"I thank my God every time I remember you"
Philippians1:3 ♥
- I really do!
p.s. I will be back tomorrow with something (hopefully) more interesting..!
18.1.11
Little rays of sunshine.
Yesterday I was feeling a little bit low. I had such a great time last week with my wonderful friend and I am already missing her. This special time with her made me miss other people that are so dear to me. Today I woke up to a few different emails/messages from my best friends. YES. Thank you Lord! It surely added some sunshine to my rainy day in Scotland. What a blessing friends are. I am so thankful for them.
16.1.11
Just chilling with Mr Darcy.
Ok. I found this cute little book a couple of weeks ago. I was waiting to meet a friend in town and I had a bunch of time before she finished work so off I went to the bookstore. I have a funny relationship with reading. I find it really hard to find a book that really grabs my attention, but when I do I usually can't put the book down. I now know what books to look out for. I really enjoy Jodi Picoult and Nicholas Sparks. So I went straight to the area where I would find Picoult's books and Sparks' books when I came across this one.
Me and Mr Darcy by Alexander Potter. Oh my goodness, I am so enjoying it. Anyone who knows me well knows that if I could pick out my perfect day it would be watching period dramas or Anne of Green Gables, Calamity Jane or Seven Brides for Seven Brothers. The thought of all these movies makes me smile.
Anyway, back to my little book. I read the blurb and smiled as I agreed with what I was reading.. "She'd rather curl up with Pride and Prejudice and step into a time where men were honourable and strode across fields in breeches, their damp shirts clinging to their chests." Eh...yes please! I then read the first page and knew that I this was the book that I would be reading if a wee coffee shop to pass time waiting for my friend.
I found this image on google so you even know what book to look out for. Go on...you know you want to read it!!
To you I shall say, as I have often said before,
'Do not be in a hurry, the right man will come at last,'
Encouraging words from Miss Jane Austen ♥
Me and Mr Darcy by Alexander Potter. Oh my goodness, I am so enjoying it. Anyone who knows me well knows that if I could pick out my perfect day it would be watching period dramas or Anne of Green Gables, Calamity Jane or Seven Brides for Seven Brothers. The thought of all these movies makes me smile.
Anyway, back to my little book. I read the blurb and smiled as I agreed with what I was reading.. "She'd rather curl up with Pride and Prejudice and step into a time where men were honourable and strode across fields in breeches, their damp shirts clinging to their chests." Eh...yes please! I then read the first page and knew that I this was the book that I would be reading if a wee coffee shop to pass time waiting for my friend.
I have never actually read Pride and Prejudice, but today I bought a copy of the book - a beautiful copy! I am looking forward to reading it after I finish this lovely book. I guess I am going to be chilling with Mr Darcy for a while, and I don't have a problem with that. So I am off to curl up with Me and Mr Darcy! You should definitely buy this book so you can do the same.
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To you I shall say, as I have often said before,
'Do not be in a hurry, the right man will come at last,'
Encouraging words from Miss Jane Austen ♥
15.1.11
Get your dancing shoes on!
This week I had a very unplanned visit with one of my best friends, Laura. This girl is seriously one of the greatest people I know. She totally challenges me to be a better person. Everything she does is for someone else, she never thinks of herself. She is definitely the best listener I know, when I am rambling on about everything and nothing she sits there quietly taking it all in and getting ready to pass on some of her wisdom. She is awesome.
So that's Laura. I went down to spend the night with her on Tuesday. It had been a over 6 months since I had seen her. That is just ridiculous. That will never happen again. We both barely took breath for the first hour trying to fill each other in what's been going on. We sat for probably 6 hours talking and talking and talking. It was just what I needed. We then watched a movie...let me think what it was called...A thing Called Love..maybe? It had a bunch of country music in it, which and love, and also Dermot Mulroney, who I also love! Then she brought in all her karaoke DVDs. Oh my goodness, we laughed. We both love to sing, Laura is an amazing singer..me, not so much! We both tend to be very theatrical with our karaoke performances. One day I will remember to take my camera. Then she whipped out her guitar and we sang a few praise songs. We used to do this every week when I lived closer to her. I definitely missed this. It was probably 3am before we finally decided that we had probably rehearsed enough for our big show (ha) and we hit the hay.
Wednesday was pretty much filled with more of the same, except me had a wee nap thrown in their somewhere. I was (very easily) persauded to stay an extra night, so that I could be deprived of sleep some more! Another friend came over and had dinner with us which was lovely. We were then going to an open-mic night at a wee bar in town. Laura has gone there a few times because she is trying to build her confidence so she will be able to perform more easily in front of people. It is a great place to do it because it is not too big so there are not too many people. The guy that runs it is lovely and really makes everyone feel welcome. It was lovely because another guy, Stuart, that we used to go to Church with was there performing too. He is awesome. Him and his wife were such an encouragement to me. He is a phenomenal musician. I love listening to him sing. Laura and Stuart were definitely the best performers there. I may be a bit bias, but I am right! We really enjoyed ourselves, lots of laughing. When we got back to Laura's flat we had a wee dance with Paolo Nutini. Now when I say that we dancing with Paolo Nutini what I really mean is we put on his CD and danced our socks off in her living room. It was awesome.
