   
One night a man had a dream. He dreamed he was walking along the beach with the Lord. Across the sky flashed scenes from his life. For each scene, he noticed the set of footprints in the sand, one belonging to him and the other to the Lord.
When the last scene of his life flashed before him, he looked back at the footprints in the sand. He noticed that many times along the path of his life there was only one set of footprints. He also noticed that it happened at the very lowest and saddest times in his life.
This really bothered him and he questioned the Lord about it. "Lord, you said once I decided to follow you, you 'd walk with me all the way. But I have noticed that during the most troubled times of my life, there is only one set of footprints. I don't understand why you would leave me when I needed you most."
The Lord replied,"My child. My precious child. I love you and would never leave you. During your times of trial and suffering, when you see only one set of footprints, it was then that I carried you."
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~Footprints of my Life~
 A Blessed Christmas to all who are reading this!! =) May the Hope, Joy, Love, Peace of our Lord Jesus who was born this special day abide in your hearts always.  MaRGaReT left her footprint @ 12:00 PM | 0 footprints
I managed to watch 2 fabulous shows over the past few days and they are Charlotte's Web and Clown - The Musical. These 2 shows were just simply great and they made so much of an impact on me that I just have to write about them! Charlotte's Web - This was my secondary one or two ( I can't remember) literature text. I remember being enchanted by the story (especially by the pig) when I read the book. But as the years went by,  I forgot all about the content of the story and only remembered the pig. Not only that, I kept mixing up the stories of Charlotte's Web and Babe that I thought they were the same! But these two stories were instrumental in helping me to discover my fascination with pigs. I felt that pigs were the cutest animals alive, cuter than any dogs or cats because they had eyes that were so irresistably innocent...hahahaOkay, enough of my fetish with pigs... So I went into the movie theater with absolutely no recollection of what Charlotte's Web was about and was expecting that perhaps the movie wouldn't be that fantastic due to some negative movie reviews about it that I had read... But I was so WRONG...I was so captivated by the movie. The animals were cute and convincing, the storyline was meaningful, the movie had jokes and touching moments which sent me laughing and crying. Oh manz... I never remembered experiencing so much in a movie before. I saw Happy Feet too and that movie was full of slapstick jokes. It sent me laughing but it didn't make that much of an impact on me as this one perhaps due to absence of a strong storyline... There were two unforgettable moments in this movie for me 1) Wilbur (the pig) was trying to convince Templeton (the rat) that humans love pigs but this was what Templeton said: " Humans don't love pigs, they love pork!" Ok, even I am guilty of this one. I do love pork...That rat said it so slowly and menacingly to the pig that it made me out to be some heartless pig murderer and I was so thoroughly ashamed! T_T Anyway, the rat was really a meanie in the show, totally self absorbed with itself.. Totally spoilt the name of rats (of which I am one)!  2) After Charlotte (the spider) spun the last 'miraculous' web with the word 'humble' on it and laid her eggs, she was dying. The last conversation that she had with Wilbur was the one that made me cry... I knew it was totally insane and silly crying over a conversation between a pig and a spider but I just couldn't help it! The words that Charlotte said were so touching... I guess part of it has to be attiributed to the fact that Julia Roberts lended her voice to the spider and her voice was as smooth and comforting as balm :) I seldom write that much about a movie. It just goes to show how great an impact that this movie has on me... I would strongly recommend it to anyone! The Clown - A Musical This was a musical that was jointly performed by Katong Presbyterian Church and True Way Presbyterian Church. It was performed at the Victoria Theatre and it was my first time being at that venue watching a play. Even before the play started, I would say that God already performed a miracle. Weather forecasts had predicted that rains would continue at least until Christmas but not only did it stop, the sun came out yesterday and the day before! The weather definitely encouraged many believers and non-believers alike to see the show and allowed the Good news to be spread in a creative way. What really impressed me was the acting and the clear and loud voices of the main characters in the cast (especially the clown!). Not to mention that they danced and sang excellently as well! The Clown was actually representing the Christians... Because as Christians, more often than not, we are often ridiculed for our faith. Non-believers respect our faith but they don't understand it... As one of the characters in the play said, " Right! You're a Clown! People are dying. Babies are crying. Politicians are lying. And here you are saying,"Smile, God loves you!" Ain that famaliar?? That was what I thought of my Christian friends in the past but now I am also the clown because I truly believe that God loves us, not just me but everyone of us... if only we give Him a chance to. I know its really not easy to comprehend... it can be so easy to be cynical about all these things. After all, there are so many problems in the world. It's all too easy to ask, " If there was a God, why would there still be problems?" But the answer to this question can only be discovered through faith in Jesus Christ and can be answered only by Him and not me. Oh wow....This was a really long entry. Thanks for putting up with me and my fetish with pigs!! :P MaRGaReT left her footprint @ 3:40 PM | 0 footprints
