W.E.A.V.E.

Proud to be Hudson!

2008-06-30T02:36:00.002+10:00

Leadership-Cult of the Devil?

2008-04-14T13:23:00.001+10:00

i was reminded once again over the weekend that the leadership that Jesus portrays is quite different from the world's perspective of leadership..

Its not about power and authority.

He calls us to serve..

He calls us to be the least..

He calls us to be selfless..

He calls us to follow him..

The Tension

2008-03-31T16:08:00.001+11:00

Those who think they can do it on their own end up obsessed with measuring their own moral muscle but never get around to exercising it in real life. Those who trust God's action in them find that God's Spirit is in them—living and breathing God! Obsession with self in these matters is a dead end; attention to God leads us out into the open, into a spacious, free life. Focusing on the self is the opposite of focusing on God. Anyone completely absorbed in self ignores God, ends up thinking more about self than God. That person ignores who God is and what he is doing. And God isn't pleased at being ignored.

9-11But if God himself has taken up residence in your life, you can hardly be thinking more of yourself than of him. Anyone, of course, who has not welcomed this invisible but clearly present God, the Spirit of Christ, won't know what we're talking about. But for you who welcome him, in whom he dwells—even though you still experience all the limitations of sin—you yourself experience life on God's terms. It stands to reason, doesn't it, that if the alive-and-present God who raised Jesus from the dead moves into your life, he'll do the same thing in you that he did in Jesus, bringing you alive to himself? When God lives and breathes in you (and he does, as surely as he did in Jesus), you are delivered from that dead life. With his Spirit living in you, your body will be as alive as Christ's!

12-14So don't you see that we don't owe this old do-it-yourself life one red cent. There's nothing in it for us, nothing at all. The best thing to do is give it a decent burial and get on with your new life. God's Spirit beckons. There are things to do and places to go!

15-17This resurrection life you received from God is not a timid, grave-tending life. It's adventurously expectant, greeting God with a childlike "What's next, Papa?" God's Spirit touches our spirits and confirms who we really are. We know who he is, and we know who we are: Father and children. And we know we are going to get what's coming to us—an unbelievable inheritance! We go through exactly what Christ goes through. If we go through the hard times with him, then we're certainly going to go through the good times with him!

cny pics=)

2008-02-17T22:05:00.003+11:00

hello everyone=) here are some pics from my camera of chinese new year.

sorry it's kinda small but i wanted to post all the pictures and it'll take me forever! so if you want any pictures in full size, please let me know and i can send them to you. 50 cents extra if you want it in color.

hmm... i take no one is laughing? =(

~crickets~

*val faster laugh*

i'm a chink!

2008-02-12T14:59:00.000+11:00

a few snapshots of what my chinese new year was like :)

it was chinese, complete with perky chinese new year songs playing non-stop (in the car, in sue-lee's house, at stevie's place), thanks to Ivy! things i've done during this auspicious festive season include:-

crashing into a gym ball and falling on my bum;
pigging out like everybody else's food is my business;
working on the eve of new year and throughout new year;
hanging out with my peeps and meeting new people, constantly eating;
being the loner, hiding in my room;
watched a pinoy movie -- it was surprisingly good;
eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat. eat.

so here goes :)

Reunion Dinner

cutsie new couple

nadia & sammy

dinner in footscway!

boys in Footscway :)

and the girls

Crown (ignore the weirdos behind us girls)

lanterns!

sue-lee's open house

nads going nuts!

justin looking at another hot chick while jo isn't around. tsk tsk tsk.

i guess that pretty much sums up my celebration for the 2nd cny is melbourne! hope everyone had an awesome lunar new year too :)

GONG XI FA CAI, HONG BAO NA LAI.

2008-02-07T16:28:00.001+11:00

Happy Chinese New Year, everyone!! :)

may health, wealth, and the blessings of our most High God be upon you in the new lunar year :)

and for those who don't know yet, Sue-lee is opening her house to us for visiting on Saturday after after 3pm.

see you all there, and let's paint the town red! :D we'll take lots of picture and load it up onto the blog then ;)

2008!

2008-01-25T16:43:00.000+11:00

Here we are, ending the first month into 2008 already!

..so we're starting our first House Church meeting first Saturday of February, that's next week! Val will shortly send a post to all.

In the meantime, gear up for yet an even greater 2008 ahead because The Best is Yet to Come!

something new

2008-01-05T13:58:00.001+11:00

www.asquarebox.wordpress.com

enough of multiply.

And so it begins

2008-01-05T13:34:00.000+11:00

Father,

You see life in stages, moments of arriving, You see life in eternity, life scale, 70 years, You see phases, You witness seasons.

So for this block we have ahead, some 52 weeks, a paragraph or two, a chapter, Father rewrite some parts, continue others and begin new ones. Let this part of the story be littered with adventure, immersed in wonder, twist, turns, pregnant with hope, poised in expectation.

May have a story worth telling.

Amen

2008-01-04T23:33:00.000+11:00

sa wa deee kha!!!
i give u cheapp cheaapp massage
less than 10aussie DOLLARS!!

greetings from phuket!!!!!

steveee - man its goood here
mike!!!! - FOOD is CHEAP!!

we all jus got bashh from the thai gorilla woman!!(thai traditional massage)

misss u all heaps.
blessings
steve. mike. suelee and ivY!!!

heeheehahaaaa....

2007-12-20T19:00:00.000+11:00

don't i have the best looking brothers in the world ;)
blessed Christmas everyone. see you all soon =)

blessings this xmas

2007-12-20T13:21:00.000+11:00

may we look forward to an even greater, more fruitful year 2008 ahead!

Who is He?

2007-12-17T14:55:00.000+11:00


  IN CHEMISTRY, HE TURNED WATER TO WINE.

 
  
  IN BIOLOGY, HE WAS BORN WITHOUT THE NEED OF A
NORMAL CONCEPTION - IT WAS A DIVINE CONCEPTION through the power of the Holy Spirit.
 
  
  IN PHYSICS, HE DISAPPROVED THE LAW OF
GRAVITY WHEN HE ASCENDED INTO HEAVEN.
 
  
  IN ECONOMICS, HE DISPROVED THE LAW
OF DIMINISHING RETURN BY FEEDING 5000 MEN WITH TWO FISHES & 5 LOAVES OF BREAD.
 
  
  IN MEDICINE, HE RESURRECTED THE DEAD, CURED THE SICK AND THE
BLIND WITHOUT ADMINISTERING A SINGLE DOSE OF DRUGS.
 
