   
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~
 Album "Made Me Glad" Miriam Webster "'Made Me Glad' was written in an old moldy house in Sydney. I found this place because it was low rent and decided to have no tv for a few months which ended up closer to a year. Being from a large family and someone who loved having people around, I found this quite a challenge! Often in times of prayer over the years all those beautiful psalms would come to me like 'you are my refuge, my fortress, sheild etc. After coming home from work one day, I was walking around the house speaking a few psalms and feeling nothing in particular. When I casually spoke out 'You have made me glad' the presence of God filled my heart and the room as worship began to flow out of my spirit to God. I was overwhelmed as He gave me fresh revelation that day that it doesn't matter where I am, if it's in the slums somewhere or in a plush hotel, Jesus is the one who makes me glad and all my joy is found in Him!" The above was written by a Christian songwriter Miriam Webster who jotted down these reflections as she penned her song 'Made me glad'. I am so thankful to read it because it has reminded me that Jesus is the source of all joy. It doesn't matter where we are or what the circumstances of our life is, if we put our faith in Jesus Christ, he promises us joy and peace no matter where we are. There are times in my life where I felt really down but whenever I think of Jesus, I am filled with joy once again because of his promises of a purpose for me and the gift of eternal life. I can have hope because with God, all things are possible. I know I just need to believe that He can do wondrous things. Having joy is an incredible thing and it is only made possible by what Jesus Christ did on the cross. Amen! MaRGaReT left her footprint @ 9:26 PM | 0 footprints
With teachers' day just over a few days ago and with the holidays starting today, I must say that this week has been great but not without its hardknocks! Let's start with teacher's day... I received many presents and cards from my students, in fact, it was two bags full of presents. It was delightful and heartwarming at the same time, opening those presents and seeing for myself how appreciative and thoughtful some of the students and the parents were. Truly, I have been blessed by God as a teacher. That said, I still have many things to learn and areas to improve (esp patience). It's not easy to be patient in a class of 30 and having a myriad of deadlines and syllabuses to cover. I am still learning how to manage. But ultimately, I don't just want to teach the students content from their books but also biblical values that they can carry with them all through their lives. And the best way to teach biblical values is really to model them out in my life. I know that I really fall short of that. But I also trust that God, by the power of His Holy Spirit, will mould me and help me to be the teacher that He wants me to be and for that, I will press on! After the teacher's day holiday, it was marking, marking and more marking as I wanted to give the children back their files, books and worksheets for revision. So the past 3 days have been exhausting but I managed to pull through, by God's grace. Now that the holidays are here, all teachers (including me!) can finally have a rest. Yes, and we really need it. I have sort of planned out the list of things that I want to do, which includes completing school stuff and marking, read the bible, meet up with NIE friends, go back JB, serve with next wkend's worship team... and the list goes on. In fact, I have already started today. Finally went to SKS bookstore today to get the ESV study bible. It's super thick and cost a bomb but I think its worth every cent. The illustrations are beautiful and the book was such a helpful resource to me when I prepared earlier on, for my bible study tomorrow. Can't wait to explore the rest of the study bible in the week to come! So yep, I am hoping and praying that the holidays will be fruitful for me... and also for all teachers and students out there! MaRGaReT left her footprint @ 10:50 PM | 0 footprints
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