Day 203 - 10052020

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Day 166 - 08292020

I'm going to lead the prayer meeting tomorrow. Preparing for the prayer leading. So tired!

Day 164 - 08272020

Never ceasing  feeding your spiritual needs.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ujkhdYBocI
The Prayer of Connection, Refocusing, Cooperation, Serenader, Dependence, Clinging, Relieve, Protection, Deliverance , Victory.

Today, while I was driving on saw a car in front of me without the rear bumper and then when I turned to my right a spot a car body frame, on a tow truck.

Day 163 - 08262020

The germinating rate for okra is over 90%. For green bean so far less than 50% pray for it will have more beans to survive.

Pastoral Leadership 
Took some notes while I was listening to the lecture.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JttvpAK-y1k&list=PLF1EF86F7951CD551&index=5
Lecture#5 Discipline one's life. Mater the time, conduct yourself, cleanness (dress, car, living place), organized your life, plan and prioritize your life.
Overdressed embarrassing others or underdressed to shame them.
Private and public worship. Utilize your gifts serving others. Be teachable. Don't tolerate bad relationship. Have a balanced life. 

Lecture#6 Money on serving, paid or not paid, be careful in handling it. Learn to be content. Thank God for everything. Freedom, nobody owns you. Passion for the ministry.

Lecture#7 The attitude toward people. Along with wife giving the hospitality, love and be proactive to people. Roman 12:13. Be gentle. Win an argument and lose a friend you are still loose. Ethical. Never be a two face person. Care of your own, family and the like. 

Lecture#8 The leader's gifts and ability. Titus1:9. Two different voices; the voice in preaching and teaching and the voice to drive away and defense the thief/wolf.
Understanding the scriptures. The law of the language, simple and understandable. The law of lesson. The law of teaching process, guiding the learning. The law of learning process, reproduce in your own words. The law of review the application, when teaching becomes their lives. Sermon outline, proposition and structure and main point and create the need for the audience.

Day 162 - 08252020

Pastoral Leadership 
Started to watch the series of Pastoral Leadership got to learn something serious.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JttvpAK-y1k&list=PLF1EF86F7951CD551
It actually can apply to our everyday life, our family, leaderships and relationships.
1 Timothy 3/Titus 1
Characteristics Qualification 
Lecture#1, leader's calling. Threefold of office; Pastoral Leadership pastor, elder and overseer. Do your work joyfully, willingly, seriously and congeniusly and faithfully.
You can be old/mature when you are young

Lecture#2, qualifications. You can be tired in work, but never tired of work. A 24/7/365 job.
Have you sensed the call? Strong desire. What evidence that God call me to into this ministry? Gifts of teaching and leading. Do others affirm my giftedness? Does my home church appeal that I have been called to this ministry? Feel my strong desire. What ministry that I have involved, let me think I have the gifts?

Lecture#3, pastor's wife.

Lecture#4, pastor's child (ren). You lose your family you lose your ministry. Master yourself. Know yourself. Check yourself. Walk with spirit.

Day 161 - 08242020

The green bean seeds are starting germinating.

When you don't have time you complain about wishing have some time to do the things that you want to do. When you truly have some time you are so lazy to do the things that you used to want to do. Human!

Day 160 - 08232020 Sunday

The okra that I planted are starting germinating. It's a joy to see the seed germination. But feeling lazy to take care of it.

I am thinking to make my own yeast. Since the yeast is nowhere to be found also the majority of them have the adding of Sorbitan monostearate as an emulsifier. Or I could use beer to sub yeast to make bread. Therefore, I need to find out how and also the ingredients of the beer.

Need to transfer the pineapple and rosemary to a bigger pot soon.

Day 159 - 08222020

Yesterday the first time got a young coconut without the coconut meat!

It's so hot and I drank so much water and it felt like I drank more water than the food that I ate.

Day 158 - 08212020

Finally, I bought a new fly swatter at 99 ranch after a long time searching for it. Actually, I did find it weeks ago at Ralph but the quality was not so good.
The yeast still nowhere to be found I only have one last pack left.

Day 157 - 08202020

Another stay still and do nothing and still sweating hot day.

Planted 1 pack of each okra and green bean seeds that I bought the other day. That makes 30 okra seeds and 16 green bean seeds.

Tomorrow I am going to buy young coconut and continue to look for yeast and wheat flour. And radish too, I want to make radish cake.

Day 156 - 08192020

I transferred the onion plants to the yard ground. Pray for their growing. Watching and taking care of the plants growing like my own kids.
Preparing for second of onion planting within the week.
Tomorrow I will try my first taro milk.
Never bake the taro!

Next project, taro cake, radish cake and sesame cake.

Day 155 - 08182020

I made two batches of dumplings yesterday. The first batch of the dumpling skin is drier. The second one is much softer. And it turned out the second batch is much easier and to make.

Last year this time time we had plenty of homegrown apples. But not this year the tree dead.

We also had endless tangerines last year, this year it only has a few.

And heat weaves made the lemons had sunburn.

Day 154 - 08172020

Dumplings that guarantee no leftover. It's a hard work to make your own from scratch. It puts the smile on your face when you see the empty plates. 
Made some frozen dumplings and turned the leftover dumpling filling into meatballs by adding one egg and some cornstarch. 
Also, I cook the dumplings and the meatballs in the beef soup smell so good.
Just an idea if your family doesn't like to drink soup, then use the soup to cook dumpings, noodles or rice. By this way they are not just having the soup in some other forms it make the food that cook in it especially delicious.

