Top 10 of 2011

Happy New Year! :)


I guess it has always been a normal thing to do every time a year ends - reminisce all the things that had transpired for the whole year. Not just in television, but even with our own personal life.


Just like what we see on t.v., I'm gonna make my top 10 highlights of 2011!


10 - Got my extension for my Canada assignment. God knows I needed it. :)
 9 -  Memorable vacations and travels - Virginia/Quebec/Alberta. Note: The people you're with make the places memorable. :)
 8 -  I got promoted at work. Lesson learned: Everything has its own perfect time.
 7 -  Be able to enjoy a new hobby of making hand made cards and to share that joy to others.
 6 -  My family free from debt. God has really been good to us financially.
 5 - Finally became involved with Coastal Church through serving as a greeter. Aside from the joy of doing it, it helped me in my social skills. heee...
 4 - Overcome insecurities by God's grace. Yes, one of the highlights of my life. :)
 3 -  New relationships. I'm grateful for my new friends from work and church. My treasures here in Canada.
 2 - To be finally free. From what? From things that I didn't had the courage to face before. And I'm just glad that God made me dealt with them.
 1 - A very intimate and special journey with God. This year is one of the biggest turning points in my life. 


What's your top 10? I would love to read about it. :) All glory to God for a wonderful year! 

May you welcome 2012 with a huge smile! :D

Amazing Grace

If you will see my previous blog, I was very much looking forward to this month. Aside from the reason that it's a Christmas month, it is somehow a downtime also for me at work. I'm always on a vacation during December but this year I just decided to stay. With much looking forward, unexpected and unplanned things happen at work. My hope of having a downtime and just being able to enjoy all December events somehow turned the other way. At the start of the month, I got so busy with work. I missed my target date of sending out cards and gifts. I am a bit behind in buying Christmas presents. I wasn't able to do some personal things. And, even if I was in the party yesterday, I still missed half of the party. And today, I was suppose to attend a big event at the church, but I can't because anytime I will  be in a bridge call again. This wasn't what I imagined how my year would end. 


But don't get me wrong. I'm not grumbling or complaining. I love my job and I know sometimes there are things that we need to sacrifice like personal time. At the end of the day, when I feel so exhausted, or even at the middle of the day, and I would just take a restroom break at work. I would just talk to God, telling Him that He knows what's going on, and that I'm tired, but I just trust Him. I always look back on how my day went and I would always be in awe. Because I know that I would never make it without Him. I'm not the best or expert in my job but I always try to give all my best, binding it with prayers. I always ask God three things every morning before going to work - sustaining grace to make me go on without grumbling, wisdom to provide good decisions when needed and guidance not to do anything wrong that would cause more problems. And amazingly, God made me finish each day this week well. Tired but fulfilled.


Busy and challenging days aren't over yet. It just started actually. But another thing I am also grateful for, are the people around me. I'm blessed that the people whom I needed help to accomplish my tasks don't make things more difficult for me. And of course, the Edson guys. I'm blessed to have them around. They would bring me food on days I skipped meals at the office. Help me in the chores that I was suppose to be doing. Provide inputs on technical stuff.  And just cheer me up when I look so exhausted. 


As always, I just want to thank God for being my Rock and my Helper.  Indeed, there is nothing I can accomplish apart from Him.


How about you? How has God been working in your life lately? 


I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing. - John 15:5