First DIY: tissue paper rolls wall-art

So October is a family month at my parents church, and they have this family-themed event going on at church. One of the activity is to make useful things from recycled materials.

I'm so excited because i've been collecting my tissue paper roll and i know exactly what i'm gonna make (i have this empty wall on my bedroom that i want to decorate with it). Unfortunately i came too late for the competition, anyhow i still manage to make this at home. Maybe it'll inspire you to start save your tissue paper roll as well :D

Here's the DIY (It's all over pinterest, youtube even on google search!)
Look 'em up for ideas and inspiration.

What you need:
- tissue paper rolls (you need 7 paper rolls for the cross that i made down below)
- scissors
- glue (i used regular glue, but please use glue gun for a better hold)
- paint for coloring

Steps:
1. cut your tissue paper roll in half and then cut each half by another half. In short: divide your paper roll into 4 parts, evenly.
2. plan out your design before you glue 'em
3. glue them based on your design. i put paper clips in between the rolls that i glued just to make sure they stick to each other. you can take the paper clips out after the glue all dry-up.

and TADAAA!!!

Who will bail me out?

So I heard this from my parents, that there's this man being put in jail because of his dishonesty. Long story short he needs bail-money and also letter from community that could guarantee that is ok to bail him out. His sibling is trying so hard to come up with certain amount of money. None of the community willing to sign the letter and so his dad end up doing it for him, guaranteeing that he will not commit the same crime after the bail. He's now out and I really hope he learned his lesson and doesn't take for granted what his sibling and his dad did for him.

So it got me thinking:
Who will bail me out?
Jesus did. He not only bail me out but also took the blame.

2 Corinthians 5:21

New International Version (NIV)

21 God made him who had no sin to be sin[a] for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.

But guess what:
I'm taking it for granted, most of the time :(

"I'm sorry Lord for the things I've made it"

Freedom in Christ

In the past month I've visited a friend whose mom passed away and then another grandpa of a friend and also heard it from a friend that another friend's dad passed away.

I don't know if you're familiar some of chinese tradition/rituals: but after visiting the funeral home:
- you must go somewhere else first before going back to your house (the argument is that "the dead" could follow you home)
- you must wash your hand/feet/face before entering the house, sometimes change clothing (I forgot what's the argument about this one, but it kinda make sense to me since the relatives/family are barefooted in the funeral home)
- If the one that passed away is your parent and so happen you and your significant other are planning to get married, you have to get married within a 100 days otherwise you have to postponed for another year or 3 years. (my 2 friends have different years that they practice, but luckily they are in the safe 100 days zone, however it's sad to see that they're less than 3 months away from their wedding day and one of the parent cannot make it there)
- my first time going to a Buddhist funeral and they have this rituals when all the family members gather and they are led by someone (from the temple, i'm guessing) they're praying/chanting so that "the dead" can go into heaven peacefully. The family members then would burn paper money, houses, etc so then "the dead" can have a comfortable "life."

After experiencing all that:
- I'm so grateful for Jesus Christ: when the Son sets you free, you are free indeed! we're not bounded by these rituals because it has no effect on us. I didn't go elsewhere before I go home. I went straight home because it's late and it's work night hahahaa but I know the one that following me is goodness and love all the days of my life :p
- My God is beyond awesome! He takes care of me before I was born, in my lifetime and after life.

John 14:2-3

New International Version (NIV)

2 My Father’s house has many rooms; if that were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you? 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am.

He is preparing a place for me, I don't need no paper money or house to be burned. I don't need no chants to clear my way because my God will come and take me with Him. Amen!

Ending this with one of my favorite song:

"One True God" by Mark Harris:

"I don't have a God I can put on a stand

Or a God I hold in the palm of my hand

I have a God that's holding me."

*blushed