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in a fwe weeks we have our ILLUMINATE Daughters Conference – so excited! this week has been busy organising giveaways and goodie bag treats! i’ve been so impressed by our local community (connected on fb) who have donated goods and services to bless our women. makes my heart sing.
okay while this isn’t perhaps something i totally love, because how sad is it for the diner and how sad it is for jamie but loving the awareness getting out there about allergies and coeliacs. i don’t have coeliacs, i was tested but i don’t have the gene. but i have been told that sometimes an allergy or an intolerance can be worse because a ceoliacs can sometimes eat without symptoms (they so shouldn’t cheat though! so bad for you!) whereas an allergic or intolerant person will react almost immediately and violently. last year i toasted my buns to make a quick chicken roll for dinner before i dashed out to a church leaders meeting. i toasted the buns on top of the paper i had just cooked my kids dinner on. battered chicken nuggets. boom. 1/4 hour into the meeting. i was so unwell. sooooo unwell and didn’t think i would make it home in one piece! i don’t eat out at all now (because i have a complex combo of allergies) but so think restaurants and cafes need to be so vigilant in caring for their diners if they market their food as safe. i also have to point out that i totally love jamie oliver – love his mission, love his tv, love his revolution!
Coeliac sufferer made ‘violently sick’ at Jamie Oliver restaurant: Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver’s Italian restaurant chain was fined £8,000 after a woman who told staff three times she was allergic to gluten was served wheat pasta.
okay so i totally pinched this from Paisley Jade – brilliance… i think is my favourite! no wait the second one is… okay they might all be…
okay so NOT totally loving this nusery spider hanging out on our bbq over right next to the laundry door (we have an outside access to the laundry.) freaked me out. i totally girl screamed and had both of my guys running! of course we then had to catch it, photograph it and then caleb relocated it. on a tree down and across the road. after he went and showed the neighbour. he has then informed me that there may be “family” hanging around our house. great. i’m never going outside again. or opening a door or window.
we had a fun week with my parents up from the South Island – on sunday we also invited Tony’s mum (bottom photo) for the afternoon too. we made the most of a half hour window of sunshine to take some family photos.
and as always. i love Jesus with all i am and all my heart and all my soul and all my days. For His glory and the building of His kingdom and the rescue of the lost.
so what are you totally loving this week?
… check out what other peeps are loving whatever day of the week it is over at MNM’s BLOG
yesterday we celebrated Mothers Day with the kids and my MIL at the Auckland Museum… the kids loved the Oceans and Land, Weird and Wonderful (eeek those bugs are soooo gross!) and a Kids in the Past exhibits and i loved the vintage clothing and furniture display. we spent a good quarter of an hour watching a pair of geckos to see if they caught any flies. they are amazing creatures! all in all it was a fun day out and about, including compulsory tree climbing, followed by a delish meal back at our house!
You are a warrior who will battle for your children’s hearts, souls, attention, innocence, education and memories.
Go to battle my friends. This is your time.
To read the rest of this amazing mothers day post (the script that goes with the youtube clip) head over to Lisa Jo’s blog
though i confess i’m not good with the vomit on the floor bit… but a fantastic insight into motherhood… well done NewSpring Church
i’ve taken the plunge and made a fb page for my blog… it feels scary but i know that i read blogs mostly that i find in my newsfeed and love the ability to share so figured i’d do what i love… so you can now find me on ONE PASSION ONE DEVOTION FB
**** LOVE LOVE LOVE this post on The Fearless Experiment called THE NARROWING. oh its good for the soul, good challenging!
Suffering leads to perseverance. Perseverance to character, character to hope.
The Narrowing: It’s how you begin to feel a new heartbeat. It’s how you discover what’s really important. It’s where you find meaning.
It’s when Someone takes a hammer and a chisel and begins to chip chip chip away at what shouldn’t be there. It’s when Someone sees the masterpiece that lies beneath the rock, and He won’t stop until the excess lies broken and dusty on the floor.
