Thanksgiving

In everything give thanks, for this is the will of God...

As the Americans celebrate this holiday, we celebrate with them.


But everyday can be a thanksgiving day for all of us if we can just count our blessings and challenges each day,we have so much to be thankful for. We had a dinner clebration last Wednesday with some friends and we prepared a chinese menu, like pancit, mantao, pork humba and chinese veggie salad. We thank God for friends who share this journey with us -they laugh and cry, and pray with us.

Fewest things

Last Sunday, our buyer, John Z. finally took all the stuff he bought from us. The truck was two thirds full of our stuff. Two days passed already, our house has fewer things and we are still okay. It just goes to show that we really do not need that much to go on in this life. As I was browsing thorugh the design books at Power Books, I came across this minimalist quote "The people who want the fewest things are nearest to the gods. (Socrates)."

The plus factor for me is that there are less stuff to clean and life can be devoted more to relationships. I miss the comfort of opening a fridge and brewing my cup of java, but there is always ice available at the store and instant sugar free coffee.

Ride the camels

In the book, "Finding Times of God", camels where thought to be "type" of difficulties we face in our journey of life. Right now, the Fil C+B have too many camels along the way of their journey. But as Rebekah rode the camels, so should we, and finally water them as a sign of welcome. Afterall, Gin quoted in his visa newsletter "The journey is as important as the destiantion". (Try riding a camel, the author said, "it is worst than riding a boat in a storm.")