A Month Recap

Month of APRIL

I started a journal a.k.a diary ^__^ Unfortunately, I think I skipped a lot of dates. I tend to do that when I get so busy or just lazy (─▽─) I also started Prayer Journal. It helps me more to pray for my love ones and include other people I know. And that one too stops when I'm so tired from work or just get lazy. I know it's very bad. I have to work with my attitude about giving up half way. This month had been so busy from work to personal appointments but it's been fun too. I finally got to hang out with my girl friend :) Done some shopping and just goofing around with her without breaking my wallet - when we are together we always catch a good sale. Celebrated my nephews birthday too.

Month of MAY

We're half way in this month. Some busy schedule I got this moth too but I think it was all balance out. Half work and half fun :) Attended Mother's Day Banquet @ FABC. Though I was late and the first one to go home - it felt ok to see everyone I know. And those little kids before are now taller than me...Hahahah! Finally, decided that I'll go for Family Camp so I better start saving up. And I'm back baby sitting which I'm thankful for extra income. Missed Sunday service @ PICF but went to LMCC for the Mother's Day Sunday  than not going to church at all. Got some special surprises from my daughter :)

I thought she like the Park and the Exploration V the most but now I know it changed (-＾〇＾-) I wonder if the upcoming PICF Church Annual Picnic @ Fort de Soto this upcoming Saturday influence her mind. I was surprised with the second one. I don't usually cook but my heart swells whenever she like the food I make and when she gives me compliment <3 And yes, most of the food I cook is SOUP! And I guess I'm going to wear more dress - hahahha^^ 

And I got to pull my older sis out of the house to walk around the Lake Morton for Mayfair. 

I'm excited too for the Church picnic. My friend Kasie will be there plus I don't have to work that weekend. No pay but it's good to have a break too.

Signing off,

asianmom07

Birthday and Me

Happy Birthday to ME!!! Whew, how did the time go so fast? I'm already at this age? what?!!! Hahaha... Anyways, my birthday is not exactly what I envision (╯_╰) but I'm still thankful for the people who greet me and let me feel loved <3 I'm thankful for God's grace =)

 My very unique cake...It's a chicken patty decorated with m&m peanut ^_^ I got my nephew and my lil'Sunshine for lunch.

This ring is given to me by my pretty lil'Sunshine. I never expected it, the letter? yes. But this? no. Letter + diy ring = one happy mommy <3

So many thing happened a week before my birthday and a long week after my birthday...but those things are lost in the past now... Looking back - I'm more emotionally sensitive that time. Maybe because I don't know....Well, Happy Birthday to me :)

February Project

home ec·o·nom·ics

Noun: Cooking and other aspects of household management, esp. as taught at school.

I dislike home economics (-＿- ) I was never into girly stuff. I'm not really sure. I just don't care much back then. I remember during 4th grade we have sewing project - I honestly don't know how I passed it (^_^) 5th to 6th grade is more into cooking. What I don't like is the cleaning part after you cook..hahahha (lazy~~~)

During high school I'm dreading to choose what to take... Fortunately, I transferred to a small school. Instead of choosing - they'll assign it. 3rd yr HS: calligraphy fonts - I did good and very much like it. 4th yr HS: Architecture - my favorite <3 We design and built a miniature house <3

Now, I am learning to sew.... I've been searching the internet for few easy sewing projects to do for my lil daughter <3 And I bookmark most of the stuff - it makes me giddy and excited^^ The only problem now is the materials but I finally finished some before Valentines Day.

My February Project is a DIY Paper Bag L-O-V-E Skirt (✿◠‿◠)
The original tutorial is without the paper bag style. But I fell in love with it while surfing the internet.
The L-O-V-E is bigger than I imagine so it occupies all the space in the front. I added a bow so the back would have some colors a bit.

Here is the link for the L-O-V-E skirt tutorial: http://www.somewhatsimple.com/all-you-need-is-love-skirt/

And I added a hairband from left over fabric from the skirt. As in left-over -> those tiny ones that cannot be used. Well, they have purpose after all ^^

Here's the link for the headband: http://www.scatteredthoughtsofacraftymom.com/2012/04/kid-craft-scrap-busting-headband.html

Then here comes the shoes :) Not in the plan... I was planning to paint it like oxford shoes but my lil'girl said it's too grown-up. Uhm, ok. And she saw this tutorial: http://www.dreamalittlebigger.com/post/i-love-these-sneakers-diy.html Instead of "all you need is love" I wrote"Jesus loves me" on the shoes for the the left foot and "Mommy loves me" for the right shoes. My lil'girl colored all the heart too. Unfortunately, I have to limit this kind of project or she'll have tons of shoes that will be used once only. Plus she's a growing kid...she'll outgrown it soon. I like for her to really enjoy whatever shoes she got. SO far, this is her favorite plus it's a practice for her in tying shoe laces. Lucky for me I only heard to whines from her..the rest "I can do it". Now, I'm a happy mom <3

Lastly, the Pleated Bubble Skirt. I love bubble skirt <3 I can't just stop myself...so, here's my practice skirt. She wore this at church too. I needed more practice and I'm a willing learner now too...hahhaha.

