Bookshops are a very dangerous place for me to be. *grin* I spent 220 bucks in Kinokuniya tonight!!! I've got, hmm, lemme see: Dictionary of Word Origins, The Mirriam-Webster New Book of Word Histories, Devious Derivations, The Penguin Dictionary of...
Did I say I bought more books recently? No, I知 pretty sure I didn稚. I知 totally nuts. Who can resist a book with a title like, Poplollies And Bellibones, or Three-toed Sloths & Seven-league Boots? Certainly not I. The first...
In Quest For Love, Elisabeth Elliot writes: Except for those far ahead of most of us in sanctity, waiting is a form of suffering the difficulty of self-restraint, the anguish of unfulfilled longing, the bewilderment of unanswered prayer, my...
I wore a Mr Funny T-shirt to work today (see pic). When I bought the T-shirt, it appealed to my whimsical sense of humour. I'd have bought Miss Funny if they'd had it. Failing that, I settled for Mr Funny....
Blake emailed me yesterday, saying, "We're to guard our tongue and be aware of how our words affect others. Although this blog gives you such freedom to express all you think, others can be hurt (please be aware)." Yes, I'm...
In Women of Destiny, Cindy Jacobs writes, "Life is a series of seasons, and we all experience winters, springs, summers and falls." She elaborates: Winter "Wonder Why It's Not Happening" LandWinter is a time when you may feel rather dead...
Gary Chapman's "love languages" books are famous. I haven't read any of them, though. (Leigh says, "For a bibliophile, you certainly don't read any of the right books!" *grin*) But today I was in the Christian bookstore just down the...
I've not been keeping up with my "40-day spiritual journey", a.k.a. The Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren. It's becoming more like The 80-day Spiritual Journey!!! Anyway, yesterday I read Chapter 5 (now you know what I mean - I...
One of my uncles died of cancer many years ago. He accepted Christ just months before he died, when he was already weak and bedridden. I saw the charismatic Christians pray for him, proclaiming that God would heal him, telling...
Yesterday, in thinking about the way charismatic Christians pray for healing, it struck me that there seems to be a subtle fear of death. Sue Prince echoed that thought when she said this in the comments:The "name it and claim...
Last night I was talking to my pastor's wife. I asked her how you can ever pray in faith, believing that God will give you what you ask for, when it's clear that He doesn't always! I mean, if you...
"Grace" is one of those words that, frankly, I find really easy to say; yet I'm not always sure what I mean by it. Yes, we say that grace is "unmerited favour", but that just seems to plunge me deeper...
This is appropriate, after agonising about trying to change. My life is a mess. After forty-five years of trying to follow Jesus, I keep losing him in the crowded busyness of my life. I know Jesus is there, somewhere, but...
Some time ago (in January, in fact!) I began the Purpose Driven Life. It's a book with 40 chapters, designed to be read a chapter a day. The author, Rick Warren, says it's supposed to take one on a "40-day...
The trouble with me is that I'm interested in too many things. Etymology (the origin & history of words), crossword puzzles, brainteasers, calligraphy, origami (the Japanese art of paper-folding), card-making, the world of nature, physiology, poetry & limericks, biographies, the...
I've been reading Mike Yaconelli's Messy Spirituality, which is probably THE most encouraging book to read when you feel your life is hopelessly messy and might never get straightened out. I don't think my life is ever going to go...
Not sure if you've noticed, but I can sometimes be all about performance and doing things right. So, for a long time, when I saw a Christian acting in a not-so-"spiritual" way like, for example, smoking I'd be...
I think I need my head examined. I've joined another group blog, The Book Review Blog... well, actually I joined it quite some weeks ago and have yet to contribute. Man, I'm nuts. So I'm now with three group blogs,...
23 comments, 10 emails, one e-card and one phone call I'm amazed at you guys :) Frankly I wasn't looking forward to Saturday because I'd managed to line up no less than four appointments throughout the day and the...
The truth is, I want to marry because I think it will make me happy. Or happier. Oh, it's not something I readily admit. A few months ago, one of my uncles mentioned in conversation that marriage is a blessing,...
Malaysians are now reading more, or at least that's what some people think. I mean, just coz people are buying more books, doesn't necessarily mean they're reading them. Take me, for example. Over the past 6 months, I've spent more...
Popular Bookstore has opened in 1Utama Shopping Centre! In the old wing, above Marks & Spencers. I don't know whether to rejoice, or feel chagrined... Bookshops are my especial weakness; I almost never walk out of a bookshop without buying...
I re-read Joni Eareckson Tada's autobiography recently -- simply titled Joni. My parents have the book, so I'd already read it years ago, but for some reason I just picked it up and started re-reading it while I was back...
It's insanely annoying that a girl can't occasionally whine about being single (and prospectless) without people thinking that she's desperate. Excuse me? Ok, it's like this. Like I told Blink, say, for example, you are in financial difficulties and you...
Aiyo, there's a set of questions going round most of the blogs, and I'm supposed to be the next to answer coz Messy Christian decreed it should be so ;) How many books do you own? I have no idea....
One of the things I can't know for sure is how my present decisions will affect my future. In Every Woman's Battle, author Shannon Ethridge has case studies of women who have viewed porn, and who subsequently found themselves unable...
Many people have told me that I'm too hard on myself. Maybe so, but if I am, it's only because I'm so conscious of my sins and how badly I fail to match God's standards most of the time. In...
Mark the impact of what Galations 5:17 teaches: The presence of an inner conflict is a sign of genuine life. Rebirth plants the true life of God within; but because what the Bible calls "the old man" occupies the same...
"Can't I just stay at home and skip church?" I groaned. "Cannot!" exclaimed Mom, scandalised. "You must go to church to worship God!!!" Mom and I have had this exchange several times. How can you argue with a line like...
I find myself torn between my desire for work to be meaningful & purposeful and a nagging sense that it is God who gives meaning to work, that work is perhaps not meant to have any intrinsic meaning in itself....
Culture... defines the standard for romanticism. Popular movies, songs, books, and television shows depict the "perfect" couple who enjoys the "perfect" relationship. A large part of that relationship is usually sexual. The passion is supposedly equal to the depth of...
Half-way through a romance novel this evening, it occurred to me that romance novels are invariably written by women. Then it occurred to me that only a woman would know what kind of men other women want & dream about....
"I'm addicted to porn!" -- the words jumped out at me from the contents page of Female magazine's September issue. The short description of the article says, "Three women reveal their darkest secret -- being hooked on pornography." I flipped...
Is it normal to have this much trouble listing down 10 things that bring me joy? See, all along I've said that I want to find a job that I'll enjoy, which means I have to find out what it...
I vividly remember my schooldays where Mom would say, "Why can't you be like so-and-so? She participates in all those extra-curricular activities, and STILL manages to be one of the top 5 in class!" To which I would reply, "But...