It’s when, slowly and deliberately, chunks of the old you are chiselled away. Pride, self-preservation, comfort, greed, gluttony, and all other things dark and heavy. Those things you don’t speak of. Those things you fear and hate the most. You know.
You know something needs to be done. You know those things will cling to you unless Someone takes up the hammer.
i so love LOVE CAKES. they are gluten free, dairy free, egg free and some other free stuff too, but def not taste free. they are delish and soooo good. today for mothers day i got special shaped muffin tin thingys so spent some of the arvo whipping some love cakes up… shaped like butterflies and bugs!
and as always. i love Jesus with all i am and all my heart and all my soul and all my days. For His glory and the building of His kingdom and the rescue of the lost.
so what are you totally loving this week?
… check out what other peeps are loving whatever day of the week it is over at MNM’s BLOG
today is the first day of my {Pray Day} and i’ve chosen to begin by praying for those closest to my heart and my primary mission. my family. this includes my wonderful husband, my spunky kids, my parents, my sister and brother, sister in law etc. family.
my heart is that they each come to know Jesus as saviour and that they will love Him all the days of their life.
i pray my kids will grow up strong in their faith, confident in Jesus’ love and grace, knowing He has called them and empowered them and through Him they can do anything. i pray their spirits will be drawn by the power of the Holy Spirit closer and closer to God, that they will not be distracted by friends or the world but that they will hold fast to God. i pray they will run and not grow weary and that they will see amazing things, and do amazing things, for the kingdom of God. i pray their hearts will be encouraged today and that they will learn to hear the voice of God.
these two are my heart and joy.
today: is cold! and wet! i was very tempted to wear my spotty gumboots to drop the kids off at school!
want to be: the best wife, mother and leader i can be by the grace and strength of God
blessings: i love my Leading and Loving It virtual community group – this amazing group of women so bless my heart and nourish my soul. i love how we can be real and talk about life and ministry and encourage each other, despite distance (and time zones!)
thinking: about ordering 4kg of jelly beans for our women’s conference in June, yes seriously!
planning: for conference. you know important things, like what am i going to wear!
writing: my message for sunday pm (on Ezekiel 37) and for conference
listening to: loving MARTIN SMITH’s new album GOD’S DANCE FLOOR and being listening to lots of “awake my soul” themed songs (gungor, chris tomlin etc)
reading: EIGHT TO BE GREAT by Richard St John
loving: great chats with my son about life
grateful: for the grace and love of God
inspired by finding joy
not only was it may the fourth on saturday but i also changed my text tone to reflect the star wars fan-ness that is our family. it now says “message from the darkside” in a yoda voice. it used to be “guys where are we?” (charlie from LOST) but i got so many texts on wednesday night during housegroup (had to keep it on because MIL was going into hospital, my hubby taking her) that i figured a change might be worth it. message from the darkside might be equally hilarious and distracting though. esp during family prayer time… lets just say there were lots of giggles as it went off during a timely pause as evangeline was praying…
i had fun yesterday – first day back at school for the kids – which means first day back into stuff for me… discovered http://www.fotor.com/ and made some collages of the kids (below) and our awesome holiday and then made one for our Daughter’s Conference ILLUMINATE coming up in June
and as always. i love Jesus with all i am and all my heart and all my soul and all my days. For His glory and the building of His kingdom and the rescue of the lost.
so what are you totally loving this week?
… check out what other peeps are loving whatever day of the week it is over at MNM’s BLOG
in this digital age i confess i dont buy cds anymore. i buy itunes. i use spotify. so when we packed the car and headed off on holiday i was like eeeek – we need music! grabbed karanga by Cindy Ruakere and it became the soundtrack of the holiday and the soundtrack to my heart. love love love it. i remember the first time listening to this album bursting into tears at a traffic light as my heart was moved for revival and revival in New Zealand. again that passion was stirred. again that love was released. we didnt change the cd. the kids now sing along at full volume. it felt almost like a prophetic declaration as we drove throughout the north island – that this is the day, this is the time!
