   
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~
 Being a woman can be so hard, so vulnerable at times.... My favourite song currently is this --- This One's For The Girls by Martina Mcbride I hope it encourages you as much as it encourages me! Gambate, girls! We can make it together. :) MaRGaReT left her footprint @ 9:09 PM | 0 footprints
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A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity. (Proverbs 17: 16 -18) MaRGaReT left her footprint @ 11:42 PM | 0 footprints
Everytime I meet my HFG friends from secondary school, I would always be filled with awe.. To me, it was not an ordinary friendship.... Though we meet less often in recent days, this was a friendship that was special simply because it withstood the test of time. Our friendship is 10 years old. How many friends can stay together after 10 years? What special affinity that we must have.... God must have placed us together for a purpose. I have bared more to my friends in the HFG than any other group of friends that I had. They know me well, they know the silly side of me and my friends like Huisi, Ching Ying and Liyi know the emotional side of me as well.... It was Huisi and ChingYing who helped me with my schoolwork during the Os. It was Huisi who helped me and gave me encouragement during my As. I can still remember the time I asked Huisi to buy for me chicken rice and then running to the toilet to cry because I failed terribly in my Bio test during JC. Of course, she went to the toilet and persuaded me to come out.. ha..she said she had never seen me cry so hard before. But I am such a person....either I don't cry or I cry very hard. CY and Liyi has seen that also.... I cried hard when I told them about my family problems during that one rare night. The rest of this post is for CY.... My dear girl, you have always been an overcomer in my eyes. Despite the problems you faced in Sec 4, you went on to ace the O levels and became the top student of our school. Your warm and kind nature won the hearts of many... Despite being excellent in your studies and talented in singing and drawing, I never onced sensed an ounce of pride from you. You were humble and gladly helped those who needed it. Your humility was a breath of fresh air to me, who, having seen a bunch of stuck up classmates in my pri sch EM1 class began to equate smart=proud. You might start to say that 'I am not as good as you think'. That's what you always say to me but who's perfect? No one's perfect but at least you were kind and tried to help....that's enough. You are fillial and respect your Mum a great deal. And your unconditional love for your Dad inspired me to love my Dad too.... So many people forget what their parents had done for them but you understood the sacrifices your parents made and respected them for it. You worked hard to give tuition to help support yourself through university. Despite the obstacles, you managed to graduate! Why am I telling you all this? Because I feel you need to be reminded by all these. You are not unwanted. You are treasured and loved. You are a unique individual with a unique purpose in life. You have great talent and great gifts. You have an extremely big heart. No one else is like you and no one can replace you. Even as I am typing this, I am crying, thanking God for a friend like you but at the same time, feeling sad that you are going through so many trials.... My heart bleeds to know that my friend is going through so much. But everybody has to go through trials and as much as we do not want to believe, our trials are the very things that make us stronger and wiser. Trials are the very things that make us human. And something what seems to be the end is actually the start of a new beginning. I am praying that you can let go and be free....No matter what, I will stand by you. Jiayou gal, and remember that you are an overcomer. MaRGaReT left her footprint @ 9:35 PM | 0 footprints
"Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it." Matthew 10: 39. This was the verse that spoke to me after the prayer meeting that I attended last friday. I had been feeling spiritually dry and was struggling with some issues in life as well. I was weary after the sleepless nights and the lack of peace in my heart. The prayer meet was indeed necessary.... it allowed me to enjoy God once again....to enjoy his presence... And during the prayer meet, I could feel his finger gently pointing towards the insecurities still present in my heart and assuring me that He was a faithful God and yes, He knew my needs and He would take care of them.... if only I would first surrender everything to Him first. And then on Sunday, my CG did a bible study on Ruth. That story was just a perfect illustration of the verse that spoke to me days earlier! Ruth was a selfless lady who gave up her prospects of future marriage and left her homeland to accompany her mother in law, Naomi back to her homeland. Naomi had just lost her husband and her two sons which includes Ruth's husband. Ruth sacrificed her future happiness out of her love and compassion for her mother in law. In the end, God rewarded Ruth more than she could ever ask for. God led her to a big-hearted man, Boaz and they together had a son who would be the grandfather of King David. She had gave up her supposedly happiness to follow Naomi and her God, and God has richly rewarded her sacrifice in turn. God is great, isn't he? I look forward to the next study on Ruth Chapter 2. :) My secondary school classmates got married earlier in the month and that person is Liguo! It's a happy thing and I certainly wish him everlasting happiness with his bride. Do I feel the pressure? No, because everybody's timing for such things are different! And God's will for everyone's life is different too... :) I was super happy that the HFG were in full attendance for the wedding too.... It's really been ages since ALL 6 of us met together.... hee  HFG...  My table with the lovely bride and groom.  With long time never see pals...Yali, Huiting and Jo  This was the number of Woodlands Sec alumni who attended his wedding...hahaha...Liguo really made his dream of having a class gathering come true.... with his wedding dinner... ! MaRGaReT left her footprint @ 10:28 PM | 0 footprints
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