Psalm 145:2 (MSG)
"I'll bless you every DAY, and keep it up from now to eternity."
Thursday, August 31, 2006
Tuesday, August 29, 2006
change of pace
well this is day two of my 'taking it easy' week...
and it's been great to just sit and smell the roses...it's not very often that I get a bit of 'me-time'.
So this morning I was sitting out on the porch in the most gorgeous morning sun...staring at the little view of the city we get from our house (pitty about the power-lines!). Coffee in one hand, pen in the other, I got to journal for the first time without feeling rushed or the need to be somewhere or do something. It was a rather pleasant yet weird feeling, but one I definitely need to do more often. I love how sometimes when i feel i don't quite have the energy to pray, the pen flows so beautifully, page after page. When I was in Africa, there was so much inspiration and beauty around, it was such an awesome thing to be able to journal..it was very easy. I often feel at ease when I am surrounded by beauty, especially in nature.
But then sometimes there are days when then pen just doesn't want to flow and the words can't come out of my mouth to pray. Ever had those days? I find when i struggle to journal or pray...the ipod does wonders. A lil Hillsong turned down real low is the sweetest lullaby when i can't sleep...try it, it works!
Why do we struggle to find that 'quiet-time'?...procrastination perhaps?..i think thats a biggie for me!...the washing needs hanging out...what about the dishes!?...there's always something else I could be doing instead of my quiet time!
...distraction? definitey!...i forgot to call so and so...i wonder whats for dinner?..phone calls! I really want to get through a chapter of a book, or even a few pages of the Bible without feeling distracted - Lord please help me!
and it's been great to just sit and smell the roses...it's not very often that I get a bit of 'me-time'.
So this morning I was sitting out on the porch in the most gorgeous morning sun...staring at the little view of the city we get from our house (pitty about the power-lines!). Coffee in one hand, pen in the other, I got to journal for the first time without feeling rushed or the need to be somewhere or do something. It was a rather pleasant yet weird feeling, but one I definitely need to do more often. I love how sometimes when i feel i don't quite have the energy to pray, the pen flows so beautifully, page after page. When I was in Africa, there was so much inspiration and beauty around, it was such an awesome thing to be able to journal..it was very easy. I often feel at ease when I am surrounded by beauty, especially in nature.
But then sometimes there are days when then pen just doesn't want to flow and the words can't come out of my mouth to pray. Ever had those days? I find when i struggle to journal or pray...the ipod does wonders. A lil Hillsong turned down real low is the sweetest lullaby when i can't sleep...try it, it works!
Why do we struggle to find that 'quiet-time'?...procrastination perhaps?..i think thats a biggie for me!...the washing needs hanging out...what about the dishes!?...there's always something else I could be doing instead of my quiet time!
...distraction? definitey!...i forgot to call so and so...i wonder whats for dinner?..phone calls! I really want to get through a chapter of a book, or even a few pages of the Bible without feeling distracted - Lord please help me!
Monday, August 28, 2006
Africa
I'm so inlove with this song
Africa
I came to change you but instead you changed me
And I confess I came to frame you in a photograph
But you showed me why
And you turned this heart around
And I see your smile how it can be
So much brighter than me
And your silent eyes they scream
Of hunger and meaning and eternal dreaming
Africa
Africa
We smiled at you from behind the glass
And without reserve and whiter than snow
You smiled back at us
And you showed me whoAnd you turned this mind around
And I see your hands reach out to God so much higher than ours
And your silent eyes they scream
Of hunger and meaning and eternal dreaming
Africa
Afrika mimi naku penda
Dedicated to Mutisya (World Vision – Kenya) - Paul Colman
Monday, August 21, 2006
yipeee!
So this Friday is my last official day @ work *tear* - drinks at work thanks to my boss - woohoo!
...i've decided to leave my lovely office in Subi in search for a new beginning...my plans? study next year...stepping down the pace with work life too to allow for some hard study time :D
so to reward myself for lots of hard work in the office...
...I'm planning my getaway to beautiful Magaret River/Cowaramup Bay with one of my great gal-pals...how excitement!...just us two, labrador asha (aka ashy), a couple of bottles of wine, some DVD's and a million dollar view...ahhhh
cath's future travel plans (God willing):
~~> Rwanda (my second home!)
