Saturday, April 23, 2011
When I grow up.........................
Charli and I are so impressed with this that we are practising our own act. I will be standing on Charli's head. Please pray for Charli.
Thursday, April 21, 2011
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
What an amazing woman.
Below is a story about an Amazing woman. I often marvel at these people and wonder if faced with the same conditions if I could do what they did.
Irena Sendler 1910-2008
A 98 year-old German woman named Irena Sendler recently died. During WWII, Irena worked in the Warsaw Ghetto as a plumbing/sewer specialist. Irena smuggled Jewish children out; infants in the bottom of the tool box she carried and older children in a burlap sack she carried in the back of her truck. She also had a dog in the back that she trained to bark when the Nazi soldiers let her in and out of the ghetto. The soldiers wanted nothing to do with the dog, and the barking covered the kids’ and infants’ noises. Irena managed to smuggle out and save 2500 children. She eventually was caught, and the Nazis broke both her legs, arms and beat her severely. Irena kept a record of the names of all the kids she smuggled out and kept them in a glass jar buried under a tree in her backyard. After the war, she tried to locate any parents that may have survived and reunited some of the families. Most had been killed. She helped those children get placement into foster family homes or adopted. Last year Irena was up for the Nobel Peace Prize. She was not selected. Al Gore won- for a slide show on Global Warming.
Irena Sendler 1910-2008
A 98 year-old German woman named Irena Sendler recently died. During WWII, Irena worked in the Warsaw Ghetto as a plumbing/sewer specialist. Irena smuggled Jewish children out; infants in the bottom of the tool box she carried and older children in a burlap sack she carried in the back of her truck. She also had a dog in the back that she trained to bark when the Nazi soldiers let her in and out of the ghetto. The soldiers wanted nothing to do with the dog, and the barking covered the kids’ and infants’ noises. Irena managed to smuggle out and save 2500 children. She eventually was caught, and the Nazis broke both her legs, arms and beat her severely. Irena kept a record of the names of all the kids she smuggled out and kept them in a glass jar buried under a tree in her backyard. After the war, she tried to locate any parents that may have survived and reunited some of the families. Most had been killed. She helped those children get placement into foster family homes or adopted. Last year Irena was up for the Nobel Peace Prize. She was not selected. Al Gore won- for a slide show on Global Warming.
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Family fun on my birthday
My family happened to be around when it was my birthday last year in December. I had to work so I didn't think I was going to have a lot of fun. I was wrong. There were 11 kids (under 18) in the house and 5 adults. We had takeway. Cake. Drinks. And lots and lots of laughs. It was so much fun, seeing all my neices and nephews, being amazed at how much they had grown up and what great great people they are. We loved meeting Maggie, she fit right in. Lots of cuddles and kisses and photos. At times I felt like Princess Diana LOL. I am sure I instigated most of it. It was such a fun fun night.
Sunday, April 10, 2011
Thursday, July 15, 2010
Dear 14 year old Naomi
I just saw a prompt on a journaling group that said think back to when you were 14 years old. What advice would you have for yourself knowing what you know now?
Hello it is much older Naomi here. I don't know that I have much wisdom to pass on to you. I can barely remember you but I have a haze of memory that seems to linger around you. I know that you yearn for things. A perfect family. A boyfriend. A deeper faith in God. You are imaginative and creative but way too sensitive. You need to toughen up and not take things so personally. Think about others, the world doesn't revolve around you no matter how much you want it too.
Be kinder. Think more before you speak or act. Consider others. Don't worry so much about what others think and just be you. You are NOT FAT. NOT UGLY. Believe me that is to come. For now you are gorgeous if only you knew it. Raise your expectactions for yourself and lower them for others. Others will never be able to give you what you need - only God can fill that hole. I am still learning that now too. Push yourself harder at things. You coast along on natural talent when you could be really really great if you put your head to it.
