We Cooked an Odopus in Sunday School.

I taught the 2-4 Sunday School class yesterday, and before we started, the kids were playing with the kitchen toys. We also had some figures of TV characters, like Cookie Monster, Big Bird, and Pearl (the octopus from finding Nemo). Our student Boris goes to the basket of toys, picks up a spatula, frying pan, and Pearl, then goes to the table and declares, “I’m going to cook!” so I asked him what he was cooking, and he answers, “ODOPUS!” and puts Pearl into the frying pan and pretends to slice her up with his spatula.

Just sharing. Things like that make Sunday School lots of fun. haha!

That was the first time I taught alone, and I don’t think I’m going to do that again. My co-teacher couldn’t teach with me because she was part of the group holding auditions for our Christmas play. Our lead teacher offered to ask his brother to help me, but I refused because I thought I’d get conscious if someone else was with me. So yeah. It was a little chaotic in the beginning, and our Sunday School head had to come in and save me a few times. Plus I wasn’t expecting ten kids. I was expecting, I dunno, three. ) Because lately there haven’t been a lot of kids in our class. They settled down during activity time though. All in all it wasn’t so bad. I don’t think I’m ready to handle the class by myself though. Next time, I will not refuse help. XD

Before… and Now.

I found two photos from ages ago in one of my mom’s CDs of

pictures from ages ago. XD One of them was with my aunt and uncle, and one was with my sister Mikah. When I was little, I seemed to always be too small for my clothes. hahaha. Enjoy, all.

-Before-

-Now-

Kara, Martin, Dondon, and I. both pictures were taken in Pangasinan, about, ten years apart. Then only thing I remember about the first time I went to Pangasinan with them (first picture) is that Martin threatened to throw me into the pond if I wouldn’t let him teach me how to swim. And that there were jellyfish in it. I was six, okay, I couldn’t help but believe him.

Better memories during the second time. Bamboo, and fishing, and late nights/early morning bonding and sandcastles and goats, and toy helicopters that fall into tilapia ponds, and lots and lots of rain (because of me, HAHA) and Enchanted caves, and running to random chapels for shelter because it started raining while we were buying halo-halo, and majhong (tell me if I spelled that right. :p). And I’d keep going, but that’s

already a really long sentence.

And with Mikaela Beatrice…

-Before-

-Now-

See how I used to be too small for my clothes? My shirt’s just huge and my pants look like they were rolled up ten times before they were safe for me to walk in. And my hair! Oh, the shame. And next to me Mikah’s standing all adorable in her red dress and matching shoes. Haha. Still, it’s a cute picture.

Ahh, memories. **sigh**

You Know I’ve Been Unfaithful…

Jealous Kind

by Jars of Clay

I built another temple to a stranger
I gave away my heart to the rushing wind
I set my course to run right into danger
Sought the company of fools instead of friends

You know I’ve been unfaithful
Lovers in lines
While you’re turning over tables with the rage of a jealous kind
I chose the gallows to the aisle
Thought that love would never find
Hanging ropes will never keep you
And your love of a jealous kind

Tried to jump away from rot that keeps on spreading
For solace in the shift of the sinking sand
I’d rather feel the pain all too familiar
Than be broken by a love I don’t understand
‘Cause I don’t understand

You know I’ve been unfaithful
Lovers in lines
While you’re turning over tables with the rage of a jealous kind
I chose the gallows to the aisle
Thought that love would never find
Hanging ropes will never keep you
And your love of a jealous kind

One hundred other lovers, more, one hundred other altars
If I should slow my pace and finally subject me to grace
And love that shames the wise, betrays the heart’s deceit and lies
And breaks the back of foolish pride

You know I’ve been unfaithful
Lovers in lines
While you’re turning over tables with the rage of a jealous kind
I chose the gallows to the aisle
Thought that love would never find
Hanging ropes will never keep you
And your love of a jealous kind

It hit me really hard, that song. (I couldn’t find a video, but give it a listen if you can.)

I’m sorry for replacing you, God. Thank you that you still love me even after that.

No power in the sky above or in the earth below—indeed, nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 8:39

Reach That Far

by Eleventyseven

Don’t leave me now my memories are more than I can take tonight
And God show me how I’m supposed to trust in things beyond my sight
So teach me how to kneel
When I don’t know how to feel
And show me where you are
When my faith can’t reach that far

And tell me there is more
To this life than only what my heart can see
Take all these fears
Make them into more than who I used to be
Is my soul to blind too see
The truth you have for me
‘Cause this I feel inside
Is too weak to survive

My heart has left me alone again
Is this the beginning?
Is this the end?
Is this the time you’ll never let me in again?

So teach me how to kneel
When I don’t know how to feel
And show me where you are
When my faith can’t reach that far

I Was Kidding About the Vampires.

Somebody got hurt when I said I don’t like vampires anymore. So I take it back. Because really, vampires are cool. I just really got scared, and reacted without thinking. Hahaha.

So yeah. Vampires are awesome.