God defines my success of victory

The success God defines for me,

Is to be an overcomer of victory,

To freely do His good will without fear,

Like the good and faithful servant,

Uses what he has been granted,

To invest and harvest.

So I invest my time in praying,

My good senses in writing, playing music, reading, speaking, teaching, reading, thinking, drawing, cooking, exercising, 

All the things God touches my heart to enjoy.

Then I give thanks as an offering to God,

to please His heart to see me,

As His child being so joyful in Him.

Prayer reaches into the future

Reach into the future through prayer,

For my son and my son-in-law,

To flourish in their youth,

Like well-nurtured plants and finish strong to the end;

For my daughter and daughter-in-law

To be like graceful pillars,

Carved by Jesus Christ to beautify the palace,

Strong and sturdy to bear the weight of life.

May all the generations of my descendants

Be fruitful for God in the everlasting Kingdom.

(Psalm 144:12)

Jesus is my Love

You cannot be a writer and not be in love.

Yes. I am a writer and I found the One I deeply fall in love with.

May my pen be skilled,

In speaking up all about His radiant awesome love.

Praying for rest

Praying is resting for the soul,

That God teaches me this early morning,

When my body whines for taking a break,

But God gives me strength to wake up.

Praying with a dear sister,

Who is God’s helper,

To quench my thirst again.

By His living water of the Holy Spirit,

He consoles me to persevere in praying,

Seeing God’s wonders accomplished beyond my planning.

As long as I abide in Him,

His grace and wisdom flow into me and out of me,

Even in the midst of a dark valley.

His mercy always rules,

And faithfully leads me,

Along with my beloveds ones

Through and through,

Until soaring on His mighty wing.

(Psalm 143:6)

May God reveal

Only God’s Spirit knows God’s plan,

May God reveal His words to me,

Knowing His attributes more and deeper.

So I may nurture many people with my lips and writing,

To build up the faith of the mature saints

Strongly, firm and focus on Jesus Christ alone.

(Proverbs 10:21a, 1 Corinthians 2:13)

Put God first

Turn to God in worship,

Renounce detestable practices through confession,

Preach Good news,

Console the children of God,

All in Jesus Christ’s mighty name.

For we could only save ourselves 

By His righteousness on that Day.

My spirit is leading my soul

To rule over the thoughts and body

When the order is set up right,

No more hindered from earthly burden,

Go ahead, overcome, leave the earthly trash behind

Not trapped by the physical bondage,

Then my spirit is free to conquer idols,

Just put Greater God above and before.

(Ezekiel 14:6, 22)

Jesus wins

My spirit follows the Holy Spirit,

Practice makes me strong,

To discipline my mind to fear God, not any other men.

To train my body, enslave it, not vice versa.

For God is my Portion,

He is enough.

For my spirit is free,

With God, what can mortal men do to me?

With God’s aid against my enemies, I shall gain the victory.

I ask God for wisdom to comfort Anne,

He says the loving truth through my lips;

He cradles Anne through my arms;

He wraps His love around Anne in truth of love:

You belong to Me,

You are my beloved.

You are never alone,

For I’m with you.

(Psalm 142:5, Psalm 60:11-12)

For my benefit

For the benefit of foolish me,

God has made Jesus united with me,

For being my Wisdom,

He made me right with God,

By making me pure and holy,

Freeing me from sins of death,

To partnership with Jesus Christ,

To preach Good news,

To save those who believe in Him.

(1 Corinthians 1:30)

A hope in the nightmare

A nightmare of searching for

My bike to ride home,

With a tall handsome Christian brother,

Accompanying me all the time,

Although feeling not alone, but still anxious in searching,

Finally I fell on my face,

Crying out “Jesus helps me”.

I woke up from the dream,

Singing praise in the morning.

God is my strength, loving fortress,

My refuge in times of troubles.

 

Anne was feeling downcast,

My heart was tormented.

Pray and ask Lori, Sean to pray with me for Anne.

Without saying anything in anxiety,

I read Billy Graham’s devotion on Dec 21 to Anne.

Christmas is lonely for many,

But Anne has Christ with her,

So she is not alone, I proclaim.

I was touched by Christ’s presence,

So was Anne, I hope.

Then she went to take a shower,

Being washed clean and refreshed,

By the power of the Holy Spirit.

預防結冰爆裂 地下室水錶水管最好包裹絕緣材料

寒冬裡,住家水龍頭流出來的水是否有乳白色混濁狀的現象呢?如果幾秒鐘後便消失就不需要擔心,這可能是由於水管道中的微小氣泡所造成,是完全無害的,可以放心飲用。供水服務公司也提醒民眾,為了防止水管結冰爆裂,要將安裝在暖氣不足的地下室的水錶(water meter)和水管包裹絕緣材料。

根據美國地質調查單位(U.S. Geological Survey,簡稱USGS)網站說明,這種現象通常發生在冬天室外非常冷的時候,因為空氣在水管的溶解度隨著水壓的增加,以及水溫的降低而增加,因此在冷水比溫水含有更多的空氣溶在水中。冬天時,水從非常冷的水源經由水管送出到你家中的水龍頭的過程中會逐漸變暖,使原本存在水中的一些空氣跑出來。

當你打開水龍頭裝水到杯子裡時,水中的空氣上升到杯子頂部,使水變混濁,又稱白水,是水中有氣泡造成的,但它是完全無害的。

此外,這個現象也跟水壓有關。當水塔中的水被加壓後,透過水管道能持續送到住戶家中。這些加壓過的水比沒有加壓的水含有更多的空氣,因此一旦水從水龍頭中流出,水就不再受壓,空氣就會以氣泡的形式從溶液中流出,這類似於碳酸飲料,最好的辦法是用敞開的容器裝水,直到氣泡自然消失。

另外,供水服務公司提醒民眾,寒冬中,為了防止水管結冰破裂,要將安裝在暖氣不足夠的地下室裡的水錶與水管包裹絕緣材料來減緩傳熱,減少周圍空氣從水管道中吸取熱量。

使用的材料像是熱膠帶(heat tape)、由聚乙烯或氯丁橡膠製成的泡沫管套(Foam pipe sleeves)。另外玻璃纖維(fiberglass)的管套更耐熱,適合在煤氣爐附近使用。

購買水管道絕緣套管時,請先弄清楚水管的尺寸,以確保套管安裝妥當。

自粘泡沫絕緣膠帶(self-adhesive foam)也是常用的選擇,適用於水管有很多彎角、開關、連接的部分。