A New Year Prayer

Dear Lord
Dear Lord, as I close the door on this old year,
I ponder on the things I've done...
on the things I've said and the joys I've had...
then I wonder, have I lost or won?

I've thought of the new friends I have made,
and of the old ones staunch and true...
the path of the old year was made easier Lord,
because I have walked it with You.

I think of all the many times,
when my burdens were so heavy to bear,
and how my faith slipped away from me...
but somehow You were always standing there.

Now as I open the door to this New Year,
and carefully peep inside,
I wonder what it holds for me...
but I'll throw the door open wide

And whatever it brings to me and mine,
I'll meet it with a heart so true...
I know that, Lord whate'er it may be
You'll be there to carry me through.


Mrs. Merrel Thompson

iDoodling

Have been bored tearless lately, so I tried out the Xpress on my iPhone and did my first "finger-doodling". My big fat finger was not the easiest tool to maneuver but somehow I got it done. Tadada! It's not a self-portrait, by all means, no. LOL

A letter to Mike...

Dear Mike,

It's been one and a half month since you left us. We miss you... How're you doing in your new home? Though you stayed with us for a short 9 weeks, our lives have been touched and changed. One thing for sure, it will never be the same. Eva has been asking about her little brother because she hasn't been able to understand that you've been taken to a new home by our heavenly father. We'll meet one day at that wonderful place, and I believe that you're being taken care of and are happy there. It's a blessing to have you in our lives. Sometimes, when we see other adorable babies, tears are welling up but we have managed to hold them back as we know you wouldn't want us to be upset.

Well, we need to go now. Will catch up with you later. Please send my best regards to your kind guardian angels. Do be a nice boy, okay?

With love & hugs,
Dad, mom & Eva

A promise is a promise

I can't remember exactly when, probably during the time I was working on the froggy project, I sort of mentioned it to my niece and "promised" to make a set for her and her brother. So, nearly three weeks passed and her ever so forgetful aunt forgot the "promise"...

Cousin Froggy I & II...

Then, one day, she was showing off to her granny and mommy that her aunty Ann's making her froggies to play with. So, her loving granny very tactfully asked her "nice" aunty Ann if the little one's just making up the story. OOOOooopsss! Aunty Ann has therefore stayed up late for two nights to finish off the sewing and tadada... here they are. The cousin froggies I and II!!!

Baby froggy paying a visit to her cousins ;P

Well, I still haven't thought of the names for each of the froggies that I've sewn. But, that's not the main point here. :) Anyhow, when I finally put the froggies in her little hands, she was so happy that she couldn't stop giggling! That really warms my heart... so glad to see that she loves those "alien-like" froggies. (My friend commented that my froggies look more like "ET". I would rather think that ET looks like a frog! hahaha... no offense...)

A bun in the oven.... AGAIN!

just to jot down some thoughts here...

I didn't expect the second baby to come this soon but I thank God for blessing us with the baby. Eva's been fighting for attention (somehow she can just sense it....) and I have been really tired. We're happy.