My Creator, My Saviour, I Thank You

~Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified, do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.~ Joshua 1:9

It is so comforting to know that whatever situations that we are in, God is with us. Yes!! this is absolutely true as I stand testament to this.

When I was diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis(RA) at a young age, I thought I was a lone ranger in my journey. I thought that God was far away somewhere,not watching or listening. With RA my world changed overnight, from lively, fun, happy, cheerie... suddenly everything took a 360 degree spin, and my surroundings became still, cold, painful, sad...

Coping with RA was not easy, pain became the "limelight" of my life, limitations, deformity, helplessness, anger, frustrations, hurts, hopelessness.... even solitude became my familiar playground.

Thereafter the rumblings of "why me"? when will this end? did I do something wrong? could I have handled things differently?...... filled my thoughts.

As time passed I found myself being in a deadlock a catch 22 situation with all these unwanted rumblings and I began to feel suffocated and felt that I couldn't break free no matter how hard I tried.

 "This is not it, not it at all," I told myself, this is not how my life was meant to be, I was allowing RA to rob me of my future. I could not lie there in my bed of sorrows and cry day and night hoping things would reverse itself.

Yes!! I was born fine and healthy. Yes!! my life changed. Yes!! I did not ask for this. Yes!! it felt horrible. Yes!! it was not fair.  Yes!! I could have given up instead I surrendered my all.

At that point!! I knew my life will never be the same ever again. I knew I would be faced with challenges beyond my imagination. I knew my walk was going to be a totally different journey. A journey with a different purpose and meaning. Yes!! I was scared because I did not know what was beyond. I did not know where my life was heading. I did not know what was in store for me. I did not know how I was going to cope with all my limitations.

And then my journey began...on a road less travelled. I began to see God's providence in my life, He was with me wherever I went. I saw Him in every person who loves and cares for me, I saw Him in every smile, I saw Him in every tear drop, I saw Him in times of pain and anguish, I saw Him in happy moments, I saw Him in a stranger, I saw Him in the beauty of nature. He was all along with me, walking with me step by step, leading, guiding,loving me every moment of everyday till this very day.

I do not know what lies ahead of me, nonetheless I believe God has provided me with strength in my inner being and I will continue in faith and trust to receive what He has purposed for me.

~But now, this is what the Lord says; he who created you, Jacob, he who formed you, Israel; Do not fear, for I have redeemed you, I have called you by name, you are mine. When you pass through waters, I will be with you, and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned, the flames will not set you ablaze. For I am the Lord your God, the Holy one of Israel, your Saviour.~ Isaiah 43:1-3

I, Anne, thank my Father in heaven for the beautiful life He gave me.

  





A simple and inspiring prayer to fill our hearts with peace and the desire to live a life of sharing and giving to all around us. An amazing piece of reflection for each one of us in our earthly journey.



The Little Things In Life

Life’s made up of little things,

no great sacrifice or duty,

but smiles and many a cheerful word

fill up our lives with beauty.

The heartaches, as they come and go,

are but blessings in disguises,

for time will turn the pages o’er

and show us great surprises.

~Mary R. Hartman~

A poem close to my heart, as it reminds me of the small wonders that made up my life.

When was the last time we counted our blessings? When was the last time we did something small but meaningful for our family, friends or loved ones?

In our quest for chasing the big things, let us not forget the small ones that could make a great difference in our lives.

"Thought is the wind, knowledge the sail, and mankind the vessel." ~ August Hare ~



May you sail through each and everyday with hope, faith, peace, love and blessings.



Love Is...







My parents were married on May 19th, 1946. If they were still around today it would be their 66th wedding anniversary. An arranged "date" by my grandma Anna at Lee Wong Kee's Restaurant at Jalan TAR, Kuala Lumpur anchored the love story between two most beautiful souls, my parents. Mum was 16 and dad was 27 when they got married. Mum, would always joke and say of her wedding..."I went to school one morning, the next day I got married and the following day I went back to school."

Theirs' may not have been love at first sight but my parents grew in love and shared a beautiful union and bond.  They were best friends and were always there for each other in every circumstance. Theirs' was a marriage made on earth and blessed by heaven.

As the saying goes "behind every great or successful man there stands a woman"... I would like to add ~ behind every great or successful woman there stands a man... so it was with my parents.

There is no end to the story of my parents but..... I want take this moment to remember them ~ two very special, devoted and loving souls who gave me the gift of life and inspired me with their love and wisdom. 

Theirs' was a story of true love. Theirs' was a story of hope. Theirs' was a life that brought hearts together. Theirs' were the unspoken love that expressed a thousand words. I am what I am today because of my mum and dad.
Daddy, you gave of your love so freely, you kept me from harm's way, your patience and dedication gave me hope and strength, you understood me when others failed. You gave me courage to believe in myself.
Mum, your love knew no boundaries, you inspired and encouraged me to bring out the best in me, you were my comfort and strength in my moments of triumph and despair. You were the light of my life.

I miss my parents ever so dearly, but they have left the legacy of their true and unconditional love in the roots of my heart which will carry me till the day I'm united with them again.
I have been truly blessed and honoured to have had the both of them as my parents. 

Mum & Dad, I will always carry you both in my heart forever and always.



HAPPY ANNIVERSARY WITH ALL MY LOVE




Be CrEaTive, Be tALEnTed !!!

This morning, my thoughts were occupied by creativity and talents.  This came to me as I was wondering how to make my blog look more exciting and interesting. Before the blog, I was very contended with the little knowledge that I had for the cyber world. It's was pretty much narrowed down to emails, facebook, googling, and browzing which soon attracted my brain to freezzzzzzzzzzz...zzzzzz!!!
I must say ever since this blog, I'm fascinated day by day with the excitement and even the challenges that I'm faced with as a new blogger. The internet is an ocean of jigsaw pieces, with an unbelievable wealth of information and knowledge. Honestly it boils down to the simple dynamics of creativity, desire and motivation. If you take a moment to ponder about the human brain its as mystifying as the wonder of the universe.

The possibilities and creativity of the brain is endless, we don't give it as much credit as we should or could. The truth of the matter remains that we do not personify the full potential of our creativity or talents, this could be due to many reasons but the probable lack of motivation hanging around could explain the undertones of " I'm not creative enough, I'm not good enough blah, blah, blah."

So, do you think you're a creative or a talented person? Have your creative instincts been lullabied into a deep comotose state of unconciousness?
Have you ever given a thought to what motivates you to create something that matters to you?
What if you were the only one person who could make a difference to an important cause? What would you do?? imagine the determination, potential and motivating force that will be with you, it sure would soar beyond limits leaving a great and lasting impact. If this were the case, I sure will be following you.

We are all blessed with one talent or another to bring alive the creative side of us. Some are unaware about it or don't see it. Go figure!!! ask someone you trust to describe your hidden talent and start developing and acting on it. You never know you could change one or many lives.

START NOW, DON'T WAIT ANY LONGER!

....unleash that POWER within !!!

Psssst.....

You will always be a part of someone's life. You may never find out where you fit, but others will fill up the empty spaces in their lives with pieces of you. So when you wonder what's the purpose of your existence remember that another life may never be complete without you.