Custard Coklat

Description:
Ga pernah makan yang namanya custard, walo pernah denger... Ini nemu resep di femina online... Jadi ya udah copy paste aja hehehe...

Ingredients:
500 ml susu cair
100 gr gula palem
1 buah adas manis
1 batang kayu manis
2 butir telur ayam
75 gr cokelat masak pekat, serut kasar
25 gr gula pasir

Directions:
* Rebus susu bersama gula, adas manis, dan kayu manis. Aduk rata perlahan hingga mendidih, kecilkan api.
* Kocok telur bersama 4 sdm adonan hingga tercampur rata. Masukkan campuran telur ke dalam adonan, aduk kembali hingga rata. Angkat.
* Masukkan adonan ke dalam cucing volume 150 ml, ratakan. Lakukan hingga adonan habis. Kukus dalam dandang panas selama 20 menit hingga matang. Angkat dan dinginkan.
* Taburi cokelat serut, sajikan.

Hari Berkabung Nasional T_T

T_T

Hari ini Rade, satu-satunya temen cewek seruangan di IT udah ga kerja lagi. Kemaren itu hari terakhirnya... Di sebelah mejaku kosong... Biasanya ada Rade... Biasanya kalo lagi boring kita YM-an bentar, kalo dah hampir lunch time kita YM-an juga... Biasanya kita makan siang bareng... Biasanya ada suara ketawanya 'n komentar-komentarnya... Sekarang sunyi senyap... kembali ke kondisi 4 bulan lalu waktu Rade belum menginjakkan kakinya di bumi IT... Huaaaaaa..... T_T  "Aku tak biasa... bila tiada kau di sisiku... Aku tak biasa bila ku tak mendengar suaramu... Aku tak biasaaa... bila tidak chatting denganmu... Aku tak biasa bila kau tiada lagi di ruangan... Aku tak biasa... Aku tak biasa..." 

Malam ini... Kezia, teman senasib dari Malang, bakal mudik ke kampung halamannya tercinta. Dia pulang sepuluh hari, tanggal 10 Maret ntar baru balik ke Jakarta. Jadi pengen mudik juga T_T Emang terbiasa YM-an juga ama dia siy kalo sehari-hari... Aku udah tinggalin comment di Friendsternya tadi pagi hehehe... Plesetan lagu "Sephia"nya Sheila On Seven hehehe... jadi "Kezia" hehehe... T_T Lengkap bener dah... Hari ini hari berkabung nasional... ditinggal pergi ama 2 orang...

"Sunyi sepi sendiri... Karna kau tinggal pergi... Tiada hadir dirimu... Hatiku merana..."

I'm Not That Kind Of Person...

Bilang aja itu jeritan hatiku... "I'm not that kind of person..." atau mungkin yang lebih tepat "I don't have those characters or abilities..."

Baru pagi ini ada temen seruangan yang ngobrol tentang acara-acara forum selanjutnya, 'n negur aku tentang beberapa kekurangan / kesalahan yang aku lakuin pas kopdar minggu kemaren... Sebenernya ini bukan kali pertama aku denger tentang ini... Dan kata-kata terakhir temenku itu, "Kamu harus banyak belajar Fi, aku ga selamanya ada di sini..." It's like a big burden falls upon me...

Selama ini, memang kalo ada acara kopdar atau event-event forum jawaban.com keberadaan temenku ini emang ngebantu banget, selaen beberapa anak forum yang sangat-sangat membantu juga, terutama dalam hal blend-in atau berakrab ria ama JDCers. Coz aku akui kekurangan terbesarku memang di area komunikasi... Walaupun aku tau karakterku introvert, tapi aku nggak pake itu sebagai alasan untuk menolak perubahan. It's just that... I'm not that kind of person... Yang bisa dengan gampang blend-in, ngebaur ama keramaian, say hi there and hi there, bisa langsung mengakrabkan diri dengan orang-orang baru... Selaen itu juga di area kayak kepanitiaan 'n that kind of leadership thing... nyiapin ini itu, ngurus ini itu, mikir ini itu, cari dana, ngatur orang laen, de el el... Coz itu berhubungan banget ama area komunikasi, which is my weakness too...

Dan teguran temenku itu, juga kata-kata terakhirnya yang menohok... jadi bikin aku pengen numpahin ini... Aku ga suka kalo orang lain bilang "harus" ke aku... dan aku ngerasa ini tuntutan yang gede, bahkan terasa ga masuk akal buat aku... Coz I'm not that kind of person... Bukannya aku ga mau bertanggung jawab, cuman itu bukan areaku... Kenapa orang laen dibiarin aja menekuni apa yang jadi bidang mereka, sementara aku dituntut untuk jadi orang yang tipe leader 'n ekstrovert... You can't change people, they created originally with spesific characters, and do you have the right to force that changes?

Dari awal aku memang setuju ngurusin forum di dunia maya... tapi aku ga pernah nyangka kalo suatu saat aku dituntut untuk bisa jadi leader juga di dunia nyatanya... I just can't... I need other people yang memang bisa ngelakuin itu... I need help from other people... Aku nggak bermaksud untuk jadi keras kepala... Ya abis gimana lagi, tiap orang juga punya area di mana mereka lemah, 'n that's why we need each other buat saling melengkapi kan? 

Sampe saat ini aku bersyukur banget ada orang-orang di forum yang bisa ngelakuin banyak hal yang amazing, ngelakuin hal-hal yang lebih dari sekedar "mengisi" area dimana aku kurang banget, but they've done great things... I'm very thankful for that... Yea well.. at least setelah curhat gini aku jadi lebih lega hehehe... Aku cuman percaya... Kalopun someday temenku ini dah ga di sini lagi, He will send me another helping hands... yang bisa bekerja sama 'n saling ngelengkapin juga... But if He wants to change me through this, then He will lead me, step by step... ^_^

One of my friend reminded me the words from an email I sent to him a long time ago, he re-sent my mail back to me... and it said: "When God leads you to the edge of the cliff, trust Him fully. Only one of the two things will happen, either He will catch you when you fall, or He will teach you how to fly..." It's true...     

Foto Kucing Tetangga

Sabtu malem kemaren ada kucing tetangga yang lagi nongkrong di halaman kosku hehehe... Langsung deh aku elus-elus 'n ajak omong (huehehe... emang ngerti bahasa kucing? Hehehe... Tapi kadang dia nyaut tuh hehehe...). Trus aku ambil HaPeku 'n mulai foto-foto dia... Yang paling bagus cuman dua foto ini hehehe... Imut kan? Hehehehe... I luve cute cats... Lutunaaa... hua...

Boy Meets Girl

Rating:	★★★
Category:	Books
Genre:	Romance
Author:	Joshua Harris

AN INTRODUCTION

When I was single and twenty one years old I wrote a book called "I Kissed Dating Goodbye". It wasn't your typical book on relationships. It encouraged singles to be radically comited to honoring God in their relationships - even if it meant dumping the dating game. It was my own story of learning to trust God and wait on romance till I was ready for commitment.

To my astonishment, God provided a publisher willing to print my oddly titled book. To everyone's astonishment, the book actually sold. It turned out that many people besides me were rethinking romance. I have received thousands of emails, postcards, and letters from singles of all ages from all over the world who wanted to share their stories, ask questions, and get advice.

As the letters poured in, I realized that while God had graciously used my book to help some people, it had also raised a lot of questions. For example, if you don't date, how exactly do you end up married? One girl wrote, "I want to avoid the pitfalls of our culture's approach to romance, but how do I get close enough to a guy to decide whether I want to marry him? What comes between friendship and marriage?"

"Boy Meets Girl" is the answer to these questions - ones I eventually had to wrestle with myself when I felt ready to pursue a girl with marriage in mind. It's a book about courtship, or what I like to call "romance with purpose". It is filled with stories of ordinary people who are choosing to honour God in the real-life details of their love lives - from the agonizing questions about the timing of a relationship, to challenges like communicating well and remaining sexually pure when you're deeply in love.

Here's what you'll find in the books's three sections

Part One defines the basic principles of courtship. We'll see how when we allow wisdom to guide our intense romantic feelings, our relationships are blessed by patience, purpose, and a clear grasp of reality. One couple's story will help us realize when we're ready to start a relationship and with whom, and we'll see how God intends to use this process to make us more like Him.

Part Two jumps into the practical issues of what to do as the season of courtship unfolds. we'll learn how to grow closer, but still guard our hearts in important areas like friendship, communication, fellowship, and romance. We'll get spesific about our roles as men and women. We'll look at the importance of community during this time. Then we'll alk honestly about sexual purity and how we can prepare for a great sex life in marriage.

Part Three helps couples who are getting more serious to move toward marriage in a God-honoring way. We'll see how God's grace can help us face sin from our past. We'll ask some tough questions before engagement, including the all-important one: "Should we go forward together into marriage, or should we call our courtship off?". Finally, we'll be reminded that God's grace is our ultimate source of confidence for joining our hearts and lives in the vows of marriage.

As an added feature, you'll find a section at the back of the book called "Courtship Conversations: Eight Great Dates", developed with the help of my editors and friends, David and Heather Kopp. Our purpose has been to sugest activities and conversations that will help you get to know each other better, consider a possible future together, honor God in your relationship, and have plenty of fun.

