Thankful Today {8th - 14th Dec}

I'm terribly behind with Thankful Today posts.  Here's being thankful for 2 weeks past ....

8th December ...

Preparation 

Here's our bags on the last day of our Melbourne trip as we scrambled to get our luggages packed.  They were 1/2 filled when we came - and clearly filled to the brim on our return leg.   Truly thankful for a wonderful trip and His journey mercies.

9th December ...

Family

Four words.  Can't Do Without Them.  And this year, I am particularly thankful to have my elder sis, brother-in-law and sweet niece Sophie home for good.  It has got to be the highlight of our year with the family finally united again after having them away for 9 years.

10th December ...

Blue

That big blue sky and vast expanse of sea - this was taken at St Kilda's Beach in Melbourne.  Reminded me that across oceans and continents, we shared the same big sky that God created.  That made me thankful for God's beautiful creation.

11th December ...

Everyday

View from the plane at the crack of dawn as we were about to land in Melbourne.  Giving thanks for God's mercies that are new every morning, every day.  "Because of the Lord's great love, we are not consumed, for His compassions never fail. They are new every morning, great is Your faithfulness" ~ Lamentations 3:22-23

12th December ...

Growth

My greatest privilege this year was seeing Julianne grow.  She's still a little kampung chicken today but there's no denying that she has done lots of growing up in the past year - physically, developmentally and emotionally.  Am extremely thankful to be there month after month seeing her grow up into the little toddler she is today.  

13th December ...

Write

I'm a planner so when it comes to Julianne's mealtimes, I prefer to plan ahead her meals for the week and write them down on a menu planner.  They sometimes don't go according to plan of course since it also depends if my mum has got the ingredients on hand.  And on that note, we've been teaching her to be thankful for her food by saying her grace before mealtimes.  

14th December ...

Tree

That's our family friend - Uncle Albert's - lemon tree bearing fruits when we visited him on our trip to Melbourne recently.  The famous saying by Dale Carnegie that when life gives you lemons, you make lemonades is just like what the bible says - "To give thanks in all circumstances".  We can always make something good out of bad situations so let's be thankful.