Dating, Relating, and Fornicating

Sometimes it's good to think of the big scheme of things.  Some good advice and interesting statistics: http://pastormark.tv/2011/10/26/dating-relating-and-fornicating

"Too many singles have a list of what they are looking for in a spouse. The problems with this are many. First, most singles don’t know what they really need for fifty years of God-glorifying marriage. Second, the list is usually just their resume and a form of idolatry, as if marrying someone just like you is necessarily a good thing. Third, the list usually does not account for the future, like the guy who told me it was very important that his future wife love rock climbing, until I explained to him that if they had as many kids as he was hoping for she would not be rock climbing much since it’s not the ideal activity for a pregnant lady. (<--haha, this thought was amusing)  Fourth, how about a list NOT FOR THE PERSON YOU WANT TO MARRY BUT RATHER A LIST FOR YOU! It seems very selfish to make a list of what someone else needs to be for you if you don’t have a detailed list for yourself and what you need to be for them..."

When Sad and Feeling Inadequate

“Those who sow in tears shall reap with joyful shouting. He who goes to and fro weeping, carrying his bag of seed, Shall indeed come again with a shout of joy, bringing his sheaves with him.” - Psalm 126:5,6


Friends.


They have not the tongue of the eloquent, but they may have the hand of the diligent. They cannot stand and preach, but they can stand and distribute here and there these silent preachers … (Charles Spurgeon)


God is good.

PATB #2 - Frustration

Parents Are The Best #2

Here's another email from my parents that made me appreciate what wonderful people I have around me, especially my parents:

That’s OK.  Sometimes frustration is a kind of blessing: It may let you to pause a little while and take a look around and you will find so many good things around you.  There are still plenty things to thank for.  We pray for your coming practice.  We always think you will be a very good doctor with a loving heart and hard working.

Love you

Mom & Dad

Real 7 Dwarfs

This is an inspirational story about real 7 dwarfs: http://www.andersoncooper.com/2011/10/21/inside-the-johnston-family-home/

Man - so strange

Haha, so true:

(nicksarnicola.com)

Fitness Class for Kids

Today I got a groupon ad for fitness classes for kids. really? has it really come down to this?

Emails from my dad

Here's an email from my dad regarding the story my brother (Bong) wrote-- makes me smile!:

Finally, Bong finished his story according to your comments(do not know yet).  Please take a look and see how it is.  He was so funny that he even laughed when he was typing on his bed this morning (looks like a real busy author.  Actually Mom and I pushed him many times and set tomorrow as dead line).  He must feel funny about his own story.

Mom and I will go to a short mission tomorrow in Washington state university.  That’s our first real mission since becoming Christians.  The fun part is that we found our Oklahoma hostess family, who led us to God, in facebook yesterday.  It has been twenty years since we left there.  Anyway praying for us that God is leading the mission.

Have a nice weekend

Love you

Dad

In This Rape Center the Patient Was 3

The following article was shocking:
"IN a rape treatment center here, I met a 3-year-old patient named Jessica, who was cuddling a teddy bear.
Jessica had seemed sick and was losing weight, but she wouldn’t say what was wrong. Her mother took her to a clinic, and a doctor ferreted out the truth. She had been raped and was infected with gonorrhea..."
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