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Name: Quyen Bao
Birthday: 9/10/1987
Gender: Female
Interests: Faith, utilizing my talent(s) for God, and growing mentally, spiritually, physically.
Expertise: Typing...HTML...Adobe Photoshop...shopping...err..haha.
Occupation: Front Desk Office Assistant
Industry: Education
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Member Since:
9/1/2003
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| I have officially moved on to:
quyenne.tumblr.com
or
twitter.com/quyenne
you should also check out:
mypromise.tumblr.com (for sisters in Christ!)
I will miss thee...I won't close this account cuz it has too many crazy memories...From the days when I used to cuss back in High School...to the days when I first joined YFC in 2003...to the days when I had boyfriends/crushes/wanting to have boyfriend and writing about it...to the days when I used to post up lyrics (of secular songs) and say how much I related to it...to the days I practically prayed/preached/lectured about life in general or Christian topics...those days when I was on a "4-year-plan" but it ended up being 2 year plan...to the days where I talked about school life...service in the CFC community...campus based...households...about my family...complaints about work or complaints about not having work...lol. Good old days...but...
This is a new era.
It was a good...7 year run. But it ends now. I will miss thee. :)
Come check me out on facebook, twitter, or tumblr.
God bless,
Quyen | | |
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Enough (Acoustic) (See The Morning SE Album Version) - Chris Tomlin
You are my supply
My breath of life
And still more awesome than I know
You are my reward
worth living for
And still more awesome than I know
All of You is more than enough for all of me
For every thirst and every need
You satisfy me with Your love
And all I have in You is more than enough
You are my sacrifice
Of greatest price
And still more awesome than I know
You're the coming King
You are everything
And still more awesome than I know
More than all I want
More than all I need
You are more than enough for me
More than all I know
More than all I can say
You are more than enough for me
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*Sigh* Songs like this reminds me how God is more than enough than anything else on earth. He is soo awesome and beautiful. :) No money, no material, no relationship can separate His love from me.
May God Be Praised,
Quyen
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| "Behold, God is my salvation, I will trust and not be afraid; For the LORD GOD is my strength and song, And He has become my salvation." Isaiah 12:2
"I will not be afraid
I will never be ashamed
For You are with me
You are with me.
I've seen enough to know
That You're my only hope
I don't want to go
If You're not with me" - With Me, Chris Tomlin
With Me - Chris Tomlin
Usually each year, conference is a "spiritual high of the year", but this year, it wasn't that. It was something different. Before, during and after conference, it has truly awakened me. It disturbed my heart to all the things I have not trusted God with--my social life/political life, my love life, even with my future education/work plans. I have always prayed, "If it is your will...do this." But I have not always meant it, I usually mean it like, "God, I want this and this only, and if you take it away I will be really upset". Pretty immature of me, I know...but I just didn't trust God enough in my life just yet. My life in the past was not so pretty, and I was afraid that He was going to take away my "picture perfect" life. With my social life/political life, I was afraid of appearing too religious or politically conservative...and always "bandwagon" with what seemed right instead of listening to my couple coordinators and even my friends in the community...who weren't trying to pressure me at all, but were praying for me anyways. With my love life, I was so scared of losing what I have, that I became attached romantically but lost the Christ-centeredness in our relationship. I began losing hope that our relationship would ever have that Christ-centeredness and that we would break up bitterly like all other couples before us. But now, I realize God has a plan for me, and with me and the brother, it is ultimately His plans and not ours! I pray that we do have a Christ-centered relationship and turn towards Christ more than each other, and if it is His will, we can progress this relationship, if not, its His to take as well. As for my future plans...if it is in His will and not my will, may I discern carefully and with the Holy Spirit if I ever go on mission trips whether in the United States or out-of-the-country. :)
God has truly awakened and touched my heart. I pray that I never forget to trust Him and really let go of my own plans and let His will become my will.
God bless & with love,
Quyen
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| June -
- Finished school, got a 3.53 GPA and got on the Dean's list... :) still can't believe it because I usually am not the type to be doing this well in school.
- Richard visited...Praisefest @ Seattle University, Parlors/Tony's Birthday, Marie's Graduation Party, hanging out at home, visited my brother's apartment, going to the mall (a lot)...bought new clothes & 2 pairs of shoes: Pastries & gray Vans, Ce'fiore, bicycling, watching movies @ home & theatre (UP!), going on the quadruple date @ Cheesecake, Jill's debut. He stayed for 9 days, and at first, it felt really long, but then it just zipped by really quick. He's back in Menifee/Riverside, CA :(
- Working @ Typhoon!
