Are you ready, kids? While imagining what it would be like to be pregnant before I was pregnant, I always thought I would have time to be prepared for pregnancy. These were some things I wanted to
When God says, "No" This was a sermon I preached recently in February. (A thank you to Pr Anil Kanda for the Bible story) Before we get into our story in Mark 5 for today, let me
Our Country Home - part 2 Who doesn't like free land? In our previous blog post on our country home (you can find it here), we talked about how we found our piece of land there in Karak and
Lessons on Morning Devotion from a Cat We have a cat. His name is Clarkson. We have noticed very interesting things about him during this Movement Control Order in Malaysia, when we are home all day. On most nights, Clarkson
Juicing Juncture In February this year, Shaun and a few of our friends went to Melaka to speak at a church camp. As a follow up from the Bootcamp we had there last year, the
Content with the Cold We just got back from 10 days in Ireland. We were there for my brother's graduation. It was sunny the first day, but rained almost every day after. The sun came back out
Jesus Speaks to Children Our church is starting up a church school project. A few of us are being tutored by Pr Kim Kjaer and his wife, Judy, on how to educate children in the Lord. In
Heaping Coals of Fire This past Sabbath, I was involved in one of the How to Study the Bible training weekends in another church. There were 4 of us in the team and it was an exciting
Daddy's Words My dad's speech that made everyone cry at our wedding Father, our mothers, our beloved Pastors, Tan Sri, Puan Sri, Dato’s, Datin’s, dearest uncles, aunties, brothers and sisters, relatives, respected friends
Get Real Sermon that I preached in Nov 2018 that serves as a testimony Good morning and Happy Sabbath. You know, as much as I teach, I haven’t actually preached much. And I think
The Toughest Week 22 to 25 April 2019 This was the hardest week I've faced in the year so far. It was the second week of Daniel class in SALT. Classes were difficult and students required
Our Country Home Work in progress. After we got married and moved in together in mid-2018, Shaun and I decided to start looking for a more permanent future home together. The condinium I stayed in that
10. The Most Stressful Part of the Wedding Was dealing with what you want, vs what other people want. What are our top 3 pieces of advice? 1. Pay for your own wedding. Not only because you should be as an
9. The Casual Circlet Generally as Seventh-Day Adventists, we don't wear jewelry. A lot of Adventists still don the wedding ring. Shaun's conviction has always been not to, and after I read Creeping Compromise by Joe Crews
8. How We Got Our D-Day Stay For Free I just decided to put the conversation history here. It's self explanatory :) The only thing I changed is grammar and spelling check. [11:30 PM, 6/24/2018] Evelyn: Hi girls! I could
7. The Secret to Receiving Bigger Angpows Money matters. Shaun: As a second-generation Christian growing up, I always believed it was not necessary to tithe my allowances. Why tithe on what has already been tithed on by my parents? God
6. Put Your Budget on a Diet The Wedding Budget. How much are you willing to spend? The question posed should be really, how much should you spend. We're not the only ones to say this - please, please, don't
5. Sick Shaun, Weak Shaun Shaun will admit this if you speak to him - when he falls sick, he falls down hard. The 3 weeks of wedding ceremonies that we had, were the hardest 3 weeks of
4. Shaking Things Up: Hair but No Make Up! This is one area that I was really struggling with. Even before my conversion, make up was not something that I really wore. Wearing make up felt uncomfortable and most of the time
3. Bridesmaids Brouhaha Yes, Brouhaha. That's a real word. Google it. Picking bridesmaids is always a sensitive issue for a bride. Who do you ask? How many is too many? How do you choose? It was
2b) How to Be Sleek and Remain Meek - part 2 Part 2 So if you remember, we had 2 wedding dinners in Penang and Ipoh respectively after the wedding reception in KL. These dinners required the traditional Chinese wear as well. Choosing a
2a. How to Be Sleek and Remain Meek - part 1 Other titles we had in mind: How to stay Modest in your Bodice How to stay Chaste in your Taste The idea of a perfect wedding dress has always been perpetuated in women,
1. Invisible Invitations We had three wedding celebrations over the course of July First one - in KL for close relatives and friends Second one - in Penang for Shaun's extended relatives and friends Third one
Ten Biggest Bridal Blessings Pick your read! 1. Invisible Invitations 2a. How to Be Sleek and Remain Meek - part 1 2b. How to Be Sleek and Remain Meek - part 2 3. Bridesmaids Brouhaha 4. Shaking