Sharing.....

This morning I read this devotional and it really spoke to me. I then went on facebook and watched a video someone had posted. The two connected and I just wanted to share them both......

John 1:41, "He first findeth his own brother Simon, and saith unto him, We have found the Messias, which is, being interpreted, the Christ."

JOHN 1:37-42

Andrew was the first disciple of Jesus to share his faith and bring another to Christ. And look who it was that he brought.


Peter became one of the greatest apostles of Jesus. He preached on the day of Pentecost and saw 3,000 born again. He healed a lame man at the gate of the temple and 5,000 were born again as a result. He raised Dorcas from the dead, introduced Christianity to the Gentiles, and wrote two books of the Bible which have ministered to millions of people through the centuries.


Just think of how many millions of people Peter touched, and Andrew was responsible for it all. The accomplishments of Peter recorded in scripture, far outnumber those of Andrew, and yet without Andrew, Peter would not have known Jesus.


In the eyes of God, what Andrew did was just as important as what Peter did. As the one who introduced Peter to Jesus, Andrew had a part in every exploit of Peter. In the day when we receive our rewards from the Lord, Andrew will share in every reward that Peter receives.


Very few of us will shake our world as Peter did his, but all of us are called to share our faith with others as Andrew did. And who knows? One of those that you reach could be the next Peter.

Cold weather and cosy evenings....

So the weather has turned cold in Denmark, -8 degrees this evening. Brrrrrhhhhh. I´m so thankful for our warm, cosy apartment. 

I have had a good few days. Nothing out of the ordinary. Work has been routine although yesterday morning the routine was broken up a bit when we all had a meeting with a girl from an insurance company.

Our work has moved to a new insurance company. This in turn effects our pension schemes. We were all, individually, being called into a meeting so we could get advice on what scheme was best for us.  I have never dealt with anything like this before, (that´s why I have Kristian!) but it was actually really interesting and not as complicated as I thought. I feel very clever now!! 

The meeting was to be an hour long and before I went, I wondered how on earth we would fill an hour, but there was absolutely no problem, the time flew by!  Hard though to imagine being 65 and on the pension. Although I really can´t wait. All that time on hand.  I will have time to paint, read, make jewelry, see films, go walks, visit friends, eat out, travel, and the list could go on!

 

This evening Sara and Leah were having a cosy sister evening together. After dinner they some how talked me into driving them over to the supermarket to buy crisps and sweets. As soon as we came back they crawled into our bed and started watching a film. They have been there ever since.

Shadow decided to get cosy too. She found a spot on top of the cushion and has been there all evening, snoring! She honestly does snor!! 

New Year Resolutions.....

Normally at the start of each new year I have a few new year resolutions, but at the start of this year I had nothing. I sure am running behind!! So over the last few days I have been thinking about what I want to achieve this year. What are my goals? What are my dreams and vision?


I came up with a few.....


First and foremost I want to be changed! Don´t panic! I am not talking about a nose job or a face lift, (although I could probably do with some help in those areas!)What I am talking about is being changed to be more like Jesus.


I want to be obedient to what God tells me to do, or in some cases, what He tells me not to do.


 Many times I know what God wants me to do but actually getting around to doing it can take a bit of time. Why? Because most of the time my flesh has to die!!! For example if Kristian does something that makes me mad, I know God wants me to forgive him and go and make peace but my flesh wants to throw a fit, bang a few door, sigh a few big sighs or just go in a huff and not speak to him. For me to obey God I have to go against what my flesh thinks and feels and that can be so hard! But to be obedient I have to choose to do what God says no matter what I feel like.  It might feel all wrong in my flesh but I can still do the right thing - I can obey God. This is my big challenge for this year. To kill my flesh so I can be obedient to God.


I want to try and do a bit more painting. Maybe paint 2 pictures a month.


I want to try and lose some weight and get healthy again. I haven´t exercised for such a long time so my goal is to get back into healthy eating and getting fitter.


I want to save up for my re-born baby doll. Everyone I know thinks they are freaky and that I am just as freaky wanting one! I´m not -  I have just always loved dolls and I think these dolls are works of art. Hopefully before the end of 2012 I will have one lying on my bed.


I want to learn a new language, maybe Italian. (OK I know I should maybe work on my Danish!! but Italian is just such a romantic language!! haha)


I want to visit Rome, Paris, Berlin, Barcelona and London - not necessarily in that order! If I am honest and realistic I could tell you now that I will probably not achieve any of those cities this year but one can dream!


I want to get a tattoo - only joking! (that woke you up! eh?!)


I want to remember to keep my sense of wonder -  look at the stars, walk in the rain, enjoy nature.


I want to love my family and friends and be there for them.


I want to laugh more.


I want to continue to learn how to be content no matter what situation I find myself in.


I could go on and on but I better stop. I wonder what 2012 will hold for us all? Will I achieve any of these things? Time will tell.


It´s now Saturday evening. The house has been cleaned and organised. Leah and I are about to go and watch a Doris Day film. We are really into the old Doris Day films at the moment. Must say, there is nothing better than a Saturday evening at home with the family and a lovely clean house. Life is good.

Another quiet week....

It has been another quiet week for me here on the blog, but not so quiet in real life. The week has gone by so quickly and my days have been filled with busy days at work, housework, parent/teacher meetings, as well as spending time at the hospital visiting my old lady friend. In between, whenever I had a spare moment, I read a book. I can truly say that I have not been bored at all this last week.


