nobody has ever said this better...

A little boy asked his mother, "Why are you crying?" "Because I'm a woman," she told him.
"I don't understand," he said. His Mom just hugged him and said, "And you never will."
Later the little boy asked his father, "Why does mother seem to cry for no reason?"
"All women cry for no reason," was all his dad could say.
The little boy grew up and became a man, still wondering why women cry.
Finally he put in a call to God. When God got on the phone, he asked, "God, why do women cry so easily?"
God said, "When I made the woman she had to be special.
I made her shoulders strong enough to carry the weight of the world, yet gentle enough to give comfort.
I gave her an inner strength to endure childbirth and the rejection that many times comes from her children.
I gave her a hardness that allows her to keep going when everyone else gives up, and take care of her family through sickness and fatigue without complaining.
I gave her the sensitivity to love her children under any and all circumstances, even when her child has hurt her very badly.
I gave her strength to carry her husband through his faults and fashioned her from his rib to protect his heart.
I gave her wisdom to know that a good husband never hurts his wife, but sometimes tests her strengths and her resolve to stand beside him unfalteringly.
And finally, I gave her a tear to shed. This is hers exclusively to use whenever it is needed."
"You see my son," said God, "the beauty of a woman is not in the clothes she wears, the figure that she carries, or the way she combs her hair.
The beauty of a woman must be seen in her eyes, because that is the doorway to her heart - the place where love resides."

my heart will trust

i've had a nice chat with one of y ship's friends... it's been nice to talk to someone who really understands what you are talking about...
and then i ran into this song...

i'll walk closer now on the higher way
through the darkest night will You hold my hand
Jesus guide my way

o You mourn with me and You dance with me
for my heart of hearts is bound to You

though I walk through valleys low
i'll fear no evil
by the waters still my soul,
my heart will trust in You

o You counsel me and You comfort me
when I cannot see,
You light my path

my heart will trust in You

encouraging... just what i needed...
starting the day with a smile on my face is a nice feeling :)

God-incidences

:) i learnt this word from someone on the ship... can't remember who, but i am sure it was on the ship...
here is my God-incidence for the day...
this morning i was late for church... so i decided to have my own little service, at home... some worship music and an online sermon (which i still have to choose)...
how about chris tomlin? i thought to myself... i know almost all his songs and i like to sing along when i listen to music...
track 2 is "holy is the Lord"... i remember i heard this song for the first time at pre-ship, in that freezing hotel in kotor... during a spontaneous worship night daniel uhm asks "do you guys know holy is the lord?" and then he starts singing... wow.. that guy has a voice, i thought... and what a song!!!
the god-incidence is that i was reminded of this today, feb 13... 7 years ago tomorrow the kotor pre-ship boarded the ship for the first time to help cleaning after dry dock... i was assigned to the section 6 bathrooms... and seeing the cabins i remember thinking "oh god, please not here"... and there it is, my name on one of the section six doors... God has a great sense of humor, doesn't he?

and while i am at it.. here is what made me almost cry...
i love these moments on my own... and i love to share them with the people i love... :)

Indescribable, uncontainable,
You placed the stars in the sky and You know them by name
You are amazing God
All powerful, untameable,
Awestruck we fall to our knees as we humbly proclaim
You are amazing God
...
Incomparable, unchangeable
You see the depths of my heart and You love me the same
You are amazing God

Great is Your love and justice God
You use the weak to lead the strong
You lead us in the song of Your salvation
And all Your people sing along
So remember Your people
Remember Your children
Remember Your promise
Oh God

Sing with me
How great is our God,
And all will see
How great is our God
...
Father, Spirit, Son
the Lion and the Lamb
...
My heart will sing
How great is our God
Name above all names
You are worthy of all praise

Lift up your gaze
Be lifted up
Tell everyone
How great the love
The love come down
From heaven's gate
To kiss the earth
With hope and grace
Sing
Who is this King of Glory?
The Lord, strong and mighty
...
There is one God
He is Holy
There is one Lord
Over everything
There is one King
He is Jesus
King of glory
Strong and mighty