- Hanging out with Pauline...and Peter haha. :)
- Michael Jackson's death (Richard told me a horrible joke...kinda funny, but really sad at the same time.)
- Phu's wedding :)
- My mom and sister left for California :(
July -
- Working...
- Hung out with my brother & his friends at a Chinese restaurant & then Skyway Casino and I felt like a grownup just sipping on my melon ball (a fruity drink) :)
- 4th of July...pretty eventful...birthday party/fireworks! Woo-hoo!
- Leader's meeting :)
- Things to come:
- Pauline's 21st birthday party (this Thursday)
- General CFC assembly (Saturday)
- Working (as usual)
- Fellowship for the Youth on the 18th...
- My mom & sister coming back on the 18th (I think...)
- Going to Chicago for CFC-FFL Youth & Singles conference (July 24th-26th...but I'm going to be there from the 23rd to the 29th)... :)
Summer equals sun & fun...but I'm going to try to make the best out of the rest of this summer...Some of my goals are to: working out daily/weekly...get more fit and in shape, and pray more & go to daily mass as often as I can...go to adoration whenever possible. Catching up with people... Get to know people...particularly the ppl in the Youth better...especially the youngins. No time for slacking this summer. :D
K, hope you all are having a great summer.
God bless,
Quyen
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| I thought today's devotional was really ringing true. I feel as many non-Christians are afraid of becoming Christians because they think they will turn into a mindless, hypocritical, bible-thumping, and really judgmental person who says "No" to everything in life. It reminds me that God wants me to enjoy life and not give me sets of rules...but rather guidelines on how I could have a good life and a better relationship with Him. Although I do not always have a good relationship...I fall like anyone else...I know that trusting in Him surely helps when I am going through tough times. I encourage everyone who does know or doesn't know God, to evaluate what God means to them...and what it REALLY means to be a Christian...if a Christian is not supposed to be a mindless, hypocritical, bible-thumping, judgmental person...what are we supposed to be? Think about it...and if you feel like you have been thinking that being a Christian is a different thing...just going to church or criticizing people when they do wrong...think again. :)
June 7, 2009 by Rick Warren | | "A thief is only there to steal and kill and destroy. I came so they can have real and eternal life, more and better life than they ever dreamed of" (John 10:10 MSG). |
|  |  | Some people fear worshiping God because they wrongly think that means they have to become judgmental and legalistic. Nothing could be further from the truth. Jesus came to give us a rich and satisfying life (see John 10:10 NLT).
It is Satan who wants to "steal and kill and destroy" your freedom and your joy (John 10:10 MSG).
Often well-meaning and misguided people can cause us to avoid God because of their fanaticism. Here are the types of religious fanatics I've observed over the years:
Freddy the Pharisee: Rigid, narrow-minded, and legalistic, he has a rule for everything. His favorite word is "don't." And it's only natural for some people to fear they may become just like that if they become a Christian. But Jesus called people like Freddy the Pharisee "blind guides," saying, "You strain your water so you won't accidentally swallow a gnat, but you swallow a camel!" (Matthew 23:24 NLT).
Susie Self-Righteous: Holier-than-thou attitude and judgmental of others, her favorite phrase is "Thank God, I'm not like you!" Am I going to become like that if I become a Christian? If I get to know God? Yet, Jesus told the story of two men praying; one self-righteous and one humbled by his failures: "I tell you, this sinner, not the Pharisee, returned home justified before God. For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted" (Luke 18:14 NLT).
Billy Bible-Thumper: He's an obnoxious and overzealous crusader. His favorite phrase is "Turn or burn!" Yet, God's plan for bringing us home to Him is full of love, grace, and sacrifice: "For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him" (John 3:16-17 NIV).
Pauline Praise-eluia: She can't speak without religious clichés. Everything is a miracle or the Devil did it. She's put her brain on the shelf. But God doesn't want you to stop thinking when you become a Christian; in fact, He wants to give you the mind of Christ (1 Corinthians 2:16 NIV).
These are stereotypes, but they represent people who have abandoned their relationship with God to instead embrace a religion. Jesus says, "I have come that you might have life [not religion] and have it to the fullest!" (John 10:10). | |
May God Be Praised,
Quyen
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