This beautiful song touched me so much, I just had to share it as a video. :) Please follow the link bellow, and I hope it encourages you as it does me.
I know all about scars
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
I know all about scars (video)
This beautiful song touched me so much, I just had to share it as a video. :) Please follow the link bellow, and I hope it encourages you as it does me.
I know all about scars
Friday, August 21, 2009
Oh Lighthouse
Oh lighthouse, thou my safety
Now guide me onward home
Without your shining beacon
How I would feel alone
Shed your light around me
And never let me fall
The rocks and cliffs to warn me
And guide me to the shore
When I can feel the thunder
And see the lightning’s flash
Shine out brighter than the rest
And bring me safely back
For if I wander very far
From you, my faithful light
I fear to lose my very soul
My day is turned to night
Oh lighthouse, thou my safety
Now guide me onward home
And ever shine your light on me
Lest I shall fall alone
-Lucinda Ramsay
Pineapple slice
Here's my latest creation - a yummiful pineapple slice!! :) Hope you enjoy it as much as we did.
Pineapple slice
• 4 T custard powder
• 1 T corn flour
• 2 T Xylitol*
• 2 Cups Soy milk
• 2-3 t imitation vanilla essence (or to taste)
• ½ T maple syrup (or to taste)
• Small tin pineapple pieces (drained)
• Packet of scotch finger biscuits
Mix custard powder, corn flour, and xylitol together with enough soy milk to make a paste. Add remaining milk, and bring to the boil. Once boiling, mixture will thicken very quickly. While still thickening, add vanilla and maple syrup. After mixture has fully thickened (and hard to stir), turn off heat, and leave to cool for a few minutes. Set out biscuits in a medium size baking tin. Add pineapple to custard, stir, and pour over biscuits. Spread out evenly, and set in freezer for 30 minutes or until firm enough to slice.
*Xylitol is a sugar substitute, twice as sweet as ordinary sugar. It is derived from corn and other natural fruit and vegetable sources, and has wonderful health properties, including protection against tooth decay. It is generally available at health food or bulk food stores.
Pineapple slice
• 4 T custard powder
• 1 T corn flour
• 2 T Xylitol*
• 2 Cups Soy milk
• 2-3 t imitation vanilla essence (or to taste)
• ½ T maple syrup (or to taste)
• Small tin pineapple pieces (drained)
• Packet of scotch finger biscuits
Mix custard powder, corn flour, and xylitol together with enough soy milk to make a paste. Add remaining milk, and bring to the boil. Once boiling, mixture will thicken very quickly. While still thickening, add vanilla and maple syrup. After mixture has fully thickened (and hard to stir), turn off heat, and leave to cool for a few minutes. Set out biscuits in a medium size baking tin. Add pineapple to custard, stir, and pour over biscuits. Spread out evenly, and set in freezer for 30 minutes or until firm enough to slice.
*Xylitol is a sugar substitute, twice as sweet as ordinary sugar. It is derived from corn and other natural fruit and vegetable sources, and has wonderful health properties, including protection against tooth decay. It is generally available at health food or bulk food stores.