Don't press your insecurities onto others. Allow others around you to make mistakes as well and forgive them when they do just as you want to be forgiven. Laugh, enjoy, be spontaneous, have fun. Don't worry about boys and all that stuff. You have the rest of your life to pay bills, and worry about things. Be carefree. Live for God. All the rest falls into place if you do this. He has a plan for your life. It isn't the plan you have made in your head and that is OK. His plan is the best one. Enjoy the friends you have because believe it or not in a decade you will know less than 10 percent of them and a decade after that you will know even less of them. Extend yourself. Reach out to the ones that you naturally reject as not pretty enough, popular or funny. Everyone has something to offer and your life experience will be richer for stepping out of your comfort zone.
Nothing in your life will be as you expect and thats ok because yes you are imaginative but God is amazing and he way exceeds your biggest dreams.
Love your older self.
Naomi
(You were really 21 here but thats ok you kind of get the idea of what you looked like)
Dear 14 year old Naomi,
Hello it is much older Naomi here. I don't know that I have much wisdom to pass on to you. I can barely remember you but I have a haze of memory that seems to linger around you. I know that you yearn for things. A perfect family. A boyfriend. A deeper faith in God. You are imaginative and creative but way too sensitive. You need to toughen up and not take things so personally. Think about others, the world doesn't revolve around you no matter how much you want it too.
Be kinder. Think more before you speak or act. Consider others. Don't worry so much about what others think and just be you. You are NOT FAT. NOT UGLY. Believe me that is to come. For now you are gorgeous if only you knew it. Raise your expectactions for yourself and lower them for others. Others will never be able to give you what you need - only God can fill that hole. I am still learning that now too. Push yourself harder at things. You coast along on natural talent when you could be really really great if you put your head to it.
Don't press your insecurities onto others. Allow others around you to make mistakes as well and forgive them when they do just as you want to be forgiven. Laugh, enjoy, be spontaneous, have fun. Don't worry about boys and all that stuff. You have the rest of your life to pay bills, and worry about things. Be carefree. Live for God. All the rest falls into place if you do this. He has a plan for your life. It isn't the plan you have made in your head and that is OK. His plan is the best one. Enjoy the friends you have because believe it or not in a decade you will know less than 10 percent of them and a decade after that you will know even less of them. Extend yourself. Reach out to the ones that you naturally reject as not pretty enough, popular or funny. Everyone has something to offer and your life experience will be richer for stepping out of your comfort zone.
Nothing in your life will be as you expect and thats ok because yes you are imaginative but God is amazing and he way exceeds your biggest dreams.
Love your older self.
Naomi
Monday, May 24, 2010
I was thinking
Last night I was lying in bed telling God how tired, stressed and anxious I have been feeling lately. Mathew 11:28-29 came to mind
"28 Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls."I was thinking about the yoke part and thinking why would I want to put your yoke on? It would just tie me in and make me feel even more burdened. But as Gods voice gently whispered to me I realised that taking on His yoke wouldn't be tying me in but giving me boundaries, keep me on track and most importantly my hands would be off the reins. God would be steering. And that would have to relieve some stress right? Not to be steering all the time.
I thought about how my anxiety levels were high and realised that of course they were. Steering your own yoke and wearing it at the same time is quite challenging. But allowing God to steer would take me in the direction He planned for me.There would be far less stress and anxiety going His way for sure. His word tells me gentle and humble and that just sounds so good to me right now.
So its hand off the reins, relaxing into the rhythm God plans for my life and leaving the stress, tiredness and anxiety behind.
These thoughts have been very much off the cuff, I am going to have to look deeper into this I think.
PS I just found this on this website and it stirred my heart as it is how I felt last night lying in bed.
In the hour of my distress
When temptations me oppress,
And when I my sins confess,
Sweet Spirit, comfort me!
When I lie within my bed,
Sick in heart and sick in head,
And with doubts discomforted,
Sweet Spirit, comfort me!
When the house doth sigh and weep,
And the world is drown’d with sleep
Yet mine eyes the watch do keep,
Sweet Spirit, comfort me!
Taken from this site http://www.aholyexperience.com/2010/05/sweet-holy-spirit-pentecost-2010.html
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