  
  IN HISTORY AND IN TIME, HE IS THE
BEGINNING AND THE END.
 
  
  IN GOVERNMENT, HE SAID THAT HE SHALL
BE CALLED WONDERFUL COUNSELOR,
PRINCE OF PEACE;

  IN RELIGION, HE SAID NO ONE COMES TO
THE FATHER EXCEPT THROUGH HIM;

  SO, WHO IS HE?
HE IS JESUS CHRIST!

  JOIN ME AND LET'S CELEBRATE HIM; HE IS
WORTHY.
THE EYES BEHOLDING THIS MESSAGE SHALL
NOT BEHOLD EVIL, THE HAND THAT WILL
SEND THIS MESSAGE TO EVERYBODY SHALL NOT LABOR IN VAIN, AND THE MOUTH SAYING AMEN TO
THIS PRAYER SHALL SMILE FOREVER.
REMAIN IN GOD AND SEEK HIS FACE ALWAYS.
AMEN

  IN GOD I'VE FOUND EVERYTHING!
The Greatest Man in History

  While the world greedily runs after money, power, big titles and qualifications
Jesus Christ who
 
  
  .....had no servants, was called Master.

  Had no degree, was called Teacher.

  Had no medicines, yet was called Healer.

  Had no army, yet kings feared Him..

  He won no military battles, yet He conquered the world.

  He committed no crime, yet they crucified Him.

  He was buried in a tomb, yet He resurrected through the Holy Spirit of God in Him
and continues to live today.

  I feel honored to serve such a Leader who loves us!

God always wants you well

2007-12-17T10:01:00.000+11:00

John 14:9
9Jesus said to him, “… He who has seen Me has seen the Father…”

Imagine the following scenario:

A father says to his little girl, “Come here, girl. Mummy says that you have been playing by the roadside. Is that true?”

“Yes, Daddy. I’m sorry,” the little girl says softly.

“Sorry? How many times have I told you that you must not play near the road? Come here! Now, lie down on the road and stretch out your legs!”

The father drives his car over his little girl’s legs. There is the sound of bones being crushed and the poor girl screams in pain.

“Now girl, you know Daddy loves you. And Daddy did that to you to teach you a lesson, to tell you that playing by the roadside is dangerous.”

If you are shaking your head in horror by now, wondering which sick mind would do that to one’s own daughter, imagine what people are accusing our heavenly Father of — that He gives sicknesses, accidents, destruction and even death just to teach people lessons.

Jesus said, “If you have seen Me, you have seen the Father.” Jesus is the nature of God in action. Throughout the gospel, we see God going about healing the sick. If God wants people sick, there should at least be one incident in the gospel where you see Him saying, “Behold, your complexion is too lovely, receive leprosy,” or “Blindness is good for you. Remain blind.” But no, never once! In fact, Jesus “went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil”. (Acts 10:38) That’s the heart of God.

As a father, if your child is sick and in great pain, your heart just wants him well. How much more your heavenly Father! God does not give your child sicknesses to teach both of you some lesson or to glorify Himself. To think so is to talk out of a warped mind bound by religion! Christianity is not a religion. It is a relationship with your Father in heaven. It is a heart matter.

And His heart speaks to your heart, saying, “I will never ever punish My children. I do not wish you ill. I will not take away your child. I will not give you car wrecks to teach you a lesson. My heart always wants My children well!”

copyrights New Creation Church.

HHC update

2007-12-11T12:49:00.000+11:00

Heyhey!

There's something very wrong with my life expedition email so i'm sending this out hoping everyone actually visits this blog..

Just an update:

Present-A-Present
- Thanks to all who contributed (wrapping, collecting at the booth, promotions, entertainment). Believing that with the generosity of our community that our inner city kids will be blessed because of your giving hearts! The 60-over presents will be taken to the Stitches Warehouse this Saturday morning as Jesse and his team go there for a meeting (so any last minute presents, PLEASE bring them to the 10th floor!!)

Life101
- Its started! Mel, Nick and myself went for our first semiar on Saturday. What an Architect our Creator IS! I reckon He deserves the Honourary Award on the Wordwide Board of Architects. Personally i pray for myself that this will be a time where i'll not only learn of what is to be live free but to also STAY free! I do strongly encourage all of you to join up for the next course that runs as we will be using this material for next year in house church.

GRADUATION
- Congrats to Stevie and Nick who are now PROFESSIONALS IN THE WORKPLACE!! May you know which Master you serve as you step out into this new season of your lives

EXAMS
- Esther is having her last exam on Friday. Pray for perseverence, a clear and sound mind in the next few days for her.

Rooftop BBQ
- On the 23rd Dec, our community will be hosting our xmas lunch on 10th floor. If you're around and would love to help out, please contact Aun. Help will be muchly appreciated as we serve our city! A great space to bring your mates along to mingle and dine with us. No one should spend Christmas alone!

SUMMER holz
- Slip slop slap. Half of us have already jet-setted and i wish i could do this personally to each of you but I want to thank each of you for ONE AMAZING YEAR 2007, moments i'll keep close to my heart for the joys and the sorrows we've shared together as a spiritual family. I've journeyed life like never before this year with a bunch of beings i can now call friends whom are passionate and desiring to bear His image to be transformed in their lives. The SOAPs are online for your reference so do keep those devotions posted!

Next year will not be the same!

- We will resume House Church meetings in January when i return. I'll keep you posted via email.

~May we stand with arms stretched high and hearts abandoned

in awe of the One who Gave it all~

wasting away

2007-12-05T20:36:00.000+11:00

S:
Isaiah 24: The earth will be completely laid waste...the earth dries up..the world languishes and withers..the earth is defiled by its people: they have disobeyed the laws..no longer do they drink wine with a song; the beer is bitter to its drinkers..

O:
The people suffered from their sins. The land suffered the effects of sin.

A:
How i see so much of the results of sin from the generations before us. I see it active in the interaction with friends, on the way to work, in my workplace, on the way home through conversations on the train, in myself. Poverty all around, selfishness, pride, idolatry, pollution..the list goes on. Hope for this world seems to be too far away to reach for me today with all i've experienced around me. Hearts very much astray..

P:
God, renew my hope. Hope for the things in life with what i had hoped for. So much crap and 'falling short of your glory' around me, i feel sick. Give me eyes of faith to see again. Bring me back to the elementary truths of Your Living Word all over again. Please..

