This blog has been seriously neglected. I had all sorts of wonderful plans for the New Year and wonderful ideas that I wanted to blog about and so far nothing has come to fruition. So bear with me as we try to get organized, try to deal with a few issues that need to be dealt with and that seem to be taking up all of my time. Hopefully now that we have made a few changes to our schedule, things will settle down a bit.
In the meantime here are a few things that I am gratful for:
1. A New Year, a new start, a new beginning. I love the New Year!
2. New places to explore, a new city to add to the list of 'cities we have lived in'
3. No more 2 1/2 hour drives for me. I love that I am now only 10 min. away from work and that my wonderful hubby drives me and picks me up (we save on parking costs too)
4. My mom who celebrated her 60th birthday. I didn't even get a post up for her, but I will get something done for her..soon...
5. A new to us Heritage house (1910) to live in and call home for a stint. ;o) Although we have a lot of organizing to do, it is nice to have more space and two bathrooms!
6. Finding a new church and feeling like we are beginning to get connected.
7. Friends that care and pray for us.
8. Knowing that God loves me, even when I make mistakes, am not an easy person to 'love' and be around and don't spend enough time with Him.
9. Skyping with family and seeing my little nephew try adn take his first few crawls to get to us on the computer screen! So cute. My kids love seeing their Aunty, Uncle and cousins on the computer.
10. Hearing my littlest try and say the names of her family members.
Ech (Zech)
Annie (Auntie Mel)
Unc Ri (Uncle Cory)
Baba (Grandma)
Those are just a few...
11. Songs sung by little angels.
12. Questions like "Mommy what is your favourite instrument?" (this is what Zech asked me this morning as we drove to work--his by the way is a guitar and he is going to play the guitar and sing--I love this kid!)
13. Confirmation from my 4 year old about what the Bible says.
Zech: Mommy the Bible says that Jesus loves everyone. Mommy the Bible says that Jesus died on the cross to forgive us our sins and He is alive. Mommy the Bible says to obey my mommy and daddy (I love when he says that, now if only I could get him to put it into action a little more).
14. Kisses and hugs from my kids and hearing the words "I love You".
15. Patience, endurance and support from my husband.
On another note, we could really use your prayers for our little Princess. She has had a really bad rash all over her body for a couple of months now. At first we thought it was just exzema and we have tried medicated creams, Aveeno creams, Galaxal based creams, oils, using the humidifier, you name it, but it is getting worse. Now it has spread to her entire body. She is not comfortable and scratches these patches until they bleed. She will also bring the lotion and ask us to put it on. We are having her tested for allergies and we have also been referred to a dermatologist. So please pray that she will be healed and that we can find some answers.
Monday, 24 January 2011
Thursday, 13 January 2011
And the Winner is....
I completely forgot until right now that I had a draw and announcement to make. Where is my head lately!
Thank you so much for your comments and for sharing who your role models are. I thoroughly enjoyed and appreciated everyone's comments.
This months Winners are:
1. Crystal
2. Casey
CONGRATULATIONS LADIES!! I will need your mailing addresses so that I can send you your lovely necklaces. I will be emailing you.
Next month I will be featuring some handmade items from a wonderful lady I met in Caronport. She just opened her Etsy shop and I am super excited to share with you the things that God is doing in her (and her families) life and where God is leading them too next.
Thank you so much for your comments and for sharing who your role models are. I thoroughly enjoyed and appreciated everyone's comments.
This months Winners are:
1. Crystal
2. Casey
CONGRATULATIONS LADIES!! I will need your mailing addresses so that I can send you your lovely necklaces. I will be emailing you.
Next month I will be featuring some handmade items from a wonderful lady I met in Caronport. She just opened her Etsy shop and I am super excited to share with you the things that God is doing in her (and her families) life and where God is leading them too next.
Wednesday, 5 January 2011
Wonderful Wednesday
I am super excited for this month's giveaway. I have actually been trying to do this giveaway since I started in November. I had all sorts of problems with the company accepting international payments, but I must say that they have been so extremely forthright, honest and amazing at communicating with me and of now getting the product to me (thanks Gwen and Suzanne). So here we are with this month's giveaway which is really going towards helping raise awareness and financial means for two incredible organizations.
