• Happy since all my good friends have already sent me a birthday note
• Full because i had full breakfast since I don't want to starve like yesterday
• Overwhelmed with silver ornaments
• Not ageing that badly yet
• Going to celebrate with family first time on the 'new' calendar instead of old
• Expecting a yummy Napolean cake that Gohgoh will be buying me
• Thankful I had lunch for Thai cuisine with great friends at work
• Surprised as I got unexpected bday wishes and unexpected presents
• Delighted since mum cooked chicken tonight - I ate up all the 'rubbers'

1. Sheinkein - Cappuccino with Soya Milk
2. University of Auckland cafe - Potato wedges with sour cream, mince & cheese (almost everything then!)
3. New Zealand Natural - Fruit Flo
4. Viaduct - Hog's wheat beer
5. Bar Comida - Tapas Tapas Tapas!
6. St George's @ Parnell - any nicer steak elsewhere?
7. Viaduct Hilton - a drink in there

1. Ricochet
2. Karen Walker - still on sale?
3. Amazon - any stores
4. Woolworths - how much more durable can your stockings be?

1. To visit 27 Hoani Glade, St John's Park
2. To drive 120 km/h on motorway
3. To have a walk along Mission Bay
4. To window shop on High Street
5. To have a walk in Albert Park

昨晚去罷 Penny 的追思禮拜﹐有感而發。

是的﹐起初神做人是要叫我們快樂。將伊甸園都給了亞當和夏娃就是要他們有平安喜樂。那麼你還要愁煩著什麼呢﹖

話雖如此﹐神卻沒有保證基督徒的生命就能風調雨順﹐事事順境。但耶穌說﹕“我來了、是要叫人得生命、並且得的更豐盛。”(約翰福音10﹕10) 而且即使我們遇見重重的困難  -“主耶和華阿、你曾用大能和伸出來的膀臂創造天地、在你沒有難成的事。”(耶利米書32﹕17) 對 -  在祢沒有難成的事﹗神賜我們的生命﹐看來難題不在于解決眼淺儒昧的人看到的所謂困境﹐而是如何在主內得更豐盛的生命﹗

Penny, 妳的選擇我很難受但尊重。我們並沒有像那牧師般武斷妳是對或錯﹐是神所喜悅或憎惡﹐是認同或不認同。因為這些到現在都並不重要了。妳的枷鎖只有妳和我們的主最清楚。是釋放了﹗﹖這卻是鐵一般的事實。

小時候媽媽總說不要在別人睡覺時拍照﹐這樣會好像幫死人拍照一樣。我瞻看著妳的遺容﹐並回看了一眼 - 這話便不再成立了。與睡態的妳根本是兩馬子的事。我可寧願妳只在歇息。。。

“恩” - 我很喜歡妳寫的這首詩歌。好像一直都沒有機會告訴妳。。。

恩

耶穌恩愛永伴不減退，無論是誰祂也同樣記取﹔

世間不測的愛，瞬逝去不再，人是盡變，獨祢不變。

晴或雨陰，從沒變更，今天我活著榮耀要歸神﹔

唯有祢恩，令我心，逆境中得庇蔭。

當有一天我的追思禮拜中﹐希望會有著﹕我曾喜歡的詩歌﹐會唱歌的詩班員﹐來不及通知的人﹐忘記了但仍牢記著的人。。。