Lady Wisdom & Madame Whore

2007-12-03T10:16:00.000+11:00

Scripture

Proverbs 9 (The Message version) Chapter headings:
Lady Wisdom gives a dinner party
Madame Whore calls out too

Observation

Oh I love how The Message version of the Bible ascribes names to the 2 opposing voices in our head. For so often, even right now as I'm writing... I find conflicting voices seem to take on a life of its own in my thoughts, fighting each other for attention to fill up the space in this blog post. There's another name for it: spiritual warfare.

Worse still, it can be very hard to discern the source of these voices. After all the N.I.V version says that they both live in the "highest point of the city."

At one corner of the ring is Lady Wisdom, telling me: Verse 6 "Leave your impoverished confusion and live!!! Walk up the street to a life with meaning." In my personal context, this means clinging desperately on to HOPE and His promise while life and the world seems to be pulling me down into the abyss.

At the other corner, Madame Whore calls out: "What you see is what you get, nothing more." It sows seeds of doubt and waits for it to harvest, it churns out 100 times more questions than answers.

Application

I admire those with child like faith, Jesus himself said the kingdom of heaven is for people like them. I notice the little girl with down syndrome at church who regularly stands at the front of church with hands outstretched, she is a lot closer to God than I am. Perhaps she can give me a lesson on God's character and love.

But I yearn to know the Truth and I refuse to live in blind faith.

I seek, but not in the hope that I am ever able to find You, rather that one day You decide to show me a glimpse of Yourself.

Prayer

Lord, what is the truth?

If You are the Truth that you claim to be, I await your grace of truth.

responses.

2007-11-26T08:50:00.000+11:00

just something i came across today.

"Beloved, it is not the trials that make us strong, but our responses in those trials. The devil wants us to respond by asking, “Where is God?” But God wants us to respond with faith in His love for us. We are more than conquerors not because of our love for Him, but through Him who loves us. (Romans 8:37)"

hope some lights just went on.

Psalm 134

2007-11-22T16:31:00.000+11:00

S:
Psalm 134.
"Praise the Lord, all you servants of the Lord, who minister by night in the house of the Lord.
Lift up your hands in the sanctuary and praise the Lord.
May the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth, bless you from Zion."

O:
On days like today when I feel relatively directionless, emotionless, thoughtless and I keep reaching out, grasping for, looking towards something - and on days like today not knowing what that something is; at times like these it all boils down to this: Praise the Lord. Praise Him, you servants of the Lord. Lift up your hands, and praise His holy name. Praise the Lord.

A & P:
Father I thank You that on days like these, it all comes down to this: Praise the Lord.
Why are you downcast, o my soul? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise Him, my saviour and my God.
Why so scattered and tired, my thoughts? Praise the Lord, you servant of the Lord. Lift up your hands and praise His holy name. Praise the Lord.
Father I thank You for Your sharp and powerful word. I thank You for the power of praise. And how sometimes things may seem muddled and complicated but You teach us how simple it really is.
In Jesus' Name I pray, Amen.

LKWW

2007-11-20T20:38:00.000+11:00

S:
Proverbs 8:10-34 Choose my instruction instead of silver, knowledge rather than choice gold..listen to me..blessed are those who keep my ways..blessed is the man who listens to me, watching daily at my doors, waiting at my doorway for whoever finds me finds life.

O:
He calls us to a blessed life, one who:
- chooses His instruction instead of materialistic stuff
- chooses knowledge instead of materialistic stuff
- keeps His ways
- listens to Him
- watches & waits daily at His doors

A:
Listen to His instruction. Watch daily. Know Him. Wait on Him

P:
As i read your living Word, i listen to your instruction for my life (though sometimes difficult to live out but help me God!!). I watch daily for doorways that you open/shut for me. Teach me through these windows of opportunities in life's everyday journey. I wait on you to want to know you today. Amen.

2007-11-17T17:20:00.000+11:00

Proverbs 5:21 For a man's ways are in full view of the LORD, and he examines all his paths.
Proverbs 6: 20 My son, keep your father's commands and do not forsake your mother's teaching.
21 Bind them upon your heart forever; fasten them around your neck.
22 When you walk, they will guide you; when you sleep, they will watch over you; when you awake, they will speak to you. 23 For these commands are a lamp, this teaching is a light, and the corrections of discipline are the way to life,

O: in this chapter, it might be talking about adultery but it feels like its speaking into the lives of all of us.It is a reminder for us, that we must think and picture our thoughts and decisions wide like God examines all his paths.
It also talks about teachings that are being taught by our parents and our father in heavens commands.
It makes me think about the next generation. What kind of environment or how do we want to raise our children. It feels so important to raise up children in a way which focuses on our Heavenly Father's Teaching.

Application and Prayer: Dear father in heaven, thank you for providing opportunities, options and YOUR WORD. it feels like a reminder everytime I read your word to what i am doing daily with the children. your constant reminder to raise them up in your way, i pray that you will continue to guide me as i dwell in your presence. May you lead me daily to speak truth, hope, faith and love into the next generation. In jesus name, amen.

lips of the seductive woman

2007-11-17T12:20:00.000+11:00

S:
Proverbs 5:1-6: Then you'll acquire a taste for good sense; what i tell you will keep you out of trouble..the lips of a seductive woman are oh-so-great, her soft words are oh-so-sweet but it won't be long before she's gravel in your mouth..a pain in your guy, a wound in your heart..she hasn't a clue about real life about who she isor where she's going..why did i reject a disciplined life?

O:
Solomon uses the seductive woman as a metaphorical picture of one who lures men to temporal pleasures in life to fulfill the moment as they satisfy the 'now'. The reward of her soft seductive words fulfill the desires of the 'now'. He then writes a word of warning 'you don't want to end your life full of regrets,do you? & reject a disciplined lifestyle?

A:
I see my generation so sucked up into the perversion of lying lips of temporal satisfactions to feed the 'now' desires of the flesh, their spirits starved of the eternal satisifactions of His Living Word, His-story and promises over our lives engraved on our hearts. Save us Lord from ourselves.

