PASKAH 8 APRIL 2007

DANIEL's FIRST PIANO CONCERT

Sunday, 1st April 2007 was a special day for Daniel. He played 2 songs in his Music School's first concert, as the first performer. He wore a tuxedo and looked shy but also proud when people said he looked handsome :) Thank GOD he made almost no mistake and his teacher said that he played nice today. Hope he likes music more and more and give it for the glory of GOD. I still remember how he usually cried while practicing whenever I corrected his mistakes.)

Yesterday we watched a video clip of Hee Ah Lee, the four finger pianist. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67qJ8AKyn-M or Indonesian version at http://eepinside.com/?p=397#more-397) It's really amazing! She also played at Jakarta, end of March and had been a blessing for many. May God keep using this girl to go around the world for His glory. May God help me to be a wise mom, lovingly and patiently leading my child as he grows.

WEEK END JOURNAL

Hari Sabtu kemarin, dalam KTB, kami membahas kalimat pertama Bab 1 The Westminster Catechism. Sekalipun manusia dapat mengetahui eksistensi Allah melalui alam ciptaan (wahyu umum), namun kita tetap memerlukan Firman Allah (wahyu khusus) untuk mengetahui kehendakNya. Bersyukur kami di Taipei punya kebebasan untuk memiliki & membaca Alkitab. Kiranya Tuhan menolong kami untuk terus bertumbuh dalam kebenaran firmanNya.

Hari Minggu, dalam pembahasan ke-3 tentang Dosa, Nafsu Diri & Pencobaan (eksposisi Yakobus), Pdt.Stephen Tong kembali mengingatkan bahwa nafsu diri diberikan Tuhan untuk tujuan yang baik, tetapi ketika kita menyelewengkannya untuk tujuan yang salah, maka menjadi dosa. Beliau sempat menyinggung bahwa orang tua seringkali menuntut anaknya untuk langsung mengerti sesuatu yang baru diajarkan, inilah kekejaman orang tua. Padahal setiap orang butuh proses, butuh waktu, untuk belajar. Kalau Tuhan langsung menghukum kita ketika kita bersalah, maka sudah sejak dulu kita binasa. May God help me to be a wise & patient mom.

Last night, I & Daniel were having fun together arranging the new-1000 pieces- puzzle! It was not easy to do it; it was our first experience. We had to look at the sample picture several times. But when we finally succeed in arranging the outside frame of the puzzle... we were really happy.
Some people say that life is like a puzzle. You have to struggle in matching the puzzle pieces to form a beautiful picture. If we look every single thing in our life as puzzle pieces, then we might be very exhausted in completing it. But, thank God, He makes us know, through the Bible, the big picture of our life. We live to glorify Him. May God help me to glorify Him in all my life.

WHEN THE DOOR HAS BEEN SHUT

I had an "accident" this morning. I was opening the outside door for Joni (thanks to him for helping me to send Daniel to school), while all of a sudden Daniel came out followed by a "bang" sound. Oh dear... the door was shut (I wasn't sure whether it was because of Daniel of the wind), and I could not open it because I didn't bring my key outside. Finally, Jenny helped me called "the expert", and I had to pay him NT$300 for opening the door for me. Well, this experience makes me think about what Rev.Stephen Tong preached 2 weeks ago from Psalm 90. Time is chance. And it would not come back again. It's like the door. Once it's shut, you wouldn't be able to open it again (unless we have the key). May God help us to use our time wiser and wiser, for His glory!

I WANNA BE AN ASTRONOUT

"I want to be a pilot when I grow up," Daniel said. And sometimes he said, "I also want to be an astronout." Hope your dream comes true, dear ..... (This picture was taken on Chinese New Year 2007 holiday, at National Astronomical Museum, Taipei.)

This picture was taken in a photo studio,

before Daniel's graduation in Youth School Kindergarten.

Time passed by so quickly.

I still remembered how we struggled with "separation anxiety"

during his first month in Youth School.

Thank God, finally he spent the whole three years in Youth School wonderfully.