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Friday, June 16, 2006

"Hi! I'm Arianne! And I'm Twen-teen years old."

...haaay.

Hirap ipilit noh? Hindi talaga puwede. Goodbye suffix "-teen". Hello suffix "-ty".

So, how's my 1st day as a 20 year old? Well, it was just like any other day. Wake up early. Take a bath. Dress up. Make up. Go to work. Pray along the way. Work till 5. Go home. Go to church for a meeting. Go home. Eat late dinner. Seat in front of my laptop to check mails and update blogs and friendster...

Yup. Just like any other day... just like any other day that I would be grateful for. For what?

- Because I woke up this morning with God's fresh new mercy showering and with the knoweldge that He has prepared a pack of grace good enough to last for the entire day.
- I also woke up with my inbox filled with text messages of greetings from many people whom I love and love me as well.
- The first thing that greeted me downstairs were two pecks of kisses from my mom and dad plus greetings of "Happy Birthday!" from my entire family.
- My mom prepared my lunch so I won't have to buy expensive food in the foodcourt at TMC. (With the help of Michelle, our new 'housemate' here.)
- My dad brought me to my workplace, just like what he patiently does ever since I started prep, then elementary, then highschool, and up to college.
- I had the ride towards work with my ate Di, my childhood friend whom God is constantly using as a source of encouragement, not only to me but also to other people, specially youth.
- I entered the office and everybody greeted me.
- I had a great lunch with my officemates and with the food that my Mom prepared for me.
- I had a good supply of strength, patience, wisdom, and joy for my work that day from God.
- I got hold of my first fruits of labor (Oh yeah! Wooohooo! 1st time mag-withdraw sa ATM! Promise!!!)
- Had a meeting with my co-leaders regarding youth ministry and our next activity for the next fellowship
- Had a safe trip home
- Had a good late night meal

Yup. Just like any other day to be thankful for.

And the rest of the 20 years... well, can't enumerate all the things I'm grateful for. But maybe, I can summarize a few...

I am grateful to God for:
1. Giving me a life and a chance to live and to serve Him for His glory. And for giving me saving grace.
2. Giving me parents who have been by my side since the day of my conception.
3. Giving me this family and giving me to them.
4. Giving me my relatives who are always supportive, and caring, and thoughtful, and encouraging.
5. Giving me friends who have been with me through ups and downs... and sideways. In sane and insane moments. In laughter, in tears... elementary, high school, and college...
6. Giving me a family in my college, the sec-c, and my special circle of friends, plp
7. Giving me a family in church, my co-leaders, my second parents, my ate's and kuya's and lil' bros and sis in Christ
8. Giving me a job, a nice company to work in, officemates and new friends, and new experiences in the real world of work.

And I just thank God for 20 years of His faithfulness to my life.

Praise God for those TWENTY years! Who knows what's instored for me for the next decades...

11:31 PM
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