Counting down to Christmas!

Christmas! Only 3 weeks to go!
Time certainly waits for no man.
My favourite holiday/ time/ season of the year!!!
It's a time of which I'm reminded of God's great love for me,
His great Mercy towards me!
It's a time of celebration of God's goodness & faithfulness.
It's a time of great food & laughter!
This year... I'm missing my awesome brothers, beautiful mum & great dad!!
Miss ya heaps, wish you were here...!
Love to all my awesome friends too!!!!!!!!!!!
Have a blast!
xx

Birthday!

simply life...

It's 1st Nov. Another year. Time swiftly moves.
In the year that past, it's been a celebration of sorts.
Just as there is a time for everything, there is a reason for everything.
A reason for every laughter, every tear.
A reason for every joy, every hurt.
A reason for every love, every pain.

I'll never understand somethings, but I don't need to understand.
I put my trust in my God who loves me.
I pray that I may have power to grasp how wide and long,
how high and deep is the love of Christ,
to know this love that surpasses knowledge.

Love is patient and kind.
Love is not jealous or boastful or proud or rude.
Love does not demand its own way.
Love is not irritable, and it keeps no record of being wronged.
Love does not rejoice about injustice, but rejoices whenever truth wins out.
Love never gives up and never loses faith.
Love is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance.
... And now these three remain: faith, hope and love.
But the greatest of these is LOVE.

Father I pray that your Love will dwell richly in me.
May the Love of Christ radiate brilliantly from my life.
By your Holy Spirit I ask that fountains of Love will overflow,
into hearts that are lost, hurting and searching.

shadowfeet

Walking, stumbling on these shadowfeet
Toward home, a land that I've never seen
I am changing, less and less asleep
Made of different stuff than when I began
And I have sensed it all along
Fast approaching is the day

There's distraction buzzing in my head
Saying in the shadows it's easier to stay
But I've heard rumours of true reality
Whispers of a well-lit way

When the world has fallen out from under me
I'll be found in you, still standing
When the sky rolls up and mountains fall on their knees
Every fear and accusation under my feet
When time and space are through
I'll be found in you

....Brooke Fraser: Albertine

Triple-braided Cord

"Two are better than one,
because they have a good return for their work:

If one falls down,
his friend can help him up.
But pity the man who falls
and has no one to help him up!

Also, if two lie down together, they will keep warm.
But how can one keep warm alone?

Though one may be overpowered,
two can defend themselves.
A cord of three strands is not quickly broken."
(Ecclesiastes 4:9-12)

A day, an opportunity of growing stronger.
A day, an opportunity of drawing closer.
A day, an opportunity of revealing true self.
A day, an opportunity of walking in faith.

In Christ, through Christ and with Christ,
He is the third strand in the triple-braided cord.
In Whom there is fullness of joy,
Through Whom there is love everlasting,
With Whom there is unbreakable strength forevermore.

Sofia Mulanovich #1

Sofia Mulanovich (24 June 1983):
Sofia is the 1st Peruvian surfer to ever win an ASP WCT World event.
In 2004, she won three out of six WCT events and finished the season as World Champion!
That day, she went down in history, as the FIRST South American (man or woman) to ever win the World Title!!!
On 27th July 2007, Sofia was inducted into the Surfers' Hall of Fame.
She is the first South American to have this honour.

Today she is still winning events, and has become a heroine in her hometown of Peru.
She has proven to those around her, that if you put your whole heart, mind and strength into it, you can achieve it.

It does not matter where you come from, or where you've been.
It's not the start that matters, it's the finish that counts.

*ASP (Association of Surfing Professionals)
WCT (World Championship Tour)

Cutting Through

Through the motions of life, people go
Through the spinning of the wheel, people show
Through the ticking of the clock, people grow
Who will make it through, who will make it through?

Toils of labour will make it through
Beads of sweat will make it grow
Blood of pain will make the gain
Dedication of time will push through the rain.

It's the passion with the commitment
that will cut through the motions.
It's the passion with the commitment
that will rise above the notions.

