北京烤芽（鴨）roasted duck

A homemade roasted duck rub with turkey brine and wait for couple hours before roast it.

I got a store buy turkey brine pack at a fairy good price, so I try it on my duck too. Here are all the natural ingredients of it, Sea salt, brown sugar, cranberries, apples, garlic, orange peel, juniper berries, Malabar black pepper, thyme, rosemary and sage.

 I do remove and discard the butt but not the excess fat as most of the recipe recommend.

Also I didn’t do the following either, prick skin all over with a sharp fork nor pour boiling-hot water over duck (to tighten skin).

 When roasting, I have the neck and the wings hide under the duck in the traditional oven at temperature, will vary, start from 425 °F to 375 °F then 350 °F, with the breast side up and turn around for 3, 4 times until its golden brown, it takes nearly 2 hours.

The bone will be good for either soup or porridge. The greasy will be my cooking oil, nothing will be discard or waste except the butt and the head

3 pastors

The past couples months, I’ve been busy participating party after party, I’m supposed to be joy, but among those are farewell party, happy about them getting a brand start of their lives, feeling awkward at the same time.

Three our church pastors left our church within months, either voluntary or involuntary, feeling really, I don’t know, sad, depressed.

I have a good adjustability, I think, but sure prefer a fix state.

Tomorrow, three of the pastors officially, completely gone, it is February 1 2016.

christa mcauliff

"I touch the future. I teach.” says Christa McAuliffe.

I am so touched by this quote that I heard yesterday. Children are our future, parents, teachers or anyone who give the little ones a guide, you are awesome.

 

Sharon Christa Corrigan McAuliffe (September 2, 1948 – January 28, 1986) was an American teacher from Concord, New Hampshire, and was one of the seven crew members killed in the Space Shuttle Challenger explosion.

同音同源 homonym

藥和「鑰」同音，同音就同源。

In mandarin, medicine and "key" are homonym, and it means Homology according to Fan Zhenglun, a professor and traditional famous Chinese medicine scholar.

I heard this topic on radio the other day, find it’s interesting and useful, therefore, I browse the web and learn some information about it. Here’s the book that this topic from, I think. A book called, 養生的智慧 Wisdom regimen and the website, http://data.book.hexun.com.tw/book-2875.shtml

For that you can read more yourself, however, I do gather part of the contents that I want to share with you.

西藥的作用明顯，副作用也很明顯

The better the effect of Western medicine, the greater the side effects.

藥與病戶相競賽，越來越多新病出現，結果樂壞了藥廠。

Medicines and diseases are mutual competitors, they fight each other for lives, as a result, more and more new and tough diseases emerge, the Pharmaceutical factory, the winner.

In the daily life, many times, we see people take multiple medicines every single day without knowing why? Or they just do it on purpose, they think it’s a way to keep them healthy.

Is that really the way they think, I doubt.

Either the patients or the doctors are abusing the health system.

西醫在治病，中醫在治人

Western medicine treat the disease, Chinese medicine treat the people.

木頭可以種蘑菇，但只有在特定的環境下。人體的某個地方長東西，就像木頭上長了蘑菇，怎麽辦？有兩種辦法，一是摘掉蘑菇。它再長出來，再把它摘了，這種摘掉蘑菇的辦法，不是根本的辦法，因為它既然是木頭，在同一環境下，就會再長蘑菇，只有木頭不再是木頭，蘑菇就沒有了。另一辦法，改變蘑菇能夠生長的環境，改變你的體內環境，用藥性的偏性糾人體的偏性，把能夠長蘑菇的環境調整過，蘑菇不就不長了。

You can grow mushrooms on logs, but only under certain circumstances. A lump or mass grow in your body, just like the mushrooms grow on logs, how to treat it? There are two ways, one is to take off the mushrooms. It’ll grow back, and then we pull them off again, is this the way to handle it? Indeed, but it’s not the best way to prevent it to grow again, only when the wood is no longer the wood. Another way, change the mushroom growing environment, change your internal environment, through medication to do the job.

Of course, here, your Mentality plays a critical role too.

