圣诞前夕，达拉斯居然降温到了零下2度。尽管不会降雪，我也蜷缩在寝室瑟瑟发抖。洗了个热水澡以后，整理下心情，打算动动手指打打字。
这一年发生了很多的事情，年初奶奶去世，姨夫去世，都给了我很沉重的打击。然后是收到UTD的录取，算是一点欣慰。接着就是放肆的去旅游，在香港看五月天的演唱会，和朋友一起酒吧喝酒看世界杯，然后重返美利坚，认识主，开始每天重复却不单调，忙碌并且充实的研究生生活。引用一句英语的名言“昨天是历史，明天是未知，今天是一份礼物，这是为什么它被称为”present”.(Yesterday is a history, tomorrow is a mystery, and today is a gift, that’s why it’s called “present”) 每天睁开眼以后，感谢神的这份礼物并且珍惜它吧。
重温两三年前写的总结，发现自己不是不想写，而是没那份兴致去写那种梨花体式的散文了。因为已经走过了那段单纯做梦的年纪，到了该向梦想奋斗的年纪了。所以，goodbye, halcyon days!
然后让我借主的名义祷告吧：
Oh Dear Lord,
as I close the door on this old year,
I recall the things I’ve done…
on the things I’ve said and the joys I’ve had…
then I wonder, have I lost or gained?
I’ve thought of the new friends I have made,
and of the old friends who are true and forever…
the path of the old year was made easier my Lord
thanks to you that I have walked it through with courage and faith
Now as I open the door to this New Year,
and carefully look inside,
I wonder what it holds for me…
but whatever it brings to me and my parents and my relatives and my friends,
I’ll meet it with a heart so true…
I know that, Lord, whatever it may be
You’ll be there to carry me through
and it is your gifts to us all…
Oh Lord, thank you for your selfless love, for your mercy forgiveness and for your great salvation
thank you for giving me the spirit and the eternal life
you are our savior and because of this
you will lead us and we will follow you for the entire rest of our lives…
We pray in the name of Lord Jesus Christ
Amen
