I finally found it

After a year of wanting Beacon Turkish Delight I finally found some.  About a year ago I wanted Turkish Delight, but not any Turkish Delight but the Beacon kind that comes wrapped in little individual wrappers. I looked EVERYWHERE for it but couldn't find it I eventually gave up on my search.  I may have given up on actively searching but deep down I always wanted it and would "look" in shops for it.

Yesterday the craving was satisfied!  I went in to this little farm stall/café/convenience store in Stellenbosch while Dave was putting in petrol, and there on the shelf was a packet of Beacon Turkish Delight.  I had to have it, so I quickly picked up a packet and went to pay for it.

Noo and I waited until we finished our coffee before we ate the first tasty one... and it was sooooo good.

Waiting this long to find it and sharing it with Noo was totally worth the wait.

xKx

I Think God Knew...

This morning I got this in my inbox... The past few days... weeks really have been a little hectic and I kind of feel like I'm in the middle of a GIANT storm. I think God knew I needed a little encouragement... He's AWESOME like that!

I Will Calm the Storm in You

My Beloved,

I know it appears there is much to fear in this world and I see the secret fears of your heart, My love. When you are fearful of the storms that rage in this life, hear Me whisper, "Be still and know that I am with you."

Close your eyes and call out to Me for I am your Prince of Peace and I will calm the storm inside your soul. Every time you allow me to navigate your life, you will be reminded that I am your Captain. You can count on Me.

I made the seas and I am your Lighthouse when you need be to find your way out of fear and onto the rock of  faith. You don't have to fear I am navigating you all the way home...to Me.

Love,

Your Prince of Peace...Jesus

"He stilled the storm to a whisper; the waves of the sea were hushed." Psalm 107:29 NIV

 

From Freedom For His Princess by Sheri Rose Shepherd.

 

 

 

Armour Fun

Dave suited up

Last week at Gap we went through the Armour of God - this seems to be a running theme in my life at the moment.  I asked Dave Oxley, one of the elders to come and share his story with the kids, which I almost forgot to ask him to do in all the excitement.  The Armour of God is one of my favourite sections in the bible and I LOVE to teach it because there is so much you can do with it. 

Huggi and I ready for battle

As I described each piece of the armour I got Dave to put on a piece of it until he was fully dressed in the armour.  He was a little bit confused about the pink slippers as the "shoes of the gospel of peace", but he went with it.   After I had described the armour I gave an illustration of putting two naartjies in a jug of water.  With their peels on the float, I then started peeling the one and saying, "he forgot his helmet today, he forgot his belt this day..." until it was completely peeled.  Once peeled the naartjie sinks.  I then explained how without the armour of God we drown in the craziness of our worlds and that we need God and his armour to keep floating and walking through life.  

After the talk the kids got a chance to make armour for Huggi and myself.  The boys were horrified that i took the slippers and used them as my shoes and the girls never made shoes. they refused to listen to my reasoning of there being four boys against one girl and were convinced that we cheated

With the designers

lies VS truth

 

The past few days.. well week has been a tough one where my mind has been filled with lies from the devil that I'm ugly and fat and all those other things that kind of destroy your confidence, self image and self worth.

 

This morning I was like "this has to stop", so I remembered some of things God says about us in the bible and I thought, "Yes! I'm going to stand on these truths instead of the lies'

Sparky Larks

Taking a break during a walk on the beach

Yesterday when I got home from work my parental units asked me to sit down when I walked through the front door. They then told me that they had put Sparky down.  At first I thought it was a joke because she was fine yesterday morning when I got up.  She was running around like normal and had eaten my left over oats. 

When I asked why, my dad told me that she had been having seizures and when my mom went to help her she bit her.   My dad told my mom to take her to the vet and they had her put  down.

I got Sparky for my 16th birthday and I honestly think she's been the best dog EVER!

Sparky was a corgi cross with a lot of personality. I often called her "The Queen" because she thought she was in charge of everyone and that she was the best. She acted more and more like a queen the older she got. She barked at everything almost all of the time.  She was scared of almost everything and everyone when we went for walks. She would pretend to be brave, but as soon as another dog came up to her or a person she would run for miles without looking back. After a few sprints down the beach after her, I decided it was time to keep her on her lead during walks. She would then look up at me as if to say, "Please unclip the lead" and I was like "no".  I'm going to miss taking her for walks.



In bed

It was strange waking up this morning and she wasn't in her bed next to mine. It was also strange to have no dog barge into the bathroom with you when you or come and sit and wait for oats while growling at the other two.

I think it's going to take some getting used to before it no longer feels strange not to have Sparky around anymore.