P:
Out of the depths i cry to you Lord. Hear my voice. Let your ears be attentive to my cry for mercy. You Lord keep no record of wrong. Lord help our generation now. Save us from ourselves. Wake us up! Tug us in our spirit that our conscience may be alert to what you're heart is crying out for, for us to be grab hold of life's abundance. knowing You intimately. We don't want to be a generation that rejects life. We want to live life! We want to bring life!
Phillipians 3:9. But whatever was to my profit i now consider loss for the sake of Christ, What is more, i consider everything a loss compared to the surpassing greatness of knowing Christ for who sake i have lost of all things (but gained life!) Your Word will be an acquired taste but help my tastebuds be able to have distate for things in life that are lips of the seductive woman.

Q: When's a good time to buy lottery?

2007-11-15T08:59:00.000+11:00

A: When for the first time you send 2 suits instead of 1 for dry cleaning yesterday, so u wear your last remaining suit to work tis morning....

AND... it gets aerial bombed on literally ur last step before u duck into the cover of the train station!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Now tomorrow better not be cold : (

pheeb-less over summer

2007-11-14T22:33:00.000+11:00

have fun back home little one. May you find rest as you spend the rest of your year in the company of your family.

Thanks for speaking so much hope and encouragement into so many of us. We'll miss ya!! HEAPS!!

greetings from the equator

2007-11-14T19:20:00.000+11:00

hello my gorgeous wonderful beautiful housechurch!!

greetings from tropical malaysia, land of humid air, rich green vegetation, home to my family. i bring you tidings of joy, (hahaha phebe is loopy) for last night i landed safely in KL international airport, bear-hugged my mummy and daddy, came home to my vertically blessed brothers, kissed my dog. this morning i had soft boiled eggs for breakfast, all sorts of things for lunch (rice, fish head curry, sweet potato leaves fried with chili padi and garlic, deepfried tofu), and i had dodol (durian cake-like thing) too!

'oh-oh ti-dings of com-fort and joy, comfort and joy...'

that being said, i miss melbourne already. it's weird getting used to another 'world'!

thank You God for families. for parents and siblings and other relatives.
thank You also for precious friends . for people we can do this journey with so we don't have to do it alone.

take care hudsies.

love and hugs
pheebs

Umbrrrella

2007-11-12T17:40:00.001+11:00

Hi guys, this is for those of you who missed it on Friday at Crema and who were interested to see what went down :) For people who love the original, hope I did it justice, and didn't massacre it too much! Definitely continuing to improve and hone my craft, and I'd just like to say that with all the support and encouragement from you guys all this while, I've been immensely blessed.

Love you all! <3

The Unexpected happens..

2007-11-12T13:21:00.000+11:00

I sprained my knee at church yesterday. How did I? While jumping and praising God the way I normally do!!! And I sprained it again with a loud crack when I walked down the steps at church. And I thought I dance and exercise regularly during the week. I know, how hilarious was that?? Utterly humbled and equally embarrassed. However, I can't stop laughing about my knee incident. Though, I was a little fearful that no one was going to be there to help me or no one I could rely on but God sent Jeremy and Karen to bring me home and lunch. Almost everyone's gone when I leaned against the table at church foyer feeling vulnerable not knowing who would help me and luckily Jeremy was still at church so in these words I called out "J, I need help. I need your help". Almost had tears in my eyes. Aaron and Pheebs so kindly took me to the doctor's afterwards (and also bought me groceries) and the doc says I'm homebound for 3 days!!! What? I can't go to work? I can't go to dance and gym classes? Quite disappointing because I need to put a stop to my daily and weekly routine. What am I to do sitting at home? I've done all my cleaning and there's nothing left to do..and I feel like an invalid hopping and hobbling about geting me by. Can't go out because there are no lifts so going out means taking 4 flights of stairs! There are steps in my apartment and getting up and down those six steps are quite uncomfortable.

As I sit in my bedroom this morning, I feel at a lost. I have all the time in the world but don't know how to press into God because I normally spend 30-45 mins with Him every morning so I usually make our time an intensive one - read the bible, pray, get changed go to work.

Then I realise that I have been a Martha. I enjoy being busy (but I'd like to think my life as FULL), doing things, meeting friends, running about with all the energy I have keeping me productive. Now I feel as though God is using this opportunity to make me STOP (literally stop, immobile), be a Mary and sit at His feet, enjoy Him, listening to His heartbeat, diving into His Word. Even this feels so strange to me...

Lord, forgive me for being distracted by other things. Lord I want to be placed right before You again, be distracted by You and be falling in love, captivated all over again by You Jesus. Teach me to be STILL, a quality which I lack..I love you, Lord.

Bravo!

2007-11-11T22:20:00.000+11:00

a shout out to all who were there today to help out with the present-a-present drive! thank you for having the willing heart and discipline to rock up early in church to reach people and get them to sign up. for the first day, i think we've signed up 30 people or so :) we're targeting everyone, so the harvest is still out there guys!

this initaitive will be running over the next three weeks, and i'll redo the rosters for next week since some people will be away.

some upcoming plans for the initiative would be:

shoe boxes -- for people who don't have shoe boxes and do not have the time or drive to find one, we're going to sell them shoe boxes. that means that we'll be looking for members of our HC to donate any extra unwanted shoe boxes that they have. we'll probably sell it at 50 cents each :) so if you have any show boxes, please bring them either to HC on saturday, or even better, bring it to church on sunday.

gift-wrapping service and selling of present paper -- this is again for people who love convenience and have no time to wrap their presents or simply suck at wrapping presents. if they want to use their present paper, they can bring their own and we will provide the service for free. but if they don't have present paper, we will be selling it. so they can buy from us and we'll provide the service for free.

fund-raising/incentive - i'm hoping for initiative from whoever is willing to bake muffins, cupcakes, cookies or cakes to sell and also give out at the counter. let me know by thursday if you're going to bake anything to sell. we can reimburse the people who bake if the consensus is that they would like to be fully/partially reimbursed, or just make it a tithe for the month. the earnings that we make from selling these desserts/shoe boxes/present paper will be channeled into baking more, and giving away a free dessert (or two?) to those who bring back a present. so when someone gives you their present at the counter, they get to choose dessert(s) for free. i'm hoping that this would encourage people to respond quicker...hehehe when food is involved. why buy a muffin when you can get one for free the next week right. but then again, we don't want them to think that way ;) just know when to give the flip side of the coin i guess. we want people to buy the desserts so we can give back to them. any extra earnings, we can either put it into the HC fund, or just use it to buy more presents for the kids. key is not profit, but giving back. be it to society or for your active efforts in making this initiative a community thing.

right now i have a picture of all of us sitting around tables, on floors, cracking jokes, eating some junk food, ordering pizza in while we wrap present after present, present after present, till they're all done. and i'm strangely excited, i feel this rush because i know even though i'll be tired at the end of the pig out/gift-wrapping session, there will be some kind of inexplicable satisfaction from just sitting with you all, doing stuff while having random weird conversations.

before most of you leave for somewhere, some time, i'm looking forward to spending more time with you guys. will miss you all.

love you guys.

p.s.: pheeeeeeeeeeeeeeebsssss, i'll miss you a lot. muahhhs.