你腳扭了，如果你扶著墻慢慢走，一個月後就能自己走，如果我用車推著你，一個月以後你可能就不會走了。許多更年期的人，血壓不穩定，血壓高了，西醫檢查，說血壓高，就得吃降壓藥。一旦吃上降壓藥就要終身服藥。

If you twisted your ankle, leaning on the wall walk slowly each day, you will recover after a month, if one push you on the wheelchair around, one month later you probably will never walk again. The menopause age people, blood pressure unstable, high blood pressure, Western medical doctor, says, you have to take high blood pressure medications. Once you take the medication lifelong.

Totally agree!

50歲以上的同志，最好的鍛煉是每天走路。不要十天不動，一天跑到健身房去折騰。汗血是同源的，你十天不動，一天去弄得大汗淋漓，那叫折騰。“奪血者無汗，奪汗者無血”，汗出的太多的時候，血就要受傷了。所以最好是每天堅持走路，走到身上微微有汗，氣血開始運動起來，這時內在的廢棄物就排出，這就達到目的了。

For people 50 years old and older, the best exercise is walking every day. Never rest for ten days, then one day go to the gym to exercise excessively, that’s not healthy. So friends insist on walking every day until sweat, a good blood circulation, internal waste discharged.  

對於成人來說，如果特別想吃某種東西，證明你身體需要這種東西。這就是我們憑感覺活著的最好理解，就像孕婦吃酸是因為肝血不足。口味的改變反映你身體的需要。 

For adults, if you want to eat something particular, which means that your body needs this kind of food. Like the pregnant women eat sour because they need them. Tastes change reflecting your body's needs

孩子的健康是天下父母的共同心願，父母也是孩子健康的直接責任人。如果是小男孩，那媽媽的責任就重，因為小男孩本身就是陽剛氣，媽媽帶出來的男孩，陽剛中帶三分陰柔之氣，他就不會惹事打架了；如果是小女孩，爸爸的責任就重，因為爸爸帶出的小女孩兒陰柔中帶有三分陽剛之氣。

Kids’ health are the main concerns and responsibilities of all parents. For boys, the mother take on more responsibility, because the boy is masculinity, with mother’s tenderness, then he would not stir up trouble or fight; likewise, for the girls, the father should take on more responsibility.
No wonder God give me 2 boys, instead of one boy and one girl or two girls.

長壽的長者，思維都非常清楚。天天都讀書、看報，且經常出去活動。人老腿先老，四肢如不運用，時間長了，四肢就開始衰退。很多老年癡呆的病人，你問他，他肯定覺得退休後，可享福了，每天傻吃悶睡，腦子越不用，記憶力就越差。腦和體，一定要用，但心不能動。

Secrets of longevity, never stopping thinking. Keep reading every day, the newspaper, books and so on and go out on an outing regularly. Aging starts from the legs, stay healthier by exercises constantly. For Alzheimer's patients, when they are asked, they will tell you that after retirement, it’s time to enjoy a happy lives, do nothing and rest completely. Memory loss is often associated with the lack of using the brain. Keep the brain and body busy, but the heart.
Exactly, think, think, think and move, move, move.

 “捨得”“ 捨得” 、“得失”“得失”，捨了才會得，捨跟丟不一樣，丟是不情願的，捨是情願的。在中國的文化中，只有捨，得跟著就來。得到的時候，得的後面就是失，所以得的時候別太過高興，因為得的後面可能就是失。在你的一生中，對待你的財富和事業，能夠正確地把得失和捨得這兩個關係處理的好，你的心就會非常平穩。

In Chinese culture and also from the literature point of view, willing to let go and get, receive and lose are often come hand in hand. Therefore, learn how to dealing with those 2 relationships wisely are crucial then, you’ll have a peace of mind.

Coloring book club for adults - 4

I’m wondering is my sore right shoulder for couple of weeks, is because of coloring.

I must train my left hand to do the coloring, and even better, both hands coloring at the same time. Ha!

To do a De-stress coloring, must have nothing await after, no appointment or anything or disturbances.

Also who and how do they make those phenomenon outlines, are those from some fine arts?

To tell the truth, I want to give up on this coloring book thing, it takes so much time and strength but when I see others so enjoy it, I want to stay with the group.

