Faith Noodles

I am now flying back after three days of visiting my hometown. During those three days, I had a chance to celebrate my grandmother’s life with so many who love her. We knew that her condition was declining, but her passing took us all by surprise. This emotion of grief is not a new one, but the intensity at which I am feeling it is. This is the first time I have ever lost someone so near and so dear to me. This emotion feels similar to a break-up, where there is this intense pain and longing, but it is so much worse. The reality that I will not get to see her again until I get to heaven is a hard one. And yet, as I typed that sentence, I realise that the reality that I will get to see her again is an incredibly comforting one. When I walked into her living room and saw her body lying in the chiller, I expected to break down, but there was such a look of peace on her face that I could not help but quiet my heart and share in my grandma’s joy that she is now reunited with Jesu...

My earliest childhood memory takes me back to my grandmother tinkering on the piano with two fingers as she taught me how to sing “Three Blind Mice”. I remember Mah Mah writing out the lyrics to “This is the way I brush my teeth”, which I stuck proudly on my bathroom wall and sing along to as I brushed my teeth with glee. She would go on to teach me many of her favourite songs as I grew older. She had the biggest smile and her eyes would twinkle as she smiled. Reflecting back on my childhood and teenage years, I realise how my grandma’s sacrificial love has shaped me. Every Sunday, my family, cousins, aunties and uncles would gather at my grandparent’s place. Mah Mah would cook delicious meals for us, ask us about our week and listen with much curiosity. I remember her massive pot of laksa (with chicken feet of course!), chicken rice (secret family recipe which I do have in my possession!), nasi lemak (which would always sell out in Parish Sales), tau-iu-bak (sweet soy chicken), and t...

I just feel this sudden urge to blog about the little things that I am thankful to God for today. It has been a hard week, and I have been so encouraged by little things God has put in my way today. There are probably many little things that He has put in my way each day, but I have missed it being so preoccupied with my worries, or I have noticed it and forgot to thank Him for it! The little things that I want to thank You, God for today are: 1. My colleague who is so task-focused, out of the blue, noticing and complimenting me on my new eyeshadow colour 2. Catching up with an old friend 3. Having a therapy puppy to play with at work whenever my mind needs a bit of a break 4. Being able to tell God, everything! Literally everything and how patient He is with me 5. My grandma listening to my guitar playing, even though I don't know how to play it very well 6. Finding a parking space quickly 7. How God has helped me to be present in my interactions, I have so enjoyed bein...