Today was my first day of volunteer at the daycare my church is affiliated with. I had such a lovely time; the staff members were all warm and welcoming and the children were all little angels. *sighs*
My heart can't even begin to describe how full it felt, spending time with the little ones. Conversing with them, settling them into nap time (I put 3 kids to sleep!), and playing with them. I... I never knew I had this spiritual gift. One of the staff said I had a 'teacher's heart' and that she saw how the kids gravitated to me. I had a little girl give me a small tattoo sticker, and another little girl asked for me to help her with the buttons on her vest. I felt honoured.
Of course, I also played with a lot of the other kids, and read some stories with them. Over snack, we discussed things together, and a dashing young boy enthusiastically talked about dinosaurs at Science World. It was a grand time for sure, and I really hope I can work out my schedule to be present there on a regular basis. However, with work, I don't quite know how this will be arranged. I'm continuing to pray and lifting all my worries to the Lord.
*sighs more* Last night I spent hours playing FE: Three Houses, completing a bit more on the Golden Deer route. CLAUDE DOESN'T EVEN BOTHER TO CARRY MC after she passes out due to fusing with Sothis; HE ASKS HILDA TO DO SO! Which is the gentlemanly thing to do, of course. I do like Hilda, but Dimitri actually carries MC back to the monastery which is kinda more romantic. I know Claude isn't the romantic character, and he's more aloof, but I LOVE HIM! There's just something charming about that character. And this is why I'm ruined for 3D boys lol, I gush over my husbandos too much! How can anyone real hope to compare... teehee.
Thursday, January 23, 2020
Thursday, January 2, 2020
Challenger
A/N: Oneshot piece with a steamy (read: adult) scene between MC and Raihan from Pokemon Sword and Shield. Inspired by the one and only WW.
Thursday, December 19, 2019
Dragon Tamer x Johto Girl
Entering the Galar region for the first time, Maya inhaled deeply, breathing in the strange air of a foreign land for the first time. The train ride had been a long one, but fortunately she was accustomed to riding the bullet train in Johto from region to region, so such journeys were familiar to her.
She stepped off the train with her tubby flaaffy clutched in her arms. The hotel in Hammerlocke was located close to its famed stadium. Maya dragged her bags to her room and threw them at the foot of the bed with a heavy sigh. The Galar region was known for its cafes and bars, and she could hardly wait to knock back a couple of cool ones.
Wednesday, December 18, 2019
Houseplants
i thought i would ramble a bit to get thoughts out of my mind. why can't we scream in our minds? i don't know. this eternal voice in my head is mute, but at the same time, says so much... for instance, all my windowsill plants. i wanted to talk about the indoor house plants i keep, and will probably take photos of them to accompany this post later on, haha. yeah my hobbies are weird, but i'm doing this for myself! writing makes me happy and bloggin' makes me happy and ... i've somehow gotten myself into houseplants. let's check out how that happened.
well after i got promoted in july, a colleague gifted me a small baby rose plant, which was affectionately named Pipplant in commemoration of the gifter. I also call it Rosie, so I suppose the plant's name is Rosie Pipplant. It's doing well, having grown beautiful bushy blossoms over the summer, and currently has a couple roses with deep green, lush leaves.
after that, comes the two succulent plants that i bought from ikea. i never knew ikea plants were hardy, but i guess i should have known since when i was young i bought a small bamboo plant from there; don't quite remember what happened to it. anyway, i bought a spiky one and a more called an "echeveria elegans", which i have since planted outside next to my gerbera dairy plant. spiky plant is called Plantsy. echeveria doesn't have a name but it's still doing well outside in the winter weather, which is nuts. so is the gerbera plant which i for sure thought was going to die, but we'll get into that later.
a) the spiky plant i bought because when i picked it up from the pot, i saw it's long root had poked out of it and was dangling from a hole. i thought to myself, this one is a fighter. i took it home and had to give it a chance to life a comfortable life, cared for by moi. i repotted this plant twice, and it currently lives in a cheery green pot from the dollar store.
b) echeveria plant: i have to say i didn't feel much connection to this plant so i planted it outside. it's still alive and moves its petals around, i was unsure if it would survive the vancouver winter but since the weather has been (i presume) mild, it should be fine.
now the gerbera plant, when i bought it from the grocery store was a beautiful bright red with yellow accents. i planted it in the soil outside over the summer and ants kept pestering it. most of the flowers wilted and the leaves were eaten by bugs. i thought for sure it would be gone, but it's still alive and kickin' with two flower stalks grown! i will continue to care for it over the winter and hopefully it feels more lively in the spring.