One-Armed Surfer Chick

Bethany Hamilton... she rips! Her love for the surf and her love for God has set her apart... she's a fighter and a true inspiration! U go girl!

Up close with Bethany @ Ripcurl Torquay, Bells Beach (2006)

Surrender for Success

"Success: the favorable or prosperous termination of attempts or endeavors"

What defines success? Who determines one's success?
To one success may mean the attainment of a position.
To another success may simply be the survival of yet another day.

To one success may mean the achievement of recognition.
To another success may simply be that taste of clean water.

To one success may mean the accumulation for retirement.
To another success may simply be that sound of falling rain.

May I never be caught up in an idea of success,
that I miss the simple sounds of plain.


"Surrender: to yield (something) to the possession or power of another"

My life is not my own. It is a gift that was entrusted.
My life is not my own. It was paid and bought at a price.
My life is not my own. It was ransomed by His blood.
My life is not my own. It is to be a blessing unto others.
My life is not my own. It is to be lived for His purpose.

My life is not my own.
I live by Faith and not by sight.
I move by the power of His Spirit.
My life is surrendered for His success, that His Glory may be seen.

Launching a Legacy

What you build, you must protect.
Suffer the pain of discipline
or pain of regret.

Your world is created by your words
and composed by your choices.

Your vision is the compelling picture of your future.
If you have no vision, you have no future;
and one without a vision, will always return to one's past.

What is the legacy that you are leaving behind?

Year of the Lord's Favour!

2007 is my year for increase more and more
Its my year for restoration as never before.

2007 is the year for my greatest barriers to come crashing down
A flood of God's presence to be all around.

2007 is my year for God's goodness to be out-poured
Every door that's been shut will be shut no more.

2007 I decree will be the year of great blessing for my family and me!

...Torn....

Torn
Torn between what feels right
Yet knowing it's not right

Torn
Torn between what divides the soul and that of the spirit
Torn between the heart and the mess in the head
Torn between wanting what it can be
Yet knowing a promise, is a promise

Torn
Torn between words of truth and whispers of the soul
Torn between knowing and wanting
Torn between the now and the present
Yet knowing I can only wait

Surrender.............
Lay me down........
I am TORN...........

Deep into the Night

Heart pounding
Deep breathing
Everything feels so right

Sweet whispering
Silence breaking
Deep into the night

Emotions longing
Mind spinning
Why not tonight

It's not a game
It's not a game!
But the cards aren't right

It's his journey
In his timing
Only he can seal it tight

Lead me to your Heart

Savior I come
Quiet my soul remember
Redemptions hill
Where Your blood was spilled
For my ransom
Everything I once held dear
I count it all as lost

Lead me to the cross
Where Your love poured out
Bring me to my knees
Lord I lay me down
Rid me of myself
I belong to You
Lead me, lead me to the cross

You were as I
Tempted and trialed You are
The word became flesh
Bore my sin and death
Now you're risen

To your heart
To your heart

Lead me to your heart
Lead me to your heart

...Hillsong United

Livin N Lovin

A vision.
Vision of a whale.
Vision of a whale breaking across the calm.
Vision of a whale breaking across the calm waters surfacing.
Vision of a whale breaking across the calm waters surfacing for a breath of air.
Vision of a whale breaking across the calm waters surfacing for a breath of air, sun streaming across its back.
Vision of a whale breaking across the calm waters sufacing for a breath of air, sun streaming across its back, takes a bow diving back into the deep deep calm.

2007 brings the end of the wilderness.
Wilderness of Manna for survival.
Wilderness where life depended on God's miraculous provisions.
Wilderness of dusts, hardship, pain, long-suffering, tears.

2007 brings the promise land.
Promise land of Canaan.
Promise land of God's Fulfillment and Faithfulness.
Promise land of conquests, provisions from the land, rest, love.

Struggles against the currents have been brokenthrough.
With a deep breath, and sun streaming on my back,
I will be swimming and riding the waves.
Its a new chapter, another new journey.
With the light of His Glory, and His Faithfulness,
I am ready ready for this new journey.
With His Spirit and His Strength,
I will dive dive into another deep deep calm.

Livin Life N Lovin Life!