a very young coconut

A very young coconut that full of juice that before you open it, you shake it and you don't even think there is any juice in it. It is silent.
I almost faint when I thought about those coconuts that I just bought at a 50% discount and assume that it must have no juice at all and that's why the supermarket is giving them away at such a big discount. Then I tell my son, oh! It must be too young to have any juice yet; we will only eat the coconut meat. Ha! Ha!

And there a big difference between young and mature coconut,  a mature coconut has a soft eye, but not the young coconut, therefore you have to cut open a hole in order to drink the juice like I do, unlike the mature coconut, you just find the soft eye and drill a hole in it and drink the juice easily. 
Don't forget about the yummy coconut meat after you drink all the juice, you can use a spoon to take out all the meat, like in my case, young coconuts or crack open the mature coconut from the center of the coconut for it has a nature line with no sweat.

dream

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=8qnybO2RDf0

有夢想是最美的，夢想不一定會實現，或許在實現的過程中充滿了許多挫折和困難，又或許在別人甚至是自己看來是幼稚不可行的，但至少你去實行了。

未來是屬於相信夢想的人。- 艾蓮諾.羅斯福

鼓勵勝過責罵，建議勝過指揮，適度的幫助，在錯誤碰撞中，帶來學習和成長，這些是在課堂上花錢也學不到的，真實的社會大學中學習到如何與人相處，如何與人分工合作，如何周詳的計劃與實行。

幾天前驚訝的發現，面對面的客戶竟與我的老大同年，他們幾個好朋友們分工合作，按著每一個人所善長的，朝著同樣的目標和夢想認真地一步步往前行，真讓我佩服和羨慕，我以一個長輩和消費者的立場給了ㄧ點建議，鼓舞他們。

從他們初步建構的網站看來，他們絕對不是那種含著金湯匙出生的孩子們，但他們那股衝勁和勇氣是值得我們的鼓勵、支持和學習。

想想自己從建立部落格到用錄音的方式來作分享，雖然不算是什麼偉大夢想的實現，自我發現與潜能培養，自我挑戰，自我鼓勵和肯定。今天我要嚐試加入歌聲，分享一首我非常喜歡的歌，安靜，附上歌譜，you be the judge.

Believe in dream is the most beautiful thing, dream may not be fulfilled, perhaps there will be difficulties in the process of implementation, and perhaps it seems naïve and not practical to others or even to yourselves, but at least you carry it out.

The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams. - Eleanor Roosevelt

Encouragement in stead of scolding, recommendations than command, some appropriate helps, from errors, it brings out learning opportunities. Something that you cannot learn from classroom, reality is a school of learning, how to get along with others, work with others, how to corporate with others, and thorough planning and implementation. 

A few days ago I was surprised to know, the face to face customer is the same age as my older one, they are a few of good friends together with the same vision, work hard hands in hands towards the same goal and dreams step by step, I really admire and envy them, I give them suggestion as and older friend and consumer. 

From their newly built website, they are definitely not the kind of children that were born rich, but their kind of momentum and courage deserve our encouragement, support and learning. 

Think of myself, from, first try of my own blog to attempt to use voice to do the sharing, although it’s not a huge dream come true, self- motivated and self- reinforcement, self-challenge, self-encouragement and self-affirmation. Today my next step, to add singing onto my sharing, here’s one of my favorite songs, Be Still, music sheet attached, you be the judge.

http://file.zanmeishi.com/store/2015/06/23/5588df498062dc141b8b69fa.jpg

10-9-2015 worship songs

詩篇 Psalm 66:4 

全地要敬拜你，歌頌你，要歌頌你的名。

當我讚美 Praise You With All My Heart

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3Vb2Ynk6Xkg

http://www.claymusic.org/content//album/6/SheetMusic/05.pdf

約翰福音 John 15:5

我就是葡萄樹，你們是枝條。那住在我裡面、我也在他裡面的，他才結出很多果子，因為沒有我，你們什麼也不能做。

耶穌在我裡面 Jesus Lives in Me

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=iufWtsZkZl4

http://www.claymusic.org/content//album/6/SheetMusic/08.pdf

詩篇 Psalm 139:1-4

1耶和華啊，你已經鑑察我，認識我。 

2我坐下，我起來，你都曉得； 你從遠處知道我的意念。 

3我行路，我躺臥，你都細察； 你也深知我一切所行的。 

4耶和華啊，我舌頭上的話， 你沒有一句不知道的。

如此認識我 (粵語)（角聲使團－重投豐盛專輯）He Knows Me

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=PvFFG7cyU_c

誰像你如此認識我？在我四周前後環繞我。

我奔跑、我躺臥、我坐下、我起來，全部你也細察清楚。

年月有如閃電飛過，但你的手從未離開過。
看春光、看艷陽、看落葉、看冰河，你右手總晝夜扶持著我！

（Chorus）
我在地上年日你已經數算過，你心底的意念如海沙那麼多；
我在地極與天涯仍舊看顧著我－－這高深的愛可測得透麼？

迎面障礙雖避不過，但我有主同在能衝破。
有北風、有巨浪、有禍患、有艱難，我藏身主蔭下昂然步過。

bake apple

Oh! No! It looks easy and yummy, one more recipe that I have to try hard to find time to try it myself.