Whether you're currently single, casually seeing someone, or in aserious relationship, I hope you'll take the time to read and wrestle with the ideas in this book. There's a good chance they will stretch your thinking and challenge your assumptions in healthy ways. If you're in a relationship, I encourage you to read this book as a couple. Many have used this book to help understand how to grow their relationship and to set a clear course for deeper commitment.

As a single man, I wrote "I Kissed Dating Good Bye" to challenge the world's approach to romance. Today, as a married man, I write "Boy Meets Girl" to celebrate God's way in romance. I've seen just how good it is. And I want you to know that as you entrust your dreams of finding true love to His care, you will too.

CONTENTS

Part 1 : RETHINKING ROMANCE
1. What I've Learned Since I Kissed Dating Good Bye
From waiting to knowing - a personal story
2. Rediscovering Courtship
A return to purposeful romance
3. Romance and Wisdom: a Match Made in Heaven
Why you need more than just intense feelings
4. Tell Me How, Tell Me Who, Tell Me When!
How God guides you to the right thing at the right time

Part 2 : THE SEASON OF COURTSHIP
5. More Than Friends, Less Than Lovers
How to grow and guard in friendship, fellowship, and romance
6. What To Do With Your Lips
Practical principles for great communication
7. If Boys Would Be Men, Would Girls Be Ladies?
How to embrace your God-given role as a man and a woman
8. Courtship Is a Community Project
How to gain guidance, support, and strength from your church and family
9. True Love oesn't Just Wait
How to be passionately in love and sexually pure

Part 3 : BEFORE YOU SAY "I DO"
10. When Your Past Comes Knocking
How you can face past sexual sin and experience God's forgiveness
11. Are You Ready for Forever?
Ten questions to answer before you get engaged
12. That Day
Living and loving in light of eternity
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Prinsip-prinsip yang ditulis Joshua Harris di buku ini tu bagus banget, walopun ga semua contoh-contoh atau langkah-langkahnya cocok untuk diterapin buat setiap orang / setiap pasangan, coz kondisi kita kan beda-beda, trus ga semua juga bisa diterapin mentah-mentah di Indonesia, coz budaya kita kan rada beda ama budaya Barat. But prinsip-prinsipnya bisa banget diikutin!

Tempat Makan di Bandung

http://goodeaters.net/

The Pencil Story

http://experience.multiply.com/journal/item/220?mark_read=experience:journal:220

Relakan Dirimu...

Bukan ini kali pertama aku mendengar
Inginmu untuk kembali ke sana
Bukan ini kali pertama aku merasa
Seolah aku akan kembali sendirian

Bukan ini kali pertama
Berpisah dengan seorang sahabat
Namun baru kali ini kubiarkan asaku meluruh
Dan biarkan jiwaku menuturkan dirinya

Mungkin ini tentang aku
Mungkin juga tentang persahabatan
Tentang sejenak waktu yang terlewati bersama
Sejak saling mengenal hingga berbagi hidup

Rumah dan keluarga yang nun jauh di sana...
Satu hal yang selalu ada di hati kita
Juga satu hal yang mendekatkan kita berdua
Di sini... rumah itu mungkin adalah kita...

Perasaan asing itu sama-sama kita rasakan
Perasaan rindu itu sama-sama kita alami
Dari sanalah kita mulai berbagi rasa
Berbagi tangis dan tawa, berbagi kecewa dan harapan

Mungkin sepenggal waktu kehidupan sudah cukup
Untuk kita bertumbuh dalam kedekatan
Walau tak ada kata putus dalam persahabatan
Namun ada saatnya untuk berpisah raga

Jalan kita mungkin berbeda
Waktu yang kita punya mungkin tak sama
Namun satu persimpangan jalan menautkan langkah kita
Sekedar untuk membuktikan satu kemurahanNya

Jika nanti sudah tiba waktunya
Kan kuhantar kepergianmu dengan doa
Sementara ini...
Aku hanya ingin habiskan waktu denganmu...

(For Kezia)

Blognya Rade di Blogspot

http://saneantidote-rave.blogspot.com/

Tentang Ledek-Meledek

Ga nemu judul yang pas siy hehehe... Yang ini bukan tentang ledekan bercanda yang sifatnya umum, tapi ledekan yang "menjodohkan" seorang cowok dengan seorang cewek.

Dari dulu aku emang ga suka ikutan ngeledek temen yang lagi suka atau have special feeling ama seseorang. Aku sendiri juga ga suka diledekin. Maybe for most of people preferenceku ini terlalu berlebihan atau terlalu serius. But I don't care hehehe... Coz I think this is the best way to keep our feeling stay in it's place, ga melambung terlalu tinggi sebelum ada kepastian komitmen secara langsung dari orang yang bersangkutan.

Dari beberapa pengalaman pahit yang aku tau, ledekan orang-orang lain (bisa komunitas gereja, temen-temen hang out, temen-temen akrabnya someone itu, or even keluarga someone itu) itu berpengaruh banget ke perasaan kita, terutama kita sebagai cewek yang memang lebih "emosional". Perasaan suka kita ke seseorang yang awalnya masih biasa-biasa aja, gara-gara didongkrak ama ledekan-ledekan orang lain, membuat perasaan itu melambung terlalu tinggi, melampaui batas kewajaran yang seimbang dengan apa yang terjadi di realitas. Kalo misalnya akhirnya berlanjut ke hubungan yang serius, ga ada masalah banget. Tapi kalo enggak? Sakit banget kan rasanya...  Dat's why aku ga pernah ikut-ikutan kalo udah ngeledek-ngeledek gitu hehehe...

Banyak jalan cerita "special feeling" yang ga bisa ditebak. Pada satu titik kita merasa sepertinya ini akan berlanjut ke hubungan yang serius, tapi di titik yang lain ternyata yang terjadi justru sebaliknya. Ada banyak kombinasi "skenario" yang mungkin aja terjadi tanpa terduga sebelumnya. Ada banyak kombinasi karakter orang yang terlibat di dalamnya. Ada banyak motivasi dan keinginan yang disadari atau tidak, yang murni atau yang self-centered, yang serius atau yang "just playing around", yang tau pasti tujuannya atau yang masih clueless... And we all know, when talks about feeling, it's definitely not as easy as counting the numbers or doing some simple mathematics...

So... we need to be really really wise about this... Aku tau mungkin ada yang banyak mendengar atau bahkan mengalami sendiri kisah yang berlanjut bahagia, tapi aku sendiri lebih banyak tau kisah yang pahit. It's not easy... Kita bertanya-tanya dan mengevaluasi diri tapi kadang tetap sulit untuk mengerti sepenuhnya apa yang sebenarnya telah terjadi. Buat aku, hal yang berhubungan dengan perasaan itu bukan main-main... Itulah kenapa aku ga suka dengan yang namanya ledek-meledek gini hehehe... It's important to keep a kite with it's string, especially in this romance area... Don't you agree?   

Bola Daging Sawi

Description:
Bola daging ini rasanya unik. Bukan hanya karena memakai daging sapi cincang tanpa lemak tetapi memakai irisan daun sawi putih. Rasanya tentu saja menjadi lebih kenyal, renyah. Enak disantap dengan celupan saus asam manis atau diberi kuah sebagai isi sup bening.

Ingredients:
200 g sawi putih (pilih yang berdaun hijau)

Aduk jadi satu:
250 g daging sapi giling tanpa lemak
2 sdm tepung kanji
1 butir telur ayam
1 sdm bawang merah goreng, haluskan
1/2 sdt pala bubuk
1/2 sdt merica bubuk
1 sdt garam

Directions:
* Potong bagian ujung sawi yang hijau, iris atau cincang halus.
* Campur irisan sawi dengan adonan daging hingga rata.
* Didihkan air, bentuk adonan menjadi bola-bola sebesar bakso.
* Masak hingga bola-bola hingga mengapung.
* Angkat dan tiriskan.

Menyajikan Coklelat

Description:
Cokelat? Pasti semua suka. Karena itu suguhan cokelat dari cake, candy hingga biskuit hampir selalu jadi sasaran tamu. Apa saja yang harus diperhatikan saat menyajikan cokelat? Apa saja jenis sajian yang cocok dengan cokelat? Jika Anda memilih cokelat sebagai salah satu suguhan istimewa tamu, ada baiknya intip info kompletnya berikut ini.

Ingredients:
* Cokelat dalam bentuk bubuk, pasta atau batangan
* Cokelat dalam keadaan dingin atau hangat
* Cokelat yang memiliki tekstur halus dan rasa yang gurih lembut (paduan)

Directions:
Cokelat dalam bentuk bubuk, pasta atau batangan
Biasa dipakai untuk campuran bahan pembuat cake atau kue. Kecuali itu cokelat juga bisa dibuat aneka permen (candy), truffle dan beragam olesan dan hiasan. Bukan hanya menambah cantik penampilan kue, cokelat juga membuat rasa kue menjadi lebih enak. Dalam sajian pesta, hamper bisa dipastikan cokelat selalu hadir dalam bentuk cake atau kue-kue. Karena cokelat memberi efek rasa 'berat', sebaiknya padukan dessert cokelat dengan kue-kue yang ringan atau segar seperti kue dengan rasa buah segar.