You Are God

2007-11-09T13:20:00.001+11:00

V1
We will bow down before,
Our hearts will be still and know,
King of the earth, our Lord,
You’re all that we’re living for.

Chorus
You are wonderful,
You are beautiful,
Maker of everything,
Lord You are, Lord You are.

You’re our Saviour friend,
Your grace never ends,
You are our all in all,
Lord You are, Lord you are,
You’re our God.

V2
With all that we have we come,
Join with the world in song,
we lift up my eyes,
Our hands open wide,
Lord we will lift our voices.

Bridge
You are God (x3)
Lord You are, Lord you are

Turn

2007-11-09T12:45:00.001+11:00

“ 12 They have harps and lyres at their banquets,
tambourines and flutes and wine,
but they have no regard for the deeds of the LORD,
no respect for the work of his hands.
13 Therefore my people will go into exile
for lack of understanding;
their men of rank will die of hunger
and their masses will be parched with thirst.

I feel so sad. I’m distressed. What has been the cause of the turning of His face from His chosen people? What has given God reason to forget, to look away. I’m afraid. But its obvious isn’t it? Where is the fear? where is the understanding that is founded upon Him? Where is the worship? Where is the reverence? The bigness of God in our lives? Or have we just managed to fit Him into our schedules, along with the bills we need to pay, the projects we need to finish, the shows we want to catch, the Chinese takeaway that we have for lunch. Has our idea of God been one where He has been relegated to another agenda we need to carry out? Another person we need to thank and talk to? Has His Word become mere convenient sentences strung together, somehow used where we see fit? I stagger.

It takes an audit. For me, a daily one, an hourly one. I stand at the threshold of an exciting career, much beckoning. I tempted to jump right into, put in my hard yards, pay my dues, climb. But seriously, what’s the use of harps and lyres, tambourine and flute and wine when I don’t have the presence of God, When His face is turned away? It scares me.

Father,

Psalms 51

Cast me not away from Thy presence O Lord,
Take not Thy Holy Spirit from me,
Restore unto me, the Joy of Thy Salvation
And renew a right Spirit within me.

Father I humble myself, turning, I seek Your face. Cast me not away. Prepare a table before me in Your house. There I want to belong. In Your mercy, remind me, in Your faithfulness keep me in sight, in Your goodness, set a path, Your path before me. Eyes on You amidst the gold of the things around me, keep my eyes on You. Amen.

footprints of satan

2007-11-07T12:38:00.000+11:00

following on from lee's entry
- = - = - = - = -
Once he was approached by a leper, who knelt before him begging his help. "If only you will," said the man, "you can cleanse me." In warm indignation Jesus stretched out his hand, [and] touched him.
Mark 1:40–41, NEB
- = - = - = - = -
I was in an emergency room late one night last week.
Victims of Satan filled the halls. A child—puffy, swollen eyes. Beaten by her father. A woman—bruised cheeks, bloody nose. "My boyfriend got drunk and hit me," she said, weeping. An old man— unconscious and drunk on a stretcher. He drooled blood in his sleep.
Jesus saw the victims of Satan, too.
He saw a leper one day … fingers gnarled … skin ulcerated … face disfigured.
And he got indignant … angry.
Not a selfish, violent anger. A holy anger … a controlled frustration … a compassionate disgust. And it moved him. It moved him to action.
I’m convinced that the same Satan stalks today, causing the hunger in Somalia … the confusion in the Mideast … the egotism on the movie screen … the apathy in Christ’s church.
And Satan giggles among the dying.
Dear Father,
May we never grow so "holy," may we never be so "mature," may we never become so "religious" that we can see the footprints of Satan and stay calm.

max lucado

Question time

2007-10-29T12:23:00.000+11:00

Hey pplz, I've got some difficulty understanding God's rationale in this week's SOAP, it'll be much appreciated if anyone can offer me their thoughts on the issue...

2 Samuel 21: 5-6 'They (ie. the Gibeonites) answered the king, "As for the man (ie. Saul) who destroyed us and plotted against us so that we have been decimated and have no place anywhere in Israel, let seven of his male descendants be given to us to be killed and exposed before the LORD at Gibeah of Saul—the Lord 's chosen one."' So David followed the Gibeonites' instructions to appease them and as a result, we read in 2 Samuel 21: 14 ' After that, God answered prayer in behalf of the land.'

2 Samuel 24: 17 When David saw the angel who was striking down the people (70,000 of them), he said to the LORD, "I am the one who has sinned and done wrong. These are but sheep. What have they done? Let your hand fall upon me and my family."

The same theme ran through these 2 scriptures: why does God punish innocent people for wrongs commited by others?

Turning dancing into mourning

2007-10-29T09:50:00.000+11:00

Scripture

2 Samuel 19: 2 And for the whole army the victory that day was turned into mourning, because on that day the troops heard it said, "The king is grieving for his son."

Observation

King David's troops had triumphantly returned to the city from a victory over the Israelites. But rather than celebrating the joyous occasion, King David started mourning over the death of his son, Absalom.

Application

I feel like giving King David a good shake: "What are you doing mate?!?! You have finally delivered your ENTIRE nation from the hands of your enemies, but yet you are now mourning over the death of ONE person."

But how often am I not like David, counting my sufferings more than my blessings? Turning dancing into mourning? All of us have a great victory to proclaim. And we don't even need to go to war like David and his men, but victory was freely served to us on a plate. By putting Himself on the cross in our place, His blood re-establish us all legitimate children to our Father, gives us the key to eternal life with Him and frees us from the wages of sin. Or how about His gifts of faith, hope and love, His gifts of grace and mercy and so much more?

Yet rather than to behold the beauty of the vast blue sky, I often find myself focusing and dwelling on the few dark patches of clouds... problems at work, problems in relationships, problems in spiritual life etc etc.

What does the Bible have to say about my type of response? 2 Samuel 19: 5 "Today you have HUMILIATED all your men, who have just saved your life and the lives of your sons and daughters and the lives of your wives and concubines."

