Little Miracles

Normally at this time of year, you can probably expect a blog titled "Goodbye Summer" or something along that line. But ever since I've been iching to write yet haven't found time until now, I haven't really been inspired to write until now. And so this blog should rightlyful be dedicated to a very precious little friend of mine, Makayla Avery Yee. Despite my failed attempt to book a ticket home this long wkend, it all worked out so perfectly. It was busy busy but I wouldn't want to have missed any part of it. Besides seeing off my soon-to-be mother-in-law, spending time with my soon-to-be-leaving husband-to-be, hanging out with friends and meeting new friends, there was a brief moment in this hectic wkend where time just kind of stood still and I got a chance to appreciate the little things in life. Literally and metaphorically.

(Meeting Makayla for the first time. Photo taken 3 months ago.)

I am so grateful that God (and Jenn) gave me the opportunity to hog Makayla that night and let me watch her fall asleep in my arms. I have seen my fair share of cuteness; that which includes puppies, kittens, bunnies and piggies. But there is nothing, that comes remotely close to human babies. As I watched Makayla sleep soundly, that sense of peace can somehow drown out all the noise in the background - despite the Rockband music was blasting behind. And as I studied her tiny features, it felt as though I caught a glimpse through God's eyes. I mean, to think that every little strand of soft flowing hair on that little head has been numbered by God, and that every delicate feature was hand-crafted by God Himself... it just completely and utterly blows me away. It begins to make sense that each and everyone of us are indeed made in the image of Him. Through this, I saw a little more just how amazing God is. It's no wonder they say, the more you know God, the more you realize how little you know.

What a perfect way to start off the semester :)

Thank you.

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O Lord, you have examined my heart and know everything about me.
You know when I sit down or stand up.
You know my thoughts even when I’m far away.
You see me when I travel and when I rest at home.
You know everything I do.
You know what I am going to say even before I say it, Lord.
You go before me and follow me.
You place your hand of blessing on my head.
Such knowledge is too wonderful for me,
too great for me to understand!

I can never escape from your Spirit!
I can never get away from your presence!
If I go up to heaven, you are there;
if I go down to the grave, you are there.
If I ride the wings of the morning,
if I dwell by the farthest oceans,
even there your hand will guide me,
and your strength will support me.
I could ask the darkness to hide me
and the light around me to become night—
but even in darkness I cannot hide from you.
To you the night shines as bright as day.
Darkness and light are the same to you.

You made all the delicate, inner parts of my body
and knit me together in my mother’s womb.
Thank you for making me so wonderfully complex!
Your workmanship is marvelous— how well I know it.
You watched me as I was being formed in utter seclusion,
as I was woven together in the dark of the womb.
You saw me before I was born.
Every day of my life was recorded in your book.
Every moment was laid out before a single day had passed.

How precious are your thoughts about me, O God.
They cannot be numbered!
I can’t even count them; they outnumber the grains of sand!
And when I wake up, you are still with me!

Search me, O God, and know my heart;
test me and know my anxious thoughts.
Point out anything in me that offends you,
and lead me along the path of everlasting life.

Psalm 139*