🔊🔊Sound On for some awwws
It's 1.48am on a Friday night. I'm writing this as Layla is suckling away.
The last few nights she's been waking up 2-3 times a night and she suckles for much longer than usual. For quite sometimenow, Layla's been waking up either only once at night or sometimes none at all. I suspect she's teething. I know she's not hungry. I know she's just latching for comfort - comfort of being held to sleep in the warmth of my arms. She drinks for 10 mins and latches for 30-40mins refusing to let me go. She suckles harder when i try to pull away. Eventually i gave up, i just wait for her to release at her own time.
This morning i couldn't wake up at 7am to greet her. I was just so insanely tired. For the first time, i slept in and skip our morning playtime. It's taken a toll on me trying to manage both filming and motherhood.
I know i can just let her cry a bit and let my helper pat her back to sleep. I can 'sleep-train' her and toughen her up. But i choose her. There are nights where i had to literally roll myself off the bed, drag my feet to attend to her. But i still do. Because i know she needs me, for whatever the reason may be. Because i know someday, she'll not need me anymore. Because i know she feels better when I'm there with her.
The last 2 nights, when i go carry her at wee hours in the morning, she rewarded me with big, open-mouth, wet, sloppy kisses. The best kiss ever. That was all i needed to keep going.
Someday will be the last day. And til then, I'll savour all my moments with her. I'll indulge in her, as i allow her to indulge in me.
Thank you for choosing me Layla Woo. I'm so blessed to have you.
#babyWooLaLa #sheilaloveherlife #SSmotherhoodjourney #motherhood #firsttimemom #breastfeedingmom #happybaby #5months3weeksold
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【3, 2, 1, ACTION!】
從我2016年6月懵懵懂懂的第一次做臉書直播,到現在有68隻影片上載在Youtube,不知不覺已有四年了。
有位二十多歲的女客人說,她和男朋友看了我早期的影片,再看我現在的影片,他們驚嘆我的改變如此的大。
是啊,我自己也沒想到有一天,我能坐擁來自世界各地三萬多的訂閱人數。
一隻影片的背後,承載著很多人的心血。
我拍片、寫稿、打扮自己,在鏡頭前的表情控制、眼神力度和說話語氣和速度,這些都是經歷了多年的千錘百鍊。有時一些影片我不滿意,隔天還會重拍。
我有一位新加坡的小幫手,他幫我做初剪,打出中英文字幕稿,然後再發給我,往往我都得再修改,才把初剪和字幕稿發給台灣的剪輯師做後製。
這整個過程需大約六個工作天。
剪輯師把完成作品發給我,經過我們一到兩輪的修改後,就是你們看到的Youtube 影片了。
都說了嘛,現在當風水命理師需要十八般武藝,要會寫會說會拍片會剪片還要會拍照⋯⋯懷念那種拿個「算命」布幡遊走街坊的日子~😂
有些觀眾問,為什麼我無法接受他們的諮詢要求。因為我並非每天都見客,每個星期裡我都得留些時間做製片的工作。
不是每個人都有能力請我,而有些是遭到身邊人的反對。我希望做到的是,每個人我都能多少幫到一點點,而我的影片就是我實現這希望的方法之一,因此很抱歉,我不會為了多賺諮詢費而不做影片。☺️
你們看我的影片,不用付費。我沒有設YouTube 會員區,也沒有啟動Youtube的廣告功能,這樣你們看影片不會被打擾。
我賺的客人諮詢費,還是足以應付我製片的費用,我無需另外啟動其他收費功能,所以小女子我在這裡感謝所有的投資商。😄
我承認,我絕對是個嚴師。有些客人在未見面時,在電郵裡的禮貌若欠佳或太隨便,會被我訓一番。
我從不勉強人,我會說如果他們不喜歡被我糾正,可以另請高明,其實出色又盡責的風水命理師,世界各地都有很多,我師父 - 玳瑚師父,就是其中一人。
往往這些被我糾正過的客人,都會選擇還是要見我,但偶爾也會遇到一些可能心裡不是很平衡的本地客人。
表面上說還要見我,但在諮詢當天會放我鴿子,給個藉口不來了。
這樣的人,看著也是可憐。一個好好的人,活到三四十歲,甚至五十歲的,怎麼這麼多不順,看來也是他她一手造成的,傲慢永遠解決不了問題,也無需爛慈悲在他們的身上。
我不會再給第二次機會,不是因為我怨他們,氣他們,我心中沒有敵人。
只是既然已經給過機會,也教導過了,他們看我影片也會獲益,我也沒欠他們了。他們放棄了原本約好的時間,讓另外一個有需要的人無法得到我的幫助,這也不是善。
那倒不如,我把這機會讓給更有誠意的人,或多拍些有益的影片服務大眾,也是一件樂事呀~ ❤️
况且最重要的是,他們都已經捐款給慈善機構了。
世界很大,要體驗的事很多,要見的人也還很多,我們都不必為不需要我們的人蹉跎青春歲月,而忘了 - 其實失去也是一種大福報。
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It has been four years since my very first FB Live in June 2016 and now I also have 68 videos on YouTube.
