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2009/5/21

Counting God's Blessings

Praise the Lord:

For giving me this faith in Christ, which is my strongest foundation.
For giving me a peaceful and joyful heart.
For helping me successfully accomplish my Ph.D. journey in UT.
For providing me with a full-time teaching job and a work visa.
For giving me a wonderful church life/fellowships in Austin.
For placing all the wonderful people/friends around me.
For giving me a nice new apartment so I can have my own space that completely belongs to me.
For giving me a lot of free time at this moment so I can enjoy my life and take a good break before I officially start to work in August.
For helping me get adapted to the life in the U.S., especially making great progress in English and getting used to/feeling comfortable staying in English-speaking environments and interacting with English speakers.

This list can keep going on and on…. Always remember to count God’s blessings…
: )



2009/5/12

Learning through Singleness


About relationship… I just feel so thankful that God grants me peace in this regard this year. I’ve never been having such 前所未有的平安. If I can choose, I’d still choose to get married and have my own family, because I hope to experience God’s wonder in marriage (as He is the one who sets up marriage…), and to have someone serve the Lord together. But if marriage is not God’s plan for me, I pray that He would give me peace and contentment, until the day I’m about to leave the world, I wouldn’t be feeling sorry for my life because I’ve never got married.

Here is what I recently shared with a friend who is struggling with her singleness:

“I feel I've learned a lot through singleness. If I were not single for so many years, I wouldn't have been such understanding (and maybe compassionate) when I see people who have passed their socially-appropriate-getting-married age and are still single. I wouldn't have got a chance to learn to count God's blessings – focusing on what God has given me rather than on what He hasn't given me (or isn't going to give me). I wouldn't have been seriously contemplating the meaning of marriage to me and why I want to get married if I can choose. I've also learned to take relationship issues easy, to keep a positive mind, to arrange my life well, and to take good care of myself in every aspect. I keep myself open, while I do treasure, value, and enjoy my single life now.” : )





2009/5/11

"Mary Did You Know"


A great song not only on Christmas, but also on Mother's Day...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFPHIK9ann8