The holidays so far have been great for me. =) On the whole, I had a good rest and did some meaningful activities during this break. Here's a peek at what I have been doing: 1) Quiet Time Quiet times are an indispensable part of my day. I spend about 1 hour with God every single morning before I start doing anything else. My quiet time is a time where I get to read His word in peace and allow Him to speak to me. Quiet Times help to set my soul at peace and start my day right. That is why it is indispensable! Previously, when the weather was fine, I had a "companion" during my quiet times in the morning and that companion is no other than that peculiar dragonfly (which I mentioned in the previous post) that flies to and fro outside my window! This dragonfly really completes the picturesque view that I already have outside my window and makes my quiet time so much more enjoyable! The fact that I won't have the luxury of doing my quiet time at 8-9 am when I start on my practicum and when I start working next year makes me treasure all my quiet times now, even more. 2) Eating Eating is one of my favourite activities.. :D But don't call me a pig!! Coz I eat in moderation... :P Of all the food that I have tried so far, the mee hoon kueh in Taman Sentosa is still the best. The soup is bland but yet it is nice... I guess you won't understand what I am saying until you try it urself..haha, so my description shall stop here. The taste is really unique, unlike any of the mee hoon kueh prepared in Singapore. In the past, City Beat went to interview the boss and to film the mee hoon kueh making process for the show.. Yep, it’s really that good! 3) Doing the Purpose Driven Life with Mum After personally having experienced the benefits of doing the purpose driven life myself in June earlier this year, I decided to do this book together with Mum again in the hope that she will also be able to experience the incredible sense of hope, joy and peace that comes from doing and understanding this book. By God's grace, we have been rather consistent in doing it. In fact, we are only left with a few more days!! Praise God! ;) Discussing about the issues raised in the book has also brought us closer together as we discuss our hopes, fears and learning to trust God in times of difficulty. But most importantly, this book has helped us to better understand the character of God. 4) Table Tennis I have been taking up table tennis lessons this holiday as well. Somehow or another, table tennis training sessions seems to be much more enjoyable and manageable as compared to the badminton training sessions which I took in secondary one. The training sessions are really fun because my coach is a really humourous person. He is very patient too. So far, his only complaint about me is that I am too "gentle" with my forehand hits... haha... Okay, hopefully I will roughen up and deliver some good smashes after a few more training sessions! MaRGaReT left her footprint @ 4:09 PM | 0 footprints
The rainy season is here. And it sure did catch me by surprise. That was because in the past 2 weeks of December, the weather routine would be 'sunshine in the morning and heavy rains in the afternoon'. The routine was predictable and I liked it because the rain in the afternoon would 'cool' me off after a hot morning. But from yesterday onwards, things started to change. While it was real comfy to be greeted by the rain in the morning on my bed, the continuation of the rain for the rest of the day started to affect my mood and get me down. And whenever I looked out of the window and into the sky, I was greeted by huge dark clouds looming across the sky. It was really kinda.. depressing. And for the first time, I managed to witness a case of a road turning into a river in JB. That sight actually traumatised me because water from the surrounding drains gushed onto the road at shocking speed. The currents were so strong that I shudder to think what would happened had Mum drove on further into the road. There is a high possibility that the car might be washed away... Thank God we managed to reverse the car and get out of that road in time. Today was also another rainy day and I reckon I won't be seeing the sun until January. It's only 2 days but I am already missing the sun and everything that comes with a sunny day! T_T.. I miss the dragonfly that flies around my house's mini garden in the morning, I miss going out for exercise in the mornings, I miss feeling warm... Oh dear... when will the sun come back? T_T MaRGaReT left her footprint @ 4:54 PM | 0 footprints
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