i have two cactus, one with large spikes and another smaller fuzzy one. i bought the big one after work when i went to the mall with my friends, and the fuzzy one was a gift from my dear friend. the large one i can't remember what i decided to name it, but the smaller one is Dimitri Cactus. DC is in a bulbasaur planter, and bigger cactus is in a bright yellow eggshell-shaped planter that i got from my old workplace over easter.
last but not least is Mint/Minty, the small christmas shrub... can't quite remember the plant name but i have it on a tag downstairs. i'll note it down when i can. it's like a small tree-plant and smells like a lemony, minty, fresh scent. i got this plant from visiting the deer lake arts fair with friends! it was free, we had a great time.
anyway, those are my plants. they sit on my windowsill, in the kitchen, and outside in the garden. when the weather gets nicer i'll tend to the garden a bit more seriously. i'm a bit iffy about bugs, but when out in nature, that's just the way the cookie crumbles.
welp, catch ya later. -K
well after i got promoted in july, a colleague gifted me a small baby rose plant, which was affectionately named Pipplant in commemoration of the gifter. I also call it Rosie, so I suppose the plant's name is Rosie Pipplant. It's doing well, having grown beautiful bushy blossoms over the summer, and currently has a couple roses with deep green, lush leaves.
after that, comes the two succulent plants that i bought from ikea. i never knew ikea plants were hardy, but i guess i should have known since when i was young i bought a small bamboo plant from there; don't quite remember what happened to it. anyway, i bought a spiky one and a more called an "echeveria elegans", which i have since planted outside next to my gerbera dairy plant. spiky plant is called Plantsy. echeveria doesn't have a name but it's still doing well outside in the winter weather, which is nuts. so is the gerbera plant which i for sure thought was going to die, but we'll get into that later.
a) the spiky plant i bought because when i picked it up from the pot, i saw it's long root had poked out of it and was dangling from a hole. i thought to myself, this one is a fighter. i took it home and had to give it a chance to life a comfortable life, cared for by moi. i repotted this plant twice, and it currently lives in a cheery green pot from the dollar store.
b) echeveria plant: i have to say i didn't feel much connection to this plant so i planted it outside. it's still alive and moves its petals around, i was unsure if it would survive the vancouver winter but since the weather has been (i presume) mild, it should be fine.
now the gerbera plant, when i bought it from the grocery store was a beautiful bright red with yellow accents. i planted it in the soil outside over the summer and ants kept pestering it. most of the flowers wilted and the leaves were eaten by bugs. i thought for sure it would be gone, but it's still alive and kickin' with two flower stalks grown! i will continue to care for it over the winter and hopefully it feels more lively in the spring.
i have two cactus, one with large spikes and another smaller fuzzy one. i bought the big one after work when i went to the mall with my friends, and the fuzzy one was a gift from my dear friend. the large one i can't remember what i decided to name it, but the smaller one is Dimitri Cactus. DC is in a bulbasaur planter, and bigger cactus is in a bright yellow eggshell-shaped planter that i got from my old workplace over easter.
last but not least is Mint/Minty, the small christmas shrub... can't quite remember the plant name but i have it on a tag downstairs. i'll note it down when i can. it's like a small tree-plant and smells like a lemony, minty, fresh scent. i got this plant from visiting the deer lake arts fair with friends! it was free, we had a great time.
anyway, those are my plants. they sit on my windowsill, in the kitchen, and outside in the garden. when the weather gets nicer i'll tend to the garden a bit more seriously. i'm a bit iffy about bugs, but when out in nature, that's just the way the cookie crumbles.
welp, catch ya later. -K
Tuesday, December 3, 2019
My December
i had a heart once
but my mistakes and stupidity
cost me dearly
December is well upon us! And while the winter air is cold, my days are shining bright. The stars are shining brightly, the sun's warmth reach me despite the cold weather. I feel content, and I feel wrapped in good fortune, in blessings. I never thought that I would be so... fulfilled, not by life, but by God. Looking back, my current level of faith and dedication to the Lord could not ever be foreseen as so much. But, it is... and, I am... humbled. Grateful. Protected, come rain or shine.
I don't mind being a faraway star. At times I am a star-filled being, wearing a human-shaped mask. And I feel things with this human heart, that I can't process with a human mind.
Things I can't process, lie with me in an subconscious state. What else can I do?
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