today is Mother's Day.
funny how we set aside one pathetic day to remember our mums when we should actually be grateful and thankful for them everyday of our lives. why? cos who are we to say that we will live to see tomorrow? Our lives are in God hands and it is He who decides our time.

this post is dedicated to my dearest mum, whom i love so dearly.
though she may not get to she this, i want to give a public testimony to thank my mum. :)

dearest mum,
i have so much to say to you.
so where do i start?
firstly, a very Blessed Mothers Day to you!
i have two songs and two verses for you and after that im going to say more stuff.
enjoy.

I Love You a song paraphased from We Love You by the Herbster Trio
From the day that I was born,
I felt the love within your heart.
You have led in so many godly ways,
and helped to cleanse the inward parts.
You have taught me from God's Word
and soon I made Him Lord of all.
And now with a very grateful heart,
sweet memories I'll recall.

O Mum I love you.
I rise up and call you blessed.
You've taught me in the way to go
and I will not depart.
There's never been a day,
when I wondered if you loved me.

As the Lord moves me on,
O the blessings we will share.
You have reared me on God's Word,
and you have bathed me much in prayer.
May my life be a shining light,
to this world in darkness, lost.
And I will serve the Lord my God,
no matter what the cost.


It Was Your Life by Mac Lynch (i think)
Before I took a breath,
before I took a step.
Unnumbered prayers were spoken,
were spoken just for me.
And as I rested peacefully,
there in your loving arms.
You dreamed of what tomorrow would bring,
and what my future could be.

You watched me as each tiny step grew stronger,
you guided me, through choices I would make.
And though I didn't know the road that i'll embark,
your prayers would always light the path I take.

Your hands reached out to lift me when I falter,
your arms would hold me when I was afraid.
Your eyes would see right through the dark and stormy clouds,
and point me to a brighter day.
Your steps would set the path that I would follow.
Your words of hope, my broken dreams could mend.
You heart of love would always show me -- Jesus.
But, it was your life, that led me to Him.

My childhood days are gone,
and time keeps moving on.
It seems as though the months, the years,
quickly slip away.
The life of faith you offered,
examples of God's love.
Is the life I long to share,
with my children in the future.

Your hands reached out to lift me when I falter,
your arms would hold me when I was afraid.
Your eyes would see right through the dark and stormy clouds,
and point me to a brighter day.
Your steps would set the path that I would follow.
Your words of hope, my broken dreams could mend.
You heart of love would always show me -- Jesus.
But, it was your life, that led me to Him.

and its still your life, that leads me to Him.
-- to Jesus.

:) i love you so much mum, and actucally there's not much i can say after these two songs cos they really sum up what i want to tell you. Especially, the second one. it was your life that led me to Him, and its still your life that leads me to Him.

thank you for--
loving me just as i am.
loving all of us (Christine, Caleb & me) equally.
being such a wonderful wonderful godly example for me.
showing me that the Holy Spirit can change my melancholic temperament beyond recgonition, just as He did with you.
praying for me even when i was still in your tummy.
allowing all of us siblings to love each other. :) [i love you, Christine & Caleb]
teaching me my p's and my q's.
always being so supportive of me in whatever i am embark on.
encouraging me in my talents of music, art and running.
your hugs and kisses. <3!

the list can go on and on, but i'd like to thank someone else too.
I'd like to thank God for you.
for deeming me worthy to receive a mum like you. :)
to be place in a family with love.

and i have to say that growing up hasn't been easy for me.
the revellious spirit kicks in.
and i want to say that im sorry for the times i've been rude to you or even questioned what you had in mind for me.
i don't know why, but i find it harder to talk to you and share as im growing up, but maybe in time to come, times will go back like they used to and how i used to pour out my heart with you on your bed.
its not really that i dun wanna share whats going on in my life with you.
but maybe..its wierd? ahaha. but i do hope to share more with you. :)

and even though i question the curfew of 10.30 you and dad set for me, and how u dun really allow me to stay overr at my friends place.. how you always want to know where am i going, what will i be doing....i know, i know you and dad do it for my own good. for my own good. you do it out of love and want to protect me from any things that may happen so unexpectedly that would leave me nightmares for the rest of my life. no, i don't want those to happen to me either.
but i hope you realise that i'm growing up too. :) and im going to be all of 17 in about 14 days time. could i have a little request, to have more freedom? haha. its not like im not having freedom now. yes, i do have. but i still feel a lil kind of restricted, a kind of a lil still trapped in a box with a little room.

ha. forget what i just said, today is YOUR day. :)
enjoy it.
rem, i love you! (:

you dear sweet little (still little) daughter,
melody joy.

"Her children arise up, and call her blessed...Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the LORD, she shall be praised." Proverbs 31:28a, 30