BLESSINGS!

I could hear the silence of the moment as I write this reflection.  No music, no TV, no drilling on the neighbour's wall (haha!).  Just the usual soft chirping of the birds.

Tomorrow's a Friday which means I'm off work (yay!), and then Monday will be a public holiday (Australia Day!) which means it's going to be a super looong weekend for me!  Happy days!

Quiet moments like this make me reflect on the many things that happened in my life in the past year.  Though there were things that did not happen as planned, there's certainly so much to thank God for!

An outpouring of major blessings, fulfilled dreams, answered prayers and life's simple joys (wow!)...  Healing and good health.  Travels (they were definitely more than I had expected last year, and they were all happy and safe trips!).  Published books (yay!).  My family's successes.  Love and laughter.  Material blessings.  Kindness.  Wonderful discoveries.  Hope.  And heaps of other marvellous blessings (praise God)!

I remember that nice little shop that we chanced on in one of our family trips in South Korea...I was pleasantly surprised then when I saw that its name was "Blessing"!  Just like the gift items in the store that were delightful and beaming, the many wonderful blessings that I have received last year (and the past years ü) put smiles and much joy into my heart ü!

"God bless you and keep you, God smile on you and gift you, God look you full in the face and make you prosper."  (Numbers 6:24-26, The Message)