Been unable to sleep at night with so much thoughts in my mind. Greeted this morning with some system issues. I seems to resolve it but there are some processes still keeping me weary. And I read this Daily Bread entitled “The Eye that Never Sleeps”. I am comforted to cast my anxiety on Him for he cares.

Before you sleep, just gently lay
Every troubled thought away;
Drop your burden and your care
In the quiet arms of prayer. —Anon.

We can sleep in peace when we remember that God is awake.

I shall remember and constantly remind myself that before I sleep, I lay all work concerns, worries under His care and that I shall find rest in Him who will gentle rock me to sleep. Amen! Glory to God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

An encourage for our reflection and meditation (From RBC Ministries – An Overcoming Faith):

We were created to be in relationship with God; and when we take that relationship to an intimate level, it bonds us not only to His presence but also to His strength. Prayers that express our hurts and emotions are most assuredly welcomed by God because they demonstrate our trust in Him. We will often find perspective, and nearly always come away comforted, knowing we’ve entrusted the things that are troubling us—whether criticism or deep desires—to the One who is best able to sort through them. —Randy Kilgore

The kindest Friend I’ve ever had
Is One I cannot see,
Yet One in whom I can confide,
Who loves and blesses me. —Shuler

In prayer, it’s better to have a heart without words than words without heart.

Amen!

Valerie was too excited, kept waking up several times, and then time came, bathe, changed, breakfast. Mum prepared sandwich for recess time. Prayed and off to school. The bus came and she was really excited.

Lord I ask for your mighty hands to be upon Valerie. Grant her a teachable heart and a heart this after you. May she gain wisdom and knowledge and amy Valerie excel in every subject that she learns. Grant a positive attitude in learning, and bind away, laziness, carelessness, arrogance. May fill her with the Fruits of Your Spirit. May her classmates respect her and her deicision and I pray that you speak directly, and minister to those who will have intent to harm and tempt Valerie. Grant them a Clean heart and may you hope and joy overflow Valerie everyday. Keep her safe and healthy and may you intervene when required and send your angels to watch over your daughter.

AMEN!

Bag checked, books checked, spelling list checked, uniform pressed! Readied shoes, socks, pocket money, sandwich. Alarm clock set! Valerie is GOING TO SCHOOL – PRIMARY ONE at St Margaret’s Primary School. Excited for daddy and mummy too. We prayed with her, instructed her the do’s and don’ts. Encouraged her and sent her to bed by 8:45 pm. A new chapter is about to start for Valeris a baby always in our hearts. And we are confident that she will have a great time. ALL The Way Valarie!

Well, I must say, I am a little paranoid about the fishes and suffered a little insomnia. Have never been that fortunate with rearing fishes as they do not last long. Well took the entire tank, braved the rain and went back to the aquarium. The owner, immediately separated the Clownfishes and the Regal Tang appeared to be suffering from respiratory problem (asthma) as it was rapidly opening and closing its mouth. And it looked like … any time its going and gone. The kind owner agreed to replace all the clowns and regal tangs …. and we picked 2 new smaller clowns and 2 new regal tangs that had cohibited in the same tank.

I forgot to say I have this lovely coral not sure what is called (let me do some research). But with the new “recruits” they seemed a happy bunch swimming around and looked like they were indeed having fun. Click on this link “Salt Water Aquarium“. Instead of refunding the lost – Royal Gamma which the owner said the fish tend to be aggressive too, I exchange it for an air pump, to make sure the crowd of 4 has enough air and not suffer from “Asthma”.

We welcome 2011, and look forward to God’s continued blessing. May the God of Hope fill me, Jessica and Valerie with Joy and Peace as we trust in Him. May God grant me to be fruitful at work, and be a blessing to the company I work. May he grant Jessica and me with another child in His time and will. And May He bless Valerie so abundant. May she excel in her academics and may she have a teachable heart with Good memory and gain knowledge. May she grow in the training and instructions of our Lord Jesus Christ.

We welcome 4 little new friends to the family, 2 Clownfishes (NEMO), 2 Regal Tangs (Dory) and one Royal Gamma. Unfortunately, there had been a number of issues, one of the clownfish is very territorial, bullying the other new comer (who happened to be smaller in size too). We picked up the fishes at 3 pm and by 9 pm one of the Regal Tangs died for some unknown reasons. And by midnight the Royal Gamma to lay dead. It was wonderful that the aquarium owner gave a 24 hour warranty allow, fishes that died to be repaced at no cost. … lets see what happens tomorrow!

Dropped by Ukulele Movement on New Year’s Eve with plans to get a neck strap. There a huge stock of new Ukes and strap. Good job, Simon and Glyn for putting new items and also services. Attacted to the Eleuke Concert.

Telling it comes with pre-amp, headphone and mp3 input, volume control, tone control. And Simon added the strap button for me. And all for a good price! Loving it as much as the rest of the Full Acacia Kala Tenor!

More beautiful P&W songs to come!

This month is a busy month, did my first trial installation for customer. Was quite worried as It was like 7 months ago that I did my installation in the US. Valerie prayed for me and I was moved to tears. She prayed the most profound and wonderful prayer. And more importantly I could sense the presence of the Holy Spirit as she prayed.

Lo and behold, God answered all her prayers. The hotel was very old and things looked dirty and air quality was poor. But God’s grace was with me. I managed to sleep fairly well, I cast my anxiety to Him and He responded with a sense of peace and comfort. I managed to complete the installation within 4 hours and things did went along very well – glory to God. This meant that I could shorten my trip and return home earlier.

Well, God clearly answered Valerie’s prayer. And what was even more comfortable is that, Valerie gave up her play time with her friends and opted to pick me up at the airport instead – it was really sweet of her. Thank you God for blessing Valerie and granting her a teachable heart.

Decided its time to change my car. Booked a VW Golf 1.4 TSI DSG. Lower road tax, better fuel economy. Counting down to the day to pick up my new ride!

Blue Graphite is the colour! Exciting!