The Bible speaks of one other occasion where Jesus was humiliated in return for saving us. In focusing on my sufferings more than my blessings, I, like the soldiers did before crucifying Jesus, have effectively chewed up all His gifts to me and spit them back in His face.

Prayer

Dear Lord, sorry for being ungrateful with your gifts. Please remind me that although You never promised anyone a life on bed of roses, that you have nonetheless given us many more reasons to celebrate than to grieve in life.

med students read this! :P

2007-10-27T23:11:00.000+10:00

hey guys,

just thought that this was really funny!

===================================================================

When a panel of doctors was asked to vote on adding a new wing to their hospital, the Allergists voted to scratch it and the Dermatologists advised not to make any rash moves.

The Gastroenterologists had sort of a gut feeling about it, but the Neurologists thought theadministration had a lot of nerve, and the Obstetricians felt they were all laboring under a misconception.

The Ophthalmologists considered the idea shortsighted; the Pathologists yelled, 'Over my dead body', while the Pediatricians said, 'Oh, Grow up!'

The Psychiatrists thought the whole idea was madness, the Radiologists could see right through
it, and the Surgeons decided to wash their hands of the whole thing.

The Internists thought it was a bitter pill to swallow, and the Plastic Surgeons said, 'This puts a
whole new face on the matter.'

The Podiatrists thought it was a step forward, but the Urologists felt the scheme wouldn't hold water.

The Anesthesiologists thought the whole idea was a gas and the Cardiologists didn't have the heart to say no.

In the end, the Proctologists left the decision up to some asshole in administration.

2007-10-26T21:39:00.000+10:00

HI!!!!!!!!

Girls' SOAP this Fri

2007-10-23T14:10:00.000+10:00

Exams are around the corner and assignment due dates are looming. But it's possible that even the most hardworking, inspired/stressed person might be in want of some dinner and a quick time-out on Friday evening! And what's more, we'll be refreshed by prayer and the powerful Word of God. And so-

Girls' SOAP over dinner
Friday 26th
Rice Bar on Swanston St (ground floor Seasons)
6pm sharp start
7pm end

I'll be sharing my SOAP so just come along and have some dinner and relax. Text me on the day, if you are coming. Look forward to seeing you all,

Pheebs
xo

a first.

2007-10-22T10:23:00.000+10:00

i've been trying to win tickets to see JT from FoxFM. but i guess i'm giving up :P

anwyays, my SOAP for last week before i got an awful sore throat.

:: S ::

Luke 24:32

they said to each other ,"didn't our hearts feels strangely warm as He talked with us on the road and explained the scriptures to us?"

:: O ::

the spirit always knows instinctively when something gives them peace. whenever we hear different schools of teaching the Word, our spirit is able to discern whether something is of God or not.

:: A ::

there are so many different ways of portraying christ, and sometimes christianity has been misrepresented in so many ways, causing people to refuse to believe in God.

God touches every person in a different way, and each of us have our own stories to tell, and these experiences bring about diveristy in thoughts, hence the diversity in schools of teaching.

just because an idea/teaching has been around for a longer time, we think that that dogma is the way and tend to brush newer ideas aside.

so instead of discerning with our spirit, we use our knowledge of good and evil (KOGAE) and critique someone else's teaching, even though it might bring life to others.

so i guess the application is to learn how to depend on our spirit to do the work of discernment, instead of using our rationality all the time.

:: P ::

Father, teach me how to recognize you with my spirit. teach me not to point fingers so quick and rationalize things too much instead of relying on your spirit for guidance. Amen.

Orchestre Nouveau

2007-10-17T23:07:00.001+10:00

Beautiful music for a Sunday afternoon

Debut Concert
3-4pm Sunday 21st Oct
Newman College Chapel
$8 adult/$4 concession

http://www.orchestrenouveau.org.au/

get up and walk.

2007-10-17T13:24:00.000+10:00

thanks to my sister, i've been on the mailing list for the daily devotionals from New Creation Church in Suntec City, Spore since a while ago. i found it to be really encouraging in terms of building faith in God, and would like to share it with you all. so if you find it good, do subscribe to it.

this saturday besides celebrating the birthday of the october babies, we will be taking a group photo for our blog!! Aun has agreed to bring his awesome camera along and utilize his skills to take an impressive group photo of us! so come in whatever you wear, look fresh and handsome/pretty, so that your face can be on the face of our blog! going to get things up and running guys :)

i'm hoping that a picture of us on the blog would make everyone feel that they belong here, and take ownership of this space to share life. all of us are co-owners of this site, so i really want to encourage you to post up your SOAPs, or even your thoughts on certain issues that interest you, e.g. what you took away from the relationship seminar, maybe?

anyways, here's the reading for today from the NCC devotional :) and if it strikes a chord with you, then cool bananas!

Steadfast In The Faith

1 Peter 5:8–9

8Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour. 9Resist him, steadfast in the faith…

When I was a teenager, I was taught that if I wanted to resist the devil, I must rebuke him. So whenever an evil thought came to my mind or I was tempted, I found myself saying, “I resist you, devil, in Jesus’ name! I bind you, devil! Go away from me, devil! I rebuke you in Jesus’ name!”

This went on until God showed me one day that though I had “resisted” the devil, I had spent more time talking to him than to God! I was more conscious of the devil than of God throughout the day.

I checked the Word of God and realised that we resist the devil not by focusing on resisting him, but by being established in the faith that we are made right with God through Jesus’ blood, and that we are the righteousness of God in Christ. (2 Corinthians 5:21) Yes, the devil will continue to remind you of your mistakes, failures and sins. And he will tell you that because of these things, you cannot receive your healing, that something will happen to your family and that you will have to pay for your mistakes. He will accuse you, condemn you and try to persuade your heart to believe that he can do bad things to you.

But the truth is that the devil cannot enforce anything in your life if he cannot persuade your heart. And your heart cannot be persuaded if it is “steadfast in the faith” — established in righteousness. God says that once you are established in righteousness, “you shall be far from oppression, for you shall not fear; and from terror, for it shall not come near you”. (Isaiah 54:14)

So now that my heart is established in righteousness, I can tell the devil, “Yes, I have all these problems in my life but I’m not guilty in God’s eyes. I’m justified in God’s eyes by faith because of what Christ has done. I’m righteous by Jesus’ blood!” My friend, that’s how you resist the devil and become undevourable!