When I do the coloring, there are always has some missing spots, big and small, some of them, I don’t get to know it until the very end, need more patience, creativity, and circumspection.

And I truly wish that I be able to do some drawing myself someday.

Hidden Health Benefits of 16 Yummy Superfoods

These are the healthy food choices that I found in Yahoo! Some of the foods, I do not consume them a lot. It’s worthy to try, but remember; no matter how good is that, never overdose. Also make sure check either the ingredients or the sources carefully before you buy them. 

For example, ingredients of the yogurt, make sure exam them thoroughly, otherwise the benefits will be the other way around. 

Make sure the salmon is wild caught not farm raised, wild Alaskan salmon. what about the restaurant, what kind of salmon do they serve?

Do strawberries have the most vitamin c? to my  surprise, the answer is yes!
 
It a wow to me about Chickpeas, you need to read for yourself.

The famous garlic, Allicin, is the do the magic, but it does not occur in "ordinary" garlic, it is produced when garlic is finely chopped or crushed. The finer the chopping and the more intensive the crushing, the more allicin is generated and the stronger the medicinal effect. So next time, do be lazy about chopping or crushing the garlic, though, I need it's tiring to do so.

Chocolate is my favor, next time don't tell me not eat too much of the Chocolate, yah! Yah! Yah! I know not too much though and am aware of the ingredients that add into the chocolate products.
Cocoa and chocolate are two by-products of the cacao tree, in chocolate; the cocoa butter is not removed. Cocoa is considered as a healthy drink because it has less sugar and fat. Cocoa is also full of antioxidants; chocolate in other hand has less of it. but here what I'm concerning is the way to remove the cocoa butter, it has the chemical involve, so how the chemicals react with container and how the chemical will be remove after it has done. And if you are curious about How Chocolate Is Made, here the website that you can check it out: http://cocoarunners.com/explore/bean-to-bar/
 
For olive oil, watch out for what type of it to choice from for different way or temperature that you is planning to cook.
 
once a friend give me a rosemary plant, it almost survived, for I hardly success in planting any plant, until one day, my dad, must thought the plant should have more sun, then it die on me, sad! Sad! Sad! I should bravely ask my friend one more time to give me rosemary plant to grow.

Relieve Headaches: Quinoa
Who knew? Brains have their own metabolism just like the rest of the body. The riboflavin in quinoa boosts this metabolism, giving the brain a dose of energy that can fight against unwanted headaches.
 
Boost Metabolism: Grapefruit
This pink super-fruit might be the perfect workout companion. Grapefruits contain powerful antioxidants that, when processed, cause a mega boost in our metabolisms.

Healthy Nails: Salmon

Trying to reverse years of damage caused by your bad nail-biting habit? Salmon is rich in Vitamin D, which fuels key nutrients that aid in nail growth.

Prevent Wrinkles: Yogurt
Starting off the day with a bowl of yogurt might fight against more than early-morning hunger pains. Shockingly, the protein in this creamy snack makes it harder for unwanted wrinkles to form.
 
Whiten Teeth: Strawberries
This double-duty superfood provides the highest levels of Vitamin C out of all citrus fruits, and it helps whiten your smile. The astringency in strawberries can reduce tooth discoloration caused by other foods and beverages, like coffee.

Sleep Better: Chickpeas
A sound night’s sleep may be a simple meal away. Surprisingly, a property in chickpeas aids in the production of melatonin, the same chemical our brain releases when we sleep.

Boost Immune System: Garlic
We should have figured something strong enough to fight off vampires could also fight off a common cold. Garlic contains a large amount of allicin, which kills bacteria that causes infections and illnesses.

Relieve Stress: Chocolate
As if you needed another excuse to eat chocolate, here it is: This sweet confection releases serotonin in the brain, which lowers stress levels and promotes happiness.

Reduce Excessive Sweating: Olive Oil
Next time your nerves are working overtime, load up on olive oil. Since the oil is easily digested, the body doesn’t need to work as hard to process it. Therefore, it produces less sweat.