A lady client in her 20s told me that after watching my earlier videos and then my current videos, she and her boyfriend were surprised at the big change in me.
Me too. I never imagined that one day, I would have a channel of 31.5K subscribers.
The making of a video involves the blood and tears of many people behind the scenes.
Filming myself, writing the script, dolling myself, and while in front of the camera, controlling my expressions, intensity of my gaze, speed and tone of my speech, all these took years of hammering it out.
Sometimes I get dissatisfied with the videos filmed and I reshoot them the next day.
I have a little helper in Singapore who helps me with the first cut and typing of Chinese and English subtitles. I will edit them again before sending them over to my Taiwan video editor for post-production.
When my video editor sends me the finished product, there will usually be 1 to 2 more rounds of correction and viola, that’s the uploaded video you see on YouTube.
This whole process takes about 6 working days.
Not so simple to be a Chinese Metaphysics practitioner in these social media data’s,. Must learn how to write, present, script, film, edit video, take photos......I miss those olden days of walking the marketplace with a cloth banner that says “Fortune Telling”~😂
Some audience asked me why I do not accept their consultation requests after I close my booking forms.
I do not meet clients every day, because I still need to set aside time for video production work.
Not everybody has the ability to engage me, and some are obstructed by the people around them.
My wish is to at least touch as many lives as possible in a positive way, and my videos are one way for me to actualise that. So my apologies that I would not do more consultations at the expense of my videos. ☺️
It is free for you to watch my videos. I did not turn on my Youtube channel membership or put ads in my videos, so you won’t be disrupted while watching my videos.
The fees I earn from my consultations can pay for my video productions, so I do not need to activate other monetisation models. Thank you to all my video investors. 😄
I admit I am definitely a very strict teacher. When clients lack the etiquette in their emails or are too casual, I will correct them.
I do not like to force anybody and will tell them if they dislike being corrected, they can always look for another Master. There are outstanding and responsible Chinese Metaphysics practitioners all over the world, one of them being my Shifu - Master Dai Hu.
These clients will usually choose to still meet me, but occasionally there will be some local clients who may feel emotionally imbalanced at being corrected.
While they still insist to meet me, they will stand me up on the consultation day and give some reason for their no-show.
I have sympathy for such clients. For a grown-up in his/her 30s/40s and some even in their 50s, why do they still experience so many misfortunes in their lives?
Seems like it is all self-inflicted. Being egotistical never solves problems. There is no point wasting blind compassion on them.
I never give second chances not because I bear a grudge against them or get angry at them. There is never enmity in my heart.
But since the opportunity has been given and lessons taught, plus they have also gain from my video contents, I don’t owe anything to them. They forsook our original appointment, and deprive another person from getting my help. This is not virtuous of them. Why not I give this chance to another one who is more sincere, or use the time to create more video content to benefit more people. That would be just as joyous~ ❤️
Moreover, to me, what is most important isn’t the red packet that I should have received but the donation that they have already done to the charities.
The world is vast, with many new experiences waiting for us and many more people to meet. Don’t let youth slip by us and hanker for people who don’t need us. Remember this, sometimes, losing someone or something is good fortune in disguise.