Dingin 'n Hangat
Kecuali disajikan dalam keadaan dingin, cokelat juga bisa disajikan dalam keadaan hangat seperti hot chocolate, chocolate fondue atau saus cokelat. Sebaiknya taruh cokelat hangat dalam wadah yang dilengkapi penghangat agar tidak mengeras, atau selalu encer saat disajikan. Sebaliknya untuk jenis cokelat yang disajikan dingin berupa es krim atau lapisan cake, jaga agar suhu penyimpanan dan penyajian tidak kurang dari 15 - 20 C. Jika terlalu lama di dalam suhu ruangan, cokelat akan meleleh dan membuat rasa dan penampilan kue menjadi berantakan.

Paduan
Cokelat yang memiliki tekstur halus dan rasa yang gurih lembut, paling cocok dipadukan dengan krim yang gurih lembut. Kecuali itu untuk memberi kontras rasa, bisa dipadukan dengan buah segar atau aneka kacang-kacangan. Agar tidak memberi efek terlalu mengenyangkan, sebaiknya sajikan cake cokelat atau cake dengan lapisan cokelat dalam potongan kecil. Dalam set menu, sebaiknya padukan dessert cokelat dengan makanan yang bercita rasa eksotik, ringan dan tidak terlalu mengenyangkan sehingga bisa membentuk harmoni rasa yang seimbang.

Currently

Reading: “Boy Meets Girl” nya Joshua Harris, pinjem dari temen kantor

Listening: i-radio FM Jakarta (streaming)

Watching: TV news

Doing: type, browsing, chatting

Wanting: tau gimana kabarnya a book wanna be... a book of “The bloginning of Fay”

Thinking: Something related to my future, do I need to be serious on this matter or not

Praying: Ask patience ‘n wisdom in few things that I’m wanting and thinking... and ask for His perfect plans to be done upon my life

Missing: my family and my home... and my friends...

Feeling: a little melancholy... but in the mood to rise up...

SetiaMu

Semusim datang

Semusim pergi

....

 

Saat ramai menjelang teriknya siang

Saat hening menjemput gelapnya malam

SosokMu tak pernah hilang dalam hatiku

 

Kala semarak tawa dan senyum terukir

Kala air mata jadi satu ungkapan rasa

Tutur kataMu selalu menjadi penghibur jiwaku

 

Dalam keraguan atau kepastian

Dalam ketakutan atau keberanian

Dalam patah hati atau nyala semangat

Dalam kekecewaan atau penuh harapan

 

NafasMu yang terus menghidupiku

Dan cintaMu yang terus besarkanku

Adalah setiaMu yang sertaiku tanpa henti...

 

Beyond Today - MDC

Filipi 3:13-14

"Saudara-saudara, aku sendiri tidak menganggap, bahwa aku telah menangkapnya, tetapi ini yang kulakukan: aku melupakan apa yang telah di belakangku dan mengarahkan diri kepada apa yang di hadapanku, dan berlari-lari kepada tujuan untuk memperoleh hadiah, yaitu panggilan sorgawi dari Allah dalam Kristus Yesus."

Melupakan

Kita tidak akan bisa maju kalau kita masih belum bisa melupakan masa lalu. Hal-hal yang harus dilupakan setelah kita belajar dari mereka adalah: kegagalan, dosa, kepahitan (setiap orang rentan terhadap kepahitan, karna itu kita harus selalu menjaga hati, coz hati itu adalah harta yang sangat berharga, semua yang kita lakukan atau katakan bersumber dari hati), dan keberhasilan (karna keberhasilan dapat membuat kita merasa berada di zona nyaman, tidak merasa perlu untuk maju lagi, jika kita terpaku pada keberhasilan di masa lalu, maka keberhasilan itu telah menjadi penghambat keberhasilan kita yang selanjutnya. Apa yang dipegang atau dibanggakan di masa lalu tidak bisa terus diterapkan di masa sekarang atau masa depan). 

Mengarahkan

Orang yang tidak punya arah atau tujuan, maka orang lainlah yang akan menentukan arah hidupnya. Orang yang tidak punya arah atau tujuan, tidak akan kemana-mana, tidak akan mempunyai apa-apa, dan tidak akan menjadi siapa-siapa. Kalau sudah begitu jangan pernah menyalahkan hal-hal lain atau orang lain.

Keuntungan Mempunyai Goal:

1.      Punya arah dan tujuan yang jelas

2.      Menghasilkan prioritas yang benar

3.      Mempunyai antusiasme yang tinggi

4.      Mempunyai persistence atau kegigihan

Berlari-lari Kepada Tujuan

It simply means = berusaha

Setelah mempunyai goal, ada 3 jenis komitmen:

1.      “I will try…” – komitmen yang paling lemah

2.      “I will do my best…” – bisa berhasil, bisa juga gagal

3.      “I will do anything to achieve it!” – jenis komitmen yang paling kuat

Kita harus menjadi kuat dalam pikiran atau isi kepala kita. Yang penting adalah diri kita sendiri, hal-hal yang lain tidak penting (yang menghalangi kita tidak penting, penghinaan atau kata-kata yang menjatuhkan tidak penting). Kita harus berfokus untuk terus maju dan meraih yang lebih baik di masa depan.

Sumber: kotbah Ketua sinode gereja MDC (Masa Depan Cerah) Surabaya

You Raise Me Up - Josh Groban

When I am down and oh my soul so weary
When troubles come and my heart burdened be
Then, I am still and wait here in the silence
Until you come and sit awhile with me

You raise me up, so I can stand on mountains
You raise me up, to walk on stormy seas
I am strong, when I am on your shoulders
You raise me up... To more than I can be

You raise me up, so I can stand on mountains
You raise me up, to walk on stormy seas
I am strong, when I am on your shoulders
You raise me up... To more than I can be

You raise me up, so I can stand on mountains
You raise me up, to walk on stormy seas
I am strong, when I am on your shoulders
You raise me up... To more than I can be

You raise me up, so I can stand on mountains
You raise me up, to walk on stormy seas
I am strong, when I am on your shoulders
You raise me up... To more than I can be

You raise me up... To more than I can be

Blognya Cindy - pacar Xuxu

http://www.cindy.co.nr/

Sepenggal Doaku

Setelah semua yang terjadi

Setelah semua yang kulihat dan kurasa

Kadang kekecewaan itu begitu menyakitkan

Namun harus dilepaskan untuk menerima harapan yang baru

 

Tuhan...

 

Jagai aku dari kepahitan dan tawar hati

Jagai mulutku dari menghakimi dan mengutuk

Jagai hatiku tetap utuh dan murni...

Agar RohMu yang kudus dapat terus bertahta di dalamnya

 

Terimakasih...

 

Untuk kesetiaanMu

Dalam segala peristiwa yang aku alami

Karena Engkau tetap menjagai aku

Memelukku dan berkata bahwa Engkau pasti berikan yang terbaik

 

CintaMu sudah terbukti

Dan cintaMulah yang membuatku tetap hidup sampai saat ini

 

Tuhan...

 

Jagai agar apiMu tetap menyala dalam diriku

Agar cintaMu yang abadi menjadi udara yang kuhirup setiap detiknya

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Sehari Setelah Valentine

Masih seputar valz day... Ternyata kemaren komselnya seru hehehe... Kita pada makan nasi kuning, trus ada kue tart coklat dari orang komsel yang ultah (tapi ga bisa dateng komsel, jadinya nitip kue buat dimakan rame-rame huehehehe....), trus tukeran coklat. Aku dapet coklat delfi treasures hehehe... Trus masing-masing kita bacain ayat atau kata-kata hikmat (kayak quote gitu) yang berhubungan dengan kasih.

Kak Ana aku kasih salah satu quote buatanku coz dia ga nemu ayat. Quotenya gini: "Cinta bukan hanya kata-kata romantis, puisi, atau sebuket bunga. Namun cinta juga berarti mau memaafkan." Kata kak Ana itu romantis banget huehehe... Jadi jumawa hehehe... (tau jumawa gak? hihihi...). 

Masih tentang jumawa, siangnya aku kan dimintain tolong Sister buat bikin semacem website buat komunitas dewasa muda-nya gereja dia. So aku buatin aja di multiply. Kemaren itu jawaban.com masih under construction, jadi aku juga ga bisa upload artikel... Jadinya gara-gara ngeblank aku utak-atik photoshop sekalian juga bikinin account di multiply itu. Trus setelah jadi, aku juga kasih background plus avatar hasil bikinanku di photoshop, eh kok ternyata hasilnya okay juga hehehe... Jadi aku YM Kezia, Anita 'n Sister minta pendapat mereka. Semuanya bilang bagus huehehe... jumawa part 1 (yang kata-kata kak Ana tadi itu bikin jumawa part 2 hehehe...). Ya senenglah bisa bikin something yang useful 'n menyenangkan orang laen hehehe...

Oiya, kemaren sore ada kejutan yang aku ga sangka-sangka sebelonnya, bener-bener ga nyangka. Rade, my deskmate at de office, ternyata masih nyimpen satu coklat lagi yang khusus dia kasih buat aku hueeee... Rade thanx yaaaa... you made me wanna cry huehehe.... abis special gitu... ^.^

That's all hehehe... Sabtu ini aku mau maen ke Jakarta, nginep di kos Kezia yang baru (dia kan baru pindahan kos), katanya lebih bersih, strategis coz kamarnya deket dapur ama kamar mandi, ada anjing kecilnya lagi (hueee ga sabar mau ngelus-ngelus hehehe... anjing kecil ini peliharaan yang punya kos. Jadi yang punya kos itu tinggal di lantai 1, sedang yang ngekos di lantai 2). Trus mo jalan-jalan ama Kezia, Sister 'n Doni sekalian cari kado buat temen yang ultah, ngajarin Sister posting di multiply komunitasnya itu, 'n mo jalan-jalan ama Kezia minggunya sebelon aku balik ke Lippo Cikarang. ^.^ 

Brownie Pudding

Description:
Puding, brownies, dan cake. Ya itulah paduan istimewa dalam mangkuk ini. Disajikan hangat dengan krim segar dan cokelat serut, rasanya sangat luar biasa. Bisa dinikmati dengan es krim vanili atau siraman saus cokelat yang pekat. Hmm...yummy!

