Giving Thanks.

I declare this period of my life, Thanksgiving.

Now this is not where we start comsuming copious amounts of turkey.

When i went for Encounter in the summer, i was somewhat burdened by the fact that i had to go back to Canada after my four glorious months of frivolity (also called Summer in Singapore 2006). Not just back to Canada and having all that homesickness and depression and non-existant hardworkingness again, but to an entirely different place, and to entirely different people. I had to leave behind all the things i loved and i was familiar with (and i'm a big big fan of Familiar) to go to some alien land and make friends, to which my reaction is !!! *picture Ron Weasley's terrified-of-spiders face*.

Anyhow, there was a session at Encounter where Ps Kelly told us to release all the resentment and bitterness in our lives, and give it up to God. I realised at that point that i highly resented having to go back to Canada, so i asked God for healing and for courage to carry on down the path i had chosen for myself. So there i was sitting by myself and praying about the whole mess, when Ps Kelly suddenly announced on the microphone that God had given her a word, and the word was something along the lines of:

"There are people here who are going to go through a big change in their lives and you are afraid of what is going to come. Jesus hears your prayer and He wants you to know that you will not be alone, because He will be there with you and He will provide for you if only you would trust Him."

*Dramatic music plays*

So there i sat again, blinking stupidly to myself in utmost amazement. There it was, the answer to my prayer almost instantly.

Now that i'm actually here, i can only watch with stupendous astonishment as God fulfills His promises. Everything that happens now is a cause for praising His name and thanking Him for His provision. And the marvellous thing is that i dont deserve the smallest bit of any of that. And when i think of how blessed i am, i feel so ashamed that i ever felt discontented.

I have:
Parents and family (cousins, aunts, uncles all inclusive) who very very veryveryveryvery obviously love me to bits. And a dog who is speechlessly cute and who i feel the need to kiss very much.
A spiritual family and spiritual parents.
Marvellous friends. The Jessie, the Bean, the Chew, the everyone else.
A very pretty campus in an incredibly pretty Vancouver.
A spanking new residence in a Christian environment, in the nicest part of campus.
A room that somewhat resembles a hotel suite. I see a pretty lane with pretty trees and a pretty house outside my window.
SIX pillows. Sing: So much i've got to give it away! Gave bean one.
Classes with splendid Profs and fun courses. Seriously, each and every one of them.
Nice people in all my labs.
Nice people in my residence.
Good food. A lot. In residence.
Shampoo that makes my hair nice. (Pantene Ice Shine)
Alot more that i cant recall or otherwise havent uncovered.

I can only say all glory to God.