AS A HEN GATHERS HER CHICKS UNDER HER WINGS..Matt23:37

Sunday, June 25, 2023

20230624- Chasing Vines!

The Lord Planted a garden Genesis 2

Started reading this book which I bought at the Doulous ship last month.

"Chasing Vines" by Beth Moore

Indeed there are so many references to the Vines, Vineyard and the vine-dresser in the bible.

I was also not aware that grapes - originated in the Syria/ Egypt area too.

The manure part was funny! Indeed! Sometimes life stinks! The The vines need manure, so do we to grow!

And at the end of our life, let us live it in such a way that we know we meant something!

And to remember and cling on tightly to this truth

"He is the Vine and we are the Branches"

"Apart from Him, we are nothing"

Sometimes at the end of the day, may we know that in fact the Vine-dresser,

Our Creator God

is always the One who is chasing after us.

Yes.

Because He loved us .

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It was on this Saturday morning that I picked up my guitar and happily strumming to this Canto Pop song by Sam Hui. The Wandering Song ...

Here goes!

20230622-New bridge (Sungai Pulai) to Tanjong Piai / Kukup !

Driving on the newly opened Sungei Pulai Bridge on 22/6/23!

Bridge was opened in Jan 2023 after the first construction in 2017.

Finally, it cuts travelling time from Tuas to Kukup by 50%!

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Reflections

Johor has quite a number of nature places to visit.

Piai is one of such a place.

Took a walk on this very HOT thuDAY around this national park.

Can you imagine that we are standing at the southern most tip of the peninsula?

yeah!

Sunday, June 18, 2023

20230618- My Father was a Carpenter - Kitchen makevover reflections!

The Kitchen makeover process was quite an eye opener.

I love to watch HGTV home makeovers! But this time, solely kitchen!

I never realized how important the skills of a carpenter or quartz table man or electrician or a plumber can be so interconnected. Measurement must be precise. The accuracy and skills of such a person are so important.

The mistakes by the carpenter & the quartz cutter caused unnecessary delays and wastage of materials.

Perhaps this is life.

Perhaps Jesus who grew up in the home of a carpenter, trained as one, had profound life long foundations for us to take home. All the skills requirement?

C - Calculation skills
A - Artisan skills
R - Responsibility skills
P - Precision skills
E - Experience skills
N - Neatness skills
T - Technical skills
E - Equipping skills
R - Respect skills

The kitchen makeover requires lots of teamwork!

It hinges not on just the carpenter. But on the rest of the other teams too.

This whole process reminded me of the need for the body.

The main coordinator to helm the teams together.

The 'schedular'so that the parts and pieces can be layered upon step by step.

Kitchen makeover. It is a process. It took about 10 days for actual completion. Provided that there were no hiccups in the measurement aspects.

Wrongs can be made right. This is what I have learnt.

All it requires was just some extension of time.

Is this not liken to our own life journey?

We still and can make mistakes in life.

But we thank God we have Jesus as our Savior . He is our chief Carpenter of our life. He measures, he cuts, he chips, he sands and he reconstructs.

From nothing to something useful.

Thank God.

What a potent reminder of our life . Amen!

20230615_Weaver Nests! BP Durian Again

Hey! Guess what we found during this BP Durian trip? A Baya bird weaver nest!

The Male and Female Weaver Nest!

The 2023 Trip for the 12!

Morning at Good Times Cafe & Evening at Peking Restaurant!

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From the eyes of Mui!

From the eyes of KP!

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Bringing home the Buah Long long!

Doing the BLL Mocktail the next day!

And the following day, sister S turned the BLL into appetizers!

What a gorgeous fruit!

Reflections:-

We have been to Albert's farm several times. But this is the first time I saw weaver nests! Brought one home! LOL

To keep our sunbirds some company!

An amazing Baya bird - the Papa bird building its nest by flying over 500 trips. The intricate nest that provides the bird a standing place in the centre of the nest!

Papa bird trying to attract the mama with an elongated nest for laying the eggs!

Macho!

Today is Father's Day ! Yeah, a great day to remember the papas of this world, the humans and all the creatures big and small.

But most importantly, to awe at our Father God - the Creator of all of us.

The weaving of such an unique nest - by baya or sunbirds, is a testament to His Faithfulness. From the book Matthew.

Look at the birds of the air!

Our Father feeds them and clothes them.

Do NOT WORRY!

AMEN!