Up for grabs are two beaded necklaces made from recycled paper. The women in Uganda who make these necklaces roll the beads by hand, dip them in varnish and thread them onto the string. Prior to learning how to make these necklaces, most of these amazing women 'picked trash' or turned to prostitution to provide for their children.
I first learned about these necklaces through this first amazing blog/organization/young woman over at AMAZIMA. It is what has helped start an amazing personal journey for me, which is by no means even close to being completed, but has really changed my heart and challenged it. You see Katie is an amazing young woman (in her early twenties when she started) who has adopted 14 girls . Please check in and read her blog, her posts bring me to tears all of the time. Why has this woman and her God given mission affected me so much? So much can be said, but something that has really been on my heart lately is the whole idea of Role Models. Especially now that I have a little girl, I want there to be positive role models for my Princess. Not the role models who litter the media today, whom little girls go crazy over and they really have not done a thing to warrant such admiration by these young, naive, impressionable little ones. Not the fake, phony, plastic, money hungry, hollywood stars that are taking our young girls by storm, that our young girls aspire to be like. You see Katie is real, she is young, beautiful and most importantly she has left all, yes I said ALL the comforts of her native land, to pursue what SHE KNOWS GOD wants for her life. AMAZING! I can not believe how 'together' she is at such a young age. How she is taking on so many hardships, responsibilities and roles at such a young age. How honest and so completely real she is. I pray that my little princess can look to this amazing woman as a positive role model for her life and walk with the Lord.
The second organization is called 147 million orphans (their website is currently under construction, but do check back). Gwen and Suzanne are two families that are "following our calling in speaking up for those who do not have a voice". 147 million Orphans was created with a threefold purpose:
1. help feed children world-wide (50+%)
2. bring awareness to the orphan crisis,
3. assist adoptive families with fund-raising (100%) through the sale of original and handmade products.
So this is the organization that sells the beaded necklaces along with various other handmade products from Uganda to help both local African refugees and Ugandan woman.
I am so excited to be able to offer two necklaces. Yes that is right.... TWO lucky readers can win these beautiful necklaces (as you can see they are a big hit with even the littlest princess). Please leave a comment on my blog by next Wednesday evening (Jan.12). I want to know who your Role Model is and why?
Up for grabs are two beaded necklaces made from recycled paper. The women in Uganda who make these necklaces roll the beads by hand, dip them in varnish and thread them onto the string. Prior to learning how to make these necklaces, most of these amazing women 'picked trash' or turned to prostitution to provide for their children.
I first learned about these necklaces through this first amazing blog/organization/young woman over at AMAZIMA. It is what has helped start an amazing personal journey for me, which is by no means even close to being completed, but has really changed my heart and challenged it. You see Katie is an amazing young woman (in her early twenties when she started) who has adopted 14 girls . Please check in and read her blog, her posts bring me to tears all of the time. Why has this woman and her God given mission affected me so much? So much can be said, but something that has really been on my heart lately is the whole idea of Role Models. Especially now that I have a little girl, I want there to be positive role models for my Princess. Not the role models who litter the media today, whom little girls go crazy over and they really have not done a thing to warrant such admiration by these young, naive, impressionable little ones. Not the fake, phony, plastic, money hungry, hollywood stars that are taking our young girls by storm, that our young girls aspire to be like. You see Katie is real, she is young, beautiful and most importantly she has left all, yes I said ALL the comforts of her native land, to pursue what SHE KNOWS GOD wants for her life. AMAZING! I can not believe how 'together' she is at such a young age. How she is taking on so many hardships, responsibilities and roles at such a young age. How honest and so completely real she is. I pray that my little princess can look to this amazing woman as a positive role model for her life and walk with the Lord.The second organization is called 147 million orphans (their website is currently under construction, but do check back). Gwen and Suzanne are two families that are "following our calling in speaking up for those who do not have a voice". 147 million Orphans was created with a threefold purpose:
1. help feed children world-wide (50+%)
2. bring awareness to the orphan crisis,
3. assist adoptive families with fund-raising (100%) through the sale of original and handmade products.
So this is the organization that sells the beaded necklaces along with various other handmade products from Uganda to help both local African refugees and Ugandan woman.
I am so excited to be able to offer two necklaces. Yes that is right.... TWO lucky readers can win these beautiful necklaces (as you can see they are a big hit with even the littlest princess). Please leave a comment on my blog by next Wednesday evening (Jan.12). I want to know who your Role Model is and why?
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