Extreme emotions can co-exist

This must have been the longest and yet shortest week of this entire year.
Apart from my birthday week, I felt most emotions this week.

Love and Loss was felt so keenly. I came back for Ranie's mummy's wake. It was crazy unbelievable, that this happened in a flash, and then death stared at us blankly in our face. And, I just met uncle and Auntie Pang with my mum only in July. The emotions are too real, but yet, the thing is - life demands that we continue to live well. Hence, I love the "Choose to celebrate" theme. We grief, but we celebrate.

I was telling Uncle Pang that at 50-50, I am very very very sure that Auntie Jo would have made the best ever decision in her life. No one would know for sure, but in my heart, I believe. This has been an incredible journey and God has placed different ones into our lives. Ranie stepped into my life a decade ago. And 1 decade later, it still feels the same. It is the same God who binds.


A most incredible woman. We will meet again.

I had such beautiful moments with many different ones, albeit the short trip. I am overwhelmed, as always, by the hthts and sharing of faith. So good - whether it is with my mum, my parents in law and family, P-J, P-MH, Lips and Daphiee, Sabie, Zeal, YF, ZH, Evelyn, colleagues, etc, etc.
I never knew such warmth and love, until I tasted it, time and time and time again.
How can I ever be grateful and thankful enough? One day, in heaven, I am sure I will have eternity to bless them back and sow into their lives.

And PK came back to the church on Sat. It was a different atmosphere. The praise and worship broke thru' the roof, and you could feel it. Again, what else can I say. When there is such a renewed newness, and when there is such a "we have moved together regardless, and now we continue to move forward in love". 


So in the midst of all the extreme emotions this week, I am glad Sunday arrived. I am always happy and sad when I am about to leave for SG or Abu Dhabi. Always.

And, I decided I would do one more last run.
MR is and always a constant in my life in SG. I need it. I went a little later, about 1230pm, and as I finished the run, that one constant bridge spot was where I breathed life. I paused for a moment and prayed. Am so so so thankful. May He always be centre of my life.


MR@Dusk (18 Aug 2019)


MR@cloudy noon (25 Aug 2019)