no.365 140430 Thank you for the 365 days of blogging "merci toujours"

merci toujours: 365 days of thankful heart

This is it.

I've listened to Michael Buble's "Quando, quando, quando"each night for a year, when the clock struck 10PM. 365 days of blogging has finally come to an end. Let the celebrations begin! I've been wondering about how I should end my blog and what picture I should use. I was considering if I should make a year-end summary as I did for New Year's Eve. But I figured that I will probably end up repeating myself. So, I'm just gonna finish it off casually.

Honestly, not every day was easy for me as I expected. At times, I wasn't as thankful or humble. On some days, I was staring at the monitor for about a half an hour or so, not knowing how to begin because it seemed like nothing "meaningful" happened that day. Still, I'm thankful that I was able to blog daily (well, except for a few times I was sick or without internet) and to "give thanks in all circumstances"(1 Thessalonians 5:16-18). I'm thankful for the 365 things that I was thankful for in the past year. I'm really happy and proud of myself for completing this long journey. Through this project, I have learned to appreciate the simple things that we take for granted - like the nice weather for example. This blog definitely gave me an opportunity to slow down and look back at my life and see what God has blessed me with. Whether they are the things God has provided or has taken away, I was able to be amazed and be grateful for everything He was doing in my life - both big and small, special or ordinary. When I re-read the old entries, I know that He was present in every moment of my life. It once again reminded me that I should always be thankful.

To finish it off, I want to share a song with you - "Timeless" by Sergio Mendes. It's one of my old favourites and it's a fun song, which makes it appropriate for today's celebration:)


And, you're probably wondering my future plans for this blog. So, let me answer that for you.

Am I keeping the blog? Certainly!

Is this really it? Am I gonna say adieu to my blog?



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You'll find it out tomorrow!

In any case, thank you for reading my blog for the past 365 days:)

IYC

no.290 140214 Thank you for the unexpected voice message that made my day

Happy V-day message from pastor Rolando! 

It was such a slow and boring day for me… until I get an unexpected message from pastor Rolando in Mexico. I was having my lunch when I checked my cell phone, and got his message wishing me a happy v-day with a rose emoticon! It made me smile:) I wished him and his wife a happy v-day as well.  Soon after this message, I got another one. It was a voice memo. It surely brightened up my day, after listening to pastor Rolando's voice. I think his voice has that warm and fun energy that makes one smile  happily. I think that was the best part of my day - I couldn't stop smiling during lunch, thanks to Rolando! Gracias pastor:)

Even though I don't really celebrate this commercial forced say "I love you" day, I'll share one sweet love song from my playlist with you. It's called "Let me" by Sergio Mendes. Just like most of the songs that I recommended previously, I first discovered the song in my first year of university. He's a Brazilian bossa nova musician. If you've been following my blog, you'll know that I'm a big fan of bossa nova! I actually like most of the songs on this album. There are two other songs I would like to share from the album, but I shall save them for next time!