I heard some of you guys are feeling a little intimdated by the caliber of the posts on this blog. "I'm not a writer" or "I can't write in equal spiritual depth". Well then, let me be the first to ease up the reins a little and write something more simple.
Yesterday my parents and Melissa's parents sat down for dinner together for the first time in our half-decade long relationship (our 6 years is coming up in 2 weeks). I was terrified at the notion of everything that could've gone wrong last night but it actually went surprisingly well. My parents had chosen a place that unknowingly only recieved 2.5 stars on yelp and had plenty of bad reviews (there was only 2 positive reviews and one of them was from the owner posing as a consumer LOL). It was a Japanese restaurant and turns out Melissa's parents don't even like Japanese food, but the awesome part was that the owner also owned the Malaysian/Thai restaurant next door so we could order from both menues and Melissa's parents happen to love Thai food. Also, the owner happened to be a member of the church my parents went to back when I was still a baby in Redwood City so she was so excited for us to be there she kept bringing us all the best dishes she had. Our conversation was easy going, and in the end, they brought me a little bowl of green tea ice cream with a candle and sang me happy birthday. When I closed my eyes to make a wish, all I could think was Thank you so much Jesus. My only wish was that tonight would turn out okay and it turned out great. I was surprised that was the first thought that came to my mind, but then again this morning when I woke up and realized it was my birthday, my first thought was to bow my head and thank the Lord again and dedicate this insignificant 26 to Him.
All I can ask for this year is for a stronger relationship with Him and a weaker relationship with the secular world. I'm so thankful for our at-home Thomas group. Thanks for keeping me companionship in my spiritual journey!
Yesterday my parents and Melissa's parents sat down for dinner together for the first time in our half-decade long relationship (our 6 years is coming up in 2 weeks). I was terrified at the notion of everything that could've gone wrong last night but it actually went surprisingly well. My parents had chosen a place that unknowingly only recieved 2.5 stars on yelp and had plenty of bad reviews (there was only 2 positive reviews and one of them was from the owner posing as a consumer LOL). It was a Japanese restaurant and turns out Melissa's parents don't even like Japanese food, but the awesome part was that the owner also owned the Malaysian/Thai restaurant next door so we could order from both menues and Melissa's parents happen to love Thai food. Also, the owner happened to be a member of the church my parents went to back when I was still a baby in Redwood City so she was so excited for us to be there she kept bringing us all the best dishes she had. Our conversation was easy going, and in the end, they brought me a little bowl of green tea ice cream with a candle and sang me happy birthday. When I closed my eyes to make a wish, all I could think was Thank you so much Jesus. My only wish was that tonight would turn out okay and it turned out great. I was surprised that was the first thought that came to my mind, but then again this morning when I woke up and realized it was my birthday, my first thought was to bow my head and thank the Lord again and dedicate this insignificant 26 to Him.
All I can ask for this year is for a stronger relationship with Him and a weaker relationship with the secular world. I'm so thankful for our at-home Thomas group. Thanks for keeping me companionship in my spiritual journey!
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