Ingredients:
200 g dark cooking chocolate, cincang
120 g mentega tawar
4 butir telur ayam
200 g gula pasir
1 sdt rhum baker, jika suka

Ayak jadi satu:
75 g tepung terigu
1/2 sdt baking powder
10 g cokelat bubuk

Pelengkap:
Krim kocok
Cokelat serut

Directions:
* Tim cokelat dan mentega hingga leleh. Angkat, biarkan hingga agak dingin.
* Kocok telur hingga berbuih, tambahkan gula sedikit-sedikit sambil kocok hingga pucat dan kental.
* Masukkan larutan cokelat, aduk hingga rata.
* Tambahkan campuran terigu, aduk rata.
* Tuang ke dalam 8 buah mangkuk kecil yang sudah disemir mentega.
* Panggang dalam oven panas 180 C selama 30 menit.
* Angkat, biarkan hingga agak dingin.
* Beri Pelengkapnya. Sajikan segera.

De Valz Day

I can say that this vals day almost has no effect on me... Yea... except that I changed the background of my multiply (as you can see, a valentine theme hehehe...), add some pinky pictures on it, made a "Happy Valentine" ecards in Photoshop and then send them as testimonies on my friendz's friendster, sent an sms to my close friend Lysa at Surabaya (well, it's more becoz this day is our anniversary day, we met at 14 February 2001 and we became close friend since then, so we celebrated it every year... But since I stayed at Cikarang we couldn't celebrated it together by met and had lunch or hangout T_T) and... got 2 chocolates (Delfi treasures) from my deskmate at the office (Thanx Rade hehehe...). That's all...

Tonite, my church group (a.k.a. "komsel") will exchange chocolates and had dinner together, not in formal way, so I just say it's a casual valentine... Actually I feel that chocolate exchanges are a little bit too much... Hehehe... But okay it's acceptable... I brought my chocolate already.

To some people, valz day is so special, to the others, maybe it's just a casual day. While I think maybe I'm just in the middle... I admit that sometimes I still want to get a special present or chocolate or anything special from a special person (man)... and I bet most of women want that too... Actually it's not just about the gifts, rite girls? But it's about the feeling that you are loved, there's someone who care about you, and thinks you are so special and precious... That kind of feeling is important in every relationship, not just between a man and a woman. Our beloved people need to know that we care about them, love them, and thinks they are special and precious in our life...

So... What are you waiting for? Express your love to your beloved! Make them know that you appreciate their presence in your life... that you treasure their names in your heart and your mind coz God loves you through them...

Happy Valz Day galz!          

Chocolate Molten

Description:
Dessert cokelat yang satu ini memang sedang populer. Saat disendok, lelehan cokelat akan keluar dari puding panas ini. Tentu saja rasanya sangat enak, legit mengelus lidah apalagi jika disantap dengan whipped cream atau es krim vanili.

Ingredients:
200 g dark chocolate cincang
150 g mentega tawar
5 butir telur ayam
5 kuning telur ayam
2 g garam
75 g tepung terigu protein sedang


Directions:
* Tim cokelat dan mentega hingga leleh.
* Campur telur, kuning telur dan garam.
* Tuangi cokelat leleh, aduk rata. Tambahkan tepung terigu, aduk rata.
* Diamkan adonan selama 2 jam.
* Semir cetakan atau mangkuk aluminium foil diameter 8 cm dengan mentega leleh dan taburi gula pasir.
* Tuang adonan ke dalam cetakan.
* Panggang selama 8-10 menit dengan suhu 230 C.
* Lepaskan dari cetakan selagi masih panas.
* Sajikan dengan es krim vanila.

Sumber: detikfood

Triple Chocolate Cookies

Description:
Untuk pencinta cokelat, biskuit yang satu ini pasti memuaskan selera. Tiga jenis cokelat plus kacang macadamia membuat kue yang bertekstur agak chewy ini sangat pas dinikmati dengan secangkir kopi panas. Cocok untuk bingkisan di hari raya yang istimewa.

Ingredients:
90 g milk chocolate
90 g white chocolate
300 g dark chocolate
90 g unsalted butter
1 sdt vanilla extract
150 g brown sugar
150 g self raising flour
100 g kacang macadamia, cincang

Directions:
* Cincang 90 gr cokelat dark, milk dan yang putih dan taruh dalam mangkuk.
* Lelehkan sebagian lagi sisa dark chocolate, campur dengan mentega, vanilla extract, dan brown sugar.
* Masukkan tepung, cokelat cincang dan kacang macadamia, aduk sampai bergumpal.
* Siapkan loyang datar, cetak adonan tersebut dengan sendok makan, bulatkan dan tambahkan dark chocolate sebagai hiasan.
* Panggang selama 15 menit pada oven dengan panas 180 derajat C.
* Angkat dan dinginkan.

Sumber: detikfood

Cupid Truffle

Description:
Rasa truffle ini memang bagai cinta yang ditebar oleh dewi asmara. Bagian luarnya pahit tetapi bagian dalamnya lembut legit mengelus lidah. Saat dikulum cokelat akan lumer di mulut yang memberi kenikmatan luar biasa. Cocok sebagai bingkisan untuk yang tersayang.

Ingredients:
300 g dark cooking chocolate (compound chocolate), potong kecil
90 g mentega tawar
125 ml krim kental
1 sdt esens rhum

Lapisan, campur rata:
50 g cokelat bubuk bermutu bagus

Directions:
* Taruh cokelat cincang dalam wadah.
* Masak krim dan mentega hingga hampir mendidih. Angkat.
* Tuang ke dalam wadah berisi cokelat, aduk hingga rata dan licin.
* Taruh dalam wadah bertutup. Simpan dalam lemari es hingga mengeras dan dapat dipulung.
* Ambil sesendok teh penuh adonan, bulatkan.
* Gulingkan dalam bahan Lapisan hingga rata.
* Simpan dalam lemari es hingga mengeras.
* Taruh dalam boks atau piring saji. Sajikan.

Sumber: detikfood

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Relationships - Jeffrey Rachmat

Relationship is the network of life. Who we hang out with will determine who we are. How successful we are is determined by the circle of our friends. We are not able to move forward and achieve greater things in lives, without the help of wise friends. Vice versa, we are surely sinking in lives, whenever we hang out with destructive people.

There are lots of people who do not realize that they are endangering their lives because they hang out with losers, irresponsible people, and other types of communities who are destructive and compulsive.

In order to achieve the greater things in lives, we have to watch carefully who we walk, stand, and sit with. It does at the end make the difference whether we are going to succeed or fail in our lives. Whether we are going to achieve the dreams, or blow it away. Whether we are going to conquer, or be defeated.

Let’s study the example. There’s a man who has no knowledge about music. This man has nothing. He has no interest. Luckily, he meets bunch of people who are passionate about music. These guys could not stop talking about music. The next thing the man knows, he begins to absorb knowledge and adjust himself. He begins to learn about music. He might not be able to play an instrument. Yet, he gets the idea about music. He begins to understand series of great musicians. Why? Because the friends just could not stop talking about it.

Now, let’s see another example. Have you guys heard some people saying, "I’m not gonna end up like those people. I know myself better. I might hang out with them, but I’m not ending like those guys. Never. I know where I stand." Just give him some time. Take a look at the case in point. If you get 8 people circling around you and let them hold hands with each other tightly (so you can’t get out of the circle). Now tell the 8 man to walk across the room with you still in the middle of the circle. Your task is to stand still and be eager not to move a single inch. Can you stand still? It is more likely that you’ll be dragged by the 8 guys around you and be moved to the other side of the room. Even, when you have no intention to be moved. Then again, you’re dragged. You have no power against the 8 people since you are stucked in the middle.

Let’s say the 8 people circling you are wise guys who are walking with God. You can’t stand still and not grow. You are by all force pushed to grow, to expand your limit, to move to the next stage, even when you do not want to. You can’t expect to stay the same, because your friends are dragging you to the next level. Then again, what if the 8 people are the wicked ones whose habits are destructive behaviors, whose thoughts are deceitful, whose likeness are lawless things, what will happen to you? Though you have no intention to be like them, you’re forcefully dragged to change and adjust to their attitudes. You’re forcefully dragged to sink and fail in lives.

Now, do you see how significant the impacts of circle of friends? Every one needs some one else to take him/her to achieve greater things.

The bible in John 5:1-18 talks about the crippled man who had been sick for 38 years and when Jesus came up to him, and asked "Do you want to be well?" The sick man answered, "Sir, there is no one to help me get into the pool when the water starts moving. While I am coming to the water, someone else always gets in before me." Watch carefully what’s the man saying, "No one to help me." He wasn’t saying that he could not be healed. If he had just been able to get into the pool by the time the angel of God stirred up the water, he would’ve been healed. The problem was not that he did not have much faith. The problem was: he had no one to get him into the water in time.