I have been feeling tired though. I have been going to bed far too late and living on 6 hours sleep, which is not enough for me. So today I was glad to be able to sleep long, well that was the plan.Unfortunately I woke at 7.15am and lay there trying to fall asleep again for over an hour. I finally did doze off  and woke at 10.40am feeling much better.

So we had a day ahead without any plans. We should really have been cleaning the house but I am so sick of doing that. So I suggested to Kristian that we headed out for a drive. Just go with the flow and see where we ended. That´s what we did and we ended in a shopping centre called WAVES. We have never been there before and we had a lovely afternoon walking around exploring. 

The best part was that we found a Subway which I knew nothing about. It really made my day. (I know,  I should get a life if something like that makes my day!! But I do LOVE my grub!)

After a few hours at the shopping centre we left and decided to call into Ikea on the way home. They are open till 8pm on a Saturday and we just wanted to make the most of it. (Or maybe we really were putting off going home to a messy house! haha)


It has been a really great day. I love hanging out with my hubby. It was great just wandering around looking at things and chatting. We didn´t buy a thing, except the Subway!

This evening I have spent relaxing. (Another thing I love doing!)  I sure do love weekends!! There should be more of them! haha

A Productive Day.....

Yesterday (Saturday) was a very productive day! It started early for me. I had to be at work for 7.30am. I was serving breakfast for the teachers at our school who were holding a 1 day course. I was at work until 9.45am. It was then home to collect Kristian who was up, ready and waiting on me. We had a date arranged with his sister Signe.

Signe needed a new laptop and so she wanted Kristian to help her pick one. I thought it sounded like fun so I tagged along too. At 10.35am we met Signe from the train and then drove to one of the big computer shops. Signe and Kristian found  a laptop that met all her needs and wishes. She was a happy girl.

We then decided to head into one of the big shopping centres and get a bite to eat. We had the most decilious meal and it was really cosy to sit and get caught up with each other. 

 It was then home to get our house sorted out. We were expecting guests and so I needed to bake buns, make a pavlova and get some cleaning done.

My pavlova turned out really well - even if I say so myself!! haha

 My friend Anne her husband Peter and sons came by - it was time for family fun night!

We stuffed our faces! Anne had made pancakes, I had ice cream for the pancakes and then there was also my pavlova and wee buns.  We had a really cosy evening together. We always have so much fun when we get together.  It was the wee hours of the morning when we were getting to bed but it was with a smile on our lips. It had really been a great evening. Friendship is a really wonderful thing!!

What a week......

I have been very quiet this week! I haven´t had much time to update the blog which, in some ways, is a good thing - makes me think that I actually do have a life! haha


So 2012 has started. Kristian was already back at work on Monday morning. Poor guy. (Over here if New Year or Christmas fall at the weekend, it´s just too bad, you don´t get any extra days for them.) I started back to work on Tuesday and what a killer it was having to wake up again at 5.50am!!! I just hated setting my alarm again for that time. But I couldn´t really complain, I had been off work since 16th December!


Tuesday afternoon I usually go shopping for an old lady. I called her from work like I usually do but was unable to make contact with her. After ringing 4 times over a 20 minute period I was getting a little worried. It was not like her not to answer her phone. I went to her house but got no answer. I decided to head over to the Home Care offices where I worked a few years back. I know they call with her everyday so they would know something. I finally found out that she was in hospital. So instead of going shopping I headed back the way I came and went to visit her in hospital. She is not doing so well but she is in the best place and she is getting the best care.


Wednesday Kristian walked around all day with a big smile on his face! Why? Well he got himself a new car. Well new is not really the right word. I suppose what I should say is that the car is new to him. It is from September 2005.


Our old car has been giving us so much trouble. It needed to go through the MOT this month and there was so much work needing done on it. Was it worth putting so much money into an old car? That´s what Kristian had been asking himself for days. Should he look for something newer? Well that is what he did and he found a bargin!  We still can´t believe he got the car for the price he did. 

The car has only two seats at the front, there is no back seat, just a huge boot. This makes it a lot cheaper in taxes etc. It also means he has loads of room for his go-kart tools, tyres and parts. He is sooo over the moon about it and the best thing is that it actually starts in the mornings. Kristian doesn´t have to spend 10 minutes trying to get it going like he did with the old car! Yes I have a very happy hubby!




Yesterday, Thursday, my colleague at work had a birthday. She had no plans for the afternoon or evening. In fact she was thinking of just going home after work to warm some food up in the microwave!!! YOU CAN`T DO THAT ON YOUR BIRTHDAY!!! So I came up with an idea. I would be going to the hospital straight after work to visit my old lady friend, so I suggested to my colleague that from there, I could pick her up and we could go out for dinner. She was sooo happy.  A quick call to Kristian got everything on the home front sorted and I was suddenly all set up for an evening out on the town!


We had a wonderful evening. Great food, great chats and a bit of laughter too. 


Now it´s weekend and I am totally exhausted! I have been going to bed far to late these days! Unfortunately I can´t sleep in tomorrow. There is a course at work for the teachers and I am going to serve breakfast for them. I will only be working a couple of hours but those few hours are early - VERY EARLY in the morning!!! Better get to bed early this evening! 

Welcome 2012

HAPPY NEW YEAR

For me the New Year is a time to look back and reflect as well as a time to look forward and dream. 2011 had its trials and challenges for us as a family but I can honestly say I felt God´s presence with me all the way. I felt His peace and joy deep in my heart when there was nothing to be peaceful or joyful about. 

Now 2012 is here. I am looking forward to a new year with new challenges, new dreams and new goals. It´s great to be able to go into a new year content. I know I never have to face anything alone. God is always there with me! So all that is left to say is Happy New Year everyone!!