Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Living the Life you were Meant to Live

Today I am grateful for the book "Living the Life You were Meant to Live" by Tom Paterson. It has really inspired me to seek the purpose of my life. And I'm excited!

Great book!

"Do not be unwise but understand what the will of the Lord is." -Ephesians 5:17

Monday, May 30, 2011

Calories in grapes

Today I am grateful about eating healthy. I had coffee, fruit, and cereals for breakfast. Lean Cuisine's Chicken Alfredo, and grapes for dinner. I must admit that I had some cake and cheez puffs because I got so hungry late in the afternoon :D . Oh well, c'est la vie!
A grape has 3 1/2 calories :) 


"So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all for the glory of God."- 1Corinthians 10:31

Sunday, May 29, 2011

Memorial Weekend

Today I am grateful for a nice weekend in the pool. Cute babies around. Good chat with F. Awesome worship at Covenant church. And yeyy! new Converse shoes for work ;)

had a dip in our neighbor's pool


me with Aislyn

new Converse suede shoes

“I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate to be with you always." - John 14:16

Friday, May 27, 2011

Friday's

Today I am grateful it is Friday.








"For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life." - John 3:16

Thursday, May 26, 2011

David Crowder Band - SMS [Shine]

Today I am grateful for God's desire for me to grow. To shine.



"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." - Jeremiah 29:11

Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Patience

Today I am grateful for the virtue of patience. I don't have much of it, but I sure do need it!

www.savagechickens.com

"Love is patient..." 1Corinthians 13:4

Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Four Friends

Today I am grateful for the gift of friends. xoxo

college days

reunited in Savannah

""A friend loves at all times..." - Proverbs 17:17

Monday, May 23, 2011

F&B

Today I am grateful for the love and support between me and my husband. We have gone through many challenges but we make sure we are there for each other. God will always be the center of our marriage.

Church wedding 10/08/08

"Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their work" - Ecclesiastes 4:9


Sunday, May 22, 2011

Chanel

Today I am grateful for all things elegant. I am infatuating over anything Chanel at the moment. I have a major crush on the iconic Chanel 2.55 Handbags shown below. Which color do you like? I'm greedy because I would love to own all 3 ;) Have a chic week everyone!!!

Classic Black 


Gorgeous White

Pretty Pink

"With God, all things are possible." - Matthew 19:26


Saturday, May 21, 2011

Saturday Breakfasts

Today I am grateful for weekends because I can savor my breakfasts in no hurry.  This morning I had toasted raisin bread with peanut butter and cheese. I also had an orange fruit and of course, my coffee! What is your favorite breakfast?


a very lovely breakfast setting 

I'm obsessing over teacups and saucers



photos by: carolyn aiken from her beautiful blog


Jesus said to them, “Come and have breakfast.” Now none of the disciples dared ask him, “Who are you?” They knew it was the Lord. - John 21:12

Friday, May 20, 2011

Country Strong

Today I am grateful for good movies. We just finished watching Country Strong and it was surprisingly enjoyable. Hope y'all have a great weekend ;)




"Come, my lover, let us go to the countryside..." -Song of Songs 7:11

Thursday, May 19, 2011

Arabia

Today I am grateful for my Arabian Adventures! And yeah, I still miss the Emirates....


Dubai mosque and architecture

i will treasure the memories always


"...Crete and Arabia. We hear these men in our own languages as they tell about the miracles that God has done." -Acts 2: 11

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Shadow

Today I am grateful for Shadow. We found out he has bone cancer and has to be put to sleep. Thank you, Shadow. We will miss you. You are gone too soon.


Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Women's Bible Study

Today I am grateful I attended a women's Bible study at my friend Denise's church. I have been asking God to help me belong to a group like my Handmaids of the Lord community in Abu Dhabi. And God has answered my prayer by giving me this small group of American women who gather every Tuesday at 12:00 noon to study the lives of great women in the Bible!