Now look up another story the bible told us. Luke 5:17-20 tells us about the paralyzed man who were carried by his friends to where Jesus was teaching. As the massive crowd blocked their ways, the friends went up on the roof and lowered the man on his mat through the ceiling into the middle of the crowd right before Jesus. Seeing their faith, Jesus said, "Friend, your sins are forgiven." The story told us that by the friends’ faith, the paralyzed man was forgiven and healed. In other word, if it’s not because of his friends, the paralyzed man will never be able to survive. The paralyzed man will never achieve healing.

Both stories teach us that friends have impacts in our lives. It is impossible to achieve things without the help of other men.

The next question is: how can we maintain a great circle of friends?

We decide: who can be close to us and who can’t be with us.

We have to keep the great friends who can help us grow and at the same time keep distance with the destructive ones.

When we’re already surrounded by great friends, it is important to keep them close. How?

• We must be somebody that can bring our friends to achieve greater things.
  
• Keep away from jealousy and wicked hearts.
  
• Guide your heart, and let your mouth speak words of encouragement and wisdom.

It takes only a second, a deed, or a word to destroy a friendship. Be eager to maintain good friendship. We have the control to let people come close to us or to keep away from our sights.

A healthy relationship is the one that gets you to the higher level in lives; you know that without it, you’re unable to achieve the greater things.

Do remember several notes below:

There are times when God fulfill our desires because of those standing around us. Similar to the story of the paralyzed man and his faithful friends, your prayer might be answered because of your friends’ faith. And vice versa.

In order to fulfill your destiny, learn to differentiate those coming close to you. Not every single person popping at your door should become your friend. Every relationship starts with an introduction (and introduction always runs smooth, good things come up in the introduction stage). Keep in mind, only several people can get into the intimate part.

Every sin develops in a relationship results in death.

The closest people have greater potential to hurt us.

There are people that God send to help us grow, but they might not exist forever to support us.

The relationships around us will change according to the purposes we would like to accomplish.

Do not abuse the help and trust given to us. If we are helped by others, expect to stand on our own, after a length of time.

That’s it. Hope you’re able to build healthy relationships to achieve amazing things.

Sumber: www.jpcc.org - Pastor Jeffrey Rachmat

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C'mon Rise Up!

The last two days my melancholy moods was up and down... I missed my family, I missed my friends, an absence of the sense of belonging, and my thoughts about few uncertain but yet quite significant things... But at the end... they're just proving the same fact... that He is always be with me and always be my Greatest Comforter and Supporter...

Yesterday after the sunday service at JPCC, me and some office colleague went to Mangga Dua... Just in case you used to generalize that almost every woman loves to go shopping at Mangdu, well, I'm an exception hehehe... It's too crowded, full of people, and the sellers yelled, "Boleh, bajunya ya, 100 rebu tiga... Boleh kaosnya... Boleh spreinya.." It's kinda make me dizzy hehehe... But I gotta follow them becoz I need a lift back to Lippo Cikarang hehehe... Saved three thousand and five hundred rupiahs for the busway, and nine thousand rupiahs for bus hehehe...

Okay back to the topic, at Mangdu I bought two DVDs, "Happy Feet" (animation movie about Mumble, a penguin who singing not with his voice like other penguins, but by his tapping feet) and "The Museum" (Ben Stiller, a nightwatcher at a misterious museum, better watch it yourself, it's funny and entertaining). Then after I went to my dorm, I watched them on my computer. "Happy Feet" was inspiring me... I can imagine Mumble's feeling and when I thought about how long his journey to human's world, his dissapointments, his spirit, his courage, ... I just can't say a word... He never quit and give up... he kept moving forward no matter what... his hopes never gone even tough he experienced many mental breakdowns, challenges, and uncertainties... He kept himself alive (not just being in life, but he was alive, he lives the life!)

Yeap... maybe at some points in our life we feel like our hope is unreachable, or our days are blues... and we might experience some uncertainty... But I hope we can strengthens each other, so we won't easily runaway, quit, and give up. We have a certain lifetime in this earth... and wherever we are right now, it's a part of His big plan, we do have destinies... All we need to do is keep our lights on in our hearts... keep our hopes in Him... and keep moving forward no matter what... as long as we know that He is with us...

C'mon Rise Up!!!        

Getting Married: How Do U Know For Sure?

Always a bridesmaid…that is what I thought I would be. As I watched friend after friend walk down the aisle and say, “I do” to their prince charming, I wondered if I would ever be a bride. I had dated several guys who wanted to become more serious, but when they would start talking about marriage I would start backing away – quickly. Marriage was a huge commitment, and I wasn’t about to take it lightly. In all of my relationships I had never felt like I knew for sure that the guy was the one.

 How do you know that for sure? I would often ask my friends or spiritual mentors. The reply was always the same, “You just know.” Thanks for clearing that up for me.

What does that mean anyway? You just know. I know a lot of things until I change my mind about them. I just knew that I loved the comforter and pillows that I picked out for my bed – until a year later when I decided I needed a whole new look. I know this is trivial compared to marriage, but the logic seemed the same to me. Even if I was sure now that this person was the one I should marry, would I still feel that way in two years? What about in 20 years? I was signing up to be with the person for the rest of my life; I had to be sure.

So how do you know for sure? I would like to offer some ideas. These are things that helped me when I was facing the same decision.

In my case, I already knew Matt quite well. We had attended college together and had become good friends. We even went on a couple dates, but I was never interested in anything more than friendship. But eight years later that friendship had turned into something more, and we began dating. However, I still wasn’t sure I wanted to marry him.

Ask Questions
What did it take to convince me? A lot of talking. I don’t mean that he spent hours trying to talk me into it. I mean that we had to discuss a lot of things. I wanted to know all about him, his hopes, his dreams, his fears, his expectations for marriage, and anything else I could think of. I wanted to talk about every possible situation that could arise in a marriage and find out how he would handle it.

It turns out there are actually books that already have questions like these for couples. I searched the books and the internet to find suitable questions. When we were together we took turns asking each other these questions. Since he didn’t live in the area at the time, we also asked and answered questions by mail. We agreed in advance which questions we would answer and mailed our answers out on the same day so that the other person’s answers wouldn’t influence our own. We learned a lot about each other and what we expected from a spouse.

The questions covered everything from how many kids we each wanted and where we would like to live to who would do the dishes and take out the trash. You can find many of the questions we used in the book, 1000 Questions for Couples by Michael Webb. Or check out CBN.com's article, Talk it Out Before You Say I Do. Other books with similar questions are The Hard Questions: 100 Essential Questions to Ask Before You Say "I Do," by Susan Piver and 101 Questions to Ask Before You Get Engaged, by Norm H. Wright.

It’s important to remember that some people are introverts and need time to process things before they answer. If your significant other is one of those people, respect that and allow him or her to take the time needed. You don’t have to cover all the questions at once. Spread them out among your other activities and conversations. However, if you find that the person you are dating repeatedly avoids answering questions, or feels that the whole idea is a waste of time, be careful. Even guys (or girls) who don’t like to talk about their emotions should be able to communicate freely with the person they love. If they can’t, it could be a red flag in the relationship.

Meet the Family
If you have "interesting" family members, perhaps an over-protective father or an annoying sibling, having your date spend prolonged amounts of time with your family may seem scary. But when you marry someone, you also marry that person’s family. They come with the package. So it is important for each of you to know what you are getting into.

In addition to spending time with each other’s family, discuss your childhood experiences. The way a person was raised shapes their belief system and who they become as an adult. For instance, how did they spend family vacations? Did they even take family vacations? How did their family handle conflicts? How did they handle finances? What are their holiday traditions? These seem like simple things, but when you combine two people with very different holiday traditions, sparks can fly when Christmas rolls around! If you know these family traits ahead of time, you are better prepared to consider what each of you grew up with and decide which of those traditions you want to keep and which you want to change.

It is also important to know about problems within the family. If there were things like abuse or alcoholism in either of your pasts it is important to discuss these issues.

Consider Your Friends
It is true that love can blind us. Often our friends can see things about our relationships that we can not. Do your friends like the person you are dating? If your friends express concerns to you, don’t immediately tune them out. Take some time to prayerfully consider whether what they say has any truth in it.

Take Your Time
Regardless of what you heart (or biological clock) says, you do not need to be in a rush to get married. It is important to take the time to prepare yourself for such a huge step. Are you emotionally ready to get married? You should question your reasons for wanting to marry this person. If it is to make you happy or relieve loneliness, you may find yourself disappointed after the wedding. Or if you have emotional wounds from your past that you have never dealt with, perhaps you should seek counseling about those issues before proceeding to marriage.

Couples also need to take time to prepare themselves financially for marriage. Love can hold people together through tough times, but it doesn’t pay the rent. When you marry someone their credit history and debts become yours too. Be sure your finances are in order and try to pay off any large debts before you get married.

Prayer
Perhaps, the most important step in deciding if you should proceed to marriage is prayer. God created us and knows us better than we know ourselves. He knows which person will be the best match for us, and He will let us know if we are willing to listen to Him. The key is that we must also be willing to be obedient to what He tells us. We can’t ask God if this person is the right one, then plug our ears because we don’t want to give up the relationship. Surrender your relationship to God from the beginning and be willing to trust His guidance for it.

