blessed...

... to be called a child of God, even though i stray so many many times ... to have a loving and supportive family, especially God-fearing parents, who, i'm sure prayed for me unceasingly even through my darkest days
... to have found brothers and sisters in Christ, who have upheld me in prayer, and who have so helpful since i started serving in the LC
... to have experienced God's amazing grace, and be able to see how His timing and providence is always the best
... to still be able to talk and laugh with my high school friends , as if we just graduated yesterday.. you guys still are my closest friends, and i thank God for each one of you.. *aww*
... to experience life away from home, i know there are those less fortunate, and i am learning not to take each and everyday in Perth for granted (yes, even the hot summer days... not looking forward...)

this list is a bit overdue, seeing as it already is almost a month into the new year, but i guess i realised that its better than not penning these down. amidst all my busy-ness of going out, enjoying the yummy food, meeting up with ppl i haven't seen in ages, shopping at my parents' expense .. i haven't really actually got down, and take stock (so to say) of how God has blessed me, not only in the year that was past, but for the past 19 years of my life. One lesson from the book of Ruth which has stuck to me is the fact that God is always working behind the scenes, and if we don;t look close enough, we might just dimiss it as pure coincidece or good luck. God needs to be given glory where it is due, and i do think that without acknowledging the presence of God in every aspect of my life, i will never come to appreciate fully all that i have before me. so it is my prayer that as i look toward this new year, that i will never take for granted all that i have, for it is all from God!

You are forever in my life
You see me through the seasons
Cover me with Your hand
And lead me in Your righteousness

And I look to You
And I wait on You

I'll sing to You Lord
A hymn of Love
For Your faithfulness to me
I'm carried in everlasting arms
You'll never let me go
Through it all

-Through It All by Hillsong