Saturday, January 26, 2008
The Os were out on Thursday. Finally. After all the the tension, apprehension and incertainty, everythings finally come to an end. An end which sparks off a new begining.
I feel so utterly thankful to God for everything. For placing me in SR, though it wasn't exaclty my choice. I've made really good friends that I'll surely treasure always.
For the prayer meeting that we had the day before Os were released. It was a total new experience to me to pray 'in the dark'...no self-conciousness, no restrictions..just God, us; our hearts' worries and desires spilled before God. It felt really good. And I really learnt a lot through that meeting...how finite Men and Women like us, cannot even begin to attempt to understand an infinite God. How we should allow ourselves to God's channels of peace and love. :)
Thank God for granting me peace. True peace that can only come from Him. It was amazing to not feel nervous at all! It's that inexplainable, deep soothing feeling that God places inside you, that no matter what happens, no matter how all else aroung us change, God will always be the same.
It seems unbelievable but it's true. True only because after God's amazing Grace. Who would have expected that I could manage to go from thirty something points during the mid-years to just almost enough to qualify for PAE and now, a single-digit for Os? God gave me what I wanted. And I'm really really thankful for that. I remember saying to my friends before the Os that if I don't get at least a B3 for Jap, i wouldn't want to take H1 anymore...haha, I guess God heard me and granted me a B! Just when you least expect it, God hears you.
It really is too good to be real, if you perceive it logically. But if only we would let go of it all, and slow down a little, take s step back, listen to His still small voice, what's impossible with God -- nothing!
Another thing that I've learnt through this all, is that sometimes, we tend to assume that our plans are God's plans. We hope intently in our hearts that our desires will be God's desires too. But it may not be so. We may want certain things now but God sees the future, and He has it all planned out already. we need to really trust in Him, in His plans, though it may be difficult to accept. It's so human and so easy to worry and fret about things, but worry is like disbelieving. It's only up to us to receive God's promise, His invitation, to take that step or even a leap of faith in face of uncertainty, to make that determined decision to trust in Him.
changeme.
2:22 PM
Saturday, January 05, 2008
We went back to school that day to buy Amelia's ties. And 'shun bian' visited Island Creamery! haha. After all my years in St. Marg's, it was my first time there. The shop's really nice and cosy and all. There are really a lot of pictures on the wall. And I like the idea of 'chalk-walls', if you know what I mean. Cos it allows you freedom, space and creativity to change your menus, wall-paper, or do the occasional whimsical doodles!I tried the strawberry sorbet. It's not as great as I thought it would have been but refreshing enough. :) The fun thing about Island Creamery, I think, is that you get to print your photos on the spot and doodle on them any way you like and pin them up on the wall. Yup, and I finally got that coveted Island Creamery sticker that almost everybody in school has on their files! hee.
Strawberry sorbet on your right!
changeme.
1:37 PM