How great it is to witness something that is so God-ordained.
May you read/ speak your vows with even more love and passion in the years ahead!
7th July 2012
Sunday, 8 July 2012
What a beautiful celebration!
Well done Daniel and Rebekah!! What a lovely ceremony and celebration!
How great it is to witness something that is so God-ordained.
May you read/ speak your vows with even more love and passion in the years ahead!
How great it is to witness something that is so God-ordained.
May you read/ speak your vows with even more love and passion in the years ahead!
Friday, 6 July 2012
Our uneven twins
Rosie and Amber came home with us on June the 23rd. That makes it 2 weeks so far.
They can eat, drink and play and then of course...sleep. Thank goodness - some time to sort out things and maybe enjoy a quiet cup of coffee. They are so cute! Why don't you see for yourself!
They can eat, drink and play and then of course...sleep. Thank goodness - some time to sort out things and maybe enjoy a quiet cup of coffee. They are so cute! Why don't you see for yourself!
Monday, 4 June 2012
Back on the road ...but where's the map?
After weeks of preparing for - then enjoying - travelling overseas it is surprisingly satisfying to be home working on my studies so I can be a bit more equipped for what God has in store for me.
Travelling is great! It opens up my mind every time.
It is, however, good to know that we need not go anywhere to experience His presence and power. He is faithful and can meet with us anywhere.
After weeks of preparing for - then enjoying - travelling overseas it is surprisingly satisfying to be home working on my studies so I can be a bit more equipped for what God has in store for me.
Travelling is great! It opens up my mind every time.
It is, however, good to know that we need not go anywhere to experience His presence and power. He is faithful and can meet with us anywhere.
Sunday, 22 April 2012
Packing..
I have a love/ hate relationship with packing.
I love it since it implies I'm going somewhere. I hate it since it can be such a schlepp!
At first I'm overwhelmed by the task and PROCRASTINATE!
Anything is more important than packing!
Then my realistic side kicks in and I make a half-hearted attempt to start.
Then the task doesn't seem that bad except... I have way too much - I need to cut back.
PROCRASTINATION time until it becomes PANIC time.
Now, all of a sudden all the rules and original order are tossed out and I finally finish packing.
I'll only know when I get there what I've missed in the frenzy...
My friend knows how to pack!
I love it since it implies I'm going somewhere. I hate it since it can be such a schlepp!
At first I'm overwhelmed by the task and PROCRASTINATE!
Anything is more important than packing!
Then my realistic side kicks in and I make a half-hearted attempt to start.
Then the task doesn't seem that bad except... I have way too much - I need to cut back.
PROCRASTINATION time until it becomes PANIC time.
Now, all of a sudden all the rules and original order are tossed out and I finally finish packing.
I'll only know when I get there what I've missed in the frenzy...
Friday, 20 April 2012
Catching up..
It has been a while.. In the mean time my lovely dog, Bella, passed away. Her brother, now alone, is showing signs of accepting the once ousted cat. Life is different but it isn't bad.
I recently went to Russia and one of the times I will never forget is when we went hunting for a decent cup of coffee. This shouldn't be that difficult since St. Petersburg is full of them. I suppose the language and the extreme cold affected us. Eventually we were DESPERATE and we saw this elegant, beautiful place. To our surprise Nathan offered to pay if it was really expensive. We were pretty sure it was going to be so we went in.
It was a stylish place with loads of coffee paraphernalia but not really any tables so we thought they might be upstairs.. No upstairs was definitely some kind of sales area. Down went again feeling rather disappointed.
Heidi was visibly uncomfortable but we were desperate! Eventually we saw an area with some chairs which looked quite promising. We asked in very broken Russian whether we could have a cup of coffee. They asked which flavour we would like and promptly went work. They served it in small espresso cups with a little biscuit. It was delicious! When Nathan wanted to pay all she said was "It is taste-station". At that point we all felt uncomfortable. To minimize the discomfort Nathan and I traipsed off to buy a bit of their great coffee. Not a bad outcome at all!
I recently went to Russia and one of the times I will never forget is when we went hunting for a decent cup of coffee. This shouldn't be that difficult since St. Petersburg is full of them. I suppose the language and the extreme cold affected us. Eventually we were DESPERATE and we saw this elegant, beautiful place. To our surprise Nathan offered to pay if it was really expensive. We were pretty sure it was going to be so we went in.
It was a stylish place with loads of coffee paraphernalia but not really any tables so we thought they might be upstairs.. No upstairs was definitely some kind of sales area. Down went again feeling rather disappointed.
Heidi was visibly uncomfortable but we were desperate! Eventually we saw an area with some chairs which looked quite promising. We asked in very broken Russian whether we could have a cup of coffee. They asked which flavour we would like and promptly went work. They served it in small espresso cups with a little biscuit. It was delicious! When Nathan wanted to pay all she said was "It is taste-station". At that point we all felt uncomfortable. To minimize the discomfort Nathan and I traipsed off to buy a bit of their great coffee. Not a bad outcome at all!
Sunday, 25 March 2012
Into the unknown...
This coming Thursday brings the start of another adventure in Christ for my friends Nathan and Heidi and me.
We fly to St.Petersburg where we 'hope' to be of encouragement and help to a church there.It is going to be an amazing time - I just know it!!
If God is for us who can be against us!? May He go with us and be in our central focus on this trip!
We fly to St.Petersburg where we 'hope' to be of encouragement and help to a church there.It is going to be an amazing time - I just know it!!
If God is for us who can be against us!? May He go with us and be in our central focus on this trip!
Friday, 17 February 2012
Relief
What a relief it was walking out of the vet's the morning knowing my greying boxers are in great shape. Strong hearts, no tumors, claws clipped (Bella didn't seem to enjoy the manicure, though). They went to have their booster shots. The vet was well impressed when he saw he needed to begin new vaccination cards.They had out-lived theirs.
A sweet little blonde boy ,around 4yrs old,admired Bella. He couldn't stop telling me how "oulik" (cute) she was.
He was clutching his little doberman proudly.
So, who says it needs to be traumatic visiting the vet?!
Long live our "puppies!"
A sweet little blonde boy ,around 4yrs old,admired Bella. He couldn't stop telling me how "oulik" (cute) she was.
He was clutching his little doberman proudly.
So, who says it needs to be traumatic visiting the vet?!
Long live our "puppies!"
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