WOW, this blog is so way over due, its crazy because now i have to stop and remember what i have been doing over the last 2-3 months since i last blogged. Let me drink some coffee and maybe this will jog my memory...
Ahhh and it all comes back to me..
well as i was saying its been crazy, busy, hectic and much much more, many great times have been had so let me begin with them.
I had the joyous time with Amy who came for 3 weeks to celebrate her 30th and my belayed 30th. We took an amazing trip to Zanzibar, where the water was just fine to swim in, and had a great time just chilling out catching up on life together. We had a great time laughing and hanging out. The 2nd part of Amy being here was that we climbed and conceded Kilimanjaro. this was a 7 day hike, that being as awesome as we are did in 6 days. Though our legs by the end did not so much agree. we walked 53kms in 6 days. maybe it was more i can't remember now, but it was a lot. We dragged ourselves to the top of Stella's point, with the horrid feeling of altitude sickness and laughed so much, about i can't even remember, but we had an awesome time. I walked the little (not so little at the time, 40 minutes) to the peak Uhuru, the conditions were absolutely amazing, perfect really, as there was no wind or rain. Sadly on this trip i did forget my famous bed socks from the first time i climbed Meru.... we trekked back down the great big mountain saying goodbye, as i can now look in the horizon and say i have climbed this mountain, but never ever again will i climb again..... Onto other mountains, and new fun adventures.
Showering at the end of 6 days, was AMAZING. i was so thankful to be clean again.....
Amy had only a few days left, and so we got to hang out some more, and then she had to go.... Back on the plane to OZ land.
No sooner did Amy get on the plane and i had 3 essays for uni, 2 due within a day of each other and then 1 the following week. this was a somewhat nice distraction from the sad goodbyes that too often get said fro this end. Though i am and always will be so thankful that Amy came to spend 3 weeks hanging out with me.
prior to Amy coming i did have a tougher time, as some of you may or may not have heard that my real dad passed away. this was sudden to hear, and a little shocking as the news came in dribs and drabs, about his life for the past 15 years, and really isn't very clear to this day. this has been and still is a process that i am going through and dealing with. one that really has no quick fix or quick answer to know what or how to cope or deal with this situation. though the one and really only thing that has really gotten me through and is God, though some days i stop and reflect that my earthly real father is not around, i can be thankful that i have an amazing father (Phil) my step father, who has been just like my real father for so many years. that and being able to rest in my heavenly fathers love that he wants so deeply to share with me. though this time has been tough, i am also so thankful to Maitland Baps church, for your prayers and support through this time. even though i am so far away i still know that I'm connected to a church who cares so deeply for their people.
So life continues, and through all of this i just hear God's whisper to stop and listen to him. to let him take the control of my life, and to give up taking control and to let God be the one to do this in my life. this has included so many areas of my life, and one of those is my time management.
In order to be effective here I have been reminded that we all have the same amount of hours in our day, but that its how we choose to use them.
So because things here at times can be crazy, busy hectic etc. I know that in order to be most effective that i need to be a good steward of my time. What a great reminder this has been for me, and really helped me in those times of busyness.
I feel as though i have said so much, yet so much more could still be said. Daily each of us face challenges, some greater than others and while other days are just great and amazing. so i am so thankful to have been able to share with you all some of the challenges as well as the praise points.
I will just finish with a few prayer requests, and please be free to email me your prayer requests too.
- Pray for my car, this is an ongoing cost that does cost a lot of money, though I'm so blessed to have it.
- Pray for my uni work as i continue to study, and that i would have the strength and peer both physically and spiritually to keep going.
- Pray as our school opens that this term (term 3), would be great. i am teaching 2 and a half days per week in the nursery class (2-3 year olds).
So my coffee is gone, which is a sign that i need to stop writing.
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take care
