Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Monday, January 3, 2011
nEw YeAr 2011
What a party we had... kinda...
I was planning on spending a very quiet evening alone, when i was asked to go dancing with G&H. What a wonderful experience, and a trip down memory lane.
Last time i was at a dance like that was when i was still in school! To think I met Marius there and we were together for a long time.
What was the chances that something like that will happen again? Oh well, I thought, I will go and just dance the "Busstop". All the ladies que up in front of the hall and the men come and take the first in line for a swing around the floor, just to drop her off again at the end of the line. Very interesting, as no two persons dance the same.
My world came to a grinding halt at about 11:15 when HE walked in. 4 kids in tow, but wow! what a guy! Good looking, friendly, jovial. A blast from the past!
Eventually he asked me to dance and we just never stopped until the music stopped at 11:59 for the countdown.
10... 9... 8... 7... 6... 5... 4... 3... 2... 1... HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!
I wished G&H and went back to my seat. He came looking for me and wished me with a couple of kisses and hugs! My knees buckled.
A small while later, he told his daughter to give me his number with the instruction that i must phone him the next day. I took his number, and gave my own...
Then the dancing continued and we danced until no one else was dancing anymore.
I even danced with his one son...
when we went home, he kissed me a couple times and told me he was happy that we met. He thanked me for his "New Year's Present". What did he mean by that?
I went to wait outside the hall for G&H to finish up and lock up so that we can go home. He said goodbye again, in bright light in full view of his kids...
And that was the last I saw him or heard from him...
I tried to phone the next day, he didnt answer his phone... On purpose or not????
I guess, I was wrong about him all along... I will check FB if he is there and invite him. More than that I cannot do...
Maybe he got a fright when he saw me in bright light and realised that I am NOT as pretty as he thought. Grasping at straws here...
Time will tell....................
I was planning on spending a very quiet evening alone, when i was asked to go dancing with G&H. What a wonderful experience, and a trip down memory lane.
Last time i was at a dance like that was when i was still in school! To think I met Marius there and we were together for a long time.
What was the chances that something like that will happen again? Oh well, I thought, I will go and just dance the "Busstop". All the ladies que up in front of the hall and the men come and take the first in line for a swing around the floor, just to drop her off again at the end of the line. Very interesting, as no two persons dance the same.
My world came to a grinding halt at about 11:15 when HE walked in. 4 kids in tow, but wow! what a guy! Good looking, friendly, jovial. A blast from the past!
Eventually he asked me to dance and we just never stopped until the music stopped at 11:59 for the countdown.
10... 9... 8... 7... 6... 5... 4... 3... 2... 1... HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!
I wished G&H and went back to my seat. He came looking for me and wished me with a couple of kisses and hugs! My knees buckled.
A small while later, he told his daughter to give me his number with the instruction that i must phone him the next day. I took his number, and gave my own...
Then the dancing continued and we danced until no one else was dancing anymore.
I even danced with his one son...
when we went home, he kissed me a couple times and told me he was happy that we met. He thanked me for his "New Year's Present". What did he mean by that?
I went to wait outside the hall for G&H to finish up and lock up so that we can go home. He said goodbye again, in bright light in full view of his kids...
And that was the last I saw him or heard from him...
I tried to phone the next day, he didnt answer his phone... On purpose or not????
I guess, I was wrong about him all along... I will check FB if he is there and invite him. More than that I cannot do...
Maybe he got a fright when he saw me in bright light and realised that I am NOT as pretty as he thought. Grasping at straws here...
Time will tell....................
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
Christmas
It is said that Christmas is a time for family. What do you do when you family is miles away and you get the unspeakable honour of spending the festive season alone?
this is the dillemma that i was in this year. No boyfriend, no family, no kids... What to do.
I had it all planned. Get home from work on 24th, take a sleeping tablet. Get up whenever I awake, make something to munch on and then Sleep again. If needs be, take another sleeping tablet. Christmas morning, sleep until you wake, then eat something small again. Go back to sleep. and this would have been the routine until Monday, when i have to get my stuff ready for work again.
TOTAL change of plans.
after the mandatory xmas sms's and messages were sent, I get a very anxious aunt on the line... Begging me to spend Christmas with them. What could I say? I couldnt tell her what my plans were, she would catch a total wobble!
