no.609 141231 Thank you for the year 2014

Happy New Year!

I have been away from my blog for such a long time. However, I thought I'd write few words down since today is the last day of 2014. This year went by so fast for me - I probably felt the same at the end of last year too, but this year, especially the last couple of months went by in a blink of an eye.

Compared to last year, I am indifferent about how this year is ending. I am thankful for the past year God has granted me. However, strangely there is no "I am so thankful that I'm tearing up as I write this post." I know that God has used me in so many ways this year, but perhaps what I experienced last year was so great that the things God revealed to me this year don't appear to be as grand and exciting. On top of that, I'm not even excited for the New Year. It's not that there's nothing to look forward to. It's more like I don't want to make the New Year's day an excuse to start something new.

Regardless, there's one thing I want to achieve this year (fingers crossed). I want to read my Bible from Genesis to Revelation. This is also my church's goal, so I hope to encourage and be encouraged by others to finish it together.

no.566 141118 Thank you for the shopping day for a boy and a girl

Something special for a boy and a girl

Operation Christmas Child.

It's something I wanted to do last year, but I didn't get a chance to because I forgot to pick up the box on time. If you haven't heard of OCC before, please click the name above and you will be directed to their website. My friend and I decided to do it together and send a small gift to a little boy and a little girl, around 5-9 years old. I was able to do some shopping, and stopped by several places to get the perfect gift. I'll be picking up a couple of more items tomorrow and putting together the two boxes. Stay tuned for what I got for them! You don't know how excited I am to pack these gifts! Listening to Christmas carols on the radio all day long is making me even more thrilled for tomorrow.

If you want do something extra special this Christmas, there are many ways you can do so! One of the ways is through OCC, so make sure you check out their website, and make sure you do it soon… because Christmas is coming!

no.565 141117 Thank you for covering the whole world white

Christmas decorations

It's been a while. Something motivated me yesterday and today, and I felt the urge to write my blog. I wanted to write about the change in the weather - we had our first snowfall on Sunday, and how I felt this morning. It was beautiful! It was awesome walking up to the snow in the morning and seeing the neighbourhood covered in snow. I got some free time before going to work, where I could just turn on my radio to listen to some Christmas carols. Since yesterday's Santa Parade in town, some of the radio stations have started playing Christmas carols all day long! For some reason, I wasn't eagerly waiting for the radio stations to start playing these songs as oppose to previous years. Perhaps it's a sign of aging…