Blessed 26th Leanne!

2007-10-17T00:21:00.000+10:00

Pretty flowers for our dear Miss Scoresby!!

She was more embarrassed than surprised!!

Be blessed as you start a new year of your life! Happy happy Birthday! :D

Girls' SOAP

2007-10-16T21:17:00.010+10:00

Hi girls,

Details of SOAP this fri:

Koko Black on Bourke St Mall
5.45-6pm start
End by 7
Light dinner after for anyone still hungry, otherwise let chocolate be dinner enough!

We'll have two girls share their SOAP and munch and chat after.
If you're planning on coming along, let me know by Fri. 0416 726 596
Hope you're all holding up well under exam pressure. Don't stress too much =)

Lots of love
Pheebs.

meaninglessness

2007-10-16T13:16:00.000+10:00

Luke 23:34 Father forgive them for they do not know what they're doing

Luke 24:1 On the first day of the week, very early in the morning, the women took the spices they had prepared and went to the tomb. But when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus

As Jesus was nailed to the cross, he said this.

After Jesus' burial, the women who had followed Jesus from Galilee went to see the tomb where his body lay. After that, they went home and prepared spices and perfumes as a sign of respect to Jesus' tomb. Interesting how the women had prepared all their offerings for Jesus' tomb and found him not there to offer it to.

How i think of my life and those around me, commodifying 'worship' and placing value upon things that don't even matter to God. Yes, there are tools around us that will guide and build structure for our journey but what actually matters?

I see myself sometimes walking around probably a headless chook to things that don't matter whether it be for mere temporal satisfaction or relief. Meaninglessness. So what actually matters?

Holy Father, Your Name is good. You are worthy. God, that nothing else really matters to You but a heart that is chasing after You who Is Love, who IS Peace, who Is Kind, who IS Righteous. God, may you continue to show me Your Ways, Your truths. Open the eyes of my heart to know what matters to you. May i be teacheable and mouldable in your sight for who You are Today in my life.

Pride and judging

2007-10-15T00:16:00.000+10:00

Scripture (Luke 18:11)
"The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed: "God, I thank you that I am not like other people - robbers, evildoers, adulterers - or even like this tax collector".

Observation
Mahatma Gandhi, one of the greatest peace advocates and humanitarians of the last century, was a Hindu. Yet he had such love for OUR GOD, that in his room you could not find a picture of his Hindu Gods, but a drawing of Jesus, right in the center of his room. When once questioned why he never converted to Christianity, he answered: "Oh, I don't reject your Christ. I love your Christ. It's just that so many of you Christians are so unlike your Christ". Tragic. The true story was when Gandhi was a young man practising law in S. Africa, he seriously contemplated becoming a Christian and one day decided to attend a church service. But before he could enter the church, a church elder stood at the entrace in his way and turned him away saying: "there's no room for kaffirs in this church!" Outside the church, how often do we find ourselves judging and looking down upon others with different beliefs? "Oh, can't believe the guy did this, this and that..." Or worse still we show our ugly sides even within the church, "Oh (shakes their head) he is just being himself, such a ......" If us Christians can't even see eye to eye with one another, what hope is there for light to shine to the rest of the world? A writer once likened all human beings to pigs in a sty. One pig is contented to compare itself with the other pig and say "oh, ur so dirty with mud all over your body", but it did not realise that before its master, the pig itself has a lot of cleaning up to do as well. At the foot of the cross is a level ground. No one is any better than the other, we are ALL sinners before God. So on pride, we who have built for ourselves a throne and make ourselves comfortable there looking down upon others, God himself will bring us down because there is only one throne and it does not belong to us. On judgment, we who judge others will be judged by God himself for only He can judge.

Application + Prayer
Lord, I ask for your forgiveness, I have been called to be your image bearer to the world yet I have failed miserably. Whenever pride and judgment creeps up on me, please remind me of the image of Christ washing His disciples feet. The One who is seated on the right hand side of God, humbling Himself to the extent of kneeling before us human, non judgmentally washing the feet of ALL his disciples regardless of their sins. _________________________________________________________________

the mind of a cynic

2007-10-10T22:11:00.000+10:00

S:
2Sam 10:8 'The Ammonite nobles said to Hanun their Lord, do you think David is honouring your father by sending men to you to express sympathy?'

2Sam 10:12 'Be strong..The Lord will do what is good in His sight.'

O:
Hanun hastily got ready for war as the Ammonites came. Hanun suspected David's motive and was completely wrong! When David heart this, he got ready for battle.

As Joab was sent out by David to fight the thousands of men, he understood that with what they had, they could do, ending his command saying that the Lord will do what is good in his sight.

A:
How many conversations i've had that i jump the gun and get defensive! Joab had a certainty knowing how they could fight the battle bravely but at the same time knowing that ultimately God was in control of the battle's outcome. Am i frustrated because of what i don't have? Am i cynical because i look at the surface of the matter. What has God given me now in my hands? What next step am i willing to take on?

P:
Frustrated, dismayed, unpatient i lay it all before You. Peace God. I ask for Your peace that surpasses my human comprehension. When all the worldly desires around me starve me of You, i come back to drink from Your promises and plans over my life. Teach me to give beforehand. Its so hard to say the word 'Sorry' and admint fault. Holy Father i want to live a new day with a renewed hope, a renewed trust in You believing that You will do what is good in your sight even when my physical eye cannot see beyond the surface of the 'now'.

what's up doc.

2007-10-10T15:23:00.000+10:00

hey HHC,

Upcoming events.

Baptism

Next one's in Nov. Please ask around people in your house church who's not been baptised.
Do lmk soonest (ie. by 14th Oct) so we can arrange the classes and other logistics. Just forward me their names & contacts and I'll do the rest! :D

Relationship seminar

Latest, please confirm names with Krystal by tomorrow evening (ie. Wed 10th Oct) as we have to commit to catering. you can reach Krystal at 04 0182 6666.

Fri night only: $7
Saturday full day only: $13

*The cost is fully for catering. Please note that Krystal will still collect money from those who put down their names but don't turn up. It's not good stewardship of church funds if we had to pay up for people who committed but don't turn up.

Stupid

2007-10-09T18:42:00.001+10:00

How stupid is hope?

It spins you around,
lifts you up into the clouds,
turn the pidgeons pink,
breaks your heart.

How much more the fool who hopes?

Call me then a fool. Call us then all fools.

Will You?