You Just Know
Once you do all these things, you will have a much better picture of who you are dating and what you both expect in a marriage. There will always be new things that you learn about each other if you do get married, but knowing as much as possible from the beginning will make the transition to marriage much easier.

So how do you know for sure? I think my friends were partially right. In a sense, you do ”just know,” but it isn’t because of some magical feeling that all is right with the world. Just knowing comes from time spent contemplating your similarities, your differences, and how well you fit together. It comes from asking God in prayer if this is His will for you. And it comes from making the decision in your heart that you will remain committed to this person no matter what the future holds. When those three things combine and you sense God’s total peace about the decision, then you can know for sure.

It doesn’t mean that you won’t encounter problems in your relationship along the way. But it does mean that regardless of what those problems are you can look back and know that God brought you together with this person and He will see you through.

Sumber: Belinda Elliott - www.cbn.com

Talk It Out Before You Say "I Do"

You’re thinking about spending the rest of your life with that special person. But do you really know them as well as you think? Are there areas you need to know about (or they need to know about you) that you haven’t discussed? The best time to get down to the nitty-gritty with each other is before you say, “I do.”

You need to know what to expect after the wedding day, and to decide if you really want to spend the rest of your life with this person the way they are now. Chances are they (and you) won’t change that much, so if you really want to know who you are agreeing to love, work through these questions together. There’s no hurry—take all the time you need. But there’s one rule. You must be completely, gut-wrenchingly honest! If you misrepresent yourself…they will remember.

PURPOSE
My biggest goal in life is to…
I find satisfaction in…
Before I die I want to…
I am here because…
My dream is to someday…
I will be ready to die when I’ve…

PAST
The best part about my childhood was…
The worst part about my childhood was…
The scariest thing that ever happened to me was…
Something I’m afraid to tell anyone about my past is…
A past situation that could affect my future is…
I’ve had [ ] sexual partners before this relationship.
The way I feel about my past relationship history is…

WHO I AM
My biggest fears in life are…
My biggest needs in life are…
My most frequent mood is…
The thing I hate most is…
The thing I worry about most is…
Three things I want to change about myself are…
Three things I really like about myself are…
My most common daydream is…
I get angry when…
My favorite kind of house pet is…
My overall opinion about myself is…
I think my greatest personality asset is…
My greatest personality weakness is…
I find the greatest enjoyment in…
The sin I struggle most with is…
I’m most ashamed about…
Someone I greatly admire is…
The way I feel about death is…
I think war is…
I feel happy when…
I have no use for people who…
When someone acts rude to me, I…
When someone is unfair, I…
I feel jealous of…
My dream vacation would include…
The things I find the most fun are…
My favorite sport(s) is…
Playing sports in my future is a [ ] on a scale from one to ten.
Watching sports on T.V. is a [ ] for me on a scale from one to ten.
I am disgusted by…
When I am afraid (substitute sad, angry, happy, lonely, tired), I…
My hobbies include…
I spend [ ] hours a week at my hobbies.
What I really want when I am sick is…
The part of my body I am most bothered by is…
The part of my body I am most happy with is…
What hurts me most is…
The best (and worst) thing about life is…
The first thing I notice about someone is…
When someone is angry with me, I…
When someone is disappointed in me, I…
The worst (and best) thing about the opposite sex is…
Being teachable means…
People (including me) should say they’re sorry when…

MARRIAGE
My reasons for wanting to get married are…
I think the keys to a good marriage are…
The biggest mistakes I made in past relationships are…
The area I’ve grown the most in relationships is…
Relationships in the past have taught me…
I’ve always viewed marriage as…
My parents had a [ ] marriage.
I learned [ ] about marriage from my parents.
I think the things in marriage you should be honest about are…
The areas I’m concerned about being married are…
The areas I’m excited about being married are…
Marriage for me will be giving up…
Marriage for me will be gaining…
I think separate vacations are…
Traveling together is…
When having conflict, I like to: cool off by myself before discussing the problem; discuss and work the problem out right away; pretend there is no problem and just move on; analyze the problem as to what it is, why it happened, how to avoid it in the future, etc…
Arguing and or fighting is…
The best way to handle disagreements is to…
What I fear most about marriage is…
What I anticipate most about marriage is…
The role of in-laws in marriage is…
The thing that will make me most secure (and insecure) in marriage is…
Dating (each other) after you are married is…
Love is…
“Till death do us part” means…
I think people should be allowed to divorce when…
For me, divorce is…

SEX
I think sex is/will be…
I think a healthy marriage involves sex [ ] per week or [ ] per month.
I’m aware that real sex in marriage differs from Hollywood in the following ways…
I think being naked in front of someone is…
On a scale from one to ten, sex is a [ ] in importance in a good marriage for me.
What sex means to me is…
Talking about sex feels…
Being spontaneous or creative in marriage sex sounds…

MONEY/FINANCES
I think money is…
Spending money is hard/easy for me because…
The biggest waste of money is…
The best investment of money is…
I have [ ] in personal debt.
I use credit cards for…
I think car loans are…
Saving up to buy big ticket items is…
My savings plan is…
My retirement plan is…
The way I feel about tithing is…
I hope my spouse is a: saver, spender, somewhere in between.
On a scale from one to ten, financial security is [ ] in importance to me.
I want to save up to buy a…
The kind of house I want to own someday is…
Other items I hope to own are…
Charities I want to contribute to are…

PHYSICAL APPEARANCE
Is my own appearance important to me?
Is it important that my spouse maintains his/her current physical appearance/weight throughout our marriage?
How important is hygiene to me, i.e. brushing teeth, taking showers, deodorant, etc.?
How do I like to dress for special occasions? For church? For dates? For work?
Do I want to be able to have a say in my spouse’s choice of clothing, hairstyle, or general appearance?
Do I care if they have a say in mine?
Is cologne/perfume important to me?
What physical features are attractive to me?

HOUSEHOLD
How clean is a home that is comfortable for me?
What is my favorite thing about home?
What can I not tolerate in my home (noise, clutter, dirt, pets, unmade beds, etc.)?
How many/which jobs do I think I should do to keep my house maintained?
How many/which jobs do I think my spouse should do around the house?
Who should keep the yard maintained (spouse, both, or hired out)?
Who will maintain the cars (spouse, both, or hired out)?
Who will make decisions for and carry out decorating the home (spouse, both, hired out)?
Who will cook family meals?
How many meals do I expect to cook or for my spouse to cook daily?
Who will do the shopping?
Who will do laundry?
Who will do the dishes?
Who will pay bills?

RECREATION
My idea of recreation is…
To me, camping means…
My favorite sports are…
The way I relax on the weekends is by…
What areas of recreation do I want my spouse to accompany me on?
What areas of recreation do I want to do with my friends or alone?
How often will I want to spend time away from the family in my own recreation?

KIDS
I think kids are…
Kids get on my nerves when they…
I love it when kids…
The way I feel about other people’s kids is…
The way kids usually feel about me is…
Kids should be disciplined when…
The way I want to discipline my kids is…
The role of a parent is…
I want [ ] kids someday.
How important is showing physical affection to my kids?
Is telling my kids I love them important?
How much time do I think I should spend with my kids daily?
How important is two-parent interaction and discipline?
I think the bottom line for discipline should be with the (mom or dad)?
How important is it for kids to respect their parents in my home?
When it comes to discipline, I think I will be: lenient, strict, or somewhere in-between?
Where do I want my kids educated (private school, Christian school, home school, etc.)?

HEALTH/HISTORY
Taking care of myself and my health is [ ] important to me.
I think a healthy lifestyle includes…
Physical exercise is…
To me, eating right means…
My idea of a good work out is…
My life fitness plan is to…
My health problems (present or past) are…
I take medication for…
I think life long-term supports are…
People in my family have a history of the following health problems…
People in my family have died at the ages of…

INTIMACY
I feel loved when…
The way I show love to people is…
Which of the following are ways I feel most loved? Time spent with, words of encouragement/praise, gifts, being touched and hugged in a non-sexual manner, when people do things for (serve) me.
Showing affection in front of kids or friends is…
Intimacy is developed through…
I think a good marriage needs at least [ ] hours a day (or week) of focused communication to stay connected.

WORK
My idea of a dream job is…
I think the average number of hours a person can regularly work a week and maintain family commitment is…
Providing for the family is whose responsibility?
My career plans are…
How important is a steady job to me?
What kind of work ethic do I want in my mate?
Where do I draw the line with a job that demands too much time?
My plans for retirement are…

SPIRITUALITY/RELIGION
The way I feel about God is…
I think the way God feels about me is…
On a scale of one to ten, going to church is [ ] in importance for my life and future.
I want to raise my kids in the [ ] faith.
Will God be the center of my home? Why or why not?
If yes, how will I make Him the center?
Prayer is something I do when…
To me, the Bible is…
Other religions besides Christianity are…
Eternal life is accomplished by…
Select and discuss the following. To me, God is: personal, real, distant, vague, angry, happy, loving, harsh, demanding, gentle, kind, good, make-believe, living, powerful, weak, or other.
The way to have a relationship with God is…
For me, including God in my daily life is…
On a scale from one to ten, obeying God and His word is a [ ] to me.
When I die, I…

Sumber: Julie Ferwerda - www.cbn.com

Semua Terjadi Karena Suatu Alasan

Frank Slazak - Semua dimulai dari impianku. Aku ingin menjadi astronot. Aku ingin terbang ke luar angkasa. Tetapi aku tidak memiliki sesuatu yang tepat. Aku tidak memiliki gelar. Dan aku bukan seorang pilot. Namun, sesuatu pun terjadilah. Gedung Putih mengumumkan mencari warga biasa untuk ikut dalam penerbangan 51-L pesawat ulang-alik Challenger. Dan warga itu adalah seorang guru. Aku warga biasa, dan aku seorang guru. Hari itu juga aku mengirimkan surat lamaran ke Washington. Setiap hari aku berlari ke kotak pos.

