I'm really excited and motivated now more than ever to take care of myself because now I have a partner :) Dan and I have set some goals and are working together. I played badminton the other night for almost 2 hours. Had such a great time. Though it was only social I really felt it the next day. Time to really take care of myself.
Lately I've decided to drive to and from work without any music playing. At first I didn't enjoy the silence, but now I'm finding it is the best time that I can really think. Other than focussing my energies on get my
'temple' in order, a lot of great ideas are coming to mind and I'm excited about what lies ahead.
Our relationship with our girls continues to flourish. At times things can slip and my patience wears thin but my girls are quick to make amends.
I went to my eldest violin lesson today. Such a privilege for her school to have someone give their time to teach our children. My girl did so well. She is a great student. I was so proud of her and trying to hold back the tears. I hope her interest stays with her for some time.
Christmas is only 6 weeks away. Hard to believe how quickly this year has flown by. Still plenty to do though.
Well tomorrow I will have some girl time with one of my close girlfriends whom I haven't seen for sometime now. It will be good to see her, especially now that she's carrying baby #3! We made the joke of carrying together so we would have more time to hang out. But I don't see baby #3 in our future any time soon.
Well our plans are not His plans.
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Saturday, November 13, 2010
So blessed......
I have just returned from a week long break with my family at Pauanui Beach, Coromandel. If you ever get the chance to go, you have to see this place. At first we felt a little intimidated with being the only "dark-skinned" people in town. But those feelings soon left us after walking out of the only supermarket in the area and feeling ripped off! ha!
I tried to hold back the tears from feeling a sense of relief that we were blessed with time alone as a family. Finally Dan and I could give our girls the attention and love they have been needing from us. Every night during dinner we talked about our day. It was a great time for our girls to let us know of things that we as their parents need to improve on.
We spent our days swimming, playing tennis, playing at the playground, mini-golf, building sand castles at the beach, going for walks, bike riding and the list goes on. Six days of swimming as definitely motivated me to continue with it. We were very active during this trip. We were very thankful for the time that we had. I went bike riding which is something I soon regretted as I started out my journey walking down the very steep driveway to the resort thinking, "I'm not looking forward to cycling up this drive". After 3 or 4 stops along the driveway I soon made it to the top!
We can get so caught up in our every day lives that we forget our loved ones that are right under our nose are needing our love and attention. At times it can feel like such a task to have to think about how we deal with our loved ones but it is all worth it. It took me a day or two to relax. I was thankful that we were far away from home so I didn't have to think about chores that needed to be done. So very thankful ;).
Most of all I was thankful that Dan got to have some time to relax also and just be a father and husband to our family. His job may not be physically challenging but it is definitely pulls on the brain chords for him. Bless all those fathers, husbands, brothers, and sons that work hard to support their families and themselves. It is not an easy thing to do but when you make a decision to live with purpose, you will be driven by that purpose.
With this awesome holiday that God has blessed us with, I am reminded that as much as I do (and most times as little as I do) for Him, He continues to bless me. So I will need to step up my game and work harder.
Here are some pics of our little holiday
I tried to hold back the tears from feeling a sense of relief that we were blessed with time alone as a family. Finally Dan and I could give our girls the attention and love they have been needing from us. Every night during dinner we talked about our day. It was a great time for our girls to let us know of things that we as their parents need to improve on.
We spent our days swimming, playing tennis, playing at the playground, mini-golf, building sand castles at the beach, going for walks, bike riding and the list goes on. Six days of swimming as definitely motivated me to continue with it. We were very active during this trip. We were very thankful for the time that we had. I went bike riding which is something I soon regretted as I started out my journey walking down the very steep driveway to the resort thinking, "I'm not looking forward to cycling up this drive". After 3 or 4 stops along the driveway I soon made it to the top!
We can get so caught up in our every day lives that we forget our loved ones that are right under our nose are needing our love and attention. At times it can feel like such a task to have to think about how we deal with our loved ones but it is all worth it. It took me a day or two to relax. I was thankful that we were far away from home so I didn't have to think about chores that needed to be done. So very thankful ;).
Most of all I was thankful that Dan got to have some time to relax also and just be a father and husband to our family. His job may not be physically challenging but it is definitely pulls on the brain chords for him. Bless all those fathers, husbands, brothers, and sons that work hard to support their families and themselves. It is not an easy thing to do but when you make a decision to live with purpose, you will be driven by that purpose.
With this awesome holiday that God has blessed us with, I am reminded that as much as I do (and most times as little as I do) for Him, He continues to bless me. So I will need to step up my game and work harder.
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
Trying to start fresh...
It's been difficult trying to get back into shape. Back in the day I used to play netball up to 4 - 5 days a week. Go for walks, jogs and down to the park with my brothers and run some circuits around the rugby field. Now I'm afraid to push myself on the cross trainer or even dance my heart out to Zumba. I played tennis with my husband yesterday. I had a lot of fun. We both did (actually Dan probably didn't since he lost :P). There are so many fad diets available now and new exercise machines, routines, DVDs at a cheap cost which I've done and tried them all. But when you think about it, all is needed is good old commitment, determination and focus. For sometime I used the excuse that I'm so busy being a mum, a wife, involved with church, and studies but still at the end of the day I still feel really down which then brings my spirit down.
The Word over the past couple of weeks talks about "Walking the Talk". Putting action to our words. This year I had made it a focus to take care of myself and then out of the blue I became ill. Amazing how the devil can just throw things at you when you least expect it. It's taken me some time to come out of this rut, but I do see the light and I will overcome.
I get a lot of motivation seeing pics of my families and friends involved in 12 week or 8 week challenges. How great it is for them to be surrounded by supportive people. Dan and I are going to try and help each other. Inwardly the transformation I'm looking for is for me to take care of my "temple" so that I can serve Him better, and outwardly I want to look good in my husband's eyes again. Though to him I am as beautiful as the day he met me, but we know that ain't true. By the 3rd year of marriage our husbands learn what and when it is the time to say the right things about our figure. :)
So starting tomorrow, I have just made the decision for this blog to continue to be about my journey of healing but with the focus to healing my "temple"!!!
So stay tuned and walk with me (or jog, run, skip) on this journey!!!!
The Word over the past couple of weeks talks about "Walking the Talk". Putting action to our words. This year I had made it a focus to take care of myself and then out of the blue I became ill. Amazing how the devil can just throw things at you when you least expect it. It's taken me some time to come out of this rut, but I do see the light and I will overcome.
I get a lot of motivation seeing pics of my families and friends involved in 12 week or 8 week challenges. How great it is for them to be surrounded by supportive people. Dan and I are going to try and help each other. Inwardly the transformation I'm looking for is for me to take care of my "temple" so that I can serve Him better, and outwardly I want to look good in my husband's eyes again. Though to him I am as beautiful as the day he met me, but we know that ain't true. By the 3rd year of marriage our husbands learn what and when it is the time to say the right things about our figure. :)
So starting tomorrow, I have just made the decision for this blog to continue to be about my journey of healing but with the focus to healing my "temple"!!!
So stay tuned and walk with me (or jog, run, skip) on this journey!!!!
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