Free Friday!

I was up and went out for a very slow 10K. It was more of a walk than a run... My knee is just weird... I can't really bend it... 

I came back and rubbed pain-free cream and put a patch on after my shower. And of course, I iced it some more!

Isaiah was up and out... and I had the house all to myself!

I ate the last German pretzel bread for breakfast and read. Then I took a long nap! It was absolutely refreshing... I napped with an ice brace on my knee. Unfortunately, I did not wake up completely healed... The knee felt better but not healed!

I ate kiwis for lunch. They were already cut and in the fridge and very refreshing! I also had my apple slices with my delicious salad.

It was 1pm and so I turned on the WiFi and Alan called. How nice!!!! The 'situation' has continued... Please pray!

I had to prep for my tutoring this afternoon and I left early as my knee slows down my movements.

Tutoring went well... the second kid was just not motivated and feeling too tired.

After tutoring, I scootered all the way to Neihu and Isaiah joined us. We hung out with Gabe and Wei and their kids. They just moved. What a nice place!

We didn't get home until 10:25!

I just wanted to go to bed...

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Interesting PR Day!

I was up and ran my 10k but my right knee feels completely 'off'... After a shower, I started icing it... it looks swelled up. I also put a brace on throughout the day!

I was home and it just felt so great to have a day... 'off'. I had planned things... Like reserve books from the local library, contact our scooter guy to see if he has a good second hand scooter as a friend is looking, clean up Isaiah's corner, get the clothes off the line, and READ! I just can't sit for too long, so I always plan little side jobs that are easy to get done.

I had a delicious breakfast as the gal on Monday gave me GERMAN breads and two salads. I'm still finishing up the breads including one that's a pretzel bread. SO DELICIOUS.

For lunch, someone gave me veggie fish soup. Now, the veggies and noodles were great, but it was difficult as she made it with fish that had BONES! I had to be very careful!

On Monday, I had made an appointment for a massage with Ms. Hsieh at 4pm, so I left early to stop at the local library to pick up some books for tutoring!

Two hours... and I fell asleep... On the way back home, I stopped to ask about a second hand scooter for our friend, Emily and I went to Carrefour to buy Coca Cola and soybean milk.

When I got home, I had dinner ready, but Isaiah went to play basketball at Soochow. I had the house to myself. And yes, I sat and read some more... And I also worked on the Bible study for HOP and the chapters in the book, Heaven! And I watched two episodes of the Rookie!

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Lots Going On

I was up early and went out for my usual 10K. It was hot and muggy and humid! Not fun!

After getting home and having a shower, I did take the time to rest!

Isaiah didn't need to get up so early as he had a 'day' in the military... They paid him like 30US$. And he learned CPR but did not get certified. 

I went down to assist the recycling pick up and then went to meet up with a gal... our monthly appointment to catch up. She always prepares lots of goodies... and it was the same today! We talked until almost 2:30 and I had to rush home as I had tutoring this afternoon.

I stopped to get salad and made grilled cheese sandwiches and went to tutoring and got there right at 4:30. Wow!

It was the first time back with this sweet kid. She's now in Kindergarten!

The hour flew by and I was on my way home. Earlier I had tried to mail something to the States and that cannot be done anymore! So, I will have to give this small packet to Judy on Saturday and ask her to mail it for me. It's crazy!

I was home and Isaiah got home at around 4:30 and ate two grilled cheese sandwiches.

What a day!

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Great Tuesday!

I was up early and went out for my 10K.

I had nothing planned for most of the day, except for Bible study at 7pm.

So, after I got back, I took a shower and then rested. 

Isaiah was up and out and I had my breakfast: coffee and a German danish. The lady yesterday gifted me a bag of German breads and goodies and two boxed salads! Wow...

Then I read and finished a book on Communion and then started cleaning these great containers that I got from the recycling area.

I rested more in the afternoon as I will be heading out to my Bible study this evening. 

And yes, I posted more things to give away!

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Started Tutoring

I was up and went out for my 10K. There was a slight cool breeze as it rained yesterday.

I was home and after a shower, I rested... It felt so refreshing.

Isaiah left and he needed me to do a load of laundry as he has a basketball game tonight. So, I got that started and then had breakfast before sitting down to read!

I also napped on and off. I finished reading the chapters for tomorrow's study on Heaven. And I'm reading another book on Communion.

At 1:15, I left to drop things off at church and then to tutor. At 3:30, after finishing my tutoring, I met up with a sister who needed some advice. She also bought lots of German breads and two Caesar salads for me! WOW...

I was home before 5pm and two other people came over for some counseling. So great... they also brought snacks for me!