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Brighter Day
Brighter day
Dimming now, the setting sun
The day is finally through
The troubles and trials I faced today
Are vanished into the blue
Each step I took, each cross I bore
They’re all now passed away
And though they felt so hard to take
There dawns a brighter day
Some say tomorrow will be the same
A never ending struggle
But I have faith, and look for hope
Through all my current trouble
Yesterday seemed so hard, I know
Then today my trials were worse
But somewhere, maybe, yes, sometime
My heart cannot be hurt
I’ve fought in many battles
I’ve had to see them through
And to this day I wear the scars
Of what I had to do
If only time could bend and change
I’d go and save myself
But oh, the change it’s made to me
Has been for my good health
Why people fight, and lie and hate
My heart just longs to know
Why did they do these things to me
And those that I love so
But people change and feelings grow
And not always for good
It is the saddest of all truths
I’d fix it if I could
Perhaps through trials I will learn
It’s not always about me
That there is more to life than just
What I can feel and see
If my heart is so easily broken
It shows I need repair
That I must fall upon the Rock
To climb out of despair
The fight will make me stronger
The fire make me clean
The battle scars that I must bear
Remind me where I’ve been
And if you’re sitting somewhere now
Feeling that you’re alone
That you’ve lost everything, and everyone
I’ve known what you have known
Sometimes we face things in our lives
That leave us battered, bruised
Dimming now, the setting sun
Your day is finally through
The troubles and trials you faced today
Are vanished into the blue
Each step you took, each cross you bore
They’re all now passed away
And though they felt so hard to take
There dawns a brighter day
-Lucinda Ramsay
Dimming now, the setting sun
The day is finally through
The troubles and trials I faced today
Are vanished into the blue
Each step I took, each cross I bore
They’re all now passed away
And though they felt so hard to take
There dawns a brighter day
Some say tomorrow will be the same
A never ending struggle
But I have faith, and look for hope
Through all my current trouble
Yesterday seemed so hard, I know
Then today my trials were worse
But somewhere, maybe, yes, sometime
My heart cannot be hurt
I’ve fought in many battles
I’ve had to see them through
And to this day I wear the scars
Of what I had to do
If only time could bend and change
I’d go and save myself
But oh, the change it’s made to me
Has been for my good health
Why people fight, and lie and hate
My heart just longs to know
Why did they do these things to me
And those that I love so
But people change and feelings grow
And not always for good
It is the saddest of all truths
I’d fix it if I could
Perhaps through trials I will learn
It’s not always about me
That there is more to life than just
What I can feel and see
If my heart is so easily broken
It shows I need repair
That I must fall upon the Rock
To climb out of despair
The fight will make me stronger
The fire make me clean
The battle scars that I must bear
Remind me where I’ve been
And if you’re sitting somewhere now
Feeling that you’re alone
That you’ve lost everything, and everyone
I’ve known what you have known
Sometimes we face things in our lives
That leave us battered, bruised
And though you may never get over it
My friend, you will get through
Dimming now, the setting sun
Your day is finally through
The troubles and trials you faced today
Are vanished into the blue
Each step you took, each cross you bore
They’re all now passed away
And though they felt so hard to take
There dawns a brighter day
-Lucinda Ramsay
Friday, July 10, 2009
Through the eyes of the blind...
Gordon Mote is blind - but he can see the world just fine. Infact, personally, I think he sees things better than we can. Watch this youtube vid to see him perform a beautiful song for his wife, "If they could see you through my eyes."
Fashion, trend, social demands; they all force us to shape ourselves into moulds. No matter how well we fit into those moulds, the world is never satisfied with us. There's always something more, new clothes, new hairstyles, new trends...
On the other hand, we have Christ. He is the mould, the only mould, and He never changes. But, unlike the world, He accepts us in whatever form we come, and He moulds us, slowly, patiently, lovingly. He looks beyond our outward appearance, and sees into our hearts, our thoughts, and our characters. If only more of us would close our eyes and try to see people for who they are, not what they seem to be. If only more of us would see through the eyes of the blind.
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
21 Economic Models Explained
SOCIALISM
You have 2 cows.
You give one to your neighbor.
COMMUNISM
You have 2 cows.
The State takes both and gives you some milk.
FASCISM
You have 2 cows.
The State takes both and sells you some milk.
NAZISM
You have 2 cows.
The State takes both and shoots you.
BUREAUCRATISM
You have 2 cows.
The State takes both, shoots one, milks the other, and then throws the milk away.
TRADITIONAL CAPITALISM
You have two cows.
You sell one and buy a bull.
Your herd multiplies, and the economy grows.
You sell them and retire on the income.
SURREALISM
You have two giraffes.
The government requires you to take harmonica lessons.
AN AMERICAN CORPORATION
You have two cows.
You sell one and force the other to produce the milk of four cows.
Later, you hire a consultant to analyze why the cow has dropped dead.
ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND VENTURE CAPITALISM
You have two cows.
