Just Seven Days to Go~

Wow, just a week left till Christmas. I haven’t got gifts for anybody yet, isn’t that great? I’m sorry guys, I’ll have them after Christmas, if that’s OK.

I’m actually considering not giving gifts anymore, but that’d be terrible, I don’t want to do that. So I’ll just give them late. Because that’s better than never, right right right?

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SHINE!

The Sunday School kids had their Christmas play today and they were amazing! Just wow. All that work paid off. The costumes were awesome too; I love everyone who helped us sew all those shirts and work on all the other props.

Today was a long day. After the kids performed, they had their Christmas party, and after they left, some teachers stayed behind for a small party for ourselves. That was fun too, except Chubbs kept fighting with me. Maybe that’s partly what made it so fun. XD That, and we girl teachers played around with the angels’ wings from the play. And the food was yummy. Lasagna and roast beef and.. **mouth waters** and that frozen mango bravo. Yum yum yum. Today was the last day I was seeing Bianca for the year, because she’s going to Brunei next Saturday.

The party ended at around 2:30, and I had to wait in church until around 4, because my family forgot to fetch me. Haha. I hung out with Kuya Martin and Leah and Rachel for a while, then when they left I stayed in Teacher Dongdong’s area and took a nap.

Then I finally got picked up, and we went to my aunt’s house where we stayed until dinner. Then we went home, and while we were in the car I saw the moon, and it’s so big and bright tonight. :p

I’m a bit tired, because I wasn’t able to sleep very well last night, and then I woke up early, and then all those things happened today, so yeah.

If we had God’s eyes…

If we had God’s eyes, and could see to forever, we’d never have to struggle to believe~

Oh, so very true. It’s so easy to say there’s a God up in heaven… but sometimes it’s so hard to see…

Nest had their Christmas program today, and my mom’s grade schoolers did the Tale of Three Trees. They did really good, I think I was close to tears. XD

Anyway, that line really struck me, because that’s what I’ve been struggling with lately. I’ve been learning to trust God and letting him lead me to wherever without knowing what I’m getting myself into.

Struggle is very new to me; I never really knew what it was until now. This year was probably my most difficult so far. I felt alone a lot of the time and felt like I’d gone to pieces once or twice, but now I’m beginning to find my way and I’ve never felt so close to God as I do now. I still have a long way to go in terms of relinquishing control and trusting God but I’m getting there.

It isn’t easy to trust in Someone you can’t see, especially when the road is bumpy and you feel totally hopeless. But I found that He really is just there, and if you let go and let Him have his way without you resisting, everything goes smoothly and according to His perfect planning.

Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love, for I have put my trust in you. Show me the way I should go, for to you I lift up my soul. Psalm 143:8

And now it’s time for some last minute sewing on the three kings’ costumes for the Sunday School’s play tomorrow.

Oh, yumminess.

I was home alone today. I studied, knitted (Christmas gift time, now that JLPT is over), studied, daydreamed, knitted, daydreamed. And played the Hairspray soundtrack over and over (so I’m late with that, sorry. XDD) I figured it would be boring, and it was, except for when this package from Switzerland came for my dad.

I was actually a bit irritated, because the delivery man scared me a little. He was asking if I knew the person who sent the package, and I didn’t, and then he told me he couldn’t leave it with me and if I could please call my dad, so I did, and he just kind of walked into the house like he belonged here, so I got more scared, and a bit hassled, so I had to ask him  please wait outside while I called my dad. In the end everything finally got settled, and the delivery man left, and I was calm again. Hahaha.

When my family got home, my dad opened the box (which was pretty big), and I heard my sister scream. So I went out of my room, and she goes, “Ate look at all the chocolates!” and drags me to the fridge so I could see.

And that really is an amazing amount of chocolates.We have some in the freezer and some in the fridge. Oh wow and oh yay. Dad’s friend sent us a box full of chocolates. And it was a big box. I’m pretty happy now, even though today was boring and I had no one to talk to for the most of it. At least we have chocolate.

Oh, So Much to Do….

Holly Kennedy: I don’t want to make any mistakes.

Gerry Kennedy: Then you’re in the wrong species, love. Be a duck.

Hahaha, I found that on Ate Nadja’s blog. It’s funny, what.

I’m going to repeat what Bianca said– 20 shirts to finish by December 14! OH yay. Hmmm, we can do it! We have friends who love us, and will help do those 20 shirts. XDD Consider yourselves warned.

And for me… 20 chapters of Minna no Nihongo to go before December 7! Really, that I didn’t start studying until now. Tsk tsk tsk.

And school, besides that. Which I really should get back to now.