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秋雨圣约教会关于王怡牧师被判重刑的声明
A Statement from Early Rain Covenant Church Regarding the Severe Sentencing of Pastor Wang Yi
自2018年12月9日以来,本教会主任牧师王怡被当局以“煽动颠覆国家政权罪”和“非法经营罪”之名羁押,2019年12月26日在成都市中级人民法院被秘密开庭审理。12月30日,王怡牧师被宣布判刑9年,并处罚金5万元。本教会特作如下五点声明,表明教会的立场:
1,作为本教会的主任牧师,王怡牧师是上帝和主基督所拣选的忠心的仆人,他在福音真理的教导上符合整本圣经的启示,符合大公教会所传承的信经、信条及相关要理问答,符合改革宗长老会华西区会的宪章规定;上帝使王怡牧师在普世教会尤其是在全世界华人教会中拥有的影响力,是因为他蒙主呼召,按主所赐,大有勇气地在中国特有的文化与政治处境中宣讲福音;
2,王怡牧师的证道、讲座、书籍和文章,是他牧养信徒、传布福音的信息。从教会范围来看,这既是他对所蒙圣职呼召的践行,也是他对所领受恩赐、恩典的回应,是他履行牧师和宣教士职分的本分;从社会层面来看,这是他对中国宪法和法律所赋予中国公民的信仰自由和言论自由权利的践行。教会印制的书籍,从未有任何牟利行为,其目的都在牧养信徒和传福音,从未有过所谓的“非法经营”之行为;
3,王怡牧师自蒙呼召以来,在教会与政府关系上持守基于圣经的“政教分立”立场,在这方面有多年的研究、讲道和写作,在中国教会中广为人知,他在教会中从来都是教导基督徒要按照圣经顺服在上掌权者,即使在教会受逼迫的时候也愿意顺服政府对基督徒身体的限制、财产的剥夺,从未有过“煽动颠覆国家政权”的言论和行为;
4,王怡牧师被拘捕、被囚禁、被审判,是为基督信仰遭受逼迫,为上帝的荣耀作基督受苦的见证(彼前5:1),他是上帝赐给我们这间教会的礼物和喜乐(弗4.11;腓4:1);
5,王怡牧师并没有违法犯罪,当局对他“涉嫌煽动颠覆国家政权罪”和“非法经营罪”的指控,是中国家庭教会遭受不公义逼迫的一部分。无论当局如何判决,王怡牧师都是本教会的主任牧师,是我们所认同和跟随的主耶稣基督所拣选和设立的忠心牧者。
我们对王怡牧师被判重刑发出在基督里的劝告和抗议。岂不知政府人员这样做是得罪上帝的吗?岂不知这是对上帝授予政府权柄的滥用吗(罗13:3)? 即便如此,我们对你们没有仇恨,怜悯与公义的上帝反而要我们爱你们、为你们祷告,深愿参与这场教案的公务人员,秉公执法,能早日悔改归信主基督,认识主耶稣在十字架上受难对世人一切罪的代赎和赦免,并得到永远生命与盼望。
我们邀请寄居全地的普世教会,为因基督和福音缘故被囚禁的王怡牧师、覃德富长老和他们的家人继续切切代祷。为我们众人祷告,我们也会为你们祷告,愿我们在这末世 — 耶稣基督以他降世为人、完美一生、被卖受审、代罪受死、复活升天和赐下圣灵带来的末世中 — 以我们的受苦见证基督是道路、真理、生命(约14.6),是这黑暗世界的光。我们也邀请正在遭受逼迫的教会,一起定睛死而复活的耶稣基督,依靠圣灵与已经升到高天之大者右边的王万之王、永远的大祭司和末后的先知紧密联合,在祂的恩典上刚强起来,屡败屡战,屡战屡败,为的是践行大使命,让福音广传,使三一上帝荣耀的名得着称赞。求上帝帮助我们,让我们在逼迫中,同享上帝长阔高深的慈爱,直到与祂面对面的时刻。愿颂赞、尊贵、智慧、丰富、荣耀、能力和权柄,都归给我们在天上的圣父,为我们赢得拯救的主耶稣基督,不断向我们施恩帮助的圣灵保惠师。阿们!
