The days fly past quickly. We had less involvement with kettling this year, so had more time to do other things. We were involved with kettling only once, that was at Harbour Front Starbucks and really enjoyed that experience. It was my first visit to Starbucks and made history by taking the first cup of coffee there!
Another day a friend took us to lunch at Pizza Hut at Thompson Plaza and again it was a the first time for us. Yes, believe it or not, first time to have pizza at Pizza Hut. We made history!
Last evening, we had dinner with our son Stephen and family at Raja Seafood Restaurant Jurong East It was great to have the whole family plus the maid, eight of us to share a meal. It was the icing on the cake this Christmas - Christmas is a family occasion.
Everyday we thank God for family and friends. God gave us our family - three children and six grandchildren. Our youngest child, Dora Poh Chin is well cared for at The Salvation Army Nursing Home. She cannot celebrate Christmas like the rest of us, but we pray daily that in her own way she will enjoy her communion with the Lord. Her story is told in this blog -4th July 2009. The Lord has always been good to us and the family. Every morning we pray for them and every evening we commit them to the Lord.
Of all our social institutions, the family is perhaps the one with which we are most familiar. Life is about relationships. Without relationships what would become of us? So maintaining good relationships with our loved ones is the key to success and happiness. A strong civilization depends upon strong families which then depend upon warm, loving relationships within the family.
We thank God not only for our own biological family, but also for our extended family which include friends of all ages.
"Among Life's precious jewels,
Genuine and rare,
The one that we call friendship
Has worth beyond compare."
~ author unknown
"A friend loves at all times..."
Proverbs 17:17
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