Days are passing

They seem so fast

Yet so slow

A blink and so much time is gone

The world is to fast

O to go back

To when the days were slower

Life more simple

When families worked side by side

Toiling land

For food to eat 

Finding happiness

In the little things

Let's take a breath

Look around

See the world

That God has made

Close our eyes

Feel the wind

Breath in deap

Smell the scents

Let's laugh with family

Rather than fight

Let's think of God

The one who made us

Let's praise Him all our days

So take a breath

My sister

My Brother

Think of God

Our creator!

JH

27-3-17

Praising God for the busy days!

Let us worship the Lord

No matter how busy 

O Lord we are

Help us keep you

O our Saviour

As head of our lives

May in each thing we do

Give you the glory

For through you we have all things

You bless us

So let us praise you

Let us give our lives

Back to you

Who gave His life for us.

JH

19-6-17

Life has gone crazy and I just haven't got around to writing anything. In the mist of the busy times many things get forgotten, but I hope God does not. For He alone is our life blood. Without Him we are nothing. Forgetting Him is like forgetting to breathe.

For the past months I have been planning and looking forward to marriage my precious Jamie and our life together.

These days have been full of working 3-4 days a week as a nanny and a cleaning job. Along with wedding planning and the whole excitement that goes with it. Choosing colours, finding dresses, looking for music, making things and a crazy amount of shopping. Not to mention engagement partys.

Some highlights have been;

Nightly devotions with Jamie.

Marriage Counseling

Crafty stuff

Crossing things of the to do list 

Having a dear friend get engaged to, so now we can compare notes.

Spending time together with my Oma, so going to miss her!

Sunday worship with Jamie!

Teach me Lord

Teach me to cry this year

O Lord teach me to cry

Cry at my sin

Wrap over my lost family

To more those

Who have slipped away

To cry and pray

To let go and seek you

Teach me to cry

Tears of joy

Tears of sorrow

Tears of pain

Soften my conscience

Let me feel strong once more

The things you say to me

Teach me to cry

I have forgotten how

Teach me to sleep

Over those I love

To morn the sins I do

O teach me to cry

To let my emotions fall

As tears down my cheeks

I want to cry

But don't done how

Sins are in the way

Wash me Lord

O Lord teach me how to cry

JH

30-3-17

Special News!

Dear brothers and sisters

The Lord has been so good to me over 19 years of life. He has blessed me with so much, a home and family, but today I want to tell you of one special advent.

Every girl has the dream of growing up and getting married. Looking forward to the pretty dress and all that goes with it.

Yet one thing comes before that.

Together with Jamie,

I want to invite you to join with us in a prayer of Thanksgiving over our Engagement!

We thank the Lord for bring us to this day

And trust Him to guide us in the future.

31-03-17

So happy!

Celebration of birthday/engagement

The cake that got charged from birthday to engagement

Hugs!!!

Proud Grandparents!

More hugs, because we can.

Jamie's Dad surprised us and came up

So happy to have him there

I think I went crazy with excitement!

Sly father-in-law to be

Candy floss, a long history behind...

Our God is so good to us!

P.S. I will put up some specific birthday photos soon.

Holy Spirit

Father God

Grant me your Spirit

Shape and fashion me

Give me wisdom

For without it

I'm completely lost

Guide my days

For I know

Without you I will fall

For I am sinfull

Nothing that I do

Is without sin at all

Yet in your Spirit

You can turn

My deeds into praise for you.

Father God

Hear our prayers

Make us right with you

Send your Spirit

To our souls

Live within us every day

Wash and cleans us

Make us white as snow

JH

27-3-17

Youth Camp and other adventures

There is the saying that goes something like this - Every girl has that one guy friend that everybody insists he is more. So true! Jamie was that guy for me even if it took me a while to admit it. 

Today marks a special day in which we shared our numbers with each other. 

Over the past months I have been so blessed with many of you my friends asking me how he is and how we are both going. This has been so special for me and gives me a chance to tell me of how the Lord has brought us to this day. One of the things that you guys always say that makes me laugh is the, "You guys are so Cute!" Like really come on? Me cute..... You have got to be kidding. Yet I suppose it must be true because you keep on insisting. I will try to believe you I promise.

This year started with a youth camp, at which as usual everybody told us we were cute. So cute they thought that we deserved the cutest couple at camp award. It was a great camp inspite of being cute...... Well that was kinda cool to. Most of the time was spent trying to beat Jamie in a card game or taking a, dare I say it, a romantic walk or sweet hug. So maybe that's why you thought us cute...Well I can't change that now. 

Nelson is beautiful, the parks and historical house's, 

Beaches for walks in the sunset

Boat trips and eating out

Yet most of all the people whom I am so blessed to get to know. To go out for coffee and have dinner with them. To listen to there advice or story's of how they fell in love. To worship and share communion with them. Something I look forward to having more of in the future.

The things guys make you do.....

Go to the speedway.......It's OK....Not as bad as I thought.

Walk bare feet on stones...humf

Get up on time......Yeah I suppose that's a good thing.

Yet when I think about it the billion good things outweigh those small things.

Auckland, uggly and far to busy until you take the long drive out into the peace and still of the country. A place to listed to the birds, going swimming in the creak. Walk in the middle of the road and just talk as girls do.

I know that whatever kind of adventure God gives you or me. They are perfect for use. Taylor made. 

I look forward to many more that God has in plan and the fulfillment of Jamie's and my dreams

Keepsake's

I always thought that people become sentimental when they start to get old but, I'm sure that is wrong now.

It's more when you start to make memories like these......

Being together...

Flowers

Reminders of the "Footprints" poem.

Sunsets!

Laughing...

Strolls.

The moment when someone gets my not possed smile!!!!

Siluets.

Memories make us what to have a keepsake, something sentimental. Photos defently are a way of having that. 

I feel so blessed that last time I was in Nelson visiting Jamie, his sister got such beautiful shots of us just being ourselves.