perspective

I just washed up, boiled the jug and steralised my babies bottles...all that time thinking of women on the other side of the world from me and all they do to look after their bubba's with the little they may have. The lack of clean water let alone water that flows into their homes..how blessed are we to turn on a tap!!!
I cant help it..its how I'm wired..everyday everything I do, I think like that..when I "want" something new, I remind myself that at least I have something old, at least I have something. Every time I eat I feel so blessed, never do I worry that I'm going to go without or that my children might die due to starvation or malnutrition. Everyday I go for a walk, never do I worry for my or my children's safety, both as a woman and also as a christian. My life is not in danger here in this blessed country that i live in.
Its about thankfulness and perspective..no matter our circumstance we have something to be thankful for!!!

i'm alive

Gods word is alive. I've heard that my whole life. But it's more true then I realise. Just as we move ourselves to be somewhere for someone in need, so too does the word "move" to be there for us. I just had one of those "bible fell open on the exact verse I needed" moments.

 As for me, I call to God,
and the Lord saves me. Evening, morning and noon
I cry out in distress,
and he hears my voice. He rescues me unharmed
from the battle waged against me,
even though many oppose me. God, who is enthroned from of old,
who does not change—
he will hear them and humble them
because they have no fear of God.
Psalm 55:16-19 NIV

Made my day, touched my heart. Comforted me right where I needed it. Thank you faithful Father...

Hot cuppa tea

I never liked tea..until I met my husband (he's introduced me to many things I thought I didn't like). Once I got into it I realized that tea soothes the soul. Whether you're feeling up or down, excited or flat. A cuppa will touch that place in your heart where you need it most.

Both babies asleep & I had to ask myself - nap or tea. We both know tea won. Sitting here in my rocking chair, bible open on my lap as I sip a hot cuppa tea. Probably needed the nap but time alone with my God = bliss.

He spoke to me so lovingly & gently. Amidst all my thoughts in my busy head. He spoke & I heard -a touch greater than tea.

Psalm 71:3
Be my rock of refuge, to which I can always go; give the command to save me, for you are my rock & my fortress.

I could quote the whole chapter. I needed that & God delivered.

Thankful. Forever thankful

we are not poor

Found out about a site today priceofsex.org watched the preview & cried, felt useless. Then watched the multimedia series & woah!!! That broke me even more. I realised how blessed I really am & in this country how rich we really are. I just hopped into my bed with clean sheets & just my hubby & thought how lucky am I that this is my life. I'm in control of my day, what I do, where I go. Everything. We don't realise what we have until we see someone who doesn't have it & then we know. Know that all that complaining that we do is selfish in the big picture.

I am only one, but I am one. I can't do everything but I can do something - Mother Teresa

“Speak up for the people who have no voice,
for the rights of all the down-and-outers. Speak out for justice!
Stand up for the poor and destitute!” Proverbs 31:8-9

...And what does the lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God. Micah 6:8

I ask please take the time to watch the multimedia series. Watch these real people with real stories & be thankful for what you have. And ask yourself what you can do...

thankfulness

this week my husband decided to be thankful..i thought it was a fantastic idea and jumped on board..and wow we have so much to be thankful for..really no reason to complain..

thankful for the small and the big..nothing is exempt..thankful that my fridge and pantry are full..thankful that there is food in my tummy..thankful that my arms work and i can prepare meals for my family..thankful that i can walk to the beach everyday..thankful for my double pram that i can push to the beach and not have to carry my girls..

thankful that where i live is safe, safe not only for me or anyone to walk to the beach but that as a woman i am safe..thankful that my legs work..thankful for two amazing healthy daughters..

thankful that i have a computer and internet..thankful for clothes-cool and warm..thankful for a bed with sheets and blankets..thankful for a home to live in with walls and windows and fully enclosed roof/ceiling, with running water and electricity..thankful that i have a car and that i can put petrol in it..thankful that every week i can afford to buy food, that i'm not worried about my childrens next meal..i could go on and on..

then there was last friday when my baby started to choke, it wasnt the first time so we knew it was serious. after a minute or so i called 000 and the ambulance was on its way..the woman talked me through it all until they arrived..she had recovered by then but they suggested i go to the hospital just to have her checked..there they asked me to stay overnight so i was close if it happened again..i was suddenly reminded of a family i saw in a clip about Compassion (sponsor children) these parents couldnt afford a doctor let alone the hospital, but in a desperate final attempt to save their 2 year old daughter they took her to hospital, the father promising to pay..somehow someway..and as she lay in their arms and died her father tried to give her mouth to mouth..in closing they wrote "poverty is when the breath in your lungs is all you have to give". i cried and cried thinking how tragic that would be..that night in the hospital i thought how incredible it was that i never once thought of cost or travel..i didnt have to go 100's of kilometres to the hospital, nor did it cost me to get there..once there i recieved the best care and immediatly because i have a baby..

i cant help but think of families all over the world who dont get this..or dont have this for themselves or their sick children..let alone food for themselves or their children..i'm going a long way around saying remember to be thankful..and if you can, change someone somewhere's life..

sponsor..donate..volunteer..whatever fits you best

i love cooking

i had to say it, i love cooking. anything yummy that's going to put a smile on my family or friends faces. food is what i am sure keeps the world going around. today my daughter and i did some cooking, i love watching her try to sneak a taste..

its like Gods word, full of yummy treats and vegies (those bits that aren't the tastiest but we so need it). i found this verse in Amos of all places chapter 4 verse 6 "You know, don't you, that I'm the one who emptied your pantries and cleaned out your cupboards, who left you hungry and standing in bread lines? but you never got hungry for me. you continued to ignore me." God's decree WOW i love that its even about food..it was a jump off the page verse for me..in all the pain, loneliness and frustration God was trying to get my attention..to tell me that only He can fulfill me, only He can heal me..only Him. so loving..full of mercy and grace.
may i always be hungry for him..

Painted nails

I finally painted my toe nails tonight.. My 2nd daughter was born 7 weeks ago & I had thought/believed/planned for life to go on as I knew it.. But of course "life" happened & nothing stayed the same & everything changed.. I actually have days that I don't get out of my pj's & weeks that I don't want to leave the house.. This once social butterfly with full hair & make up (even just to do groceries) stays home & looks plain/boring/a mess.. So today while feeling the million things I seem to feel at this moment in time/life I decided to crawl out of my pj's & paint my toe nails..small step for most but at least a step for me-the advice I followed is this “Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to me. Get away with me and you’ll recover your life. I’ll show you how to take a real rest..Matthew 11:28

My sweet Sofia was born 7 weeks ago.. Gorgeous & perfect in every way.. We have been blessed in so many ways & that's what we need to keep in mind.. Focus on today Matthew 6:34 not weighed down with tomorrow when we can't change it anyway..

~ blessed ~

A tenderhearted person lives a blessed life... Proverbs 28:14
I long to live a blessed life & here is the answer. I've read that verse a 100 times & finally it sunk in. Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying it's easy. I'm saying it's a choice. Everyday in all I do & in all I say-think first & choose, choose to be tenderhearted. Choose to speak words of life. Choose to treat others as I'd want to be treated. Choose to do what Jesus would do.
2011 what do you have in store for me & my family?? 1 month & 5 days into this new year & already I feel so blessed. So loved. So cared for & cherished by father God. In both the little things & the big things.
4 weeks & 3 days until our bubba #2 is due & the build up & excitement is so great. I can't wait to meet this precious person God has entrusted to us. To find out if it's a boy or girl. To nurture & love thus little life.
To live tenderhearted. My goal for 2011