What better way to spend the last day of 2006 than starting out at church for service in the morning? It was a wonderful service. Some of the friends who had accepted Christ the previous week came to church, and we also had a couple of visitors, including tourists! The worship was fab and there was a time where Pastor Adrian gave an open invitation to come up to the podium to give thanks to God for his blessings over the year. There were several testimonies shared, and as a family, we also took the opportunity to go up to the podium to give Thanks to God for the simple things in life:
a) Our strong family support from both of our parents, siblings and extended family, etc.
b) For Isaac - That he could develop healthily thus far from a mere helpless infant to a cheery baby to now, a toddler with an attitude! : )
c) For one another
d) For God being God! Especially, how we saw God as the firm foundation of keeping families together... "We love, because God first loved us" (1 John 4:19)
Its really a rather emotional and uplifting time, as we were able to share and be encouraged by one another's exciting testimonies and felt that we are all growing closer and closer as a church.
After service, we went to Aerin's at Raffle's City Shopping Centre for lunch. It wasn't quite planned, but we were all captivated by the superb fountain displays, which got Isaac most excited, so we thought we will give him a treat and dine there. We got a table next to the fountain pool itself (click this link to see the exact spot that we took!) and requested that the babychair be placed at the angle with the most optimal view of the display. You should see Isaac's hands flinging wildly in excitement and how his already-very-big-eyes popped even bigger as he enjoyed the fountain sequences. : )
Evening was spent as usual at YL's parents' place for dinner and the weekly catch-ups. When we got home, we allowed Isaac to play as much as he wanted, given that it was new year's eve. However, the little babe soon got very tired perhaps, exhausted by the day's excitement (he was already actually nodding off at his Grandparents place even whilst watching his favourite "banana-in-pajamas sing-along" vcd!) and went to bed pretty early. We settled into the sofa and enjoyed the dvd series of "Mind Your Language" (yes, the very old british tv sitcom, but we loved it!)...
At 12 midnight, Isaac roused for his usual-midnight-last-feed. Perhaps inspired by the earlier fountain display that he had so enjoyed, he greeted 2007 with his own fountain display (aka urinal leek) when YL forgot to take the usual precautions, and Isaac's bodily liquid got splashed around his little bed...so we had the change the bedsheet and his pyjamas!
"Disgusting!", u may say, especially if u do not yet have kids (especially boys) of your own. Well, we learn to laugh at episodes like these, rather than be upset. May the year ahead be filled with splashes of unexpected adventures such as these (for you wouldn't want life to be the same day in and day out!), and may we all have the strength, wisdom and grace to live it out and overcome the challenges. Above all, may we find joy in all that we do or have to go through...
a) Our strong family support from both of our parents, siblings and extended family, etc.
b) For Isaac - That he could develop healthily thus far from a mere helpless infant to a cheery baby to now, a toddler with an attitude! : )
c) For one another
d) For God being God! Especially, how we saw God as the firm foundation of keeping families together... "We love, because God first loved us" (1 John 4:19)
Its really a rather emotional and uplifting time, as we were able to share and be encouraged by one another's exciting testimonies and felt that we are all growing closer and closer as a church.
After service, we went to Aerin's at Raffle's City Shopping Centre for lunch. It wasn't quite planned, but we were all captivated by the superb fountain displays, which got Isaac most excited, so we thought we will give him a treat and dine there. We got a table next to the fountain pool itself (click this link to see the exact spot that we took!) and requested that the babychair be placed at the angle with the most optimal view of the display. You should see Isaac's hands flinging wildly in excitement and how his already-very-big-eyes popped even bigger as he enjoyed the fountain sequences. : )
Evening was spent as usual at YL's parents' place for dinner and the weekly catch-ups. When we got home, we allowed Isaac to play as much as he wanted, given that it was new year's eve. However, the little babe soon got very tired perhaps, exhausted by the day's excitement (he was already actually nodding off at his Grandparents place even whilst watching his favourite "banana-in-pajamas sing-along" vcd!) and went to bed pretty early. We settled into the sofa and enjoyed the dvd series of "Mind Your Language" (yes, the very old british tv sitcom, but we loved it!)...
At 12 midnight, Isaac roused for his usual-midnight-last-feed. Perhaps inspired by the earlier fountain display that he had so enjoyed, he greeted 2007 with his own fountain display (aka urinal leek) when YL forgot to take the usual precautions, and Isaac's bodily liquid got splashed around his little bed...so we had the change the bedsheet and his pyjamas!
"Disgusting!", u may say, especially if u do not yet have kids (especially boys) of your own. Well, we learn to laugh at episodes like these, rather than be upset. May the year ahead be filled with splashes of unexpected adventures such as these (for you wouldn't want life to be the same day in and day out!), and may we all have the strength, wisdom and grace to live it out and overcome the challenges. Above all, may we find joy in all that we do or have to go through...
Happy 2007 !!
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The most ultimate 'fountain display' that i've ever seen in my life... Strokkur Geyser at Iceland. (Photos taken in 2002 trip to Southern Iceland)
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