Holidays!!

Well it looks like i've finally got a lot of "free time" so I can finally catch up on my blog! :D

Last weekend in Sydney: Grace Chinese Christian Church turned 21! So the Wongs headed down to Sydney for the party to celebrate of God's grace and power demonstrated in that church over the last 21 years. We were there from 1993-2000 (when we were in sydney) so after not being there for 6 years (apart from the odd wedding/random visit) it was really good to catch up with people again :) and it was encouraging to see the way that God's grown the church and the people in it - every time we go back there's even more people I don't know!

Last week: On the way home from Sydney, I went to one of the Chinese shops and stocked up on food - which resulted in a week's worth of eating dumplings filled with BBQ pork or egg and custard, fried rice with everything (and we found out that sticking honey and sherry in fried rice does most definitely NOT make it taste better.. or good... .. *JERAM!!!*....), and in between eating and cooking, going to class and surviving through a last week of uni before....

HOLIDAYS!!!: So now I'm back home in Tamworth (since Friday night), having a general time of vegetation and gearing up to start the insane study regimen that's hopefully going to mean that i'll pass this semester!

last night i watched "Howl's Moving Castle" (another one by Hayao Miyazaki) - SOOOOOO CUUUTE!!!!!

oh and ..... I GOT TO DO STITCHES I GOT TO DO STITCHES I GOT TO DO STITCHES!!! (for the first time on real person!!!!) WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOT! hehehehehehehe... it's so weird when you're sticking the suture needle through real skin instead of fake skin stuff or foam... WOOOOOOOOOOOOT!!! :D

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And continuing in the "Joyce's favourite songs" vein...

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Be Thou my vision, O Lord of my heart;
Naught be all else to me, save that Thou art.
Thou my best thought, by day or by night,
Waking or sleeping, Thy presence my light.

Be Thou my Wisdom, Thou my true Word;
I ever with Thee, Thou with me, Lord;
Thou my great Father, I thy true son;
Thou in me dwelling, and I with Thee one.

Be Thou my battle-shield, sword for my fight,
Be Thou my dignity, Thou my delight.
Thou my soul's shelter, Thou my high tower.
Raise Thou me heavenward, O Power of my power.

Riches I heed not, nor man's empty praise,
Thou mine inheritance, now and always:
Thou and Thou only, first in my heart,
High King of heaven, my Treasure Thou art.

High King of heaven, my victory won,
May I reach heaven's joys, O bright heav'ns Son!
Heart of my own heart, whatever befall,
Still be my vision, O ruler of all.