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Christmas

Christmas crept up on me this year, and then pounced on me in a flurry of activity over the Christmas weekend.

Finishing Well

Today marked my 26th year of life on earth :) What a year it has been... I'm thankful for all that has taken place... but before I get carried away on that thought I think I shall save the reflections till the end of the year :)

Today, met dad to make contact in the early afternoon, which is always a little bit mind bending, but dad is dad, so we went for it. I understand a little bit more of my own background after the conversation, and am learning to draw lines and get my mind round the current state of affairs, which are all good things :)

Took a while to 'recover' from the meeting and the fallout the accompanies it, and felt a little down at midday. But soldiered on to bring a colleague to a christmas musical near her place. I really enjoy this peranakan lady's company. She might not be the best at operating a pc, but she's direct, frank, generous and such an awfully good cook that she's spoiling us in the office! I mean - its not just that she makes a mean 'curry pok', but once she actually made dumplings ('ba-zhang'), banana leaf and all!

:) Im glad she could come, its been a long time since she's been to church.

Thank God for meeting me at the musical too... was feeling kinda alone, and it was bugging me wondering if my heart was in for an inexorable hardening, between marketplace life and family issues. What good is a minister if he is disconnected from God's heart and his own?

But the musical really revived me. The already-beautiful soaring voices and harmonies were made even more so because they were declaring the glory and love of God that led to Christmas. And it never fails to touch something in me when I see a church come together to do a production like this. The intertwining of talents, service and commitment to God never fails to paint quite a picture. Sitting at the very last row, a felt God whisper the title of the musical - 'this is my wonderous gift to you today'.

Thank you Lord. Thank you Dad :) For helping a special day finish well.

To anyone who might read this, thanks for your cards, smses and well wishes. Appreciate your thoughts and friendship :)