Cure Chapped Lips: Peanut Butter
A lack of vitamin B can really roughen up your pucker. The good news: Peanut butter contains the necessary proteins and vitamins for maintaining a softer smooch.

Healthier Hair: Sweet Potatoes
This sweet superfood may be the secret to luscious locks. Packed with Vitamin A, sweet potatoes help produce important scalp oils that promote rapid growth and shinier hair.

Fade Scars: Tomatoes
Battle wounds be gone: Tomatoes help promote tissue growth, which can fade scars at a faster speed. They also provide nutrients that help cuts heal faster in the first place. This seems like a good excuse to eat more saucy foods … like pizza.

Reduce Dark Under-Eye Circles: Spinach
Ever wonder where dark under-eye circles come from? As it turns out, this is a nasty side effect of water retention. Fret not: Spinach is high in Vitamin B, which can combat this buildup and leave your face looking fresher than ever.

Softer Skin: Cooked Pumpkin
This neon vegetable isn’t only useful for setting your autumnal spread. Pumpkins contain beta-carotene, which can help keep skin silky smooth. Pass the pie, please.

Prevent Body Odor: Rosemary
Say bye, bye to bad BO. This nonna approved herb doesn’t only tantalize taste buds, but it annihilates the bacteria that makes sweat smelly.

Improve Your Mood: Walnuts

It’s no secret that good food can improve one’s mood. However, some foods generate euphoria beyond being palate pleasing. Walnuts produce serotonin, the chemical that our brain releases to make us happy.

Parking

Do you always try to park your car at the same parking spot of the parking lot, for instance, the work or supermarkets and so on? One day you find that your regular space has been taken, so you have to park at a different one and then after work or shopping is done. You totally forgot about it and thought that your car been stolen or even worse you cannot find your own car.

This does happen to me couples of times, so I think, maybe, I should try to train my brain by parking my car a different parking spot every time on purpose.

service time vs. special event

Whenever there’s a time conflict for the events and community services, our Lord will take care of without we knowing it, amazing

single parent

As a single parent family, sometimes, you just cannot blame others, just sometimes, they won’t include you to their activities, awkward, maybe, and I have no clue why.

Whenever other family invite us to their events, I’m truly touched and appreciate and speechless.

It’s hard to describe love but you can see it.

Praise dance

For our Friday fellowship gathering, usually, we have a break for the last Friday of every month. Recently, I have two thoughts come up my mind, because the kids still come to the church for their fellowship get-together that week, most of the parents drive their kids in and then left and then come back again to pick them up, so I thought why not ask them to stay and do the praise dance exercise together, this thought actually come, like couples months ago.

The other thought, is, I should try to use at least one praise dance song as the worship song, because we can sing and exercise along with it.

This time of Chinese New Year gathering, each group is going to provides 2 programs, someone remind me that I should have a praise dance as one of them. And there, both my thoughts become reality; we are planning to practice together on Friday night. Yeah!

Maybe it’ll last for only one time, but I’m satisfied with it.

$15.97 or $5

The past Sunday after church, me and kids went shopping at Walmart for Hawaiian shirts for there’s an appreciation party, the coming Saturday and the theme is, Hawaiian.

Both of the kids got a shirt, different design, at price of $15.97, says on the price tags. Then when we do the self-checkout, the price shows one of the shirt is $5 instead of $15.97. In my mind, I thought just check out quickly, for the store must make the mistake, so we should take advantage of it. But my older son insists to see the market worker to find out the truth.

The result must surprise you too.

Actually, while they are checking, a thought come to mind that instant, wait a minute, maybe both of shirts should the same price, $5 each, not $15.97 each. And yes! Honest, do pay, says my son, it is $5 each!

Also this is not the first time that we find the prices are wrong when checking out, the checking prices are higher than the prices tags at other supermarkets. Normally, I don’t really pay much attention about them, therefore next time, you be aware of it too, alright!

See the Moon in Daylight clearly

1-25-2016 6:46 am, see the Moon in Daylight clearly.

catan

First time to play, kind of fun, kind of hard, to me, and I lost to the kids as usual, well, we all have fun.

It’s an at least 3 people to play board game, and can be expanded for more players, when you buy the expansion.

