So I've decided to start blogging again. Yay! I'm looking forward to this. My last post was in 2012! A lot has happened since then. Right now I should be getting ready to take my daughter to ballet class and while she is doing her thing I will be walking along the beach for exercise to get the blood pumping. So I thought I would just get this blog going again with a quick note.
I have so much to share with you I hope you will find some joy in reading my ordinary things :)
I might post something later this evening or maybe tomorrow or maybe both.
Ok! I'm off now.
Chow!
Tuesday, November 12, 2019
Friday, June 15, 2012
Psalm 116
I love the LORD, because He has heard My voice and my supplications.
Because He has inclined His ear to me, Therefore I will call upon Him as long as I live.
The pains of death surrounded me, And the pangs of Sheol laid hold of me;
I found trouble and sorrow.
Then I called upon the name of the LORD: "O LORD, I implore You, deliver my soul!"
Gracious is the LORD, and righteous; Yes, our God is merciful.
The LORD preserves the simple; I was brought low, and He saved me.
Return to your rest, O my soul, For the LORD has dealt bountifully with you.
For You have delivered my soul from death, My eyes from tears, And my feet from falling.
I will walk before the LORD In the land of the living.
I believed, therefore I spoke, "I am greatly afflicted."
I said in my haste, "All men are liars."
What shall I render to the LORD For all His benefits toward me?
I will take up the cup of salvation, And call upon the name of the LORD.
I will pay my vows to the LORD Now in the presence of all His people.
Precious in the sight of the LORD Is the death of His saints.
O LORD, truly I am Your servant; I am Your servant, the son of Your maidservant; You have loosed my bonds.
I will offer to You the sacrifice of thanksgiving, And will call upon the name of the LORD.
I will pay my vows to the LORD Now in the presence of all His people,
In the courts of the LORD's house, In the midst of you, O Jerusalem. Praise the LORD!
Sunday, September 4, 2011
vigorous young olive trees...
I have been a full time mom for 3 years and 4 months. it has been an interesting and challenging time for me. i have learnt a lot about myself and about children.
I like things to be calm and peaceful in my home, because i am a calm and peaceful person. So when my 3 year old is busy (and she is not even as busy as some kids are and i know a few) i get quite overwhelmed. sometimes i don't know how to handle her. i inquired of the Lord concerning this matter and He showed me something i realized that i already knew. i knew it, but i didn't understand it! you can know something very well, but it is the Lord that gives you understanding and understanding establishes you.
i have always known that children are full of energy and are busy bodies. Psalm 128:3 says (the NLT version has a nice explanation) Your children will be like vigorous young olive trees as they sit around your table. and then the Psalm ends with this is the Lord's blessing. there is more in this Psalm, but you can go and read it for yourself. the word vigorous describes children so wonderfully. it means energetic, strong, full of life. when i look at the words vigorous young olive tree i see my little Rachel.
the Lord has blessed me with this young olive tree full of life and energy.
i have also learnt (from some of the ladies that shared at this months ladies meeting) that we need to receive our children and not just endure them. this cancels out a lot of frustrations of parenting.
something else that was shared was what do you do when you don't know what to do? you love and you love and you love. when you are faced with a situation with your child and you don't know what to do, wait on the Lord until you have an answer. and while you are waiting...love. love is patient...your child needs to know that he/she is loved they need to feel secure. they need to know that daddy, mommy and Jesus loves them. the tender love of Jesus working through us, parents, is what they need.
i have to put aside what i think parenting is all about and put on Christ's yoke and constantly ask for wisdom and guidance from the Holy Spirit to raise my vigorous young olive trees.
I like things to be calm and peaceful in my home, because i am a calm and peaceful person. So when my 3 year old is busy (and she is not even as busy as some kids are and i know a few) i get quite overwhelmed. sometimes i don't know how to handle her. i inquired of the Lord concerning this matter and He showed me something i realized that i already knew. i knew it, but i didn't understand it! you can know something very well, but it is the Lord that gives you understanding and understanding establishes you.
i have always known that children are full of energy and are busy bodies. Psalm 128:3 says (the NLT version has a nice explanation) Your children will be like vigorous young olive trees as they sit around your table. and then the Psalm ends with this is the Lord's blessing. there is more in this Psalm, but you can go and read it for yourself. the word vigorous describes children so wonderfully. it means energetic, strong, full of life. when i look at the words vigorous young olive tree i see my little Rachel.
the Lord has blessed me with this young olive tree full of life and energy.
i have also learnt (from some of the ladies that shared at this months ladies meeting) that we need to receive our children and not just endure them. this cancels out a lot of frustrations of parenting.
something else that was shared was what do you do when you don't know what to do? you love and you love and you love. when you are faced with a situation with your child and you don't know what to do, wait on the Lord until you have an answer. and while you are waiting...love. love is patient...your child needs to know that he/she is loved they need to feel secure. they need to know that daddy, mommy and Jesus loves them. the tender love of Jesus working through us, parents, is what they need.
i have to put aside what i think parenting is all about and put on Christ's yoke and constantly ask for wisdom and guidance from the Holy Spirit to raise my vigorous young olive trees.
