on the last day of the year

well, time really did fly so fast. another year had passed. another year i spent here in kl. this has been a blessed year for us… though i must admit that we still don't have savings yet =( … but then i realized that what matters is what you have and not what you dont.

i finished my 1-year contract with IBM last aug. i was cramming to look for another job since june. i was even ready to go back to the phils to work there. but then another blessing came. i was hired by eds eventhough i do not have any cobol experience. i enjoy working in eds because there are many filipino friends. i gained so many friends.

even if we do not have savings, we still got to pay some of our debts (the credit cards are still there.. ampf!). and we really got to enjoy what we have here. we can buy whatever we want, whenever we want. unlike before that we have to worry about so many expenses that we sometimes limit ourselves and never enjoy the salary i worked hard for. we were really financially blessed i must say (makes we think, maybe we just didn't spent wisely that's why we do not have savings.. hehe..). also, none of us got sick. i will not count the time when pauline ate her earring because it was accidental. we were all in good health.

this has really been a blessed year for us. my relationship with my husband got stronger and more mature. we still had petty quarrels but none as big as when we were in the phils. pauline is growing to be an intelligent, sweet and pretty girl (though being more makulit than before).

im looking forward to this year. i know many challenges await us but with the Lord's guidance, i know we can surpass anything. pauline will need to go to proper school now. so if ever my contract is extended, we need to make that sacrifice to send her back to the phils and study there. im already starting to be sad thinking about that but i know we need to do it. as much as i possible, i still want to extend my work here so that we can have savings to put up even a small business. i know we can achieve it.

thank you Lord for all the blessings you showered upon us. forgive us for the times we have failed to follow your word. we pray that the coming year will be a blessed and peaceful year not only for our family but for everybody else.