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today: is monday #weseetomorrowfirst and i confess, i do love mondays! monday is my day off and i try to fill it with friends who do my heart well. this week also my girl goes to school camp! exciting stuff but oh my mummy heart is stretching!
want to be: close to God
blessings: opportunities
thinking: about the amazing privilege i have to walk through life with amazing people
planning: on having an awesome week
listening to: Ascend the Hill. i found a cd of theirs in my car last week (after i thought i had lost it a year or so ago) and its like having a new cd. they’re amazing if you havent heard them, check them out! will wreck your heart!
watching: arrow
reading: hmmmm i confess that i’m not really reading much at the moment. blame the overdue fines at the library. i am reading MINGLING OF SOULS by MATT CHANDLER on my tablet. is very good!
writing: a message for friday night at youth!
loving: my family
grateful: for God’s grace and love
today: is monday #weseetomorrowfirst and the first day back at term for the kids at school and me at SAS
want to be: speaking the words of God, hearing His unique and on time message for preaching this Sunday night
blessings: opportunities
thinking: about the amazing privilege i have to walk through life with amazing people
planning: to drink turkish delight this week
listening to: Hillsong NO OTHER NAME – sooooo good. loving that the songs are all about jesus.
watching: downtown abbey season one on dvd
reading: leaders eat last
writing: about energy management for SAS next week
loving: my gracious husband
grateful: for God’s grace and love
today: is a great sunday for afternoon snoozing
want to be: more wiser, more deeper, more real, more connected to God
blessings: compliments
thinking: about the amazing privilege i have to walk through life with amazing people
planning: term 2 for SAS
listening to: ginny blackmore – bones (like right now!)
watching: the blue sky
reading: allegiant by victoria roth
writing: about beauty and media myths (SAS)
loving: the revival bible
grateful: for God’s grace and love
today: i’m at our SAS re:retreat – we were meant to be away last week at a bach but unforeseen circumstances meant we had to postpone it… so we’re doing some of our content in the class room today and making the most of auckland’s glorious locational beauty
want to be: the J.J.Abrams of preaching and communicating (aka creative and unique and innovative)
blessings: watching God unfold His plans in peoples lives
thinking: about needing extra hours in the day
planning: this week is pretty time crunched so i’m planning my time tightly… its all go with re:retreat, ConnectLIVE, dental nurse appts, dr appt, camp meeting, housegroup, mumstime, mentoring, bible in schools (back for the first time this year!)
listening to: Tides Live
watching: Field of Dreams tomorrow night
reading: Having a Mary Spirit in a Martha world – Joanna Weaver
writing: a TOUCH YOUR WORLD message for sunday am on 16th march @ The River
loving: SAS
grateful: for grace
today: has been one of those yes days – great morning at church, great church lunch, great conversations and connecting, great chillaxing in the arvo and tonight i’m preaching – i count this as a good day!
want to be: speaking God’s words
blessings: opportunity
thinking: about personal preaching goals
planning: our SAS camp this weekend coming up in Whiritoa (beach views!)
listening to: bryan and katie torwalt’s KINGDOM COME album
watching: my kids play minecraft with tony
reading: Culture of Honour by Danny Silk
writing: last minute changes for my message tonight – on Joshua 5:13-15
loving: the grace and power of God, He is more amazing than i can even imagine
grateful: for 5am-s
today: is sunday, a wonderful opportunity to draw close to God and to love people
want to be: following Jesus completely and wholeheartedly so that others are drawn to Him
blessings: the incredible sunrise this morning, though the sky has gone gray and now its raining
thinking: about making the most of the last day of school holidays
planning: a roast dinner with family tomorrow night
listening to: loving ZION UNPLUGGED by Hillsong United. so good.
watching: Sherlock S1
reading: Before Happiness by Shawn Anchor
writing: assessments for SAS (Set Apart School) at The River
loving: the undeserved but very welcome grace of God
grateful: for opportunities to be me
today: is the first day of the holidays and my girl slept in till 9.30am – yay!
want to be: present during these holidays, creating moments and memories
blessings: Caleb won an amazing award at the school prizegiving that so commends him for WHO he is… feel so proud and honoured to be his mum
thinking: about christmas food – i‘m cooking this year for our family and tony’s mum – we’re having a pork roast and roasted veges, pigs in blankets and then mixed berries, icecream and meringues (for those that can eat them)
planning: SAS (Set Apart School) for next year!
writing: assessments
loving: reading the Word of God afresh, esphesians still continues to blow me away
grateful: for a family that never gives up, always hopes, loves together
listening to: alive by young and free with evangeline singing and dancing in the background
reading: RED by Ted Dekker
inspired by finding joy
today: is sunny and the family are off at granny’s doing some tasks that require men and power drills while i prepare an amazing roast dinner and enjoy some writing time
want to be: overcoming
reading: my son got given a bunch of artemis fowl books a few weeks ago and i am loving them! also reading Quiet by Susan Cain
listening to: Bryan and Katie Torwalt KINGDOM COME
looking forward to: face to face time with our Leading and Loving It ConnectLIVE group next week!
blessings: seeing people step out and be who God has created them to be
thinking: about our upcoming young adults camp The Weekender in just under a month!
planning: The Weekender!
writing: housegroup session for this week about attitude, habits, vision and destination
loving: sunshine and columbus coffee mentoring sessions
grateful: for a really encouraging prophetic word last night at church
inspired by finding joy
today: evangeline is sick… not sure if its a bug or allergy related… i’m soooo not good with vomit
want to be: drawing closer to Jesus
blessings: i got real mail today! i won a copy of Leading and Loving It by Brandi Wilson and Lori Wilhite and it arrived today, beautifully presented with love!
thinking: about our Leading and Loving It ConnectLIVE group starting this tuesday (for me! Monday night for most of the group). i’m really excited about what God is doing to do in our group and why He has brought us 12 women together for such a time as this! yay for technology that despite distance and even time zones we can join together to share and pray and encourage each other to go hard after God, to serve Him and build His Kingdom.
planning: bible in schools lessons for the rest of the term
reading: back over things i’ve written on my blog and i’m not sure if its odd or not, but i’m encouraged by what God is saying to me through what i’ve said (is that odd?)
listening to: Glorious Ruins by Hillsong – loving this album! and my son has developed a fondness for Mumford and Sons so yay spotify – we’ve been having a blast!
writing: posts for a new adventure
loving: how our family pulls together
grateful: for a husband not freaked by vomit or freaked by a wife that doesnt do well with it
inspired by finding joy
today: is one of those days – and i’m glad to be a SAHM so i could curl up, throw on spotify and have some worship and horizontal time!
want to be: learning more and more about God every day – He is amazing – and i want to be able to communicate that reality and grace and power and understanding
blessings: my lovely kids, my funny (in a good way!) husband and wonderful friends
listening to: rend collective, phil wickham, bryan and katie torwalt
watching: love person of interest – partly cos it has a LOST connection!
planning: on tidying the house tomorrow! housegroup tomorrow night – but washing on the racks in the lounge and washing to put away – yay for all that sunshine!
writing: intermediate school applications
loving: God’s grace and never ending love
grateful: for the open doors and opportunities
inspired by finding joy