SO there I was, sitting on my bed, about to take the next tablet for Friday evening, when the proverbial popo hit the fan... I promised to drive out to Sedgefield (about 300 km from PE) to spend Christmas with them.
Needless to say, I never took the Friday Evening sleeping tablet.
Early morning I left PE and arrived smack in the middle of the camp church service! Embarrassment deluxe. Driving, Ciggie in hand, music blaring! OMW!!!!
Getting to the camp site, there was a surprise, my cousin, whom I havent seen in like 10 years was there too... Husband and adopted child in tow! And of course the youngest of my aunt's brood. A 23 yr old Law Student.
I felt like a fish out of water. The Law Student too young to really chat to, and the sister too absorbed in the husband and child to spend time with. So that left me with the aunt and uncle. Wow! That was fun! Luckily I get on really well with both of them. We understand each other.
Now i find out that lunch was arranged and paid for at a whopping R175 per person at the Sedgefield Arms. But boy, it was worth every penny! the most awesome spread one could ask for from a Xmas Buffet. And it wasnt only the family. Friends were also included, which made the group about 12 strong. Just imagine the noise.
Eating over and done with, back to camp. Everyone went to sleep off the heavy lunch, but at that stage, I wasnt even sure where i was going to sleep. ONly to find out that I was banished to a tent set up with another couple (my aunt's brother - who is intensely disliked by my aunt). Luckily I didnt have to share that with anyone.
My aunt and me took a walk to the beach and made ourselves comfortable in the sand. We had the most awesome chat.
Starting to get cold, we went back to the caravan and started thinking about supper. Dont ask me how, but I even managed a bite or two after the huge lunch.
Off to bed i toddled and had a restless night in the tent.
Getting up on Sunday was a mission. My back ached, my ankle was swollen to twice the normal size, headache deluxe!
Uncle made breakfast and I gobbled up 2 headache tabs as well - curtousy of my cousin.
The day was spent on the beach. Hot sun and sensitive skin do NOT go well together, so I sat in the shade all day. Too scared to even put my toes in the water.
The afternoon was spent on my bed in the borrowed tent. Sleeping like a baby. Supper came and went and we sat staring at the flames of the camp fire. So relaxing.
Back to bed for a good nights rest before the long trip back home in the morning. Needless to say that i had a whale of a time trying to fall asleep again... I did eventually, but was up again at 5 am!
I waited for my aunt and uncle to get up till about 7 am, when i eventually called them and left the happy camp site behind me.
When I got back home, I looked back over the couple days and realised that I was an "outsider" and that it would probably be the last time that I spend Christmas with my aunt and uncle. Especially if the kids are there as well...
So, that was my xmas... Only exciting thing that happened was that CB phoned by a couple times!
this is the dillemma that i was in this year. No boyfriend, no family, no kids... What to do.
I had it all planned. Get home from work on 24th, take a sleeping tablet. Get up whenever I awake, make something to munch on and then Sleep again. If needs be, take another sleeping tablet. Christmas morning, sleep until you wake, then eat something small again. Go back to sleep. and this would have been the routine until Monday, when i have to get my stuff ready for work again.
TOTAL change of plans.
after the mandatory xmas sms's and messages were sent, I get a very anxious aunt on the line... Begging me to spend Christmas with them. What could I say? I couldnt tell her what my plans were, she would catch a total wobble!
SO there I was, sitting on my bed, about to take the next tablet for Friday evening, when the proverbial popo hit the fan... I promised to drive out to Sedgefield (about 300 km from PE) to spend Christmas with them.
Needless to say, I never took the Friday Evening sleeping tablet.
Early morning I left PE and arrived smack in the middle of the camp church service! Embarrassment deluxe. Driving, Ciggie in hand, music blaring! OMW!!!!
Getting to the camp site, there was a surprise, my cousin, whom I havent seen in like 10 years was there too... Husband and adopted child in tow! And of course the youngest of my aunt's brood. A 23 yr old Law Student.
I felt like a fish out of water. The Law Student too young to really chat to, and the sister too absorbed in the husband and child to spend time with. So that left me with the aunt and uncle. Wow! That was fun! Luckily I get on really well with both of them. We understand each other.