Publisher

First time to use Publisher, not sure I do it right, just try to play around with it.

讚美操第七輯 Praise Dance 7 - (11) 願主賜福保護您 may God bless & protect you

創世記 Genesis 49:25
你 父 親 的 神 必 幫 助 你 ； 那 全 能 者 必 將 天 上 所 有 的 福 ， 地 裡 所 藏 的 福 ， 以 及 生 產 乳 養 的 福 ， 都 賜 給 你 。

because of your father's God, who helps you, because of the Almighty, who blesses you with blessings of the skies above, blessings of the deep springs below, blessings of the breast and womb.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?list=PLmN9QGJfkyQVAs2vacZmg4eoZb5US6P-p&v=5F_jwYm04Us

願上帝賜福保守你  願上帝榮耀充滿你
願慈愛環繞你  願耶和華時時眷顧你  賜與你平安  阿們

上帝幫助你  加添更多的力量  天上所有的福  地裡所藏的福  以及生產乳养的福
賜給你 
以及生產乳养的福 （X2)
天上的福氣
賜給你 （X8)

MTG

http://www.mtgdeals.com/

First time to know that MTG stands for, MAGIC: THE GATHERING. Not a fan or much comprehension concerning it myself.

Kids love it. today I went to this store,  MTG deals with them, among all the customers there, I am, have to be the oldest one.

A spacious shop, huge storage space, huge expanse with plain tables and chairs for people to play or gaming there, but the sale area is tiny, when it compares with the rest area.

With high price tags and a not even fancy website, attract big crowds of enthusiasts . I also notice the players, over 99% of them wear either black or gray clothes, over 99% are males, over 99% of them are over 18 years old.

We do buy some cards and board games in the end, thinking, all this, at least, are a face-to-face communication gaming. 

Sometimes, something, you really cannot restrict them all. feeling good and bad in the meantime, wired.

16 National Parks to Visit in the Winter Instead of the Summer

https://www.yahoo.com/travel/16-national-parks-to-visit-in-1346993526325302/photo-1-glacier-national-park-montana-glacier-1453289462783.html
 
I always dream about to visit all the national parks in U.S.A. But so far I only have been to couples of them. And 4 out of those 16 National Parks to Visit in the Winter Instead of the summer. Grand Canyon, Yosemite, Joshua tree, Death Valley national park, all four of them, I went in summer though.
 
They are so astonishing pretty, love the mountains and waters and of course the natures.

book review - The Natural World of Winnie-the-Pooh

The author, Kathryn Aalto, walk us through for the perennial famous favorite children’s book, Winnie-the-Pooh. The behind story of the story. how the author of Winnie-the-Pooh, Milne, creatives this story, who is Christopher and his beloved stuff animals, how do he and the illustrator, E. H. Shepard collaborate together, their background and childhood. And how is this link to the story.

Originally Milne wrote children's books, is for his son.  
   
The Hundred Acre Wood—the setting for Winnie-the-Pooh’s adventures—was inspired by Ashdown Forest, a wildlife haven that spans more than 6,000 acres in southeast England.

And I can still remember the old time when my kids were little; we enjoy reading this fascinating stories and illustrations together.

Lots of lovely photographs of the landscapes now and then for the author’s family used to live. Bunch of kaleidoscopic flowers, those multicolored, brilliant do exit in the nature. Some of them look just like my final artwork of my coloring book club for adults.
 

讚美操第七輯 Praise Dance 7 - (12) 主禱文 Lord's Prayer

十二、 主禱文 (馬太福音 Matthew 6:9-13)

9  ( 所 以 ， 你 們 禱 告 要 這 樣 說 ： ) 我 們 在 天 上 的 父 ： 願 人 都 尊 你 的 名 為 聖 。

10 願 你 的 國 降 臨 ； 願 你 的 旨 意 行 在 地 上 ， 如 同 行 在 天 上 。

11 我 們 日 用 的 飲 食 ， 今 日 賜 給 我 們 。

12 免 我 們 的 債 ， 如 同 我 們 免 了 人 的 債 。

13 不 叫 我 們 遇 見 試 探 ； 救 我 們 脫 離 兇 惡  。 因 為 國 度 、 權 柄 、 榮 耀 ， 全 是 你 的 ， 直 到 永 遠 。 阿 們 ！

