Racing, Landscaping, Eating

February 21st, 22nd, 23rd

Friday:

I have no car at the moment so this made getting around on Friday very practical. I slept in, did housework and then laced up and went running to see my accountant and drop off some library books. All up I ran just over 6km so I was very happy with my efforts. 

At youth that evening I had ten girls again in Senior Girls. They are encouraging but hard work at the moment. Yuan came along to youth group as well which was great - we really need more leaders so hopefully she will consider coming back again. 

Saturday:

We spent the day renovating the Bennett's back yard, picking up glass and planting trees. I looked after and occupied Rowan for quite some time which was nice. I don't often get to spend much time with Rowan so I really enjoyed it. 

In the evening I had the Women's Mocktail Night at church. It was really good to hang and catch up with all different girls that I might not get to otherwise spend time with. 

Sunday:

I got up and went for a 5.78km run in the morning. I am super proud I actually got up and went - my motivation wanes sometimes. 

Church was good - we looked at how Jesus turns the world upside down with what he values vs what we value from Luke 6:17-26. Steph was there as well again and it was very encouraging. 

After church we went to Aunty Karen's place for a BBQ. I really like that family so it was good fun to hang out and chat with them. 

Sister Returns!

February 14th, 15th, 16th

Friday:

I went to pick up Lana and Simon from the airport but got there so surprisingly early that I had time for a walk! So I went for a half hour walk before picking them up. 

I took them back to their new place and hung out for a while and had lunch there with them which was super yum. 

After this I caught up with Jess Crawford and chatted with her about life and college. Then I visited Nan and Grandad and tried some of Nans fruit cake. 

I met up with Jess and Eve at McDonalds which was so fun. We read the bible and prayed together which was so precious. 

For Valentines Day I surprised Soong with a KFC candlelight dinner. He loved it so much! Then we rushed to youth group  Senior girls went well, there were 10 of them there praise God. They worked hard at loving each other and at understanding the Bible. An encouragement! 

Saturday:

My car broke down on the way to Campbelltown Anglican Women's Day Retreat so mum came and picked me up. Was such a good day focusing on grace and what the Bible says. I was reminded that grace is confronting because it says we are not good enough and we can't do it on our own. I was also reminded that confession is a good thing because it helps us name and identify our sins. 

Had dinner at Lana's house and played cards all night w Lana Simon Soong an Julian. It was really fun. So many lols. 

Sunday:

Church was great. Pete preached on what JC healing the leper and the paralytic teach us about his ministry - that he comes to reverse sin by cleansing and forgiving. Victoria, Steph and Jesse came again. I also got to speak to Keng and Afryll's friends Dan and Lilly which was really good. 

Lunch was at the Lin's and then we had girls staff meeting. Praise God for Anh, Von and Isobel! A great encouragement to chat and share prayer points. 

Soong took me grocery shopping after and then we had a quiet night at home with Mandy and Jason :) 

Kicking Off The Year (Officially)

February 7th, 8th, 9th

I feel like my weekends often start on Thursday nights because that's when I start seeing the ones I love.

Thursday evening I dropped dinner around for the Bennetts - I hope they liked it. I got to see the chicken coop they were building and spend a bit of time holding Josephine - who Rowan now calls Bean. 

We had dinner at Kinsey's house. He suggested a pizza party so we went over and built our own pizzas. I had a pizza sandwich though cos I need to eat more fibre. We played taboo and jungle speed. I am very thankful to have Kinsey, Helen and Thom as best friends. 

Friday I was meant to go to the gym but I slept in. Anh came over for lunch and we had BLTs with vegetables from my garden. 

Kirsty came and picked me up afterwards and we went shopping for youth group supplies. We had a BBQ for youth and played board games. We had 51 kids there - crazy! But very very encouraging! Very thankful to God for growing our youth. 

Saturday Soong and I cleaned our entire house. I sorted and cleaned the fridge and cupboards. We rearranged the lounge room and moved/fixed the bookshelf. I really like being in our living room now. Soongs mum and Steph came over. We took Soong's mum with us on our date to Pancakes on The Rocks and it was really fun! I had the seafood crepes and they were so so good. 

Sunday was church. We learned about the authority and power Jesus has from Luke 4. Peter challenged us to share the gospel with someone this week. I wonder who I will share it with. Lunch with friends at Penrith Seafood. Then a church meeting, grocery shopping and then home to unwind.

When the Sister Gets Hitched

 February 1st, 2nd, 3rd

On Thursday the new Bennett baby was born - Josephine. She is little and healthy so everyone is excited to see her. I got to hold her Friday afternoon.

Friday I got my haircut, helped Mum prepare for Lanas wedding and then Anna and I took Lana out for afternoon tea and went underwear shopping. That was good fun. We made Lana wear a crown with a veil and a bride to be sash. She was pretty embarrassed but she liked it (I think). 

Saturday Lana got married. The wedding was so lovely, she did a really good job organising things. Her and Simon were so excited and overjoyed. Soong did an amazing job with the music. Laura, Mandy and Christine worked really hard to serve afternoon tea. It was so awesome to see my friends there to support her. 

The photos were fun in the afternoon. We got to play in a park and a car park and a graveyard. A bird pooped on Simons head. Actually, Simon busted his toe at wedding rehearsal and needed to be carried the entire time by his groomsmen. 

The reception was done lovely. Dad did a wonderful speech. Mum spoke beautifully. My true or false game in my speech worked well! So happy! Soong put both bands together for ceremony and reception and everyone was really excited to hear them. They sounded really good. 

After the wedding we went to Pancakes on the Rocks in the city - me, Soong, Mandy, Jason and Julian. It was so fun to hang out with Julian. First time he has ever come with us! 

Sunday morning we were pretty wrecked though. Weasel and Sarah stayed over so we had breakfast together. Church was awesome. Soong's mum came and brought Steph and Jesse with her. We met our new student ministers Nate and Jen. Nate is the tallest Asian I have ever seen. 

Pete preached on Luke 1-4 and on how we can know the Bible is true. 

Soongs mum then took us out for Chinese New Year lunch and we went to Orange Pho. After that our day consisted of big band practice for Soong and then a youth group leaders meeting for both of us.