This day the woman in focus was Bathsheba, the woman King David coveted when he saw her from the palace rooftop bathing innocently at her house. She was faithfully married to Uriah, one of the king's trusted soldiers.When David sent for Bathsheba, he got her pregnant and to cover up his sin, plotted to have Uriah die in battle. As a consequence of David's sin, his firstborn from Bathsheba died. David repented and from then on he and Bathsheba had been blessed by God with 3 more sons, one of them being King Solomon.


Women's Bible Study group gathering at the gym


"We know that in all things God works for good to those who love Him, those whom He has called according to His purpose" - Romans 8:28

Monday, May 16, 2011

Documentor of Excellence

Today I am grateful I received a Documentor of Excellence "award" from my company. I have always AGONIZED about my documentation in therapy. But I guess I must have done something right! What a great way to end a very hectic Monday :)

showing off my unexpected blessing :D


"Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men "  - Colossians 3:23

Sunday, May 15, 2011

Just another Sunday

Today I am grateful it is Sunday. The day God rested. The day Christians go to church and listen to God's Word. My favorite day is the 7th day!

Morning by Maxfield Parrish 

"He blessed the seventh day and set it apart as a special day because by that day He had completed His creation and stopped working" - Genesis 2:3

Saturday, May 14, 2011

Wheelchair and Bed Positioning

Today I am grateful I attended a Continuing Education course by Innovative Treatment Seminars on how to position patients in wheelchairs and beds for their optimum comfort and safety during function. According to the speakers, as skilled therapists we must first know what is causing the problem in abnormal posture and treat that. However, if it is something that cannot be remediated, the next thing to do would be to compensate for the deformity. Positioning patients has always been challenging for me as an Occupational Therapist. I am glad I learned so much today so I can help my patients. :)

Helpful Link: http://www.innovative-seminars.com/

the pelvis is the most important key when correcting posture in sitting

patients can be in supine, half-sidelying, sidelying, and prone

" The man who had received five bags of gold went at once and put his money to work and gained five bags more. " - Matthew 25:16

Friday, May 13, 2011

The Daily Connoisseur

I am grateful for blogs. They are a source of inspiration and information. Like this blog I am featuring today, TDC inspires me to seek the "joie de vivre in every moment of every day" . I think Jennifer Scott is lovely!



"Whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable--if anything is excellent or praiseworthy--think about such things." - Philippians 4:8

Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Chopin

Today I am grateful for the gift of music. I never thought I would be so moved by music without words. Hope you enjoy this one hour video of Yundi Li's Chopin performance from Youtube.



"It is good to give thanks to the LORD, and to sing praises to Your name,
O Most High." -Psalm 92:1

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Kids at play

Today I am grateful because despite having a very busy day at work, I still got to go to the park and watch kids play baseball. It was such a refreshing change of scenery...even for just a bit.

the kids with their very supportive dads and moms


 
braelyn and her friend 

 "Let the children come to me, and do not stop them, because the Kingdom of God belongs to such as these" - Mark 10:14

Monday, May 9, 2011

Blessed Monday

Today I am grateful I came home from work earlier than usual. I went for a short hike around our neighborhood and took a few pics with my Olympus SP-590UZ. How was your first day of the week? :)

Shades of the Sunset





I don't know much about cactus but this one is pretty!

Spring is quite warm down here in South Georgia but flowers are in bloom.

 He didn't bark at me at all. Just came up to me and struck a pose!

"God looked at everything He had made, and He was very pleased." - Genesis 1:31

Sunday, May 8, 2011

I have 2 mothers

Today I am grateful, God gave me not one, but two mothers. I have Nanay, who adopted me since I was a baby. She is the sister of my real mother, whom I call Mama. I am so blessed to have them both. :)

Happy Mother's Day to all!

Nanay and Mama during their visit to Liwa Desert, UAE


"Jesus saw His mother and the disciple he loved...so he said to His mother, 'He is your son.' Then he said to the disciple, 'She is your mother.' " - John 19:26-27

Saturday, May 7, 2011

Inspired by a book

Today I am grateful I was able to borrow a book from the library by Max Lucado entitled Every Day Deserves a Chance. I am almost halfway reading  it and I find it a must-read, especially for people who worry too much...like me!



"This is the day the Lord has made, we will rejoice and be glad in it." - Psalms 118:24