Here's the link for the skirt: http://seekatesew.blogspot.com/2012/04/pleated-bubble-skirt.html
And for her bracelet: http://sewcraftcreate.com/2011/05/rope-bracelet-tutorial/

P.S.
I almost forgot about the Mailbox I did for her. It was a surprise :) And the look on her face - priceless. And now, she keeps asking when I'm going to send her a mail...again.

Month of February: Busy, Fun and Blessed. There's some problems but I won't get into it :) God is good!
That's all for now, it's a super late blog but oh well....

Signing off,
AsianMom07

L-O-V-E

Last year, I asked myself "what is love?"
And today, I read something from the facebook. I just want to share it.
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A Must Read...♥

ARE YOU WITH THE RIGHT PARTNER..???

During a seminar, a woman asked," How do I know if I am with the right person?"

The author then noticed that there was a large man sitting next to her so he said, "It depends. Is that your partner?" In all seriousness, she answered "How do you know?" Let me answer this question because the chances are good that it's weighing on your mind

replied the author.

Here's the answer.

Every relationship has a cycle… In the beginning; you

fall in love with your partner. You anticipate their calls,

want their touch, and like their idiosyncrasies. Falling in love wasn't hard. In fact, it was a completely natural and spontaneous experience. You didn't have to DO anything. That's why it's called "falling" in love.

People in love sometimes say, "I was swept of my feet."Picture the expression. It implies that you were just standing there; doing nothing, and then something happened TO YOU.

Falling in love is a passive and spontaneous experience. But after a few months or years of being together, the euphoria of love fades. It's a natural cycle of EVERY relationship.

Slowly but surely, phone calls become a bother (if they come at all), touch is not always welcome (when it happens), and your spouse's idiosyncrasies, instead of being cute, drive you nuts. The symptoms of this stage vary with every relationship; you will notice a dramatic difference between the initial stage when you were in love and a much duller or even angry subsequent stage.

At this point, you and/or your partner might start asking, "Am I with the right person?" And as you reflect on the euphoria of the love you once had, you

may begin to desire that experience with someone

else. This is when relationships breakdown.

The key to succeeding in a relationship is not finding the right person; it's learning to love the person you found.

People blame their partners for their unhappiness and look outside for fulfillment. Extramarital fulfillment comes in all shapes and sizes.

Infidelity is the most common. But sometimes people turn to work, a hobby, friendship, excessive TV, or abusive substances. But the answer to this dilemma does NOT lie outside your relationship. It lies within it.

I'm not saying that you couldn't fall in love with someone else. You could. And TEMPORARILY you'd feel better. But you'd be in the same situation a few years later.

Because (listen carefully to this):

The key to succeeding in a Relationship is not finding the right person; it's learning to love the Person you found.

SUSTAINING love is not a passive or spontaneous experience. You have to work on it day in and day out. It takes time, effort, and energy. And most importantly, it demands WISDOM. You have to know

WHAT TO DO to make it work. Make no mistake about it.

Love is NOT a mystery. There are specific things you can do (with or without your partner), Just as there are physical laws Of the universe (such as gravity), there are also laws for relationships. If you know how to apply these laws, the results are predictable.

Love is therefore a "decision". Not just a feeling.

Remember this always: God determines who walks into your life. It is up to you to decide who you let walk away, who you let stay, and who you refuse to let GO....!!! ♥

 

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What do you think?

Unnecessary words

Today, AsianMom07, we believe God wants you to know that ...

most of your words are unnecessary.

All too often you speak simply to fill the space with sound, because you feel too uncomfortable with the silence. But this silence is golden. Only in silence you can hear God speak to you. Only in silence can a real prayer, a heart prayer be born. Next time you start chattering, stop and feel into the silence, feel its shape, its texture, and then slowly and silently say only what really has to be said.

I agree... Last night, I was looking at my facebook friends list to see whose online. Looking for someone to talk. Some of them are online but they're not the one who I feel like talking too. I know them but none of them are close to me =\ It truly brings out why it is called "facebook friends" - I know them by face. Sigh...

Signing off,
AsianMom07

Pain Nudge My Heart

Tonight, my heart hurts. It's not unexpected. I think I know I've been hurting but I manage to keep the hurt away for a while. But tonight - I can't keep the hurt away (╥_╥) It's tolerable. Nothing big. Just a nudge to my heart. And tonight I read someone's blog that I would like to adopt as my prayer too. 

