Hello there! I can't believe I have blogged only once last month! Well my children were hogging the computers during their holidays and we were traveling quite a bit. Anyway, it is good to be back and I hope to discipline myself to blog everyday.

Happy New Year! 2008 is here! What great opportunity to start anew and get things right! Below is part of the lyrics of a song I love:

May the Good Lord bless and keep you,
Whether near or far away;
May you find that long awaited golden day today.
May your troubles all be small ones,
And your fortunes ten times ten,
May you walk with sunlight shining
And a blue bird in every tree;
May there be a silver lining
Back at every cloud you see;
Fill your dreams with sweet tomorrows,
Never mind what might have been;
May the Good Lord bless and keep you
Till we meet again!

I had a most lovely double celebration of the New Year and the 21st. wedding anniversary of my husband and I. We welcomed the New Year with a big group of friends . There were more than 50 of us and it was great fun to enjoy a very good dinner and singing and watching an encouraging video together. Later yesterday morning my husband and I drove to Damai Puri Resort and Spa in Santubong, about 45 min from Kuching. That place used to be the Holiday Inn Damai Lagoon Resort but it was bought over by the Sutra Harbour group. It is still under renovations, but half of the rooms had been beautifully renovated and there was a new family pool with water slides and fountains. The only problem was that the water was so shallow that my husband scrapped his fingers while we were swimming in the pool. But we had a very good time relaxing at the beach, watching the breaking of the strong waves as they reach the beach. The weather was cool and the breeze was refreshing. We chatted and simply enjoyed each other's company. It is good to steal away from everyone and everything else once in a while and just enjoy the presence of the one you love. This is a ritual we have been keeping for the last 21 years. Every 1st.January will find us celebrating our love in a hotel somewhere, usually on a beach, my favorite holiday venue. God is so good to us and we continue to trust Him to keep us strongly bonded together in Him.

As we drove home today, we decided to make just one new year resolution. We will commit ourselves to having at least 2 family devotional times every week. Every Monday night and Thursday night, immediately after dinner, we shall read the Bible and pray together with the two children who are still home with us. We must not neglect the nurturing of our spiritual lives as a family. So much time and effort is spent on academics and badminton that it is easy to forgo family devotions but we must do our utmost to keep growing spiritually as a family that trust in Almighty God. May God help us!