Given 1) it's Monday bank holiday tomorrow and 2) I have not blogged for some time, I reckon it's due time for an update.
Sister and Xueyan were here beginning August for two weeks, before departing on the Monday just past. It's funny waking up and not seeing my sister and Xueyan. Every morning I will bring my laptop to my sister while she takes in the morning sunshine on the sofa. By that time (7.30am), she would already have had her tea and breakfast and waiting for Ms Wee to get up. We did not get on to much during the ladies' two-weeks in London, except for a weekend trip to Paris and a drive trip to Oxford/Bicester.
I had longed for my sister to come up. While it was great to have my beloved Xueyan here again, I have always wanted someone from the family to come over to London. A 14-hours flight can be a dreadful ordeal and I have been reminded by Xueyan how selfish I can be to ask them (repeatedly) to visit us, just so I can have them experience London (whether they like it or not). I did not take any vacation leave during the two weeks and left the gals to their devices to get on. But dinners are almost always together and I did help myself to some nice food (after endless instant noodles, cereals and pasta before their arrival).
Having family around is terrific and I can't ask for more than their presence. And it blessed my heart to see this message - "Thank you my best bro! I will go again! - on my sister's MSN. While I have been harassing Xueyan to have her siblings and parents over, I have come to realise they too should have a choice. While many would love to have an all-expenses-paid trip to London, not everyone thinks the same (and we thank God for diversity and differences).
On a separate note, I went for cell group on Friday and it was heart-warming to see old friends again (in a CG setting). There has been a lot going on in church in the last few weeks. Now that I am on fire - lets keep it alive at Marsham Street.