Father, my heart is fragile and delicate and easily broken.
I have tried to find one who will cherish me, without Your view.
My heart has been broken and my emotions bruised.
I ask You to take and guard my heart.
I will choose not to entertain thoughts and emotions of love which cause me to give my heart away too readily.
I will come quickly to You when I start feeling like I am in love.
Please hold the key to my heart and emotions until a day I can give it to the man You have prepared for me.

 After reading that 'blog' - it gives me more strength.
Thank you Lord.

P.S. 

As I'm getting ready for bed, I grab my Daily Devotional Book (A New Desire - Brenda Robinson). This book has been in the box for months. I unpack the boxes so I can give away some of my books and pick this up to let Ms. G borrow it. It's just sitting on my side table for one week already. I decided, why not read it for few minutes. I was skimming the first few pages when I notice a small green index card - I pick it up. My eyes grew big for a moment. The title on that page was covered by the card so I didn't notice it at first. "God, you heard my silent prayer." I just prayed, "Lord help me I'm hurting." He knows..He's listening <3 

Here's the picture: (The lil green index card is from year 2011 of January - it will go now to my keepsake box).

Yes! True love is only found in Jesus. And because I'm feeling more happy ^__^ I gotta love the person who left a gospel tract in Goodwill thrift store 'Ladies Restroom" We just don't do out business there. Sometimes, it's where we look at the mirror to re-touch our make-up or letting go of some tears or getting our composure back. And this tract is eye catching:

Signing off,
AsianMom07

Past Projects

Meet my first ever project: <April 2011>

My first ever chocolate-chip-plush <3 

Meet Mr. Onigiri (✿◠‿◠)

Now, Mr. Choco-Chip won't be lonely. 

Next:

Inspired the Kdrama : Baby-Faced Beauty^^
Made it for my push pins and needles.

Failed project (Hehehehe).
Bracelet made out of yarn, button and lace. 

Projects made out of old t-shirts:

My trial-N-error Owl Plushie (≧◡≦)
Oh! and it's a success.

Old t-shirt turned into summer bracelet for my lil'Shai :) 

And lastly (from the past projects):

A bookshelf for her (~￣▽￣)~ wohoo!!! That's her old black bookshelf. Spray painted it...and my experience is not so well. Hahahaha...got to learn it for the first time, right? And since I don't have printed cardstock that time or any pretty wallpaper - I use the left over paper tissue for gift wrapping (◕‿-) and until now it's still very okay. New experience for me (more work and inhaled fumes + splattered paint) and a happy lil'Shai = success!

Signing off,
AsianMom07

Nail Away ~~~~

I started painting my nails not just solid color but with some arts last 2011. They're not my ideas... just adopted them from very talented people (search Mr. Google) thank God for those who share their ideas^^

(1) December 2011

(2) finally! my french manicure nail art ＼(^o^)／

My favorite!

(3) Meet my Asian bunnies nail art..luv them! cute (^^)

(1) Easter Egg Nail Art 2012

(2) The pastel colors <3 like essie colors

(3)

(4) inspired from Bubzbeauty.

(5)

<This is where I copied my version of nail art>

(6)

Sometimes, painting my nail feels good (after painting and all the drying part). The last nail art (which I'm sporting right now) brings a smile to my face :)

And this one is my *blush* : my feet. I'm not really cool with my toes but oh well.

(I'm thankful I got toes though) 

My toes are all set for spring season (◕‿◕✿)

And here are my lil'girl's nail art:

 Matching nail art with me for Easter Sunday!

Baby chicken and some colorful eggs.

Signing off,

AsianMom07

DIY Hairband Holder/Organizer

Headband organizer made from the roll of paper towel and old baby blanket =D the fun is I didn't sew anything!!!

A day @ Ladies Spectacular

5:30 AM - woke-up

Still sleepy and I still want to sleep but if I did then I won't be ready in time. 

By 6:30 AM, I'm all set. Went downstairs to help Ms. G to get ready too.

8:30 AM - Off we go to Harmony Baptist Church @ Plant City for the Ladies Spectacular 2013. This will be my 3rd year =) We're going to have breakfast, lunch and snack over there too.

The weather is PERFECT! Ok, last year it's kinda just ok for me. I don't know but I just feel I didn't get something...or it makes me more confuse and hungry (spiritually). I know I took notes because that's the sign that I have to remember it because it means something to me. I know I still have those notes somewhere in my bedroom. Anyways, I'm not expecting too much this year. I readied my mind that it will just be purely work. No thinking of my future partner somewhere living in this planet earth. Ha! Oh yeah! I did pretty good, actually. I was all set for just helping Ms. G around. I guess when my mind is just set for work and not for God's message then He did something amazing =) which I'll tell later.