最後收操，動作緩和，調節呼吸
https://m.youtube.com/watch?list=PLmN9QGJfkyQVAs2vacZmg4eoZb5US6P-p&v=KPSF

馬太福音 mathrew 6 - 9

神給我們四個福音而非一個的原因。
給出基督更完整的描述。整個聖經是神所默示（提摩太后書3:16），但他假以人類擁有不同背景和個性的作者來實現他的目的。每個福音書的作者都有一個不同的目的，為實現這些目的，他們每個人強調的是耶穌基督本人及其事工的不同方面。

馬太是寫給希伯來讀者的

馬可為異教徒而寫

路加福音為非猶太讀者而寫

約翰福音強調基督的神性，“耶穌在他的門徒面前另行了許多神跡，沒有記在這書上。但記這些事，要叫你們信耶穌是基督，是神的兒子，並且叫你們信了他，就可以因他的名得生命”（20:30-31）

新約聖經的第一卷書，四福音書(馬太福音、馬可福音、路加福音、約翰福音)之一，共28章。記載了耶穌的生平與職事，其中包括耶穌的家譜、耶穌神奇的出生、童年、受浸與受試探、講道、上十字架、復活，最後，復活的耶穌向使徒頒布大使命。

救主的到臨（1:1 – 2:23）祂的名字已顯明了祂的使命：

「耶穌」的意思是「耶和華施行拯救」；祂是「亞伯拉罕的後裔」（1:1），祂來是要成就神在遠古的時候給猶太人和外邦人所作的應許（創12:1-3）；祂是「大衛的子孫」，是「基督」（即彌賽亞，1:1），祂應驗了舊約的預言，出生在伯利恆（2:1-6），在以色列彌賽亞之星的帶領下（民24:17），外邦人到來敬拜祂（2:1-12），希律意圖消滅祂，祂卻在外邦之地受到庇護；耶穌（大衛的苖裔）在最卑微的環境下出生了，來到小城拿撒勒居住（2:21-23）。

傳道工作的開始（3:1- 4:25）像以色列人出埃及的時候一樣，耶穌也被引領至曠野，受魔鬼的試探（4:1）。魔鬼試圖引誘祂離棄神和祂的使命，耶穌卻倚靠神和神的話而得勝。並開始出來傳道（像約翰一樣，面臨新國度的來臨，祂呼召人悔改），教導人（祂呼召了第一批門徒）和醫病（4:17-25）。

山上寶訓（5:1- 7:29）朝著這目標而行，門徒必須在罪惡的社會上，發揮防腐（鹽）和見證（光）的作用（13-16）主禱文（6:9-13）門徒要有洞察力，卻不要論斷（7:1-6），要靠著神所賜的能力去愛人（7-12）。耶穌解釋律法完畢（5:21- 7:12），就呼召這些有可能成為門徒的人以這嚴格卻自由的方法來守律法（7:13 - 14），警告那些引誘人不守律法的假教師（15-20），並強調真信徒必遵行神的旨意（21-23）。建基於耶穌的教導的生命，才是真正穩妥的生命（24-27）。

耶穌的權柄（8:1 - 9:38）以一連串的醫治神蹟，使人親眼看見祂的權能，祂用口裏所出的話語，就潔淨一個長大痳瘋的人，治好百夫長的僕人和一個患血漏的婦人（8:1-13，9:20-22）；祂撫摸病人，熱病就退了，死人也復活過來（8:14 - 15，9:23-25）。祂用言語，也用動作醫治瞎子（九27-31）；作為一個與人同在的神，祂要求門徒無條件地盡忠（8:18-22）；雖然祂連動物所享有的天然保障也缺乏（20），但卻藉著平靜風浪（23-27）顯示祂在自然界內的主權，也顯出祂的神性；與魔鬼正面衝突時，耶穌顯然比他們高超（28-34，9:32、33）；祂行使神本身的主權，宣佈罪得赦免（9:1-8），並呼召罪人悔改，作祂的門徒（9-13）