~~> Ireland...there's just something about that place that makes me tick :P
~~> UK...visit the fam..good times!
~~> New Zealand...stunning mountains, white-water rafting, bungeeee!
~~> USA - visit my ol bro-in-law Eric in south caroliiiiina, i miss you HEAPS!
how about you?
...i've decided to leave my lovely office in Subi in search for a new beginning...my plans? study next year...stepping down the pace with work life too to allow for some hard study time :D
so to reward myself for lots of hard work in the office...
...I'm planning my getaway to beautiful Magaret River/Cowaramup Bay with one of my great gal-pals...how excitement!...just us two, labrador asha (aka ashy), a couple of bottles of wine, some DVD's and a million dollar view...ahhhh
cath's future travel plans (God willing):
~~> Rwanda (my second home!)
~~> Ireland...there's just something about that place that makes me tick :P
~~> UK...visit the fam..good times!
~~> New Zealand...stunning mountains, white-water rafting, bungeeee!
~~> USA - visit my ol bro-in-law Eric in south caroliiiiina, i miss you HEAPS!
how about you?
Friday, August 11, 2006
a few collages of Africa
enjoy :)
the sweetest little faces you have ever seen!
a beautiful butterfly...me sharing my testimony with some school kids (what a privilege!)...Kym and little Florence...two cute giraffes
sunrise from my room in Gitarama (with private balcony..ooh la la :P)...safari sunset in Kenya....sunset at Hong Kong airport...sunset through the bus window
Francis & Joelle with some little sweeties in Kenya...a handsome little boy with face-paint...the school-girls danced for us...school-girls in blue
an amazing safari adventure...more giraffes...cruisin' in the safari van (with wind blowing through hair...ooh yeaah)
Monday, August 07, 2006
things I love re-visited..
I do these every once and while, lots of fun :P
Things I LOVE:
• I LOVE Jesus….you are my world, my life, my soul. I love you forever.
• I LOVE reflecting on an amazing impact trip to Rwanda…the photos, the memories, the beautiful faces of the little people – planning my next trip!
• I LOVE the coffee machine at work…oh how I will miss you when I leave at the end of August! :P
• I LOVE a warm bowl of porridge with extra honey and a dash of milk on a cold Winters morning…oh yeaah
• I LOVE cocooning myself in my doona on a freezing morning (especially on weekends!)…but not when my cat decides to jump on my bed and lick my ears and nose :|
• I LOVE serving in my church.... not only is serving God an awesome privilege, but meeting fabulous people and helping them on their journey with God is just as good!
• I LOVE singing and rockin’ along in my car to some cool tunes….so not caring about the people who give me funny looks hehe – fav music right now: Keane – Under the Iron Sea and Delirious? – The Mission Bell.
• I LOVE Me & God time. Praying, journaling, or totally just sitting still and being quiet in his midst…nothing like it.
i'm sure there are more...can't think..after all it is Monday
what do you love?
luv Cath xxx
Things I LOVE:
• I LOVE Jesus….you are my world, my life, my soul. I love you forever.
• I LOVE reflecting on an amazing impact trip to Rwanda…the photos, the memories, the beautiful faces of the little people – planning my next trip!
• I LOVE the coffee machine at work…oh how I will miss you when I leave at the end of August! :P
• I LOVE a warm bowl of porridge with extra honey and a dash of milk on a cold Winters morning…oh yeaah
• I LOVE cocooning myself in my doona on a freezing morning (especially on weekends!)…but not when my cat decides to jump on my bed and lick my ears and nose :|
• I LOVE serving in my church.... not only is serving God an awesome privilege, but meeting fabulous people and helping them on their journey with God is just as good!
• I LOVE singing and rockin’ along in my car to some cool tunes….so not caring about the people who give me funny looks hehe – fav music right now: Keane – Under the Iron Sea and Delirious? – The Mission Bell.
• I LOVE Me & God time. Praying, journaling, or totally just sitting still and being quiet in his midst…nothing like it.
i'm sure there are more...can't think..after all it is Monday
what do you love?
luv Cath xxx