Recycling A Starbucks Cold Drink Cup Part 2

Here's a use for the Starbucks cold drink plastic cup--as a mold to make ice. And a large piece of ice at that.

How to do it: Put water in it and put it in the freezer. The shape of the cup makes it easy to remove the formed ice. The Starbucks cup is sturdy so it can be reused.

Testing from the Lord

I gave this message 3/28/10 at my husband's cousin's church. This is the powerpoint presentation. I would just like to share it to my blog readers.

Usually we react to testing with fear, grief, anger, or bitterness. Instead we should face the testing knowing that it will produce perseverance and maturity in us. Every trial is an opportunity to trust God. His grace is enough for us. His power is made perfect in our weakness. Let us remember, the Lord is our Shepherd in the quiet waters and in the dark valleys. The Lord is always good even if our circumstances our not, because His goodness is part of His character.

Testing From the Lord

Fling Wide by Misty Edwards lyrics

Here are the lyrics to a beautiful, beautiful song by Misty Edwards from her album of the same title, Fling Wide.

I tried to transcribe the lyrics myself, so I'm not sure if these are the exact lyrics because I may have heard some words wrong. Apologies to Misty Edwards for that.

This song is a new favorite song of mine now. We always like to receive winds of refreshing, but winds of testing also arrive. God is God in times of refreshing and times of testing. Do we welcome testing when we come face to face with it? Do we embrace it when it's there? Sometimes we forget that it is in the times of testing that refreshing comes because that's when we learn to depend on God and God alone.

Let's remember Psalm 23...the Lord is our Shepherd in the quiet waters and green pastures as well as in the valley of the shadow of death.

You may listen to this song on Misty Edwards' MySpace music profile

Awake, awake o north wind,

Awake awake o south wind
Blow over me

Come o winds of testing
Come winds of refreshing
Blow over me

Awake, awake o north wind,
Awake awake o south wind
Blow over me

Come o winds of testing
Come winds of refreshing
Blow over me


Let the winds blow(15x)

Fling wide the door to my soul
Open up the door to my heart
Have your way, have your way
Have your way yeah

I won’t be afraid
I will face the wind
I won’t be afraid
I'll embrace the flame

Let the winds blow(15x)

Fling wide the door to my soul
Open up the door to my heart
Have your way, have your way
Have your way yeah

Fling wide the door to my soul
Open up the door to my heart
Have your way, have your way
Have your way yeah

Take me through the fire
Take me through the rain
Take me through the testing
I’ll do anything
Test me try me prove me refine me
Like to gold, like to gold

Fling wide the door to my soul
Open up the door to my heart
Have your way, have your way
Have your way yeah

Fling wide the door to my soul
Open up the door to my heart
Have your way, have your way
Have your way yeah

Take me through the fire
Take me through the rain
Take me through the testing
I’ll do anything
Test me try me prove me refine me
Like to gold, like to gold

Merry Christmas!

This pic is an artwork by Gary B. Clark, entitled "Adoring God's Love"

It can be ordered on the internet, as greeting cards.

"For unto us a child is born, unto us a Son is given: and the government shall be upon His shoulder: and His name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. Of the increase of His government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this." Isaiah 9:6-7...Jesus is the Reason for the Season. MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL!

"Bewer" of Dog

This rusty gate in our city (Marikina City) reads "Bewer" of Dog. If you look closely you will see a faded "E" at the end, on the other panel. So it turns out it says "BEWERE". The spelling's still wrong. Haha. There seems to be no dog either. Every time we pass by we just see a lot of trucks parked inside. (I took this picture myself on Nov. 18, 2009.)

Funny Cartoon: Ikea Employee Job Test

Just found this on the internet at freshome.com . An IKEA employee commented on this cartoon on the site I got it from: "Dude, we don't do this. It's a wonderful place to work." :-)

The "Cleaning Tower" of Pisa

If you put hot water on it, it becomes a "hot tower"!

This is an example of wrongly-spelled labels on stuff coming from China. I took this picture myself.