Thankful. Resolved.

Welcome 2010 !

i could be more enthu i suppose, but i'm feeling sleepy now, lol

i had an outbreak of hives 3 days in a row at about the same time (3 - 4 am in the morning!!). Ok, there was an exception, yesterday there were TWO outbreaks, sigh. i saw a doctor this morning and he said it was due to allergy (as if i don't know, i want to know to what mah since this is my first time) and that if it persists for a week, i am to return to get a referral to the Skin Centre. It was not consoling to hear that for some people, this condition persists for a long time :(

BUT, i'm grateful lah, on the whole, i am a healthy and fit person lor. i don't even recall visiting the doctor this year.

Come next year, i am resolved to stay fit. i've even signed up for a 16km run in March even though the longest distance i can run now is only half of that, lol. Yes, i think it has a lot to do with me turning 40 next year - a chapter of life that i want to embark on with slightly more enthusiasm :)

Anyway, work-wise, i could be involved in coordinating and conducting workshops for schools. In fact i was at a meeting this morning (thank goodness the hives subsided) and it seemed to go well. But who knows lor. There was one meeting with another school which i thought went well too but alas, they have not chosen to work with us. Pastor/Boss had said that "The Lord had spoken" with reference to the outcome :)

Indeed, i hope to lead a more Lord-directed life in the coming year. If the Lord is willing, next year will mark the year of my returning to the workforce, albeit on a part-time basis. When the young recep who registered me this morning at the doc's asked me for my occupation, i replied "homemaker" and she eyed me up and down me and said that i look like the working sort wor. Oh well, i went straight to the doc's after the meeting mah. Clothes do make a person, but i will identify myself as a homemaker (aunty) for a long time to come i guess.

Relationship-wise, i hope to strengthen existing ones and renew/re-establish old ones. i met up with a fren i haven't seen since we sent her off at the airport 20 years ago :) She's happily settled in another country and her kids are so darn well-behaved!! Anyway, it's always uplifting to hear stories of faith like those of her parents and brother who give of themselves to serve in the Kingdom. Indeed, my pastor and pastor's wife are my models of faith cos they are relationship-builders: always seeing the potential in the person and encouraging the best qualities to surface. So whether as a wife, mother, daughter, sister or fren, i hope to be an encourager.

Again, i'm thankful for the past year. Sure, i made many boo-boos like uttering careless and insensitive words. But some relationships were strengthened through listening and sharing.

i have to stop rambling cos i'm getting sleepier :) 3 consecutive nites of hives is no joke. 2010 is coming soon, i pray for those with burdens to walk more closely with God; for those who have so much to live for, to surrender your plans to God too :)

Have a faith-filled 2010 :)

Be thankful always and be resolved brighten the corner where you are :)

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