Akhirnya datanglah amplop resmi berlogo NASA. Doaku terkabulkan. Aku lolos penyisihan pertama. Ini benar-benar terjadi padaku. Selama  beberapa  minggu berikutnya, perwujudan impianku semakin dekat saat NASA  mengadakan  test fisik dan mental. Begitu test selesai, aku  menunggu dan berdoa lagi.  Aku tahu aku semakin dekat pada impianku.

Beberapa waktu kemudian, aku menerima panggilan untuk mengikuti program latihan astronot khusus di Kennedy Space Center. Dari  43.000  pelamar, kemudian  10.000 orang, dan kini aku menjadi bagian dari  100  orang  yang berkumpul untuk penilaian akhir. Ada simulator, uji klaustrofobi, latihan ketangkasan, percobaan mabuk udara. Siapakah di antara kami yang bisa melewati ujian akhir ini?

Tuhan, biarlah diriku yang terpilih, begitu aku berdoa. Lalu tibalah berita yang menghancurkan  itu. NASA memilih Christina McAufliffe. Aku kalah. Impian  hidupku hancur. Aku mengalami depresi. Rasa percaya diriku lenyap, dan amarah menggantikan kebahagiaanku. Aku mempertanyakan semuanya. Kenapa Tuhan? Kenapa bukan aku? Bagian diriku yang mana yang kurang? Mengapa aku diperlakukan kejam? Aku berpaling pada ayahku. Katanya,"Semua terjadi karena suatu alasan."

Selasa,  28  Januari  1986, aku berkumpul bersama teman-teman untuk melihat peluncuran Challenger. Saat pesawat itu melewati menara landasan pacu, aku menantang  impianku untuk terakhir kali. Tuhan, aku bersedia melakukan apa saja agar berada di dalam pesawat itu. Kenapa bukan aku? Tujuh puluh tiga detik kemudian, Tuhan menjawab semua pertanyaanku dan menghapus semua keraguanku saat Challenger meledak, dan menewaskan semua penumpang.

Aku  teringat  kata-kata  ayahku, "Semua terjadi karena suatu alasan." Aku tidak  terpilih  dalam penerbangan itu, walaupun aku sangat menginginkannya, karena  Tuhan  memiliki  alasan  lain  untuk  kehadiranku di bumi ini. Aku memiliki misi lain dalam hidup. Aku tidak kalah; aku seorang pemenang. Aku menang karena aku telah kalah. Aku, Frank Slazak, masih hidup untuk bersyukur pada Tuhan karena tidak semua doaku dikabulkan.

Tuhan mengabulkan doa kita dengan 3 cara :
1.   Apabila Tuhan mengatakan YA, maka kita akan mendapatkan apa yang kita minta
2.   Apabila Tuhan mengatakan TIDAK, maka kita akan mendapatkan yang lebih baik
3.   Apabila Tuhan mengatakan TUNGGU, maka kita akan mendapatkan yang TERBAIK sesuai dengan kehendak-NYA

(Sumber: milis / Refleksi hidup 'Frank Slazak)

Love Your Beloved

Judul di atas pernah aku kasih buat ide tema KKR Valentine ke temenku yang ditunjuk jadi ketua panitia di satu gereja... It's simple becoz that's what I want to see and experience myself... Not just becoz this is February 'n the other valentine things, but becoz this is really an important element in my life, and in your life too...  

Most of us are tend to "forget" our beloved people... Entah disadari atau enggak, kita sering "lupa" meluangkan waktu buat mereka, sekedar mendengarkan cerita mereka sehari-hari, ngobrol, bercanda, atau menemani mereka melakukan sesuatu yang mereka suka... Tanpa sadar lama kelamaan "jarak" antara kita dengan mereka semakin jauh, walaupun mungkin dari luar kelihatannya baik-baik aja, nggak ada pertengkaran, nggak ada adu urat, semuanya kelihatan aman terkendali... But inside, no doubt, there's no intimacy between us and them... 

Aku ngekos sejak SMA, kuliah, sampe kerja. Kalo pas lagi mudik, aku paling suka waktu aku 'n mama papaku lagi beres-beres rumah. Tapi ini jarang banget siy, biasanya baru bisa seharian beres-beres rumah kalo mereka ga ke toko (coz lagi libur 'n toko-toko laen juga pada tutup). Biasanya sambil beberes gudang atau mau memilah mana barang yang masih kepake 'n mana yang enggak, kalo nemu foto-foto lama atau barang-barang jadul gitu mamaku jadi bernostalgia hehe... Cerita masa mudanya, waktu jaman dia masih kuliah, cerita waktu aku masih kecil, banyak deh... Aku seneng aja dengernya, jadi kenal lebih dalem tentang mamaku. Kalo ama papaku, dia jarang banget cerita-cerita gitu, ya makanya aku lagi in the process mo deket ama dia hehehe....

Back to beberes rumah, jadi yang aku suka bukan kegiatan beberesnya, tapi bertukar cerita pas nemu barang-barang "bersejarah" itu. Kadang kalo beresin rak mejaku sendiri (jadi nemu diaryku dulu, buku kenangan yang ditulis-tulisin datanya temen-temen sekelas, organizer jaman SMP, buku kumpulan dongeng yang aku tulis sendiri, kumpulan gambar-gambar komik coretan tanganku, dll), aku juga bernostalgia, jadi inget diri sendiri dulu gimana, inget beberapa temen lama yang sekarang ga tau gimana kabarnya... Kadang cuman gitu aja, tapi kadang aku hubungin mereka (ini yang nomer teleponnya masih ada hehehe...). Rupanya kenikmatan bernostalgia sembari beberes ini turunnya dari papaku hehehe... Dia juga suka kayak gitu, makanya kalo udah bongkar-bongkar kadang malah gak diberesin lagi gara-gara nemu barang jadul yang mau diutak-atik hehehe... Mamaku deh yang akhirnya ngerapiin lagi wkwkwk....

Sebenernya kesempatan untuk meluangkan waktu buat orang-orang tersayang itu ada, cuman mungkin kita kurang jeli aja... Langkah pertama memang ga gampang, soalnya udah kebiasaan cuman ngobrol pendek-pendek aja atau cuman sekedar setor muka... Tapi kalo kita udah niat beneran mau menunjukkan rasa sayang kita ke mereka, bener-bener mau mengenal mereka lebih dalam, 'n mau lebih intim ama mereka, kita ngelakuinnya jadi lebih semangat, coz kita tau tujuan kita itu bener-bener berarti.

Deep inside, kita pasti pengen tau kan gimana masa lalu mereka, gimana pola pikir mereka, apa latar belakang mereka yang bikin mereka kadang memutuskan sesuatu yang kita ga bisa ngerti pada awalnya, sampai akhirnya kita sadar bahwa ada banyak hal yang masih belum kita ketahui tentang orang-orang terdekat kita... Kita lebih mengenal teman-teman main kita 'n orang-orang lain daripada sodara kandung, papa, mama, kakek, nenek... Ironis ga siy? I admit that too... Seringkali kita memang nggak sadar kalo kita nggak balance... Dat's why orang-orang yang dekat secara fisik belum tentu dekat di hati... But trust me, once you start this (get to know them deeper, love them deeper...) you'll enjoy it... Coz love and good relationships are the precious things that keep us being lively human... And absolutely those precious things deserve our work on them too...

Kita pasti mau membayar mahal dan melakukan apa saja untuk sesuatu yang benar-benar berarti buat kita. Pertanyaannya adalah, apakah orang-orang terdekat kita itu benar-benar penting atau berharga untuk kita?

I Kissed Dating Good Bye

Rating:	★★★
Category:	Books
Genre:	Romance
Author:	Joshua Harris

"Sebuah Perspektif Baru Dalam Berpacaran Dan Menjalin Hubungan"

PENDAHULUAN

...Saya memutuskan untuk memberi judul I Kissed Dating Good Bye untuk buku ini karena saya ingin mendahului anda - ada beberapa ide radikal di dalam halaman-halaman buku ini. Sebagian besar buku mengenai berkencan akan bercerita kepada anda tentang bagaimana merencanakan kencan yang berhasil. Buku ini mengatakan kepada anda bagaimana membuat hidup anda berkenan kepada Allah - bahkan jika hal itu berarti tidak berkencan.

...Anda lihat, saya tidak ingin berargumentasi dengan anda tentang apakah anda sebaiknya berkencan atau tidak. Ya, saya akan bersikap jujur mengenal masalah-masalah yang saya lihat terjadi pada sebagian besar orang yang berkencan di jaman ini. Tetapi pada akhirnya sasaran saya bukanlah untuk meyakinkan anda untuk berhenti berkencan! Saya ingin membantu anda menyelidiki aspek-aspek di dalam kehidupan anda yang disentuh dalam berkencan, bagaimana anda memperlakukan orang lain, bagaimana anda mempersiapkan pasangan hidup anda, kesucian anda, dan pelajarilah apa artinya membawa hal-hal tersebut sejalan dengan firman Allah.

