Welcome 2016!

Today is December 31. In just a few hours, the clock will strike twelve, and 2015 will already have passed. But before that happens, let me spend some time thanking God for my bestest year so far, where God granted our most awaited blessing, our baby Annika! :)

This year, God has showered me and Percy with countless other blessings! He's really the best, answering our prayers in the most perfect time, and giving us many other things we never even knew we needed or wanted. I can only look forward to 2016 with a big smile on my face, knowing fully well that it will be another wonderful year.

I may not know what's out there for me and for us, but my faith tells me that it will all be good!  After all, it's God who has planned out everything, right? All His plans are perfect... who wouldn't be delighted? :)

So cheers to a blessed 2016! Cheers to a brand new year, a chance for new beginnings! :)

Grateful,

Hello 2015!

It is the last day of December, and the last day of the year! As we all know, when a year ends, another one begins. Around this time, people usually make lists of things they want to change about them and be resolved about really doing them in the New Year. 

This our first New Year celebration together as hubby and wifey, and we've decided to start a tradition of making list of things-to-accomplish in the next twelve months, only that they arrive at something quite different. Instead of resolutions, these lists draw less focus on ourselves and aim to magnify the goodness and faithfulness of God in our lives. 

We thought of a lot, but we only jotted down those which are really important. To guarantee that, we prayed so that we will produce a list that is borne out of the Spirit’s leading, and not by our own unguarded and deceitful heart, and limited mind.

So here’s a temporary list I made for 2015 in no particular order. :)

God has planned out the best for us, and we don’t want to trade that in for our own petty requests. But in order to really understand this, one must always start by asking Jesus to come into his/her heart. As Proverbs 3:5-6 says:

"Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding.  In all your ways, acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths." 

Go and do that today and believe for an encounter with Him. Who knows, this might just be your best year yet.

Happy New Year Everybody!!!

Expecting Great Things From God,