Baked Bloomin’ Apples

http://tiphero.com/baked-bloomin-apples/

Ingredients:

– 2 Apples (I love Honeycrisp’s)
– 4 Caramels
– 1 TSP Cinamon
– 3 TBS Brown Sugar
– 2 TBS Butter
– 1 TBS Flour

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

2. Cut off the top 1/4 of an apple

3. With a melon baller or spoon scoop out the center/seeds but DO NOT grow through the whole apple like you would with an apple corer.

4. With a small paring knife make two deep circular cuts around the center apple. Next flip the apple over and cut slits through the side to the center, and repeat these cuts around the entire apple.

5. Put apples in a baking safe dish or pan. Place 2 caramels in the cavity of each apple.

6. Heat butter and brown sugar in the microwave for 30 second, stir and pop back in microwave for an extra 15 seconds. Remove from microwave and add in flour and cinnamon.

7. Bake in oven at 375 degrees for 25-30 minutes. If apples still feel hard try baking for additional 5-15 mins.

8. Remove apples from oven and place on plate or bowl. I love to pair this with Vanilla ice cream.

How to Bake Apples at Home

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwKt0foWLwo

coworker 3

The other day right after the mission complete, for get to connect with this coworker that we are dying to know how is she doing.

I seem to hear a voice say to me, "Alice! You have a beautiful heart." and I reply, "Oh! How about my appearance, is that ugly?" then immediately, I heard the reply again, “You are beautiful inside and out."

important decision 2

Actually, one of the brother's sharing at the meeting got me a big thinking.

It’s a wake up call for this pastor thing, what are we focus on, our kids' benefits only.

Often, we heard parents say, we are here, because the kids and their pastor really care for them, other time we heard, again, the parents say, the pastor didn't take good care of my kids, people pointing fingers at each other. They being putting all responsibilities to the pastors, the church, I know some of the parents, they don't even attend church worship regularly or event or giving out any helping hands when the church need it.

A lady speaks out at the meeting, who I known her for over 10 years, says how this pastor take good care for her kid, how appreciate she is, at same time she critics on all other pastors of our church and the fellowships that she ever attended, none of them care about her at all, which are completely not true. Or I should ask her; have you ever care of others?

Pastoring is not a one man's job; they are not the free babysitters with full responsibilities.

We are a one, but are we now?

All in all, discipleship is important and crucial to run. Is this youth pastor accomplished or tries hard enough or does he totally agree on this idea in those young fellows or is it too tough for him to carry out among those young sheep?

Everyone is a leader in a way, even you are not the leader of the whole universe, a country, a company, or in your own family, you are very unique and important, you are the leader of yourself and our lord is the highest marshal.

I pray to Lord, for each and everyone whoever are involved in making decision and this particularly pastor might need to make some changes of his thoughts or the way of pastoring in order to accomplish God's heart.

I just heard that this pastor has a car accident an hour ago, pray and pray for him!

important decision 1

An important decision been made about discontinue contracting a youth pastor of our church and a lot of different voices and opinions from the parents and the kids. 

Normally, this kind of major decisions made by group of elders and senior pastor, I guess this is the policy of all the churches.

In this special case, we held meetings for junior high, high school kids and parents separately for explaining why, how, when and the like regarding for this decision is made.

Everyone gives their thoughts about this pastor, how is he caring those young, asking questions to the senior.

This meeting for parents last for over 2 hours.

The senior and elders decided to have an emergency meeting to re-consider about this issue.

After hearing so many different sayings, here are my thoughts about this case.

Set aside to judge whether the elders and senior make the right decision.

First, before senior and elders made this so called final decision, do they think about what the impacts on the youth minister and the parents?

Do they already have a backup plan, a candidate for replacing this youth's pastor's position and works, is he or she will be at least has the same qualifications as him or even better than his ministering?

If not how is the church going to make up for this big gap in between.

Secondary, do they provide fully help for this youth pastor in improving the performances. And for this kind of important evaluation, why are the constellations only held between senior pastor and this youth pastor only, should it include a third impartial person, like the head of the elders or another pastor who also work and knows this youth pastor well!?

And why when they make the decision, the other senior English speaking pastor is not there!?

Now that, as they decide to held emergency meeting to re-making the decision. If, that’s say if they change their decision, ok! We’ll give this youth pastor a second chance, will this youth pastor say yes! I’ll stay!?

Finally, if this youth pastor does leave the job and another youth pastor come to take the job, what if he or she is worse than his performances!? I really wonder what will happen next, in this case!?

Leave the finally decision and result to the Lord, oh! Lord, the holly spirit, please comes, please come to help, You are the decision maker, and You are the helping hands. Let all the burdens and worries onto You.