2007-10-09T18:35:00.001+10:00

S

57 But he denied it. "Woman, I don't know him," he said.
58 A little later someone else saw him and said, "You also are one of them."
"Man, I am not!" Peter replied.
59 About an hour later another asserted, "Certainly this fellow was with him, for he is a Galilean."
60 Peter replied, "Man, I don't know what you're talking about!"

O

In fear, Peter resorted to the only position his faith allowed him, a position of the " I don't ". Fear does this to all of us, we retract automatically, cowering in self- defense in hope that somehow by hiding, we elude the moment of danger, disappointment, or failure. This poise, in its taking, is immediately one that by default sets us on a back foot, compromised. Just imagine if the stance taken by Peter was one of confidence, a stance founded on his trust and relationship with Christ (for goodness sake, he journeyed alongside Jesus, watching and performing miracles, eat the bread Jesus multiplied from the five loaves), how much would this story be told as one that ends in glory rather than cowardice.

A

I know. I do know. We do know, the faithfulness of God. We have seen his goodness, we have born witness to the grace that He has bestowed on our lives. Our very lives, the very fact that we can speak of this God, is evidence that He has predestined, is working, will fulfill the promises. What is the stance I am going to take when Monday comes when the world picks a fight?

P

Father, before I even think what I can do, or what I have, or how I would fight, remind me of what You can do, who You are, How you would avenge. Amen.

state

2007-10-07T22:20:00.000+10:00

S:
2 Sam 6:16 And when she saw King David leading and dancing before the Lord, she despised him in her heart..
2 Sam 7:28 Your Words are trustworthy and you have promised these good things to your servant. Now be pleased to bless the house of your servant, that it may continue forever in your sight..

O:
So here the ark of the Lord was entering the city of David. As Michal, David's wife watched her husband from a distance, she saw King David leaping and dancing before God and she despised him in her heart. Afterwards, we read that Nathan has a word from the Lord for David. After hearing this fresh revelation from God through Nathan, David prays to God.

A:
Hmm...so i question the state of my heart..questionable. Oh gosh, you mean i'm actually jealous of those who seem more 'further ahead' in life? I didn't even realise! I guess i caught myself of hearing my mouth speak and there before me i knew where the state of my heart was. Could it simply be that Michal's disgruntled and jealous heart was due to the sheer factor that she wasn't in close relationship at that point with God that she was so bitter to the point of despising her own husband?

P:
Holy Father forgive me Lord for the jealousy within my heart for those peers that seem more successful or further ahead in life. I believe that as i learn to stay obedient to what you've placed in my hands in my life, that You have and You will grant mercy and favour to your servant, me!! Your Words are trustworthy and i can hold on to the same promises of David as i am a descendant of him. Guide my tongue and my mind to Your Ways. Your Name is my strong tower, weak i run to You and find my refuge.

ooooo

2007-10-07T21:53:00.001+10:00

yay!!! i'm on! talk about being so not savvy!! weavers here i come..

I Will

2007-10-06T11:54:00.000+10:00

S

2 Samuel 6: 22-23

I will celebrate before the LORD. 22 I will become even more undignified than this, and I will be humiliated in my own eyes. But by these slave girls you spoke of, I will be held in honor."

O

Michal, David's wife, the one who believed enough in David as God's anointed that she helped Him escape thru the window. How ironic that it is thru this same window that she sees David worshipping with all his might, ashamed, scornful. David's reply to her blows me away, in a secure stance He knows full well whose agenda it was on the table, who this God he was worshipping is, the I Am. He repeats the two words -I will- four times, the final one ending in glory.

A

I find myself so often, distracted by the Michals in my world. The expectations, the people, the benchmarks. Worship is a choice. Its is also a choice who and what we choose to worship. Who takes the place of the first love in our lives? Its time to say I will, I will worship, I will remember His goodness, I will.

P

Father, a same window, but seen thru different eyes, the stories are so vastly different. Let me see the right picture. Amidst all that calls for my attention, I will remember your faithfulness that has followed me and will continue to endure. I will worship You. I will choose to rejoice, I will be glad. Amen

BBQ bells are ringing

2007-10-05T10:48:00.000+10:00

hey guys,

more updates. it's a good day at work :) and it's a friday!

tomorrow's BBQ, everyone meet at arrow 11.15am unless you're going on your own.

the people who are driving are:

Ivy
Aaron
Sue-lee

sue-lee will be going late as she has to manage some stuff at the leadershift meeting, but the people following ivy and aaron can leave on time to go to ruffey lake park. if you're banking on going late with sue-lee, please come on time to arrow as well, cos we have to work out who's following who, and you don't want to be left behind when everyone else is already at the park!

can't wait for tomorrow!

p/s: remember to do your SOAPs...

2007-10-04T08:57:00.000+10:00

man using gmail is SSSOOO much easier then using this blog!
but this is pretty cool.
and who is ba ba black sheep?
this sat should b cool!!! havnt been to a bbq in a while!

BBQ with the Homies HC

2007-10-04T01:47:00.000+10:00

here are the deatils of the BBQ:

Where?

Ruffey Lake Park

Between King, George and Victoria Sts.

Map Ref: MELWAY: 33 H10, 33 F10

we have to meet at the exact Melway location cos the park is gigantic, so if you don't know where we are, we wouldn't know where to find you either!

if you have not paid ivy $4, naughty naughty you! pay her asap, and don't make it hard for her to keep track of who's paid and who hasn't. sometimes a church environment allows us space to procrastinate on things...at least i sometimes think so, and it's not a very nice thing to do.

for those who need transport, please add your name in the comment box, and i'll know how many drivers we need.

RSVP to the BBQ by Thursday night so we can give ivy some time to buy the meats.

and remember to do a SOAP this week. always come back to find your center in God. life is just a subset of God's grand plan. so chill and spend time with him.

waiting for your RSVPs! :)

yay!!! HHC blog!!

2007-10-03T00:23:00.000+10:00

hey peeps!! wow finally we got a blog!!

by the way, who is baa baa black sheep??? i was gonna report the email i received as SPAM!!!

i guess we should all just go crazy with this space and post just about anything. i.e. what happened today?

AND possibly cut down the SPAM all of us receive all the time!!

cool bananas!

2007-10-02T23:57:00.000+10:00

now HHC has its own blog!

this will be a new beginning where we share a journey, compile our soaps, get into the paperless world, and stop ourselves from spamming our own inboxes ;)