So I'm sitting here this beautiful Sunday afternoon with a BIG mug of coffee flicking between two soccer games, Manchester United vs Stoke and Chelsea vs Wigan. I am hoping that some how Wigan beats Chelsea and Manchester United beats Stoke to win the premiership....but I know the chances are slim.
I know in just under an hour I'll be frustrated cause Chelsea will probably win and win the premiership and there isn't much I will be able to do about it from here.
But, this is not the reason for my blog. I'm writing this blog for my friend Hanna, who was the one who brought it to my attention last week that I had not written a blog in a long time (that was before I wrote the Faith one)....so I asked her what I should write on, and she suggested coffee.
So Hanna my friend, as I sit here flicking between the soccer, knowing that your team will probably win, here is a coffee and Soccer poem/blog just for you!
COFFEE AND SOCCER
There is this wonderful thing call coffee,
Some people like it as much as toffee.
It’s a wonderful thing to start out your day,
It can make your day sunny if it started off grey.
Perhaps not every one will agree with me,
I know lots of people prefer drinking tea.
But each person has their own favorite drink,
For me it is coffee cause it makes me think.
If you noticed at the start of this blog,
I’m sorry I did forget to mention I’m sitting with my dog,
I did however mention that I have this big mug,
That’s now half empty of my type of “drug”.
I think perhaps its time to refill my drink,
Cause as you can see it is making me think.
Yes I know that perhaps this poem is a bit lame,
But it’s hard to write when you’re watching two game.
The chances now of my team winning,
At this point in time is greatly thinning.
Two goals up are Chelsea at this time,
I somehow wish they could be covered in slime.
I’ve jumped up and down as my team scores again,
One of my dream has happened, here let me explain.
I had wished for my soccer hero to score here today,
Ryan Giggs is a legend, that’s all I can say!
Half time whistle has been blown,
And my mug is now dry to the bone.
Time to fill it up for the next half,
I hope that there was at least one line to make you laugh.
So there you have it, a lame poem written in just over 45 minutes while watching the soccer. No matter the outcome of these two games, I am a proud Manchester United fan and Ryan Giggs is a legend!!! (hee hee)
GO RYAN GIGGS!!!!!!! (hee hee)
::: Jacky breaks out singing Glory glory Man United since its halftime :::
p.s. Cant wait to get my Giggs shirt!!
Sunday, May 9, 2010
Friday, May 7, 2010
FAITH: Greater worth than gold!
So I haven’t blogged for a while…mainly because I’m so consumed in frustration and anger that I haven’t really known what to write about and when I start writing I end up being annoyed. Maybe today will be different…so far so good! I know being consumed by anger is bad and I try hard not to be, but there are things that just push one over the edge at times and it’s hard to pull yourself back up onto the safe, flat, "let go of anger" zone/ground.
I also know anger is a strong word so perhaps I should say that it is more frustration that has been affecting my life the past few weeks….okay so the past few months. When you wait for something to happen, like I’ve been waiting for 12 weeks now, and it doesn’t “work out how you want it too”, it’s hard not to get frustrated and then angry with the people involved especially when it messes up with one’s emotional and mental state. (Patience and God's timing comes in here too)
I was watching House the other day, (yes I was taking a break from CSI New York for once) and of all programmes, one of the characters in House quoted a verse that hit me and I naturally went backwards in the programme to get the reference for the verse. It’s been one that is sticking to my mind and one I try bring up on the days I feel I could do some serious damage to these people who are causing me this frustration and ultimately, anger.
1 Peter 1:6 & 7 says: “In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a LITTLE WHILE you may have had to suffer grief in all KINDS of TRIALS. These have come so that your faith – OF GREATER WORTH than gold, which perishes even though REFINED by FIRE – may be proved genuine and may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed.”
WOW…I had read this verse before but I guess I had never read it in a time when I was really struggling with a trial. I didn’t like the fact that it says “kinds of trials” cause at that time I was only going through one and didn't want more….but the best part that really hit me and I’m sure I must have misread this verse before, is that my faith in my God is of greater worth than gold!! Woohoooooo for that!!!
My friend Jeanne in the States has given me some good laughs over the years and last week, after complaining about a “mountain”, joked with me that I should have faith as small as a mustard seed to move mountains. In our joking back and forth about moving mountains (and weather), the reality has came through, loud and clear, that I have, unfortunately, been lacking faith in my God who has always proven Himself faithful to me.
I guess by writing this, and understanding and admitting where I stand right now, I want to encourage myself, but more importantly I want to encourage those of you out there who are also struggling with life right now, especially if you think your faith in God is low. Keep on keeping on and keep the faith….it’s worth more than gold!
I also know anger is a strong word so perhaps I should say that it is more frustration that has been affecting my life the past few weeks….okay so the past few months. When you wait for something to happen, like I’ve been waiting for 12 weeks now, and it doesn’t “work out how you want it too”, it’s hard not to get frustrated and then angry with the people involved especially when it messes up with one’s emotional and mental state. (Patience and God's timing comes in here too)
I was watching House the other day, (yes I was taking a break from CSI New York for once) and of all programmes, one of the characters in House quoted a verse that hit me and I naturally went backwards in the programme to get the reference for the verse. It’s been one that is sticking to my mind and one I try bring up on the days I feel I could do some serious damage to these people who are causing me this frustration and ultimately, anger.
1 Peter 1:6 & 7 says: “In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a LITTLE WHILE you may have had to suffer grief in all KINDS of TRIALS. These have come so that your faith – OF GREATER WORTH than gold, which perishes even though REFINED by FIRE – may be proved genuine and may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed.”
WOW…I had read this verse before but I guess I had never read it in a time when I was really struggling with a trial. I didn’t like the fact that it says “kinds of trials” cause at that time I was only going through one and didn't want more….but the best part that really hit me and I’m sure I must have misread this verse before, is that my faith in my God is of greater worth than gold!! Woohoooooo for that!!!
My friend Jeanne in the States has given me some good laughs over the years and last week, after complaining about a “mountain”, joked with me that I should have faith as small as a mustard seed to move mountains. In our joking back and forth about moving mountains (and weather), the reality has came through, loud and clear, that I have, unfortunately, been lacking faith in my God who has always proven Himself faithful to me.
I guess by writing this, and understanding and admitting where I stand right now, I want to encourage myself, but more importantly I want to encourage those of you out there who are also struggling with life right now, especially if you think your faith in God is low. Keep on keeping on and keep the faith….it’s worth more than gold!
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