You sell three of them to your publicly listed company, using letters of credit opened by your brother-in-law at the bank, then execute a debt/equity swap with an associated general offer so that you get all four cows back, with a tax exemption for five cows.
The milk rights of the six cows are transferred via an intermediary to a Cayman Island company secretly owned by the majority shareholder, who sells the rights to all seven cows back to your listed company.
The annual report says the company owns eight cows, with an option on one more. You sell one cow to buy a new president of the United States, leaving you with nine cows.
No balance sheet provided with the release.
The public then buys your bull.
A FRENCH CORPORATION
You have two cows.
You go on strike, organize a riot, and block the roads, because you want three cows.
A JAPANESE CORPORATION
You have two cows.
You redesign them so they are one-tenth the size of an ordinary cow and produce twenty times the milk.
You then create a clever cow cartoon image called "Cowkimon" and market it worldwide.
A GERMAN CORPORATION
You have two cows.
You reengineer them so they live for 100 years, eat once a month, and milk themselves.
AN ITALIAN CORPORATION
You have two cows, but you don't know where they are.
You decide to have lunch.
A RUSSIAN CORPORATION
You have two cows.
You count them and learn you have five cows.
You count them again and learn you have 42 cows. You count them again and learn you have 2 cows.
You stop counting cows and open another bottle of vodka.
A SWISS CORPORATION
You have 5,000 cows. None of them belong to you.
You charge the owners for storing them.
A CHINESE CORPORATION
You have two cows.
You have 300 people milking them.
You claim that you have full employment and high bovine productivity.
You arrest the newsman who reported the real situation.
AN INDIAN CORPORATION
You have two cows.
You worship them.
A BRITISH CORPORATION
You have two cows.
Both are mad.
AN IRAQI CORPORATION
Everyone thinks you have lots of cows.
You tell them that you have none.
No one believes you, so they bomb the crap out of you and invade your country.
You still have no cows, but at least you are now a democracy.
AN AUSTRALIAN CORPORATION
You have two cows.
Business seems pretty good.
You close the office and go for a few beers to celebrate.
A NEW ZEALAND CORPORATION
You have two cows.
The one on the left looks very attractive.
You have 2 cows.
You give one to your neighbor.
COMMUNISM
You have 2 cows.
The State takes both and gives you some milk.
FASCISM
You have 2 cows.
The State takes both and sells you some milk.
NAZISM
You have 2 cows.
The State takes both and shoots you.
BUREAUCRATISM
You have 2 cows.
The State takes both, shoots one, milks the other, and then throws the milk away.
TRADITIONAL CAPITALISM
You have two cows.
You sell one and buy a bull.
Your herd multiplies, and the economy grows.
You sell them and retire on the income.
SURREALISM
You have two giraffes.
The government requires you to take harmonica lessons.
AN AMERICAN CORPORATION
You have two cows.
You sell one and force the other to produce the milk of four cows.
Later, you hire a consultant to analyze why the cow has dropped dead.
ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND VENTURE CAPITALISM
You have two cows.
You sell three of them to your publicly listed company, using letters of credit opened by your brother-in-law at the bank, then execute a debt/equity swap with an associated general offer so that you get all four cows back, with a tax exemption for five cows.
The milk rights of the six cows are transferred via an intermediary to a Cayman Island company secretly owned by the majority shareholder, who sells the rights to all seven cows back to your listed company.
The annual report says the company owns eight cows, with an option on one more. You sell one cow to buy a new president of the United States, leaving you with nine cows.
No balance sheet provided with the release.
The public then buys your bull.
A FRENCH CORPORATION
You have two cows.
You go on strike, organize a riot, and block the roads, because you want three cows.
A JAPANESE CORPORATION
You have two cows.
You redesign them so they are one-tenth the size of an ordinary cow and produce twenty times the milk.
You then create a clever cow cartoon image called "Cowkimon" and market it worldwide.
A GERMAN CORPORATION
You have two cows.
You reengineer them so they live for 100 years, eat once a month, and milk themselves.
