23 May 2021
The homily shared by Father Mark Payne in today's Pentecost Sunday mass resonated with me. Like the disciples in the upper room, the discovery of my thyroid cysts and impending surgery kept me locked in fear. But the Holy Spirit came to strengthen and embolden me. I praise God that I could unlock my heart to receive the Holy Spirit, which freed me from distress, enabled me to trust Him completely, leave my locked upper room and surrender myself to His will.
God Almighty protected me throughout the journey and through His will, my cysts were all benign. With my entire thyroid gland removed, I have many changes to adopt. It's different, but with the Holy Spirit, I have the courage to face it all. Alleluia!
The past week was a hectic one as the virtual classes, the preparation for them and the online grading of students' work really took up most of my time. I had to work till about 11 p.m. every single night. It was tiring but I didn't feel overwhelmed by it. So I believe the Levothyroxine is working well.
The highlight of the past week was definitely receiving my very first Le Creuset cast iron pot. It's a 20cm Round French Oven in a sweet chiffon pink. I've used it twice to cook rice on my portable induction cooker, and true enough, the cooking time was minimal and the rice turned out really fluffy. Last night, I used my new sweetheart on the stovetop to braise chicken. I'm not exaggerating when I claim that even the breast meat parts were tender and juicy! And the real test came when I had to wash the pot. The fear that it would be difficult to remove the cooking stains had always held me back from buying a Le Creuset. That fear is truly unfounded! After soaking the pot for a short while in warm water, washing was not arduous at all. Kisses to my new sweetheart!
This lil sweetheart of mine put a dent of RM999 in my pocket, but is so worth it!
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| Cooking with my lil sweetheart and my sexy red Tefal wokpan |
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