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
a journey...
after reading someone else's blog it has inspired me to write something about my journey through life so far.
listening to other people's life stories i have always thought mine was less interesting. it turns out i was wrong. you see EVERYONE has an interesting story to tell about their journey and experiences in life. after all we are complex beings and that alone makes us interesting.
so...lets start at the very beginning, a very good place to start...(i love Sound of Music by the way).
on the 12 April 1981 (now you all know how old i am) in a place called Hilbrow (it was still nice back then) in Johannesburg, Angelique Wilson (that's me) was born. we didn't stay there long, about a year later we moved down to Cape Town. ever since i can remember my mom and i moved around a lot. even through primary school we moved a lot, but always managed to stay in the same primary school from subA to standard 5 (haha...there's some old school for you). besides the moving around i had a reasonably happy childhood. i gave my heart to the Lord when i was nine, but with no solid foundation and discipleship i got lost.
my teenage years were quite eventful. i struggled to find my identity in which i was totally mislead. i did things that i thought made me look 'cool' and at the same time feeling like a complete...when you don't have a life in Christ you are LOST! i don't blame my parents for not teaching me the ways of God. 'you err because you do not know the scriptures', but now as a parent i have realized that the most important thing about being a parent is that we have a responsibility to teach our children the precepts and ordinances of God and to teach them that who they are is the way God made them to be. that their identity is in Christ.
i have been in some very interesting places and situations, but it took just one of those instances to make me realize that i was desperate for change. i know now that up until that moment Jesus was working in my life to get me to that place. and ever since that moment i have been loved, accepted, rebuked, blessed, tested, put through refining fire...and you know what (it might sound a little crazy) i wouldn't have it any other way!
i am thankful for all the experiences i have gone through in my journey so far. my disappointments have become His appointments.
listening to other people's life stories i have always thought mine was less interesting. it turns out i was wrong. you see EVERYONE has an interesting story to tell about their journey and experiences in life. after all we are complex beings and that alone makes us interesting.
so...lets start at the very beginning, a very good place to start...(i love Sound of Music by the way).
on the 12 April 1981 (now you all know how old i am) in a place called Hilbrow (it was still nice back then) in Johannesburg, Angelique Wilson (that's me) was born. we didn't stay there long, about a year later we moved down to Cape Town. ever since i can remember my mom and i moved around a lot. even through primary school we moved a lot, but always managed to stay in the same primary school from subA to standard 5 (haha...there's some old school for you). besides the moving around i had a reasonably happy childhood. i gave my heart to the Lord when i was nine, but with no solid foundation and discipleship i got lost.
my teenage years were quite eventful. i struggled to find my identity in which i was totally mislead. i did things that i thought made me look 'cool' and at the same time feeling like a complete...when you don't have a life in Christ you are LOST! i don't blame my parents for not teaching me the ways of God. 'you err because you do not know the scriptures', but now as a parent i have realized that the most important thing about being a parent is that we have a responsibility to teach our children the precepts and ordinances of God and to teach them that who they are is the way God made them to be. that their identity is in Christ.
i have been in some very interesting places and situations, but it took just one of those instances to make me realize that i was desperate for change. i know now that up until that moment Jesus was working in my life to get me to that place. and ever since that moment i have been loved, accepted, rebuked, blessed, tested, put through refining fire...and you know what (it might sound a little crazy) i wouldn't have it any other way!
i am thankful for all the experiences i have gone through in my journey so far. my disappointments have become His appointments.
Monday, August 15, 2011
something new...
wow! here we go! something i have not done before. putting my thoughts online. this is a stretch for me as i am quite a private person. i hide all my writings away. oh well maybe it is a good thing. you never know until you try.
i have always wanted a motto in life i think that will be it...you never know until you try. it doesn't make sense to me when someone says 'i don't like it' and they haven't even tried it. like with food how do you know what it tastes like to say you don't like it if you haven't even tasted it? ok...i will admit i will not put sheep eyes in my mouth or suck the insides out of a grilled prawn head...bleh! the thought of it makes me...come to think of it i guess that is the way some people feel about certain foods, but then again some people are just fussy!...
hey! this was actually fun. i think i can blog 'ordinary things' that i ponder about. chow for now.
i have always wanted a motto in life i think that will be it...you never know until you try. it doesn't make sense to me when someone says 'i don't like it' and they haven't even tried it. like with food how do you know what it tastes like to say you don't like it if you haven't even tasted it? ok...i will admit i will not put sheep eyes in my mouth or suck the insides out of a grilled prawn head...bleh! the thought of it makes me...come to think of it i guess that is the way some people feel about certain foods, but then again some people are just fussy!...
hey! this was actually fun. i think i can blog 'ordinary things' that i ponder about. chow for now.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)