"Bring the rain"

"Bring the Rain" (by MercyMe)
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I can count a million times
People asking me how I
Can praise You with all that I've gone through
The question just amazes me
Can circumstances possibly
Change who I forever am in You

Maybe since my life was changed
Long before these rainy days
It's never really ever crossed my mind
To turn my back on you, oh Lord
My only shelter from the storm
But instead I draw closer through these times
So I pray

Bring me joy, bring me peace
Bring the chance to be free
Bring me anything that brings You glory
And I know there'll be days
When this life brings me pain
But if that's what it takes to praise You
Jesus, bring the rain

I am Yours regardless of
The dark clouds that may loom above
Because You are much greater than my pain
You who made a way for me
By suffering Your destiny
So tell me what's a little rain
So I pray

Holy, holy, holy
Is the Lord God Almighty

Sick

Michelle is high and woozy on 5 different types of meds now. FIVE leh! Not funny lor. I spent $54 at the Docs after spending $30 plus there last Fri. :( The dry cough got worse cos of the constant teaching and singing. In fact, the voice almost went altogether last nite. Sigh. Doesn't help that a lot of pple in the office are sick too. It's a complete germ fest there now.

Doc asked if I wanted an M.C...but I told him I can't take a break. Pls pray that I recover fast....its my bday next Sun! Okie....am off to lie on the bed and watch Gilmore Girls.

E.M.O

How did we traumatise Danny? Let me count the ways....hahaha!

Yesterday on msn:
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Mich: Danny, do you love me?
Danny: Yes...what do you want for your bday?
[isn't that the perfect response btw? haha!]
Mich: haha! Black skinny tie pls.
Danny: Huh? for what?!!?
(those of you who watched what Marty Sampson wore in the Hillsong Conference Opener 2007 should know why. My gosh, he looked so cool there. *swoon*)

This afternoon on msn:
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Mich: Danny, do you love me??
Danny: Yes I do, why you keep asking me that? Do you feel unloved by me lately?
Mich: No...just emo lah. And my yellow fwen is away. :(
Danny: ok ok...yes, love love.

This evening at BMI:
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Jordan: Danny, do you love me? *stares at Danny with Bambi eyes*
Abi: *walks over* Yeah Danny, do you love me?? *pouts*
Danny: !?!??! [possibly thinking that all the gals hv gone mad]
ahhhh...must be Michelle!

Peanut Butter & Jelly Sandwich Day @ BMI!!

It started out as a bit of a flippant remark. I was chatting to Abi on msn in the office...and I mentioned how I was craving for a bit of peanut butter. And freakily enuff, she was just thinking about watching "Meet Joe Black"! (remember the scene when Brad Pitt's character discovers peanut butter, and eats it from a spoon?)

And so to satisfy our craving, Abi volunteered to buy jars of Skippy's chunky peanut butter, Smucker's Grape jam, Nutella, Kraft cheese singles, and bread from NTUC. It started out as a whim between Abi and I, but soon everyone jumped on board, and it became a whole peanut butter shindig @ BMI!

They hid the Nutella in Abi's locker away from those of us who were sick. Bah!

Gloriously yummy peanut butter & jelly in between slices of warm toasted bread. The smell of toast permeated the air that day. You could smell it right from the entrance of the school. haha! I'm sorry there aren't more pictures, because everyone was busy making their sandwiches, toasting them and eating them. :) *happiness*

"Sweetly Broken"

A powerful and moving song that I chanced upon during service in church...it's now on repeat mode in my iTunes library.

"Sweetly Broken" (by Jeremy Riddle)
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To the cross I look, to the cross I cling
Of its suffering I do drink
Of its work I do sing

For on it my Savior both bruised and crushed
Showed that God is love
And God is just

Chorus: At the cross You beckon me 
You draw me gently to my knees,
and I am Lost for words, so lost in love, 
I’m sweetly broken, wholly surrendered

What a priceless gift, undeserved life
Have I been given
Through Christ crucified

You’ve called me out of death
You’ve called me into life
And I was under Your wrath
Now through the cross I’m reconciled

Bridge:
In awe of the cross I must confess
How wondrous Your redeeming love and
How great is Your faithfulness

Faith

"Faith is a reasoning trust, a trust which reckons thoughtfully and confidently upon the trustworthiness of God."- Stott, John R.

"Yes, I have loved you with an everlasting love;
therefore with lovingkindness I have drawn you."- Jeremiah 31:3

How Insensitive

Sometimes people are just plain rude or thoughtless....
I honestly wonder why I bother sometimes.
I wish I could just go "whatever" and let it slide,
but the truth is.....I can't.
I care too much.
Should I stop? *confused*
I'm an idiot.
A royal mess of a moron.
Shoot.me.now.

Farewell Yellow Fwen!! :(

Is that some secondary sch gal?? No...look again, its Berno, my yellow fwen. She's looked so kiddy with her backpack and ponytail, I just had to take a photo. haha! That's the backpack she's bringing with her to L.A. My yellow fwen flies off this Thurs, 6am...and she will be gone for 2 weeks. Yes, can u smell the separation anxiety?? :(

2 weeks without my yellow fwen.....how will I cope? Sigh.

Yeshua

Your Name (by Paul Baloche & Glenn Packiam)
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Verse 1:
As morning dawns and evening fades
You inspire   songs of praise
That rise from earth to touch Your heart
and glorify Your Name

Chorus:
Your Name is a strong and mighty tower
Your Name is a shelter like no other
Your Name let the nations sing it louder
'Cause nothing has the power to save
But Your Name

Verse 2:
Jesus, in Your Name we pray
Come and fill our hearts today
Lord, give us strength to live for You
and glorify Your Name

Hope

"Is life a confusion of choices or a story of grace?"
- Hillsong Conference 2007 Opener

"For this cause everyone who is
godly shall pray to You
In a time when You may be found;
Surely in a flood of great waters
They shall not come near him.
You are my hiding place
You shall preserve me from trouble;
You shall surround me with songs
of deliverance

I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go;
I will guide you with My eye." - Psalm 32: 6-8