on friday & sunday. so thankful for all those i met ^_^

when i was younger, i'd fall asleep in the midst of making up girly stories. tried that again last night, with the realization that i seem to have lost that ability. i suppose it could be like a muscle, that strengthens with use...that, plus my natural tendency to always face reality now...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, CLARENCE AND DEBBIE!

posted by simplejoys @ 09:44
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19 November 2004
attended a campus retreat tonight, where we had a chance to meet and chat with some student missionaries from louisiana tech...shawn brought baby barrick!


and here's me with dad earlier on:


posted by simplejoys @ 23:48
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17 November 2004
當我抬頭見你 當我側耳聆聽你聲音
我全心讚美 我傳揚你奇妙作為

我全心頌讚你的榮美 我全人頌讚你的作為
每日每夜 我不停讚美 哈利路亞 哈利路亞 阿們


我聽這首歌的時候我問自己,怎樣能夠真正全人"不停讚美"...?
Show me how to worship You always.

posted by simplejoys @ 20:14
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16 November 2004
i spent all of saturday at south edmonton common with my jeh jehs, and we discovered just welcome the word "liquidation" is. ^_^ we also noticed that in the world of retail, there really is no reprieve - shelves constantly filled, be it with halloween treats or Christmas merchandise - making it really overwhelming to walk into stores sometimes.

i'll likely be teaching piano soon, so lately i've been attempting to brush up on my skills and pieces...it's a lot harder to play the easier pieces with the right techniques than the more difficult repetoires! and to memorize everything again will take who knows how long, but i welcome the challenges.

reading through oswald chambers' my utmost for his highest and benefiting immensely in doing so.

posted by simplejoys @ 17:47
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08 November 2004
great times this past weekend :)

friday and saturday, i attended piano recitals that were part of my alma mater, suzuki piano institute, in celebration of its 25th anniversary. beyond the impressive performances, i saw and chatted with two of my former teachers. and my lovely jeh jeh was inspired to take piano...so a new challenge for me!

the skits in my sunday school class had us all laughing like crazy - "it was so obvious anyway," "come on, we are all brothers"...oyyy :p

i'm still trying to master all the dance steps in the two and a half weeks before the accmm concert. if only i had been in dance from childhood...

posted by simplejoys @ 10:06
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05 November 2004
having some fun with treasures from the summer:





posted by simplejoys @ 15:53
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03 November 2004
the summit this past weekend was much more than i anticipated and a blessing in more ways than i can express. it's not just the new connections that i cherish, but encountering so many hearts across the nation with the same passion of reaching young people for Christ, and being able to pray for one another.

just came off the most "interesting" online conversation. it saddens me that grudges and resentment control so many people, that things of the past remain bitterness in the present. thank God for allowing us to opt for forgiveness instead.

possibly can take on a new job after this contract ends, which is somewhat exciting.

posted by simplejoys @ 10:50
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