Jadi, walaupun di satu sisi buku ini adalah mengenai berkencan, di sisi lain berkencan bukanlah inti yang sesungguhnya dari buku ini. Intinya adalah apa yang diinginkan oleh Allah. Mendiskusikan tentang bagaimana mlakukan kencan bukanlah tujuan akhir buku ini. Membicarakan mengenai hal ini hanya berguna jika kita memandangnya dalam hubungan dengan rencana Allah secara keseluruhan bagi kehidupan kita...

DAFTAR ISI

Tidak Adakah Cara Yang Lebih Baik?
1. Inikah Namanya Cinta?
Dari apa yang dirasakan baik, kembali pada yang baik
2. Sebuah Prinsip Kecil Dalam Menjalin Hubungan (Yang Menuntun Pada Perubahan Besar)
Sukacita dalam menikmati keintiman adalah upah dari komitmen
3. Tujuh Kebiasaan Berkencan Yang Paling Merusak
Mengenali kecenderungan-kecenderungan negatif dalam berkencan
4. Percintaan Yang Melawan Arus
Lima perubahan sikap untu membantu anda menghindari kencan yang merusak

Inti Permasalahan
5. Mencari Kata "Cinta" Dalam Kamus Allah
Mempelajari definisi yang sesungguhnya
6. Sesuatu Yang Benar Pada Waktu Yang Tidak Tepat Adalah Sesuatu Yang Salah
Bagaimana mencegah ketidaksabaran agar tidak mencuri karunia hidup melajang
7. Jalan Menuju Kesucian
Bagaimana untuk bisa masuk ke jalan menuju kebenaran
8. Masa Lalu Yang Dibersihkan: Sebuah Ruangan
Bagaimana Yesus dapat menebus masa lalu anda

Membangun Gaya Hidup Baru
9. Memulai Dengan Sebuah Daftar Yang Bersih
Lima langkah penting agar anda dapat sejalan dengan rencana Allah
10. Sekedar Sahabat Dalam Dunia "Lakukan Saja, Sobat!"
Kunci untuk mempertahankan hubungan dengan lawan jenis di zona "romantis"
11. Jagalah Hatimu
Bagaimana memerangi pencemar yang berupa hawa nafsu, mabuk kepayang, dan sikap mengasihani diri sendiri
12. Menebus Waktu
Melakukan yang terbaik dari kehidupan lajang anda

Memandang Ke Depan
13. Siap Menikah Tetapi Tidak Rela Berkorban
Kiat memiliki visi yang alkitabiah dan realistis mengenai pernikahan
14. Apa Yang Terjadi Di Usia Lima Puluh Tahun?
Karakter dan sikap yang paling penting diperhatikan dalam diri pasangan hidup
15. Percintaan Yang Didasarkan Prinsip
Prinsip-prinsip yang dapat menuntun anda dari persahabatan menuju pernikahan
16. Kelak Aku Akan Memiliki Sebuah Kisah Untuk Diceritakan
Menulis sebuah kisah cinta yang dengan bangga akan anda ceritakan

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Joshua Harris masih menulis buku kedua, yang bisa disebut sekuel lanjutan dari buku ini, yang menceritakan juga bagaimana pengalamannya saat dia mulai menjalin hubungan dengan wanita yang sekarang telah menjadi istrinya. Seru bow!!! Makanya lagi pengen nyari buku keduanya nih! Buku ketiganya juga ada, cuman aku gatau udah diterjemahin apa belon.

Judul buku keduanya: "Boy Meets Girl"
Judul buku ketiganya: "Sex Is Not The Problem, Lust Is"
Huntingggg!!!!

Ditelpon ^_^

This morning my dad called me ^_^

 

Kemaren malem kan pas lagi doa, aku ngerasa pengen mulai akrab ama papaku, aku pengen besok pagi (pagi ini) telpon 'n ngobrol ama papaku. FYI, aku ama papaku ga akrab sejak kecil, jadi aku sendiri juga ga biasa terbuka 'n suka saling cerita yang detail-detail kayak ama mamaku. Tapi aku mau mulai terbuka ama papaku, mo merekatkan hubungan seperti yang seharusnya, pengen banget dari dulu hehehe... Cuman kadang kalo kita ngobrol tuh masih kaku... So kemaren aku minta ke Dia supaya aku bisa ngobrol enak ama papaku, I asked Him to guide my words 'n our conversation... Soalnya selama ini benernya aku pengen sering telpon 'n ngobrol cuman jadinya juga sering batal coz aku gatau mo ngomong apaan, biasanya jadi kaku gitu... Kan ga enak... 

 

But tadi malem aku dah mantepin aku mo telpon 'n ngobrol ama papaku, harus dimulai 'n dibiasakan... So I surrender my worries 'n exchange them with the courage from Him...

 

Abis itu kan aku maunya telpon mamaku, mo bilang besok mo telpon papaku di cdma fren, jadi biar sim card-nya diganti dulu. Ternyata baru aku megang ha-pe mo telpon eh mamaku telpon duluan... Kaget... kok nyambung gitu, emang bisa telepati yah? Hehehe... Mamaku seneng gitu nadanya hehehe... denger aku mo ngobrol ama papaku... Selama ini emang dia pengen mendekatkan aku ama papaku... Soalnya dia tau kalo aku ama papaku itu sama-sama kaku, tapi aku bisa mulai duluan, ntar kan papaku pasti ngikut... hehehe...

 

Eh tadi pagi sebelon aku telpon ternyata papaku telpon duluan. Dia pikir aku mo ngomong hal yang penting ke dia, aku bilang enggak kok, aku cuman pengen ngomong-ngomong aja ^_^ Trus kita ngobrol... dia juga sempet cerita-cerita... Enak ngobrolnya... Ini pembicaraan ter-enak ama papaku dari telpon-telpon sebelumnya (tapi ngobrol di telpon ama papaku juga jarang siy hehehe... bisa diitung pake jari, seringnya aku ngobrol di telpon ama mamaku). Hepiiiii ^_^ hehehe.... Thank You God... ^_^  

 

Ntar kalo aku mudik pas Mei mo spend more time ama papaku ah... Hehehe.... ^_^

Within Your Reach

Based on the sermon by Ps. Jose Carol

 

As Christians, we are used to the term “promises of God”. We believe in it, pray about it, and even wait for it. We all got very excited when we’re first told about God’s great promises. We’re eager to wait. But then…the waiting gets tiring…and that’s when we begin to question Him…

 

If you haven’t got God’s promises in your life today, consider this: You might have not done your part!

 

Do you know that God doesn’t put His promises right into your hands? He puts it within your reach instead. He puts it at a point where you can reach it.

The key word here is reach. Our part here is to stretch our hands and reach the promises of God.

 

“I’ve read hundreds of stories about successful people who have extraordinary achievements from all over the world, and yet, I find two common characteristics that they all posses: courage and persistency”, said Pastor Jose.

 

1.     Courage is not the absence of fear. It is a confidence that is followed by action.

2.     Our confidence should be based upon an accurate calculation and estimation. Don’t just have a “blind” confidence, you will end up ruining your own life. Estimate the cost possibilities and consequences. After that, calculate the cost of the decision you’re about to take!

 

Luke 14:28-29

“For who of you desiring to build a tower does not first sit down and count the cost, whether he has the things to finish; that having laid a foundation, and not having strength to finish, all those seeing begin to mock him” (LITV).

 

3.  Use your mind, heart, and wise counsels of those who love you. Using mind means estimating and calculating based on the facts. You have to be realistic in making decisions.

But, you also have to use your heart, because that is where God’s intervention takes part. Don’t forget to ask the advice from your parents, leaders, friends, and even pastors.

 

When it comes to following our hearts, we tend to say “It doesn’t feel right. Maybe I shouldn’t take that much of risks.” Be careful! You might get it all mixed up the wrong way. Know the difference between comfort and peace, because not all the decisions you make in life will be comfortable, but it doesn’t mean that it’s not the right thing to do. Take risks.

 

II Kings 7 tells us the story about the lepers who risk their life and step out of their comfort zone. “Why should we sit here until we die?” said them in verse 3 (LITV). In spite of all the doubts and fears that might’ve been filling their hearts, they stepped out and let God intervened.

 

Your actions are keys to success and the fulfillment of God’s promises in your life.

 

Psalms 37:23

“The steps of a good man are established from Jehovah; and He will delight in his way.” (LITV)

 

If you take steps, He will delight in your way. If you just sit around, nothing can happen.

 

Persistency is not the same as consistency. Consistency talks about direction (what do you want?), whereas persistency talks about power.

 

The story about a woman and a judge in Luke 18 teaches us of how persistency, aimed at the right direction, will always have its rewards. Don’t get tired to get back and try again, and again, and again.

 

Therefore, brothers and sisters, let us all be courageous enough to step out of our comfort zones, and stretch our hands to reach the promises of God persistently. Let us use our mind, heart, and wise counsels, and let God to intervene in every decision you make.

 

Be blessed!

 

Sumber: www.jpcc.org