According to a mum at the swimming pools today, the best decision she has ever made was signing her children up to swimming lessons. All of us other parents concurred. Living in Auckland surrounded by beaches, ensuring our children can swim is an important life skill. Although I think she was somewhat regretting the decision… Continue reading “The Best Decision I ever made…”
Tag: Life
One Day at a Time
I'm not sure if it is because the school holidays were derailed somewhat with power outages and chicken pox, but I feel like as a family we've erupted with ferocity onto the landscape of the last term of school. At the moment every phone call or email seems to have me adding an extra event to the family calendar.… Continue reading One Day at a Time
Would someone please tell me the time!
I don't wear a watch. I use the clock on my phone but that seems to be losing time. I know the clock in my car is fast, but I keep forgetting by how much. And I'm not sure what time the one in the kitchen is keeping to. So when it came to collect the boys from… Continue reading Would someone please tell me the time!
The Dark Room
"Destiny is not an instant click and upload" (Christine Caine) Back in the day (and I might add, days I was a part of!), before photos could be taken and instantly circulated around the world, developing photos was a careful and detailed process. Photos were treasured and even shot with care as each film was restricted… Continue reading The Dark Room
Power Outage
From the early hours of this morning our household, like some other 85,000 homes, was without power. We ended up without power for only 12 or so hours, and as 1st World problems go it wasn't bad (and given some households are still without power down the road, definitely not bad). News had been though that it… Continue reading Power Outage
A Fish out of Water
Growing up, I loved the story “A Fish out of water”, where the fish would keep out growing the containers it was put in – from a fish bowl to a vase, to a bath tub to a pond. It’s a great analogy I think of how we think that we can contain God in… Continue reading A Fish out of Water
The Caffeine Factor
To say the least it was a tough night. My 6 year old was in the beginning stage of chicken pox and was having a hard time of it. Up most of the night, even a bath at 2am failed to soothe. He then clambered into my bed and commandeered my pillow and at least… Continue reading The Caffeine Factor
Side Roads and Detours
Last night on the way to a work function, I travelled across several suburbs to reach the main motorway that would take me to the venue. I opted for a route of side roads and back roads. I kept off the main roads to miss peak hour traffic and get to my destination by the… Continue reading Side Roads and Detours
Positioned
POSITION:- condition with reference to place; location; situation. Status or standing God has placed you here in this time - in your country, community, in your family and in your workplace. It is no accident that you are where you are. God has a plan for you! He has appointed the very places you shall live - "From one man… Continue reading Positioned
Prepared
PREPARATION:- To put in proper condition or readiness. Waiting “I will prepare and some day my chance will come.” (Abraham Lincoln) If we want to live a life of significance, we need to understand that it won’t happen by accident. We must be intentional about the choices we make in relation to our dreams. We… Continue reading Prepared
Blue Skies & Lollipops 