I was really sad to say good-bye to my lovely friend. But I am already looking forward to going back to visit her again soon. Even though it had been so long since we had seen each other it felt like just the other day. She was an answer to a prayer of mine and I thank the LORD for her. I learn so much from her and she is a joy to be around. There are some people you know you are going to be stuck with for the rest of your life. I am SO thankful that I am going to be stuck with this wonderful friend!
I have put in a link for Mr Nutini's song Pencil Full of Lead. I am sure this will make you dance...or at the very least get your foot a tapping! Enjoy!
So that's Laura. I went down to spend the night with her on Tuesday. It had been a over 6 months since I had seen her. That is just ridiculous. That will never happen again. We both barely took breath for the first hour trying to fill each other in what's been going on. We sat for probably 6 hours talking and talking and talking. It was just what I needed. We then watched a movie...let me think what it was called...A thing Called Love..maybe? It had a bunch of country music in it, which and love, and also Dermot Mulroney, who I also love! Then she brought in all her karaoke DVDs. Oh my goodness, we laughed. We both love to sing, Laura is an amazing singer..me, not so much! We both tend to be very theatrical with our karaoke performances. One day I will remember to take my camera. Then she whipped out her guitar and we sang a few praise songs. We used to do this every week when I lived closer to her. I definitely missed this. It was probably 3am before we finally decided that we had probably rehearsed enough for our big show (ha) and we hit the hay.
Wednesday was pretty much filled with more of the same, except me had a wee nap thrown in their somewhere. I was (very easily) persauded to stay an extra night, so that I could be deprived of sleep some more! Another friend came over and had dinner with us which was lovely. We were then going to an open-mic night at a wee bar in town. Laura has gone there a few times because she is trying to build her confidence so she will be able to perform more easily in front of people. It is a great place to do it because it is not too big so there are not too many people. The guy that runs it is lovely and really makes everyone feel welcome. It was lovely because another guy, Stuart, that we used to go to Church with was there performing too. He is awesome. Him and his wife were such an encouragement to me. He is a phenomenal musician. I love listening to him sing. Laura and Stuart were definitely the best performers there. I may be a bit bias, but I am right! We really enjoyed ourselves, lots of laughing. When we got back to Laura's flat we had a wee dance with Paolo Nutini. Now when I say that we dancing with Paolo Nutini what I really mean is we put on his CD and danced our socks off in her living room. It was awesome.
I was really sad to say good-bye to my lovely friend. But I am already looking forward to going back to visit her again soon. Even though it had been so long since we had seen each other it felt like just the other day. She was an answer to a prayer of mine and I thank the LORD for her. I learn so much from her and she is a joy to be around. There are some people you know you are going to be stuck with for the rest of your life. I am SO thankful that I am going to be stuck with this wonderful friend!
I have put in a link for Mr Nutini's song Pencil Full of Lead. I am sure this will make you dance...or at the very least get your foot a tapping! Enjoy!
p.s. can you believe that I am posting my second post in one day? Well technically it might be Saturday now so I might not be quite as good as I think I am.
14.1.11
"renew a steadfast spirit within me"
I know already did a post with the title "NEW year"..but I really didn't talk about 2011 at all. So here it is. I am excited for this year. I believe that it will hold many changes and challenges and I so ready for this. Last year I was so sure that I would be moving to California at some point during the year. This year I know that I will be moving to California, but I also know that this will be in God's time NOT mine. So maybe not even this year (I am praying that it is this year though) I am very encouraged by the fact that this is bigger than me and that there are many people praying about this with me. You can pray with us if you like? ♥
I am preparing myself to say good-bye to many dear friends, people that have been around me my whole life. This makes me a little bit sad. But I know a lot about being far away from friends and still being close to them. I am not worried about losing touch with friends. I am worried about missing people, also something that I know a lot about. But aswell as saying farewell I will be saying a huge HELLO to my American family. And this I am excited about. When I first went to California in 2004 the LORD planted something sweet in my heart, in 2006 I said to my dear friend, Nikki, that one day I would be living over there and in 2009 the LORD told me it was time to get moving!
So really, I don't know what 2011 is going to hold. But I do know who's hands it is in and this fills be with confidence!
I got baptised when I was in California in 2009. Another dear friend of mine, Karen, read out the bible verse I chose. I should do a post on my baptism, it was definitely the LORD's decision. Anyway, the verse that I chose was Psalm 51:10
"Create in me a pure heart, O God,
and renew a steadfast spirit within me."
This is still my prayer.
One things for sure, in 2011 I will be praising the LORD.
I am preparing myself to say good-bye to many dear friends, people that have been around me my whole life. This makes me a little bit sad. But I know a lot about being far away from friends and still being close to them. I am not worried about losing touch with friends. I am worried about missing people, also something that I know a lot about. But aswell as saying farewell I will be saying a huge HELLO to my American family. And this I am excited about. When I first went to California in 2004 the LORD planted something sweet in my heart, in 2006 I said to my dear friend, Nikki, that one day I would be living over there and in 2009 the LORD told me it was time to get moving!