Now i find out that lunch was arranged and paid for at a whopping R175 per person at the Sedgefield Arms. But boy, it was worth every penny! the most awesome spread one could ask for from a Xmas Buffet. And it wasnt only the family. Friends were also included, which made the group about 12 strong. Just imagine the noise.
Eating over and done with, back to camp. Everyone went to sleep off the heavy lunch, but at that stage, I wasnt even sure where i was going to sleep. ONly to find out that I was banished to a tent set up with another couple (my aunt's brother - who is intensely disliked by my aunt). Luckily I didnt have to share that with anyone.
My aunt and me took a walk to the beach and made ourselves comfortable in the sand. We had the most awesome chat.
Starting to get cold, we went back to the caravan and started thinking about supper. Dont ask me how, but I even managed a bite or two after the huge lunch.
Off to bed i toddled and had a restless night in the tent.
Getting up on Sunday was a mission. My back ached, my ankle was swollen to twice the normal size, headache deluxe!
Uncle made breakfast and I gobbled up 2 headache tabs as well - curtousy of my cousin.
The day was spent on the beach. Hot sun and sensitive skin do NOT go well together, so I sat in the shade all day. Too scared to even put my toes in the water.
The afternoon was spent on my bed in the borrowed tent. Sleeping like a baby. Supper came and went and we sat staring at the flames of the camp fire. So relaxing.
Back to bed for a good nights rest before the long trip back home in the morning. Needless to say that i had a whale of a time trying to fall asleep again... I did eventually, but was up again at 5 am!
I waited for my aunt and uncle to get up till about 7 am, when i eventually called them and left the happy camp site behind me.
When I got back home, I looked back over the couple days and realised that I was an "outsider" and that it would probably be the last time that I spend Christmas with my aunt and uncle. Especially if the kids are there as well...
So, that was my xmas... Only exciting thing that happened was that CB phoned by a couple times!
Sunday, December 19, 2010
Almost no-one is at work and work has come to a grinding halt. If I do get some work in now, it will be a welcome interruption, as I am super bored.
I really don't understand why I don't go on leave like all the "normal" people out there!
I actually do have something to look forward to this Christmas, although I won't hold my breath. It might just not happen.
Looking back on the history of my friendship with him, it is more than likely that nothing will come of his promises. So dear friends, this girl is just keeping on keeping on.
I really don't understand why I don't go on leave like all the "normal" people out there!
I actually do have something to look forward to this Christmas, although I won't hold my breath. It might just not happen.
Looking back on the history of my friendship with him, it is more than likely that nothing will come of his promises. So dear friends, this girl is just keeping on keeping on.
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
God is mindful of you by Rick Warren
"For he has been mindful of the humble state of his servant." Luke 1:48a (NIV)
"When God is mindful of you, he notices everything in your life."
No one cares more about your life than God. No man, no woman, not even you. That's why God's destiny is always the best. God loves you perfectly and he is always thinking about you and thinking about what is best for you.
"Give God all your worries and all your cares for he is always thinking about you watching everything that concerns you" (1 Peter 5:7). Whatever concerns you, concerns God. Whatever you're worried about, whatever you're afraid of, whatever keeps you up at night, whatever gets your attention, gets God's attention. No one will care more about your life, so why not give him your life to care about?
Mary could say yes to God's plan for her life because she knew God was looking out for her and was always thinking about her. That's why she could sing praises to him and say, "for he has been mindful of the humble state of his servant" (Luke 1:48a NIV).
What does it mean that God is mindful of you? It means he's alert, he's focused, he's paying attention. When God is mindful of you, he notices everything in your life. Matthew 10:19-30 says not even a sparrow can fall to the ground without God noticing. He even numbers every hair on your head. That's how close God pays attention to you.
That's why it's worth going God's way rather than your way. Accepting God's destiny for your life is the best plan.
"When God is mindful of you, he notices everything in your life."
No one cares more about your life than God. No man, no woman, not even you. That's why God's destiny is always the best. God loves you perfectly and he is always thinking about you and thinking about what is best for you.
"Give God all your worries and all your cares for he is always thinking about you watching everything that concerns you" (1 Peter 5:7). Whatever concerns you, concerns God. Whatever you're worried about, whatever you're afraid of, whatever keeps you up at night, whatever gets your attention, gets God's attention. No one will care more about your life, so why not give him your life to care about?
