Towards End of the Year, I See New and Fresh Mornings in 2010

As the year ends in couple of days, God impresses a new and fresh mornings in the year to come.

" My soul yearns for you in the night; in the morning my spirit longs for you. When your judgments come upon the earth, the people of the world learn righteousness" Isaiah 26:9

The greatest essential of life is knowing God.

Lord, may You guide me as I write from within my heart, a heart that belongs to you, a heart that is for you and a heart that is always with you.

Last Saturday, my sister in law treated us to the Disney on Ice at the Honda Center in Anaheim. Last year we watched it, too. But this year was so much different. I remember last year we have to fall in line to get pictures with the princesses. This year, there was no line at all. Kids rarely take pictures. It was expensive, pictures cost about $12-$18. I also remember last year that a lot of kids were buying Snow Cones in Disney cups, buying lighted toys. This year not many children got their toys. People are going back to the basics : there to watch the Disney on Ice. I would like to mention that the Souvenir program costs $15, not many people got them. This is when we see value in people. Families came to watch the show with their children or grandchildren. Being able to do this with your loved ones matters a lot. Just like for us, my sister in law got us the tickets as her Christmas presents. We really appreciated her kindness for bringing us there as we had such a wonderful time together. Last year I bought each of my children popcorn and soda, this year all five of them shared one (1) popcorn and one(1) lemonade. They were very content and happy. I told myself: " I should not be giving them much more than what they ask for or what they need, it is time to go back to the basics as times get harder." I thank God for my family. My children were so behaved all those time and we enjoyed a dinner at a Vietnamese restaurant after trying to get a table at Lucille's BBQ with a 2 and 1/2 hour wait and so with Buca de Peppo. They enjoyed the Vietnamese soups, noodles and barbeque. The most important thing : we were all together enjoying simple life and that we come to pray before we eat, before we drive and that in spirit, me and my household is with God. As my daughter Marissa prays and sings before we eat :" God is great and God is good, let us thank Him for our food. Amen."

December 27, 2009 was our Picture Day. As we do it every year, it becomes easier when kids are more grown and older. This year the kids had a very good picture taken with their puppies. They were very happy to have the puppies in their picture. I felt that when they are happy, it shows in their faces and smiles. And I asked Jonathan :" Why is your smile so different today? ". He said : "Because it is Sunday." I know in my heart he meant that Sunday is the Lord's Day. For me, everyday is His day. And each day and each morning, He showers us all with His fresh love.