So really, I don't know what 2011 is going to hold. But I do know who's hands it is in and this fills be with confidence!
I got baptised when I was in California in 2009. Another dear friend of mine, Karen, read out the bible verse I chose. I should do a post on my baptism, it was definitely the LORD's decision. Anyway, the verse that I chose was Psalm 51:10
"Create in me a pure heart, O God,
and renew a steadfast spirit within me."
This is still my prayer.
One things for sure, in 2011 I will be praising the LORD.
9.1.11
A NEW year.
Happy New Year...a bit late! I guess I am still in shock that it is now 2011. WOW.
I have actually been off work and had lots of time on my hands. I have loved it. I have watched movies, spent precious time with my family, baked (of course!), spent hours talked to friends who are further away and had some much needed rest. There have been many times that I have sat down to post something on here but, as you can see, I am only now getting round to it.
A little reflection on 2010. In some ways this has been a crazy year for me. This time last year I was such a horrible mess. Probably not the best way to put. If you remember back to them I had just quit my job with the intention of pursuing what I believed to be the LORD's plan for me. At that point I hadn't really, completely thought things through I was just thankful to get out of a job and course that was not right for me and that was making me almost ill with worry. But I had not given a thought to where I would get a job. I remember meeting with my friend at the time and she encouraged me with Matthew 14:22-33. I had to step out of the boat with 2 feet and put my trust in the LORD.
Early in January I was still jobless, and getting a bit worried about it to be honest. Of course, the LORD provided a job for me that was 5 minutes from my mums house. I was SO thankful for this job. I think I cried for probably the first week I worked there. But it was a new job and different to anything I had ever done so I fully put it down to that! It has turned out to be a great job for me and I have made many friends there.
It has been a year of a lot of learning for me. Putting my trust in the LORD completely has been the best thing for me and I totally take comfort in knowing that He already has the perfect plan worked out for me. I have learnt to work on the LORD's terms, and not mine. In MY plan I would be in California right now. I have learnt that the LORD will work everything out, and if this is His will then He will work it all out in His time, not mine. That has been the biggest learning curve for me.
I was able to spend the summer with my Californian family. I really felt the LORD's hand over the whole trip. If you have read this before you will know that I went with the lovely Anna. She stayed for 2 weeks and I stayed on for longer. When I was booking the tickets my return date seemed to just come from nowhere, but I believe that the LORD guided me to that date. There were a string of events that all took place after Anna had left, even on the way to the airport with her, that I believe that LORD had planned. If I had of gone home with her then I would have probably missed out on the events that took place after this. What a blessing. The LORD definitely confirmed last summer where He wanted me to be and I have, with the help of many great people, been working on getting there ever since.
Honestly, I feel like I have been rolling down hill since then. Time has just flown by. I am soo thankful for this year and all the experiences that have come with it.
I am anxious to see what 2011 will hold!
♥
I have actually been off work and had lots of time on my hands. I have loved it. I have watched movies, spent precious time with my family, baked (of course!), spent hours talked to friends who are further away and had some much needed rest. There have been many times that I have sat down to post something on here but, as you can see, I am only now getting round to it.
A little reflection on 2010. In some ways this has been a crazy year for me. This time last year I was such a horrible mess. Probably not the best way to put. If you remember back to them I had just quit my job with the intention of pursuing what I believed to be the LORD's plan for me. At that point I hadn't really, completely thought things through I was just thankful to get out of a job and course that was not right for me and that was making me almost ill with worry. But I had not given a thought to where I would get a job. I remember meeting with my friend at the time and she encouraged me with Matthew 14:22-33. I had to step out of the boat with 2 feet and put my trust in the LORD.
Early in January I was still jobless, and getting a bit worried about it to be honest. Of course, the LORD provided a job for me that was 5 minutes from my mums house. I was SO thankful for this job. I think I cried for probably the first week I worked there. But it was a new job and different to anything I had ever done so I fully put it down to that! It has turned out to be a great job for me and I have made many friends there.
It has been a year of a lot of learning for me. Putting my trust in the LORD completely has been the best thing for me and I totally take comfort in knowing that He already has the perfect plan worked out for me. I have learnt to work on the LORD's terms, and not mine. In MY plan I would be in California right now. I have learnt that the LORD will work everything out, and if this is His will then He will work it all out in His time, not mine. That has been the biggest learning curve for me.
I was able to spend the summer with my Californian family. I really felt the LORD's hand over the whole trip. If you have read this before you will know that I went with the lovely Anna. She stayed for 2 weeks and I stayed on for longer. When I was booking the tickets my return date seemed to just come from nowhere, but I believe that the LORD guided me to that date. There were a string of events that all took place after Anna had left, even on the way to the airport with her, that I believe that LORD had planned. If I had of gone home with her then I would have probably missed out on the events that took place after this. What a blessing. The LORD definitely confirmed last summer where He wanted me to be and I have, with the help of many great people, been working on getting there ever since.
Honestly, I feel like I have been rolling down hill since then. Time has just flown by. I am soo thankful for this year and all the experiences that have come with it.
I am anxious to see what 2011 will hold!
♥
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