Thankful for 2009!

My Dear friends,

I am grateful for many things this year. God has been very gracious to me and showed His kindness and His favor to me. I have been able to do things that i've been longing for, for a long long time. I truly thank God for eveyrthing. Thanks God for 2009!

Family:
I'm thankful to God for taking care of my family and I. For taking care of my husband throughout all his work trips that are sometimes in dangerous and hard to reach places, for keeping him safe and bringing home to us well. I thank God for watching over my children and I and for providing for us, and being a Shield around us. I thank Him for a roof over our heads, for food and clothing and for all the many blessings He has given to us.

School:
I am thankful to God for opening doors for me to go back to school and pursue a Masters Degree. Ever since i completed my undergraduate in 2000, i longed for the opportunity to continue with my studies but it seemed like it would never happen. It was a dream i sure looked forward to but now, i am so grateful to God that He gave me the opportunity and I'm currently pursuing an Executive MBA degree in a recognized university in Kenya. Never give up.

USA Trip, for my Parents:
I'm thankful too for the opportunity to visit America. Most of my family members, my Mum and Dad included live in the US, they have been there for the past 8 plus years. I tried getting a visa to go to the US about 4 times and all those times i was denied. Finally i gave and thought, well, some day, i will go, God will open a door. I especially longed to see my mum and my sisters, whom i had not seen for 8 years. She also planned to return home a number of times but got too busy. Finally, a friend told my husband and I that they would raise money for me to accompany my husband to the US as he was going on official duty. This was the first miracle. We began praying for favor at the embassy. Finally the day of the visa appointment came and believe it or not, i was not asked a single question. My husband was asked 3 questions, purpose, who was paying and who would take care of our children. Within an hour or so we were out of the embassy, and the next day we got our visas. Glory to God. It was like a dream to me. I got my ticket in the mail (trip fully paid for by friends whom i had only known for a few months this year). I traveled to the US on 17th Nov. Was there for 2 weeks, and the greatest event of it all was meeting my mum after 8 years! God only knows how i felt in my heart. It's like i was reborn! I am so thankful to God. The time was short but worth everything it cost and more!

My Job:
I'm thankful for my job. I have had a good year with my workmates and through the good and bad times at the office, i thank God that i have grown and i am not the same as i began.

I'm so thankful for my church, my pastor and his family, for the wonderful brethren in church who havwe made my life so worth living!

I'm thankful for all the wonderful people God brought my way this year, for the impact they've made in my life. I'm thankful for the words of wisdom from mentors and friends. Most of all, I'm thankful for my wonderful husband. Indeed he is a gift straight from God. He has changed my life, added so much value to my life and brings fulfillment in every way. I'm thankful for my children, who bring sunshine to my life, who have taught me, to relax and smell the roses, to enjoy life day by day. They see me through they tough days with their smiles and innocence, thank you Lord for the gift of children.

Friends, when you look back in the year, there are many things you can be thankful for. Think of how you got over a hurdle, a tough situation in the family or at work, it's now gone and you're at peace. Think of all the wonderful people in your life. We may have gone through tragedies too but be thankful for out of it all, you are a different person!

Let's share what we're thankful for, you never know! God is gracious and faithful, when we put our trust in Him, no matter how long the answer takes, though it tarries, it will surely come! Take heart and be grateful! Bring sunshine to someone's life with your smile as you remember the wonderful things you have been through and thank God for them!

Rejoice and again i say rejoice!

Shalom!

Trip to the US - Part 1

Can't believe it's been so long since i updated my blog. Time surely passes fast as one gets busy and busier. God has been very gracious though. Got an opportunity last month to visit the land of Obama. It was really a dream come true for me and the most amazing thing is that i did not struggle for it, it just happened. There are many things that I saw and experienced that were all new, but the greatest thing was to see my loving Mummy after 8 long years! I felt like I was dreaming. God has special gifts He keeps for His children that He unveils as He pleases. This was one big one for me. Thank you Jesus. I can't say how grateful i am to God for wonderful friends who facilitated my travel to the US. I thank God for my Husband and all the wonderful people, the wonderful IRMs whom he has worked with over the past year. They have been and are a great blessing to us as a family. They are precious jewels that the Lord brought into our lives.

Well, i'll be posting more on my US trip together with pictures later.......there's really plenty to be thankful for.
Thank you Lord for opening doors!

Jesus is Lord!

It doesn't really matter what we go through in life, the joy is in knowing who is Lord over your life. God is so gracious and no matter how difficult a situation is, He is faithful and will see you through it. When Joseph was being sold out by his brothers, he would never have known that things would have turned out the way they did. God had a bigger plan and as much as the brothers would have wanted to do away with Him, God was present in that difficult situation. He was watching over Joseph, He was giving Him strength to go on and no wonder he had so much love towards his brothers despite all that they did.

What are you facing now? What's your hurdle? God is right there, he is ever present with us, He has promised us to never leave us nor forsake us. He is God and He will glorify Himself in your situation in the end. Its not over yet. Thanks be to God who causes us to triumph! In everything, He will show Himself faithful!

That's Our God. That's our Savior! He is Lord over every situation!
Ref: Gen.37:12-31, 2 Cor.2:14, 1 Thes.5:18

Back to School!

Its been quite a while since i had the opportunity to post something on Pulsewire....I feel like I've been on a roller coaster..too much happening in my life. I have had to make some tough decisions lately which have sort of altered my schedule in so many ways.

I have always wanted to go back to school to do my Masters. I completed my Bachelors about 9 years ago and i have longed for the opportunity to do Masters but didn't have the money, and also put it off for a while to raise my children at least the first few years. As a mother you sacrifice too much because you don't want your family to suffer at the expense of your desires.
Finally, time has come, i began my EMBA this week on Monday. Its a 1 year program so the schedule is tight, i go for classes Monday to Wednesday from 5:00 to 9:00 pm. When i got my letter of Admission, it was like a dream, i couldn't believe it! I'm so excited about going back to school and i thank God for the opportunity! The sad thing is that when i get home around 9:30 or 10:00pm, my children are asleep and i don't get to pray with them or talk to them about how the day was. It really breaks my heart, so i have tried to do this every morning, wake them up early so that we can pray together and talk before i leave for work at 6:30am. In all things, I'm thankful and i can't complain. I know God's grace is sufficient and i indeed look forward for graduation in December next year already!

I'm planning to major in HR which begins in the 2nd Semester. In the meantime, i need to come up with a topic for my research paper in the next one week. I therefore request, if there's a sister out there who has some ideas of a research problem in HR, especially in an NGO setting, or in any area, please share with me, help me out! I appreciate you all and thank God for the space to share.
If you are looking forward to go back to school, its never too late and it will come to pass, just keep on believing.

Shalom!
Terry