as i mentioned we fell in love with icarly. we dont have sky at home so it was very exciting to have sky at our unit. and stairs. yes seriously. on thursday (a bit of a tough day at the end) the final ever icarly got played on sky. in fact all day was an icarly day so we came home after a fun day out and then a “nasty discovery” to hug and watch icarly. evangeline had happy tears – i love her soft heart and glistening eyes.
and in the evenings with the kids tucked upstairs and the heat pump on tony and i would watch fringe, season one. rewatching. i love rewatching. almost as much as watching the first time. esp when it comes to fringe lost type programmes with layers and meanings. i confess i cant watch the gross bits but oh how i love it!
this post is totally about things i totally love to the point of addiction… case in point… minties… as a gluten free/dairy free chick my sweet tooth options for travelling are a bit limited… so i’ve fallen in love with minties again…
and as always. i love Jesus with all i am and all my heart and all my soul and all my days. For His glory and the building of His kingdom and the rescue of the lost.
so what are you totally loving this week?
… check out what other peeps are loving whatever day of the week it is over at MNM’s BLOG
we just had an amazing recharging week away in turangi. we had lots of adventures including fishing at the tongariro national trout centre, rock climbing, maze adventures, mini golf and a trip to the war museum. we also had down time on rainy days (most of the week – though on the times we were out and doing things we had fine weather) incl watching icarly (which we hadnt watched before really) which we are now totally addicted to (and got to watch the final ever episode – which means happy tears from evangeline) and tony and i did a fringe season one marathon. we also made the most of the pool and the spa and ping pong table.
and as always. i love Jesus with all i am and all my heart and all my soul and all my days. For His glory and the building of His kingdom and the rescue of the lost.
so what are you totally loving this week?
… check out what other peeps are loving whatever day of the week it is over at MNM’s BLOG
this is me service leading (MCing) our sunday night service on sunday… i just love the twinkly lights and the fading… i love our church!
on sunday morning i was priv’d to preach – i spoke on jonah – i love this graphic, found on pinterest (where all cool things are) – i love using visuals when i preach – brings a new dimension for those that are visually wired – and a great place to put awesome quotes! i love preaching, i feel most alive when i’m up the front, though i’m not deep and theological like other speakers, i know that God has given me a voice, uniquely mine, for His glory.
we were blest to have this amazing couple from our housegroup kidnap our kids (with permission and planning) on saturday, taking them to the mall, the movies and to the scooter park. our kids had a fantastic time out and it was great having a saturday arvo (pre preaching) to work on the powerpoint and pray and prepare
soooooooooooo excited about our ILLUMINATE women’s conf coming up in june! i’m stoked to be part of our women’s ministry team this year (officially for the first time!) which means i get to have an inside window into all the fun! annika and i met the other day and had some pinterest fun – thinking colours and design and then “girly” things like pink lemonade and pink jelly beans! loving it! cant wait to see the amazing things that God will do over the weekend – i so cherish our conf weekends, for connecting with God and connecting with the fantastic women in our church and community!
ahhh i love my boy! he is soooo into lego again and makes me smile with his genuine ready smile (and his not so genuine classic faces!)
and as always. i love Jesus with all i am and all my heart and all my soul and all my days. For His glory and the building of His kingdom and the rescue of the lost.
so what are you totally loving this week?
… check out what other peeps are loving whatever day of the week it is over at MNM’s BLOG
here i am.
today.
in my space.
in my world.
listening to my husband teach math with lego blocks with my daughter.
listening to my son commentate a rugby game in the hallway.
sitting.
writing.
in a moment of quiet creativity amidst the busyness that here is.
dinner cooks.
homework is completed.
cutlery clanks.
i am surrounded by those i love and that love me.
and most importantly, i am loved by God.
who has placed me
positioned me
purposed me
for here
today
now.
before i was born my here was before Him,
He knew me, loved me.
He called me wonderfully created, beautiful to Him.
At the cross, He rescued me, saved me, brought me peace.
my life is found here,
in this place,
with these people,
and my God.
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