Mary could say yes to God's plan for her life because she knew God was looking out for her and was always thinking about her. That's why she could sing praises to him and say, "for he has been mindful of the humble state of his servant" (Luke 1:48a NIV).
What does it mean that God is mindful of you? It means he's alert, he's focused, he's paying attention. When God is mindful of you, he notices everything in your life. Matthew 10:19-30 says not even a sparrow can fall to the ground without God noticing. He even numbers every hair on your head. That's how close God pays attention to you.
That's why it's worth going God's way rather than your way. Accepting God's destiny for your life is the best plan.
Friday, November 26, 2010
Thursday, November 25, 2010
Louie Giglio - Part 3
Last night we watched the last installment of the Louie Giglio DVD on Remix.
We never thought about it, but sometimes there is a selfish twist in our prayers when we say: “Watch over us and protect us”
Louie mentioned 2 problems with this phrase of prayer…
1. Watch over me? But He is IN me. So He is with us every day, the whole day.
2. God cannot guarantee to answer our prayer to protect us in every circumstance. What if He intends us to experience difficulty in order for us to take Jesus’ name forward.
Think about the story of the missionary in India, who gave up his life, and that of his 2 young sons, in order for the country to see the true spirit of forgiveness.
There is a Higher Value than Safety – to carry Jesus’s name forward and for the kingdom of heaven to be open to everyone.
Outwardly, we may waste away, but inwardly we are renewed and strengthened day by day.
Romans 8:28-29 (The Message)
26-28Meanwhile, the moment we get tired in the waiting, God's Spirit is right alongside helping us along. If we don't know how or what to pray, it doesn't matter. He does our praying in and for us, making prayer out of our wordless sighs, our aching groans. He knows us far better than we know ourselves, knows our pregnant condition, and keeps us present before God. That's why we can be so sure that every detail in our lives of love for God is worked into something good.
29-30God knew what he was doing from the very beginning. He decided from the outset to shape the lives of those who love him along the same lines as the life of his Son. The Son stands first in the line of humanity he restored. We see the original and intended shape of our lives there in him. After God made that decision of what his children should be like, he followed it up by calling people by name. After he called them by name, he set them on a solid basis with himself. And then, after getting them established, he stayed with them to the end, gloriously completing what he had begun.
What Hymn will we sing when we are beat up, stripped naked, put in the stocks and persecuted for our faith?
The remix version of the prayer is :
GOD USE ME!
God’s Mission is the only mission worth giving our lives for.
We never thought about it, but sometimes there is a selfish twist in our prayers when we say: “Watch over us and protect us”
Louie mentioned 2 problems with this phrase of prayer…
1. Watch over me? But He is IN me. So He is with us every day, the whole day.
2. God cannot guarantee to answer our prayer to protect us in every circumstance. What if He intends us to experience difficulty in order for us to take Jesus’ name forward.
Think about the story of the missionary in India, who gave up his life, and that of his 2 young sons, in order for the country to see the true spirit of forgiveness.
There is a Higher Value than Safety – to carry Jesus’s name forward and for the kingdom of heaven to be open to everyone.
Outwardly, we may waste away, but inwardly we are renewed and strengthened day by day.
Romans 8:28-29 (The Message)
26-28Meanwhile, the moment we get tired in the waiting, God's Spirit is right alongside helping us along. If we don't know how or what to pray, it doesn't matter. He does our praying in and for us, making prayer out of our wordless sighs, our aching groans. He knows us far better than we know ourselves, knows our pregnant condition, and keeps us present before God. That's why we can be so sure that every detail in our lives of love for God is worked into something good.
29-30God knew what he was doing from the very beginning. He decided from the outset to shape the lives of those who love him along the same lines as the life of his Son. The Son stands first in the line of humanity he restored. We see the original and intended shape of our lives there in him. After God made that decision of what his children should be like, he followed it up by calling people by name. After he called them by name, he set them on a solid basis with himself. And then, after getting them established, he stayed with them to the end, gloriously completing what he had begun.
What Hymn will we sing when we are beat up, stripped naked, put in the stocks and persecuted for our faith?
The remix version of the prayer is :
GOD USE ME!
God’s Mission is the only mission worth giving our lives for.
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