Walking into 2009
We arrived back in London yesterday evening and though I thoroughly enjoyed Italy, it is good to be back. It was especially great to open the door and find a huge pile of letters with Christmas cards and such that had arrived while we were away. I hope we manage to reply all of them.
Yup, Italy was great. It was a little strange sticking to the touristy stuff but definitely fun. I hope you guys have time to look at some of the pictures because it would be so difficult for me to describe it all to you. Venice was breath-taking. Florence was beautiful (that's where we were on Christmas day). Rome was really exciting with so much to offer. Pisa was lovely too though we spent more time in Lucca which was an amazing walled city. We walked A LOT, discovering so many hidden beauties and uncovering some of the greatest little streets. You definitely see more when you walk. No pizza or pasta will ever be the same again after this trip and for those of you who know just how much I love good ice-cream, it'll be even harder to find to compete with the heavenly gelato of Italy! We certainly have been abundantly blessed!
In the midst of celebration, there was also a sting of sadness as one of our dear friends went to be with the Lord just before Christmas. We thank God that his suffering has ended and that he is now in glory though we want to also continue to pray God's grace, peace and love on his wife.
I don't start classes again until the 19th but I would appreciate prayer as I'm having some trouble with the time-table. If the school office decides not to change the shcedule, I might be forced to change modules, which I really don't want to do. Being my last semester as well, there comes a bit of pressure to really get all that data into my head before the final exams that will be in May and June. If you remember, I will have to also resit the two modules that I failed last summer so that adds on a little bit of stress though I won't feel the heat until May starts rolling around the corner. I am looking forward to this semester though, as the modules sound more interesting to me. Not that you'd be interested but in case you are, they will include things like Topology, Galois Theory (I'm not sure what it is really but it sounded interesting anyway) and some other stuff that I can't seem to recall right now.
Well, again, thank you all for your Christmas greetings. I do hope you've had a most joyous and meaningful Christmas and also a very special and God-inspired New Year. May this new year hold many more blessings as I pray you continue to seek after God and walk with Him every single day.
Walking with Jesus into 2009...
