"The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed, to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor." 

Luke 4:18-19

2015.

Thoughts on this not-so-new-year?

Nothing much. Been so busy trying to settle down with the household routine. 

There's SO MUCH TO DO EVERYDAY....

I have not sat down to spend time thinking or praying about this new year, or listen quietly to God to let Him speak.

But if u ask me what I hope to be able to do this year, off-hand, I think I would hope to focus on my family, friends and neighbours. I want to be able to sit down and meditate on God's Word despite the extreme tiredness and busyness. I want to be able to bless my loved ones with more of God's love and joy. Sounds ambiguous but I guess that's what's on my mind for now. And of course, hopefully help my kids with their studies, especially the older ones....especially the eldest one. PSLE IS IN TWO YEARS' TIME!!! SIAO LIAO. 

Gotta go. Prep the house for Moms bible study group meeting at my home! First time hosting a real meeting. 

And I found the theme for 2015!

Being rested in God.

Despite the busyness, despite the worries.

Finding restedness in God.

It is the year of Jubilee! 

(Realised this after the sharing and fellowship with the Moms BS group!)

Today is the first day

...where I am really doing the whole SAHM works! 

Bring kids downstairs to be fetched by their school bus!

Feed toddler breakfast!

Do laundry!

Defrost meat!

Take public transport with toddler to buy more groceries at neighbourhood mall!

Buy too much groceries!

Take cab home with overtired toddler and crazy groceries!

Cook lunch! Cook dinner (slow cooker, I love thee!).

Feed toddler lunch, wolf down my own lunch!

Bring toddler down to wait for the  trio's arrival from school bus!

Heat up lunch, get kids fed!

Throw most dishes into the dishwasher! 

Get poor toddler to nap!

Wash pot and pan!

Ask hubby what side dish he wants for dinner (lup cheong omelette)!

Nag eldest to do Chinese tuition homework, or else!

Make crying toddler sleep again! 

Blog while I can!

What a day! It's only 4.36pm!

But I am so happy. :)

PDA

Bumped into Hubby's relative at West Coast Plaza just now. The timing was perfect, he was willing to chat more next time, and so we invited him to our new home. He was actually previously on our mind for a while, but we thought he had shut out every relative away from his complicated life, so we didn't do anything. We knew that he has done through a lot in past couple of years. Glad we chatted with him briefly tonight.

So there you have it. A divine appointment.