Remember the Last Cruise with Bonny at the end of 2009

In December 2013, I went for a 6-day cruise to Phuket with stops at Klang and Penang.  This was more or less a similar cruise that I took together with Bonny two months before he was called home to be with the Lord.  As I walked down the streets in Phuket Patong Beach, I remember the massage place that we went and the fun things that we did.  It was hard not to think of all the "if only"s.  However, I know that there are chapters that I need to close to move forward.  Keeping the sweet memories and giving thanks for them and surrendering all the "if only"s will certainly blessed my Lord's and Bonny's hearts!
In memory of the good time we had at the Legends of the Seas:

Finally I got to hold Taj Mahal with my fingers too!

As I remember the day we got married 18 years ago, I continue to count it an amazing blessing to have known and married Bonny.  He had brought such love and joy in my life.  I am not sure how we would have celebrated our anniversary or where we would have travelled to if he was still around, perhaps we would have gone to India. 

Though I was unable to visit Taj Mahal with Bonny, I finally got there too and took a picture just like him but deliberately on the other side of the Taj Mahal.  This was one of my to-do-list in my healing journey of life without Bonny.

Bonny at Taj Mahal, India

Bonny had been to India many times after we got married but I didn't have a chance to go with him and visit Taj Mahal with him.  The last time I went to India was a church mission trip in 1994 before we got married.  Bonny was in the team too and the then Senior Pastor was trying hard to match make us:-)

As I prepare myself to go for our church India Mission Trip at the end of this month and I will be visiting Taj Mahal.  Besides ministering to the community, my trip to India this time will be done in remembrance of my beloved Bonny.

Praying Hands

I remember how Bonny used to get excited whenever July and August approached because it was time for the 40-Day Prayer started by Love Singapore Movement 17 years ago. It has been three and a half years now since Bonny left, I miss the sound of his prayers in the house and I miss travelling with him early in the morning for the early morning prayer meetings.
In remembering of him, I took time to read through some of his prayer journals and see his collection of praying hands.  Here is one of his collections which I believe he bought from the States.  
 A few months ago, I saw this praying hands displayed in the thrift shop at HighPoint.  It looked so familiar that I believed it was the one that Bonny bought from the States.  When I asked where it came from, I was told that it was donated by HighPoint as it was found in the Chapel during its renovation.  Immediately, I knew it belonged to Bonny and that he must have left it there.  So I bought it back and placed it on Bonny’s antique desk.   I felt like I have found a lost treasure!

Remembering Bonny and His Mum

Bonny’s mum was called home to be with the Lord 14 years ago.  Bonny joined her 11 years later.  Today, I take time to remember both of them—two beautiful persons with so much kindness and mercy.  I believe Bonny’s tender heart came from his mum, an amazing woman!

Bonny wearing a Texas Cowboy Hat, 1996

I went to the Utah, US, for astudy trip from 13 to 23 April and I was reminded of my US trip with Bonny in 1996.  A year after we got married, we travelled to Texas with our then Senior Pastor visiting churches and sharing our work in Singapore. 

After I returned from my April trip, I looked through some of the pictures we took in our 1996 trip to Texas, US.  Here is a picture of Bonny with a cowboy hat that he borrowed from our host.  He was so amazed by the number of boots our host had that he had to take a picture of it.  It was so much fun to have him around!  He will always be missed and cherished!

 

Remembering Bonny at Tracey's Wedding on 23 March 2013

The Khalil's family gathered to celebrate Tracey Khalil's, our niece, wedding on 23rd March.  The dinner was at The Sentosa Resort and Spa and the dress code was formal. 
I worn the gown I bough so many years ago.  Bonny was with me when we bough it as we were to attend a Valentine dinner organized by the church.  I can't remember exactly what year that was, it could be 1998.  At the dinner, we prayed together and renewed our marriage vows to one another.  It was a blessed time.