Yet another decade has passed

In exactly 2 hours from now, im hitting 20.
Though im not exactly sure how im suppose to feel when im really 20, but all i know is, its been 2 decades that i've been alive and im thankful to God for every passing year. The past 19 years fly me by so quickly and i just cant imagine its been 19 years already. And in every year, God never failed to show me how much He loved me.

Between 6th Aug and 7th Aug, on the dot of 12 midnight exactly, He brought me into this world. I was known as cinderella baby due to that reason. But it was then decided after that my birth would be 00:01, on the 7th of August. The very day i was born, i was already special (:

There are indeed countless of moments in my life worth praising God for, but im just gonna list majority some of it. hahaha

7th August 1993: I was given a chance at life
10th August 1993: I survived a major asthma attack but unfortunately had to be fed with milk using tubes through my nose.

..... (i dont really have any striking memory of me when i was 1 to 3 years old)

1997: I entered nursery at the JTC office where grandma worked
7th August 1997: I got my first kiss hahaha.

• Story behind it: When a kid celebrates their birthday, they will give out goody bags and in order to receive it, the other kids will have to give a kiss to the birthday boy/ girl. So i definitely got more than A kiss. Loads of kisses (: hahaha 

1999: We moved into our CCK flat which sis and i had our very own exclusive designed room, one in the whole world haha. And i got into Unity Primary School.

2000: The first time i heard of Christianity when we attended my aunt's wedding at St Andrews

2001: The year i accepted Jesus into my life. 

2003- 2004: I found out that I had the gift in singing. And i started to use this gift from God to serve Him in sunday school. 

2006: With His grace, I got into St Margaret's Secondary School, the school i dreamt of entering. 

And the same year i got into the Symphonic Band which made me fall in love with making music with percussion instruments. One of the best years of my life spent in band practices and drills. 

2009: Although my O level results wont up to what i expected to achieve, but God showed me mercy through it all and i managed to get into Innova Junior College which was a life changing experience.

2010: God taught me how to be humble in my years in JC. He put me into the most loving and compassionate class anyone can get. 1031A. We were like a family. And He changed me inside out from the person i used to be in St margs. One with only the elites mindset and all-so-competitive Van to one who learns to accept all the people around her and one who will be loved by the ones around. And He brought to me LIFE group. The one cell group that watched me grow, watch me fall but pull me back up so very quickly on my feet. And LIFE group was a strong foundation of my faith at that point in time. I cant be ever more thankful. For Sarah, Camerine, Elizabeth, Aaron and last but not least Daniel. On a very night when i was worried about my faith and walk with God, praying for an answer, that very night Daniel texted and asked me to join LIFE group. A prayer answered immediately. 

In Year 1 of JC, God also taught me to go beyond my limits and to help me reach for goals i never knew i got achieve. I was so close to getting a Gold for my NAPHA in JC. Just a lack of 1cm in the standing broad jump which caused me to only fall short to a silver. But that alone was a huge achievement for me already. Back in the old days in St Margaret's, i always had problem even just passing my 2.4km and the 5 stations. i dreaded NAPHA. But in JC, i loved it. And the more i ran, the longer i went. My physical fitness was superb and i all i know was, He made it possible. Then came Tennis. The sport i dreamt of playing because of someone i use to love so dearly, loved it too. So i finally got to realize that dream. And God so graciously put me into the competitive team even though i was rather rusty in the my skills. Furthermore, He made me the vice captain of the tennis team. And also the House captain of rasalas. He gave me all that i could ever asked for. JC 1 was really the time of my life i felt like it was perfect. 

And to top it all off,  i met Alvin. 

2011: Then came the nerves for the A levels. Well somehow results have shown that i could have worked harder. but nonetheless, He brought me through it, and gave me results for econs and geog that i didnt expect. I was happy. And in this year, i found my first love. 

2012: It was a rather roller coaster year with all the admissions for uni, but at the end of it all, I got into SIM econs. The course with the smallest number of students because its the toughest. Without any interview, i was accepted. With that, Im thankful. And of course i made many wonderful friends in SIM. 

2013: The year i decided to give up my course in SIM to pursue my passion in the art industry. But the highlight of it all, i got the job in Paper Market which was always one of the jobs i dreamed of working at. And every day at work is new experience and a new adventure for me to learn more about the wonders of scrapbooking. 

4th Aug 2013: Alv made a wonderful surprise by buying the first 2 stalks of roses for my birthday and surprising me with a bunch of my close friends. 

So to sum it all up, my life has been a beautiful and fruitful one. Though there were always roller coasters, but somehow God made the ride smoother.

The one and only love of my life

Amazing bunch of kiddos who surprised me

Nobody is my soulmate

Came across an article online on this really wonderful blog i discovered on FB and then it seems like all the mud has now cleared and it made so much sense about the whole "God doesn't have that one person all planned out for you" sentiment.

I somehow loved this part of the article very much: "There is no biblical basis to indicate that God has one soul mate for you to find and marry. You could have a great marriage with any number of compatible people. There is no ONE PERSON for you. But once you marry someone, that person becomes your one person. As for compatibility, my mom would always pipe up when my girlfriends and I were making our lists of what we wanted in a spouse (dear well meaning Christian adults who thought this would help us not date scumbags: that was a bad idea and wholly unfair to men everywhere) that all that really mattered was that he loved the lord, made you laugh, and was someone you to whom you were attracted. The rest is frosting." 

And this whole article made so much sense to me about why i chose Alv to be that other half for my life as of now and i hope for the rest of my life. He wasn't that figure whom i imagined to be with, he wasnt that all-so-perfect guy every girl would pray for in their 'dream' guy, but the best thing about him, is that he is just right and perfect for me. And i just love everything about being with him. 

Another part of the article that i really loved, was this:" But now I delight in choosing to love him everyday.

I like it better this way, with the pressure on me and not on fate, cosmos, or divinity. I will not fall out of love, cannot fall out of love, because I willingly dived in and I’m choosing daily to stay in. This is my joyous task, my daily decision. This is my marriage."

"I willingly dived in and I'm choosing daily to stay in. This is my my joyous task, my daily decision." 

If one puts her heart to love a man with all she can give, then there isnt anything else in the world that can stop her in believing that the right one. It takes one to make that decision daily to fall in love with her man and to choose to stay in the game diligently. Its not easy maintaining a relationship, but its not impossible. 

Especially now that Alv's in the army, our relationship can be on the edge sometimes. We squabble, we quarrel, we cry, we fight and all kinds of rough patches couples go through, but at the end of the day, we can come back out of all of it and say that we still want to love each other everyday. I believe thats a important foundation of this relationship. And that we both know that we will want to be a part of each others' lives. Well, that is sufficient. 

I believe this article relates to not just me but to many (christian) girls out there who from at a young age wonder about the man that God has planned for her life. 

Article is taken from: http://theartinlife.wordpress.com/2013/07/22/my-husband-is-not-my-soul-mate/