Reflection

The Healing Messiah (8:14~17)

Jesus’ healing of Peter’s mother-in-law reveals His compassionate character. Jesus visits Peter’s home and sees that his mother-in-law is sick with a fever. Her condition does not appear life-threatening, and no one expressly asks Jesus to heal her, but He tenderly reaches out to touch her hand and she is healed. She responds to Jesus’ kindness by getting up to serve Him immediately. In the evening, people gather to meet Jesus, and He drives out spirits and heals all the sick. In this incredible display of His power, Jesus proves that He is the promised healer about whom Isaiah had prophesied. But Jesus did not come only to heal our physical infirmities; He came to bear our spiritual infirmities on the cross so that we could be freed from sin and saved by His grace. 

- Jesus is faithful to love and powerful to heal. Do you believe that He is the promised Messiah who can bring both physical and spiritual healing into your life?

Turning Away Disciples (8:18~22)

Jesus is approached by an expert in Jewish law who claims he is willing to follow Jesus wherever He goes. But Jesus sees into this man’s heart and knows that he does not fully understand the implications of what he is saying. Jesus’ response shatters the teacher’s illusions by honestly revealing what the humble and often uncomfortable path of discipleship really looks like. The next disciple who wants to follow Jesus is only willing to do so after he fulfills his familial obligations. Of course Jesus wants us to respect and care for our parents, but His response shows us that if we want to follow Him, we must love Him more than anyone else in the world, including our family. 

- Do you want to follow Jesus on your own terms, or will you follow Him the way He calls you to? Do you love Jesus more than anything and anyone else in your life?

Monarch

Two Amazing Spots to See Tens of Thousands of Monarch Butterflies

It's an annual event along the California coast. Hundreds of thousands of monarch butterflies flock to several small groves up and down the state's beach side communities.

To witness this spectacle of wintering that usually begins in October, peaks in December and is over by March.

But a good time to visit can be February, when the monarchs are actively fluttering about -- after all, this is mating season. Luckily, two groves in and around Southern California are some of the best places to see this.

1). Santa Barbara County

Ellwood Main Monarch Grove in Goleta

http://www.goletamonarchpress.com/2015/12/our-beautiful-visitors-have-arrived/

2). San Luis Obispo County

Pismo State Beach Monarch Butterfly Grove

http://www.monarchbutterfly.org/

I should go some time soon, it’s beautiful, both the beach and the monarch, both locations in California.

inspirtlized

http://inspiralized.com/

The Inspiralizer, an interesting kitchen tool, should have one.

letter to a dear friend

To Ivy from Alice Chen,

Never can image how can me expressing my thanks to you. As I don't know when I’ll be able to go back to Taiwan again. And you told me that you'll probably will never come back to U.S.A. ever again.

Until this chance come up, our dearly pastor going back to Hualien City Taiwan to pastoring.

Not sure that what's the proper way to appreciate a special and creative friend like you. Here, I have a handmade lotion bar and arm knitting scarf for you.

Best wishes & God blessed!

Coloring club for adult - 3

This time, I spend nearly 2 hours and not even close to finish it yet. Next time I won’t park car at the 2 hours parking zone, so I can finish it without pressure.

I’m kind of surprised that it seems that it takes more time than I assume, I wonder why?

秋葵被稱為癌症剋星 Okra, preventing colon cancer and more.

Okra is rich in numerous vitamins, minerals, and nutrients that are responsible for the health benefits the plant has to offer.
Health Benefits of Okra Summary:

     Preventing diabetes
     Promoting colon health and preventing colon cancer
     Boosting digestive health
     Weight management
     Promoting a healthy pregnancy
     Maintaining healthy skin
     Protecting against free radical damage
     Relief from respiratory issues like asthma, cough, or trouble breathing
     Promoting eye health
     Boosting mood
     Constipation

As you can see, how good does the okra can provide, and it is yummy too, well, to me, only, therefore, today, I was forced to try another way to secretly blend them into our famous, delicious, nutritious smoothies with 3 okras, yes, again, button your mouth, please! 

The rest of the ingredients are, strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, bananas, plain yogurt, and milk. It looks and tastes splendid.