AN ITALIAN CORPORATION
You have two cows, but you don't know where they are.
You decide to have lunch.
A RUSSIAN CORPORATION
You have two cows.
You count them and learn you have five cows.
You count them again and learn you have 42 cows. You count them again and learn you have 2 cows.
You stop counting cows and open another bottle of vodka.
A SWISS CORPORATION
You have 5,000 cows. None of them belong to you.
You charge the owners for storing them.
A CHINESE CORPORATION
You have two cows.
You have 300 people milking them.
You claim that you have full employment and high bovine productivity.
You arrest the newsman who reported the real situation.
AN INDIAN CORPORATION
You have two cows.
You worship them.
A BRITISH CORPORATION
You have two cows.
Both are mad.
AN IRAQI CORPORATION
Everyone thinks you have lots of cows.
You tell them that you have none.
No one believes you, so they bomb the crap out of you and invade your country.
You still have no cows, but at least you are now a democracy.
AN AUSTRALIAN CORPORATION
You have two cows.
Business seems pretty good.
You close the office and go for a few beers to celebrate.
A NEW ZEALAND CORPORATION
You have two cows.
The one on the left looks very attractive.
Friday, May 29, 2009
Like birds in a cage
A boy was walking happily across the street. In his hand he tightly held a small, rusty bird cage which contained three, tiny, frightened little birds. As they huddled together in fear, the boy shook the cage more and more as he walked. Halfway through the street a man stopped him and asked "what are you doing with those birds?" The boy answered "I'm going to have fun with them!" The man asked "what are you going to do to them?" "First I'm going to pull all their feathers off, then make them fight each other, and have all sorts of fun with them", replied the child. "Then what?" "Oh, that's easy - I've got some cats that would love them for dinner!" Rather horrified, the man asked "how much would you want for me to take those birds from you? $10?" "Well, ok..." said the boy. "But you really don't want those birds. They're only ugly little things, and really no good to you." The lad took the money, not understanding why the man wanted the ugly little creatures. The man lovingly found a nearby park with plenty of trees and bush, and set the birds free. Joyfully they escaped the cage that had them terrified for their lives, ever so grateful to the kind stranger who bought them to set them free........
.....Gleefully, Satan looked over the earth. "It's all mine now", he thought. "And boy am I going to have fun with them!" Jesus looked down in pity for the sorrowful creatures, captured in Satans cage. Inquiring, He asked "what are you going to do with them?" "Why," responded Satan, "I'm going to teach them to fight, and kill, I'll teach them to fornicate, and do everything evil I can invent." "Then what?", asked Jesus. "Why, that's easy - I'm going to kill them." With a tear in His eye, Jesus asked "How much would you want for Me to have them?" "Those sorry little creatures?" asked Satan. "What on earth would You want them for? They'll only hate You, mock You, and eventually kill You." "How much?", He again asked. "Well, if You really want them, You'll have to pay Your blood, tears, and life." "Done!", said Jesus. Satan laughed as He watched Jesus pay the promised price, thinking He'd won it all. But lovingly, Jesus paid the price, took us home, and set us free.
Are we as thankful as the little birds?
.....Gleefully, Satan looked over the earth. "It's all mine now", he thought. "And boy am I going to have fun with them!" Jesus looked down in pity for the sorrowful creatures, captured in Satans cage. Inquiring, He asked "what are you going to do with them?" "Why," responded Satan, "I'm going to teach them to fight, and kill, I'll teach them to fornicate, and do everything evil I can invent." "Then what?", asked Jesus. "Why, that's easy - I'm going to kill them." With a tear in His eye, Jesus asked "How much would you want for Me to have them?" "Those sorry little creatures?" asked Satan. "What on earth would You want them for? They'll only hate You, mock You, and eventually kill You." "How much?", He again asked. "Well, if You really want them, You'll have to pay Your blood, tears, and life." "Done!", said Jesus. Satan laughed as He watched Jesus pay the promised price, thinking He'd won it all. But lovingly, Jesus paid the price, took us home, and set us free.
Are we as thankful as the little birds?
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