The competition

 It was our wedding anniversary last weekend and we decided we will each plan a special dinner to impress the other person. M would take Saturday night and i, Sunday. Sad to say when i saw his menu, i admitted defeat straightaway. 😞

His carefully planned menu - classic creamy deviled eggs, homemade mushroom soup (from scratch!!), melon and prosciutto, lobster thermidor (?!!) and tiramisu.

This tiramisu was the best i have ever tasted, the secret being that M used double creme of Gruyere 😲

I was so stuffed. I can't believe i thought i was gonna win, being the main cook of the house. I really ate humble pie that night.

My fried chicken and mac & cheese (coz M wanted to eat the latter)

My sad mini cheesecake...

We had fun though, challenging each other. The Lord has been so good to us in the last 6 years of marriage, I pray we can continue to walk in His grace and goodness and grow together. 🍻

Cooking mania continues...

Cooking is really becoming my new hobby... a log of the stuff i made over the last few weeks!

curry puffs

mozarella patties

onion rings

madeleines

Palmiers

egg tarts

sticky buns

churros

Stop the world

As i read the streams of messages coming in each morning, I can't help but feel i could be doing something more. Awhile back, M was also thinking the same thing and wishing he was back home and i could not comprehend why. Now i do. I feel the same way. I'm hiding at home while others fight the war. This feeling that i could be more useful elsewhere that's giving me existential crisis.

Yet, this break, seems to be God's grace and mercy to me. There are lessons i need to learn and He's slowly teaching me. There's a reason, a time and a season. I need to trust even when i cannot see... He's making this Martha be more Mary-like (Luke 10).


Stop the World (Matthew West)

The TV is talking
The telephone's ringing
The lights are all on and the radio's screaming
A million distractions are stealing my heart from You

I'm tired and empty
This life is relentless
It weakens my knees and it breaks my defenses
It's wearing me down and i'm desperate to hear from You

Stop the world, i wanna get out
I need an escape away from this crowd
Just to hear You speak to me

I need to be still before i make a move
And i need to be humble with nothing to prove
And i need Your word to show me the truth
I need time, precious time

Stop the world, i wanna get out
I need an escape away from this crowd
Just to hear You speak to me

Stop the world, I'm ready to listen
Show me a sign, give me a vision of Heaven
That i can hold on to...