The Comfort :)

Today's devotion reminded me of you, Lisa.

I thank God for the comfort he gave
To know you're in better place now
Without tears, sadness, sickness, mourn
Bring me a relief not to feel loss again
To let you go and be happy for you sincerely

For you have a heavenly address now.. :)
You definitely are much happier now
for Heaven is God's home, where you enjoy His presence for all eternity
for Heaven is comfortable in every way, where you'll never be sick, upset, hungry, or thirsty
for Heaven is a beautiful place, where a "clear as crystal" river will flow from God's throne,
and God Himself will give Heaven its light


It's comforting to know you are His bride now as you always dream of..
It's comforting to know you are enjoying heaven - a better place by far..
Praise the Lord! :D

-ODB, 06.06.12-

You'll remain in my heart.. :)

It was the last day of February 2012. The first time in my life losing someone very close to me.
A dearest friend of mine, a sister in Christ.

Lisariana..
A beautiful tough girl who loves God with all of her heart and decided to commit all her life to serve Him.. :)
She's not a genius, so she never stopped trying to learn..
She didn't have a golden voice, but she did her best to sing for Him..
She couldn't play musical instruments damn well, but she used what she got to serve Him..
She faced a lot of problems, but she kept herself devoted to God..
She didn't have a perfect relationship with her family and friends, but she never stopped being grateful for having them..

No..She's far from perfect, she's not flawless, but she had an attitude to live..
An attitude to live as a good child of God.
An attitude to give all she had to serve God.
An attitude to do her best to glorify His name.
An attitude to be light wherever she was.
An attitude to love God and to devote all her life to Him. :)

It was a blessing to have such a dear friend like her.
It was a blessing to know her strengths and weaknesses, knowing her thoughts and feelings, to have a true friend like her.

Thank you for teaching me that being best friends doesn't mean having a perfect relationship, instead of having a  valuable relationship..accepting each other, understanding each other, encouraging each other, listening to and supporting each other, and of course praying for the best for each other. Love you a lot, Lis.

It was a shocking news as it made me couldn't feel my legs stepping on earth.
Facing the truth that we weren't together anymore..
Facing the truth that I haven't tried your super delicious dish yet..
Facing the truth that I was hoping to play piano for your wedding, but ended up playing it for your funeral..

It was a terrible news to hear, but it was a good news to know you are with Him now.
Miss you..

A Move.

Second day since moving to IPEKA's main office.. :)
If feels great here..not as tired as going to puri..haha
Anyway I was in love with IPEKA Puri already..I got good friends and nice kids there.. ^^

However being in the main office feels great too since I know some of them already, and Cicile is here!
haha we feel a bit awkward to be colleagues now..but hey who cares? haha..

Lesson learned:

Life's changing, but don't stop trying..

Make the best of every moment, do your best as long as you can..

Because chance doesn't come twice.. :)
..and don't forget to thank God whatever it may come.

Just face it, and be grateful of it.

Thank you Lord for everything. You're awesome.. :)
So let's keep doing the best!
Have a great life, people!! :D

Recent Updates

Wow! It's been ages since my last post.

Hi, I'm back! :)

Things happened, things changed.

Anyway, I have a news! I'm graduating this 21! YAY.

I can't stop thanking God for His abundant blessings and guidance during 3,5 years of my study in English Department of Atma Jaya. Thank you for being there everytime.. I mean it, everytime. Those times are hard, challenging, and yet fun. Thanks for the great adventure, Jesus! :D

Thank you for letting me graduate with satisfying results too. I never imagined to get these achievements, which always make me stand in awe everytime I think about it. How awesome You are!

Now I'm currently working in SMPK IPEKA Puri as an English teacher.. New fun experience. Yay!

The school is very far from my house which make me feel so exhausted, especially with my relentless activities preparing Easter at church. Oh my! :|

However, making friends with the students makes me feel happy..and young. :P

I'll learn a lot here.

See you in the next post! :D

..birthday..

All of us know that we get older every time.. Once a year, we have our birthday! ^^
On that day usually people gave us wishes, presents, birthday cakes, surprises, or any special things. They want to make the birthday one happy on that special day.

Once in a year, I used to celebrate my birthday..
well,, not with parties or something extravagant but just celebrating myself and feel that I'm the special one that day.. in other words, i feel like I am the center of the attention that day...*how selfish*

But I got a special experience on my last birthday.. My 19th birthday is the most special birthday I've ever had.. Well, actually it's just an ordinary birthday, but i learned something great that day..^^

14 March 2009, there was 2 special occasions in my life..
First, was my birthday.. And the second one was my small group's mentor's wedding day..^^
She is a special one in my life..(: and I had to play the piano for her wedding ceremony and be an usher at the reception.
It's been a busy, tiring, and a totally great day! On the reception, I and my small group friends gave a really surprising surprise for our beloved 'big sister'..Yeah..we sang, i played the music, and 1 of us gave an 'on the spot' poem..haha..

And about my birthday.. I couldn't celebrate myself like usual, because everyone's attention went to the bride and groom. I wasn't around the people i know on that day, well not everyone, but most of them. It doesn't mean that i got no wish at all. My friends still wish me happy birthday through SMS and some of them came when i just woke up. They sang, gave me a doughnuts cake, and gave me some birthday presents. How special they are..=3

But i learned something great that day..
I realized that birthday isn't only receiving things, because it depends on the circumstances. When the circumstance was good and you receive so many special things, you'll be happy on your birthday..
It'll be more joyful when the true birthday meaning is giving.. Giving something to others doesn't depend on the circumstances. When you give, you'll be happier than when you receive.. What a great birthday!

Happiness does not depend on the things around you.
Happiness depends on yourself..=)