Isaiah came home at around 6:15 and got dressed for his game and he will stop at the old house to pick up two small black fans for work!

Our friends left at 7:30... and I had the evening free. 

But after what happened on Sunday, the pot has been stirred and people were messaging back and forth like a wild bee hive... It was insane!

Tomorrow is a 'free day'. I hope to avoid all the mean messages and just have tie with God and read and pray! I do have Bible study tomorrow night!

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Seek Him First!

A Different Kind of Sunday

I was up early... and yes, I didn't run, but went and walked around the block. It was nice and cool.

When I got back, I got the fans from the recycling area and proceeded to fix them. Both of them now work! YEAH! I will be giving them away.

I then took a quick nap as we had our monthly HOP Prayer Time that started at 8am. When that finished at 9am, I got things together for Isaiah to take to church and I packed my stuff for the day. What did I planned for the day?

To start off with, I had planned to attend Taipei International Church. Their service started at 10:30. They also have communion on the first Sunday of the month. And after the service, they served some pepperoni and cheese pizza: my favorite! I saw so many friends... And I talked to a newcomer who graduated from Soochow University. Then I saw Gabe and another guy came up to talk to us. As he looked at me, he recognized me or maybe he recognized my voice. He was one of Alan's students from 22 years ago. 

As I walked out of the church, I saw their 'free' book rack! I couldn't believe it. There were three copies of My Utmost for His Highest and a book on Communion. I took one copy of My Utmost and the Communion book and headed out to my scooter. I was planning to take the MRT to the Taipei Zoo!

On the MRT, I started to read the Communion book. I liked what the author wrote as a sample text for making the Communion Meaningful! First, the author invited all to read together Matthew 26:20-26. Then this is what is suggested as the text to say before people take the communion (I will write only part of the text!):

The only requirement for you to take Communion is that you know Jesus Christ as your personal Savior. If that is not the case, you can confess your sins and invite Him to be the Lord of your life right now. There's no better moment than this one to step into His freedom and grace. We do want to examine our hearts, though, before we take this together. Jesus came as our example. Everything that Jesus did here on earth was an example for us to model in our daily lives. In these verses that we just read, we see a stunning example of the purity of His heart. As soon as Jesus talks about the impending betrayal, He turns around and praises God. God help us to do the same. 

The text goes on to talk about bitterness or unforgivenss or any time when we've been unkind, etc. It was just an invitation for individuals to reflect.

I arrived at the zoo and it was already 1:15. I put the book away... and tapped my YoYo Card and got into the Zoo. I think it was 50NT$.

I walked to the Panda Pavilion and found seats upstairs and sat myself down and took out my computer. I had wanted to use some time to write... To reflect while my memories are clear about these past four months since my Mom passed. God had planned something special on the 7th of each month thus far, and I felt God was prompting me to continue this. So I will do that for this year. I will go to a place that's special on the 7th of each month until May 7th, 2026 when I will be in Heidelberg.

The day flew by... I walked and saw the elephants, the giraffes, the panda bears, the penguins... Mostly, I just walked and memories flooded my mind. Yes, I did sit and write... 

By 5pm, the zoo was shutting down and I took the MRT back to Neihu. 

I had only written three pages... but it was a good start: Joyous Journey through Grief. My next time will be Tuesday October 7th! I'm planning on going to YeiLio, the Queen's Head, another place I went with Mom!

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Decluttering Saturday!

I was up early and ran my 10K... and yes, I hit 60K for this week.

I came home and trimmed my hair and took a shower!

Then it was nap time!!!! 

I got up and ate breakfast... and started to make a lot of grilled ham and cheese sandwiches. I made a total of 12!

Soon, Isaiah was up... I thought it was because I had asked him last night to get up to start decluttering, but he got up because the Chargers' game started!

Alan and Abby were probably glued to the game as well... 

This was a special game as it was being played right in São Paulo. 

Isaiah was great as he really started decluttering with me at 10am. And we worked so hard! We pulled down containers of stuff from the closets in his room... and we sorted. I posted to give things away. It was intense... We worked with the AC on and at one point, the living room and dining room were stacked with things.

At 12:30, we took a lunch break! And we finished up by 3pm. 

I have so many people coming to get things. 

Isaiah left at 3:50 to meet up with Fenny. They are heading out to Keelung to meet Fenny's sister. I went to scooter to meet a guy who came to pick up stuff and our guard was so incompetent that she didn't know where the bag was. It was right there on the counter... So, I told the guy I'd scooter over there to drop it off for him.

I was home and had the evening free... so so nice!

And things were picked up! YEAH!

Daily Lovely Insight:

Seek Him First!