Day 153 - 08162020 Sunday

I want to make Taro Cake, Sesame Cake and dumpings.

How are you guys doing so far!? The year of 2020!

Doing the composting for couples of months now. Sometimes I want to give up. But thinking of how doing this can reduce the trash and give the natural fertilizer for our yard I continue. Each one of us can do our own part of saving our environment. Unfortunately, most of the people ignoring this, how sad!
Today I start something new, saving the urine as the fertilizer for the plants. At first I felt awkward doing so, but recalled when I was little I used to urinate directly in the yard. Now I am only saving them in the jar for later use. Also, I will save the water to flush it down the toilet.

Self quarantine

Since the pandemic I hardly go out of the city that I live. For all the have to grocery shopping and food takeout. The only times that I am out of the city are the necessary trip to my mechanic and the prayer meeting leading at our church services one to twice of a quarter.
I know this may sound weird or unreasonable to most of the people.
But think of if your city is doing better than others you want it keeping the good condition. Likewise the other way around. Shop local, eat local can be better to help your local small business. I don't order food delivery  to reduce the contacts. 
So when I realized that my older one been ordered some takeout from out of the city. That was hurt not only he ignore my concern and that he didn't about to share the food with us that was even sad.
The other day my younger one told me that he wanted to go to his friend's house. I didn't say no and I don't think I should make the decision for him or forced him to make the decision that I wanted. I reasoned him about not just consider about his own health and safety, but also consider others' he finally gave up to go. I meant that I really appreciate that he came to me first, regardless of him, probably he needed a ride from me in the first place. It is really not a good time to meet people in the closed space. Actually, I want to offer my son that they can meet outside like plaza instead. Hastily to tell him my idea still concern what if something bad happens after that outside meeting. Maybe I worry too much, but what can I say!? It's better to be than sorry!
If he dose asks me to meet his friend outside. I should give him the yes answer with three conditions; wear masks at all time, keep social distancing and pray for everyone 's safety and health.

Day 152 - 08152020

Super hot today, you take a shower and the next second you were all sweating again. It's like showering with the sweat. I felt like I shouldn't take a shower in the first.

Next week I should plant the second bath of the onion.

Day 151 - 08142020

There is no such thing as 俗擱大碗 plentiful and cheap!
I returned the stand mixer that I bought online from Home Depot. There tons of people returning and buying there.
And now I am thinking about buying this mixer.
https://www.target.com/p/kitchenaid-professional-600-series-6-qt-stand-mixer-kp26m1x/-/A-13545265?preselect=12456904#lnk=sametab
I always wanted to have a mixer not for days, weeks, or months but for years.

https://praisedance123.blogspot.com/2020/08/08142020-devotion.html

108條好漢 108 Stars of Destiny.
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10157800520414755&set=pcb.10157800520479755&type=3&theater

Day105 - 06292020

First time walked around outside besides our yard.

This morning right after checked out I remembered that I forgot to get the milk before checking out which I normally do. Quickly putting the grocery to the car, then went back to the store for the milk, which was the main purpose for today's shopping.

I should make Lemon Curd Trifle with Fresh Berry for 4th of July. And I want to make the angel cake and whipped cream myself too.

Harvested some of the kidney beans. It's amazing that from a single seed can become a hundred.

There are a lot of plants that I want to plant potato is one of them.

Day103 - 06272020

Almost the end of June. That means half the year's gone!

A sweet dream pleasant conversation with young one when he was little. I missed their childhood.

Thumb joint pain in my left hand, especially when woke up in the morning. Often time we don't pay much attention about some minor hurt about ourselves till it's worse. When the pain subdued then we completely forget about it!
Also, I have the trigger finger from filing folders at work on my middle finger of right hand. I should call it the filing finger.
Stand tall after you fall and learn something from it. If not the first time at least the second before the injured become more serious!
Posture! Posture! Posture! When you use your hands to pull or push, you should distribute a balanced force for all five fingers altogether otherwise one of the fingers will be injured eventually.
"If you have eachother, fight together.”

I wondered why our next door neighbors banana tree never bear any banana!? The leaves over grown onto our yard, then I thought I should save some of the leaves for cooking usage as I trimmed them. Therefore, I did.

Payed my home insurance by phone after I hung up I realized that it didn't even ask my policy number, unlike any other company. It did ask what year and month were I born. So that's another way to this auto payment now.

Day102 - 06262020

I am wondering how boyfriend and girlfriend maintain their relationship during self quarantine. It is like long distance relationships.

Yesterday I made the super smoothie for kids. There were banana, kiwis, raspberry, yogurt, papaya, candy lemon and milk. It looked purple to me, but my older one said it was orange and the young one said it was pink. Interesting!

Made 粽子 today. One day off; I thought today was 25th, The Dragon Boat Festival. It tasted really delicious. Only this time I tried to use the black glutinous rice and it is not as sticky as the white one. So when I unwrapped the 粽子 when still hot it fell away! I didn't know the fact about this black sticky rice until bought and went to google how to cook it. Next time I will know. However, if you wait until it cool down it is fine. Another thing was that I forgot to cook the rice with either the sauce that I cooked the pork and mushroom for the 粽子 or the Braised Beef Shank that I cooked the other day. Reluctantly, I seasoned the rice with some salt and grounded white pepper.

Next project, steamed buns. 

Friday!