秋雨圣约归正长老教会
2019年12月30日
English:
A Statement from Early Rain Covenant Church Regarding the Severe Sentencing of Pastor Wang Yi
Since December 9th, 2018, our church’s senior pastor Wang Yi has been imprisoned on charges of “inciting to subvert state power” and “illegal business operations.” On December 26th, 2019, he was secretly tried at the Chengdu Intermediate People’s Court. On December 30th, the court announced that Pastor Wang Yi was sentenced to 9 years in prison and fined 50,000 RMB. Our church issues the following statement to clarify our position:
1. As the senior pastor of this church, Pastor Wang Yi is a faithful servant who has been chosen by God and by the Lord Jesus Christ. His teachings on the truth of the gospel are consistent with the entirety of biblical revelation; they are consistent with the creeds, confessions, and relevant catechisms inherited by the universal church; and they are consistent with the constitution of Western China Reformed Presbytery. The influence that God has given Pastor Wang Yi within the universal church and especially within Chinese churches throughout the world is a result of his being called by God and courageously preaching the gospel amidst the unique cultural and political circumstances in China.
2. Pastor Wang Yi’s sermons, lectures, books, and articles are produced for the pastoring of believers and for the spreading of the gospel. From the perspective of the church, he produces these things as a way of fulfilling his call to the ministry and responding to the gifts and grace he has received. By producing these things, he is fulfilling his duties as a pastor and a missionary. From the perspective of society, he is exercising his freedoms of religion and of speech, rights granted to Chinese citizens by the Constitution and laws of China. The books printed by the church have never been printed for profit but only for the pastoring of believers and for the spreading of the gospel. He has never conducted so-called “illegal business operations.”
3. Ever since Pastor Wang Yi received his calling from God, he has always held to the biblical principle of “separation of church and state” regarding the relationship between church and state. He has spent much time researching, preaching, and writing about this. It is widely known in the Chinese church that he has always taught that Christians should submit to authorities in power in accordance with Scripture. He has taught that even when the church is being persecuted, Christians should be willing to submit to the government’s physical restrictions of them as well as to the depravation of their property. He has never said or done anything that amounts to “inciting to subvert state power.”
4. Pastor Wang Yi’s arrest, imprisonment, and trial are persecutions he has suffered for the sake of the Christian faith, and they testify to the sufferings of Christ for the glory of God (1 Pet. 5:1). He is a gift and joy whom God has given to this church (Eph. 4:11, Phil. 4:1).
5. Pastor Wang Yi did not commit any crime. The authorities’ charges of “inciting to subvert state power” and “illegal business operations” are part of the unjust persecutions against the Chinese house church. Regardless of the sentence the authorities pronounce against him, Pastor Wang Yi is the senior pastor of this church and a faithful messenger of the kingdom of heaven whom we stand with and follow and whom the Lord Jesus Christ has chosen and approved.
In Christ, we issue the following exhortation and protest against Pastor Wang Yi’s severe sentence. Do you government officials not know that this is a sin against God? Do you not know that this is an abuse of your authority (Rom. 13:3)? Even so, we do not hate you. On the contrary, our merciful and righteous God wants us to love you and to pray for you. We desire that those public officials and law enforcement officers who are involved in this case would quickly repent and believe in the Lord, that you would know the atonement and forgiveness of sins which the Lord Jesus extends to all through his suffering on the cross, and that you would obtain eternal life and hope.
We invite all sojourners throughout the world who belong to the universal church to pray fervently for Pastor Wang Yi and Elder Qin Defu, who are being imprisoned for the sake of Christ and of the gospel, as well as for their families. Pray for all of us. We will also pray for you. In this eschaton, which Jesus Christ brought about through his incarnation, through his perfect life, through his betrayal and trial, through his substitutionary death, through his resurrection and ascension, through his gift of the Holy Spirit—in this eschaton, may we testify, through our suffering, that Christ is the Way, the Truth, and the Life (Jn. 14:6) and that he is the light of the world. We also invite churches who are currently being persecuted to fix their eyes together with us upon the crucified and risen Jesus Christ. Through the Holy Spirit, may we be united to the King of Kings who ascended to the right hand of the Majesty on high, who is our eternal high priest and prophet of the last days. May we be strong in his grace as we keep on fighting despite repeated setbacks. We do this to fulfill the Great Commission and to spread the gospel, that the glorious name of the triune God might be praised. May God help us and allow us to experience together the breadth, length, height, and depth of the love of God until the day we see him face-to-face. May blessing and honor and wisdom and wealth and glory and power and authority be to our holy Father who is in heaven, to the Lord Jesus Christ who obtained our salvation, and to the Holy Spirit our Helper who continually helps us. Amen!
Early Rain Covenant Church
December 30, 2019