Theme: Celebrating New Joy.

I'm thinking, it's not for me. I can't just wrap my mind how could this fellowship be any help. From my life story - I think I heard everything. My week is pretty downhill actually so maybe it's affecting my view about any positive thinking. So, my mind is just set to help Ms. G and just sit down and wait until it's over. The New Desire singers (Dr. Brenda, his son and daughter-in-law) started singing. It's an upbeat country song. Yay for that. Because I told myself, I'm not going to cry if ever I'm touched with the message. Then they sang "He Breathes for Me"

First stanza...I was like "Oh gosh" Dumb question but still I asked, "God, how did you know?"

[Verse 1:]
Life sometimes make me smother
Feeling like I just can't breathe
Overwhelmed in the moment
God comes on the scene
In His arms I'm covered
He holds me tenderly
Speaking to my heart
Breathing life into me

Yup, that's what I felt for the last few weeks. I feel smothered and I was thinking that time, "Am I hyperventilating?" weird. In spite of what I felt I know that God's there for me. He's there...I just need to pray but I didn't. And here come the chorus part.

Chorus:
He takes my breath away
Breathing life into me
He gives me love, life and liberty
And on those days
When I struggle to breathe
I know Jesus, He breathes for me

Well, that's it! I started tearing up (╥_╥) My mind is like "I know, I know" but during those down times I'm having hard time grasping his forever love.

[Verse 2:]
When I walk in darkness
And oppression has me swayed
I wonder in my heart
Will God walk with me today
He whispers to my spirit
In awe I stand amazed
Breathing through His power
And with all my heart I say

During those times, His comforting hand is there...I know. Because I would be truly lost. One thing that really hits me and this thing has been nagging me since the year 2013 started. Personal and Intimate time with God. I don't have it =( Lack of time spent in the Word of God to completely stripped me of the most beautiful fruit of the Spirit known as JOY. I have to make a time because God has always make time to listen to my prayers and in fact he answered it. This morning I was praying while getting ready that I hope I'll win something during raffle draw. And I did (≧◡≦) It's not about the prize but He gave me more than I expected. He gave me a push and comforting hug <3

I got a souvenir where we just grab something in the box and in their I got this: LOYAL/STEADFAST I Cor. 15:58, the second one is REJOICE - Psalm 5:11. I was thinking...loyal? Steadfast? I asked "how?" I smiled... Sometimes, it still surprised me that I can have conversation with Him and I know that he answers back. He knows that I'm getting tired of waiting. I'm getting tired of all this troubles and trials. I'm getting tired of everything. and when I open the package, it says, "STEADFAST". And next one is "REJOICE". Hmmm, rejoice while holding steadfast? "God, you want me to do this? I'm already struggling...how can I still rejoice?"  And he answered me with this song:

He's not through with you,
God's done it again,
He calmed the troubled waters,
He stretched forth His hand
He's not through with you,
He's got a work for you to do,
God has worked His miracle again,
He's not through with you.

My tears over-flowed. I told myself I'll never cry...I tried to fight and refuse to break my wall. And I lose.

My heart is overwhelmed, I've messed up again
After all that I have done, how can I serve Him,
Bad choices I have made, a failure people say,
But I've read in the Bible, where God's people made mistakes
And I realize as I confess my sin,
I am forgiven, as He's forgiven them.

When I started the year 2013, the message I keep getting from sermons is about fear. And satan uses my weaknesses and my situation. And I'm allowing it. I don't have to battle it on my own but I choose to do it all alone. I'm wrong. If I want joy, I have to want it and claim it.

I'm very thankful that I didn't miss this Ladies Fellowship. I want to re-connect with God. I miss HIM <3

Signing off,

AsianMom07

Feeling Duh!

Somehow I'm feeling like all depressed..or going to be depressed :( 
I can feel it... some "unknown" feeling is creeping in. 
I'm kinda cranky.
I need to get out and start walking around the lake again. 
I need to breathe!

Inhale~Exhale!
AsianMom07

2013: Ready or Not?

2:24 A.M.

Wide awake (O_O) Had a good laugh watching Madagascar 3 with the family. 

Looking back, My past 2 years haven't been exactly my "the best" but because of that - I see God's handiwork. His grace and love that moves me where I am today. The battle is not over but I know God is always there for me. 

Thank you Lord, I won't be still here if not of because of your grace and unfailing love. Many times, I want to give up and just wilt away from life. You always bring the right person...just right in time. 

Thank you.

Happy New Year!!!!

Signing off,

AsianMom07