New blog....

From a new look on this blog to a totally new blog!

I made a new blog tonight. I thought I would make a blog just about God! A blog where I could share Bible verses, thoughts, and things that have been challenging or blessing me.

The new blog address is:

www.treasuresfortheheart.blogspot.com

I wont promise that it will be updated every day but from time to time I will write down some thoughts.

A productive day

Yes it has been a wonderful, productive day!

It started with me waking up at 7am. After looking at my clock and realising the time I jumped up out of bed and shouted...."Arrrghhh I´ve slept in!!" (Usually I start work at 7am!!) Kristian started to laugh at my panic-strickened antics. "It´s Wednesday" he said "Relax you´re off today!" Boy was I glad for that bit of information!!

Late morning my friend Rhona dropped by. We had talked together earlier in the morning and decided that we would meet for lunch. She would bring leftovers from yesterdays dinner and we would supplement the leftovers with pancakes. It was a real feast! Tasted delicious! It was a real treat for me! Not only good food (supplied by Rhona) but a great afternoon of chatting and sharing with a really good and special friend! (and when I say special I mean in the good way!! haha)

After Rhona left I went to town and got some food shopping done. We had very little left in the cupboards, hence why Rhona had to bring her own food!! haha So I got some more goodies to last us until Friday. Then it was home to do washing, washing and more washing. Where do all these clothes come from - oh yeah I know - PRIMARK!!!! Remind me not to go there with my girls again!! They have too many clothes!

So now there are only 2 washes left to do and then my washing basket is empty!! But for how long?? That´s the burning question!

Yes, all in all, a very productive day!

A new look..

I decided to change the look of the blog again!!! I saw this background with the hearts on it and thought it was very appropriate for the month of February! Remember girls in one week it´s Valentine`s day, so get those thinking caps on and see if you can come up with some great romantic ideas for the man in your life:-)

Check out the new gadget on my blog. It´s a small button on the top left hand corner, under the title "My favourite songs". This small button says "off", if you press it, it comes "on "- there is a short advertistement and then you can hear my 5 favourite songs for the month of February. (But only if you want too! No pressure!!)

A challenge....

Anyone up for a challenge??

In church this morning we were hearing about the importance of God`s word. The sermon was from John 15 and the speaker brought out many great and challenging points. It was great to be reminded of the importance of knowing God´s word, and spending time in His word.

I then came home and checked out the blogs. While checking out Etta´s blog I went in to have a nosey at some of her friends` blogs. One caught my eye. Her friend Teri´s blog. I enjoyed getting to know Teri a little as I quickly read through her different posts. One thing that Teri is involved in got me really excited. She is part of a group of ladies that memorize two scriptures a month. She picks a verse to memorize from 1st-15th of the month and a new one from the 15th-30th(31st).

What a great idea, I thought!! - I could do this, 2 scriptures a month = 24 scriptures a year! It was then that I thought of you all. Thought it might be fun to start our european group of ladies who memorize scriptures together. Is anyone else up to this challenge? It´s not to become a burden or a legalistic rule, just a way of helping us get God´s word deep into our hearts.

So the idea is that you pick your own scripture. You decide what scripture you need to learn. A scripture that will help you with the situation that you find yourself in. You write it down on a few pieces of paper and you put the papers places where you find yourself throughout the day.

For example, for me, I will have one in my jeans pocket so I can take it out at work and read it over a few times. One in my coat pocket, one at my desk, one stuck on my fridge, and one stuck on my wall by my bed. Then throughout the day when I find myself at these places, I read the verse. I am going to give it a go:-)

So my verse for the next 14 days is:-

Ephesian 1:17 "I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious father, may give you the spirit of wisdom and revelation so that you may know Him better!"

I picked this verse because this is my prayer for myself right now, that God may give me the spirit of wisdom and revelation so that I may know Him better!

Smart box....

About 6 months ago Kristian and I got a "Smart box" from some friends. A "Smart box" is a gift box for different experiences, for example a brunch, a luncheon, wine tasting, make-overs etc. Ours was for 1 night in a hotel with breakfast.

Well the gift card needed to be used before the end of February 2011 - which, as you know, is soon! So we decided we better plan our weekend away. Kristian left it up to me to choose the where abouts and hotel. It was to be a surprise for him. I would plot the destination into our GPS and he would just follow the directions.

Yesterday I decided that I better get the whole thing organised and booked. I must have spent 2 hours investigating all the hotels that were in the book that came with the smart box. I narrowed it down to 6 different hotels - all in a place we hadn´t been before. I checked out the area and what there was to do. I checked out nature spots for going walks. I then checked out the distance from home to the different places. I finally settled on one. A cosy hotel overlooking a harbour, in a cosy town, with wonderful nature places nearby to go walks.

All that was left to do was book it. In I went to the "Smart box" website and followed the instructions. I put in the date we wanted, yet my hotel didn´t come up. I put in other dates, still my hotel didn´t come up. None of the 6 hotels that I picked came up!! Arrrgggghhhhhh. Apparently there were no rooms available on the dates we wanted.

The only hotels available were far away on the other side of Denmark. Now this normally would not bother us, but the day that we are going, Kristian has an exam . He is first finished at noon so the day would be nearly gone if we were to travel far.

However there was this one hotel that was available that wasn´t so far away- it was in Copenhagen!!! I know, I know, it´s a place we know well and have been a 100 times, but I decided to book it anyway. :-) The more I thought about it the more fun I thought it could be. Being in the city, exploring different things and then going back to a hotel right in the heart of it all, appealed to me. So even though our weekend away is only ½ hour from home, I am soooo looking forward to it.

I told Kristian where we were going, so he wouldn´t be disappointed when the GPS told us to drive to Copenhagen! He was happy enough. I suppose it doesn´t really matter where we are, as long as we are together! (I know, you want a bucket - don´t you?)

So this Smart box thing - I don´t know if it´s really all that smart after all:-)

(well, I suppose I could have been a bit more organised and booked the room a few months ago. Now we only have 2 more "Smart boxes " to use - 1 for a brunch and another for lunch. I really do love these gifts:-)

Back to normal...

Yes, Sara is feeling like her normal self again!

Saturday morning we all headed down to Kristian´s mum and dads for brunch. This was the first time Sara had been out of the house since her operation and she managed to eat 3 of her granny´s pancakes:-) Since then there has been a big improvement! She is eating normal and is up and about. She has even got a bit of colour back into her cheeks again!

Kristian´s younger brother and his family were also there. It was great to see them again, especially our neice and nephew!

Leah and Andrew enjoyed playing with them and they kept us all entertained:-)

On Sunday Kristian´s cousin Jacob came to our church to show off his new baby daughter. Jacob and Louisa live on the other side of Denmark so we don´t get to see them very often. In December Louisa gave birth to the most beautiful little girl. We got to meet her on Sunday, she is just sooooo tiny!

I must admit holding a wee tiny baby again made me want one!! So I have decided that I am just going to have to buy myself a fake baby! I think they are called reborn babies. I saw a programme about them and they are works of art! (Take a look at the picture below, it´s a reborn!!) They even come in different weights!!