Chester 9-mo wellcheck

Weight 18lb 14 oz and Height 28 inches
Chester gained only 1 lb since 6-mo old?? I wonder why? He ate so much though... I was a bit disappointed, well...as long as he's healthy...the percentile doesn't really matter.

Daddy introduces Transformer

Preschool registration - DONE

In addition to Ms. Liz' class, we enrolled Haley into another community preschool today. Since we are not the resident of this city, we don't have the priority. The registration office told me there's only 9 spots left after the first day of enrollment. I went early in the morning when it's open enrollment for non-residence. The office opens at 8 and I was there just 2 minutes passed 8, there was a line of 7-8 people in front of me. I was so nervous as I stood in line. I am so glad that Haley was able to get a spot in this class. She will be going to a new class every Tuesday and Thursday morning beginning in September.

Home Team @ BACBC

Since 2002, I walked in to BACBC for Sunday worship, it's been 9 years I am on & off coming in & out to this church without getting to know anyone. I'm never a shy person when coming to meet new friends, but I am very nervous and I have to admit that I have struggles to connect with friends in Christ. I tend to put a higher standard on Christians and expect them to be more noble in every ways. I am afraid that I will get disappointed when any problem occurs in the future. I have prayed about it and I have decided to step out of my box and would like to get fellowship with other brothers and sisters. God gave me strength and He spoke to me through a lesson from book of "The Purpose-Driven Life", and a sermon from Pastor Yue. God reminds me that it is easier to be high spiritually when nothing interfere you, but this spiritual state is not real and cannot stand to be tested. We may think we are mature spiritually when there's no challenge, but the real mature can only be revealed through relationship with others. Other than studying the bible, we need other Christians in our life. We need to learn from each other in order to grow stronger and faster.

Owen and I attended our first Home Team gathering last Sunday after worship. It is a group of people who are married with little kids like us. I feel uncomfortable a little bit because of my inner struggle, but I try to open up and speak to others to break the ice. It was not as hard as I expected, but I will give some time to adapt to the fellowship life again.

God, please make me UNDERSTAND and REMEMBER that Christian is just a normal human beings who will sin. Make me a Christian who will accept others' good AND bad, just as how others accept mine. Amen.

The Purpose-Driven Life

I've been reading this book to learn the five purposes that God's has for each of us:

"-We were planned for God’s pleasure, so your first purpose is to offer real worship.
-We were formed for God’s family, so your second purpose is to enjoy real fellowship.
-We were created to become like Christ, so your third purpose is to learn real discipleship.
-We were shaped for serving God, so your fourth purpose is to practice real ministry.
-We were made for a mission, so your fifth purpose is to live out real evangelism." (www.purposedrivenlife.com)

Chester's day...

Chester on-the-go!Precious moment!Chester: Hi, Mommy!

Haley's other dance outfit

Haley loves to watch the videos that I recorded during her class time. She will point out which part she followed and which part she hadn't. She is pretty good as far as paying attention during class time, but she sure need more time to learn all the move. Haley is a pretty shy girl in public, hopefully learning to dance and interact with other students and teacher will help her open up.