Last Wednesday was Ash Wednesday – the first day of lent for those that wish to participate. Lots of my friends and myself practise lent each year and it is something we all think is a good idea. 1 – Because it helps build your relationship with God/feel closer to God, and 2 – It [...]
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Is that really all I talk about…?
Posted in Faith and Life, tagged Girls, gossip, Heart, Lent, strength, the Lord, words on March 15, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
More Parachute photos
Posted in Faith and Life, tagged Avalanche City, Chris Cope, Music, NgaioMay, Parachute, Skillet on February 1, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Trigger theory at the Deluxe stage on Friday The amazing Skillet show on Saturday night! With fire and everything! I am in there, underneath the black pole back a few lines and I was there, moshing and singing my heart out! So much fun, such great music! A great photo of Chris Cope, playing a [...]
Parachute Music Festival 2011
Posted in Faith and Life on January 31, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I have just gotten home from one of my favorite events of the year. Parachute! Although I now have chapped lips, a sun burnt neck and knees and am so tired I am about to fall asleep, I had the best time! I got to see so many bands/groups of talented people doing what they [...]
A weekend of Adventure
Posted in Faith and Life, tagged bush, forest, Friends, hiking, New Zealand, Sunrise, Tramping on January 18, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I spent the past weekend pretending to be Bear Grylls in the beautiful bush of the Coromandel. I was one of ten awesome lady’s who climbed up the Pinnacles to the huge hut that is up there. I like to think that I really enjoyed it, and I did but to be honest, there were [...]
What Christmas is all about
Posted in Faith and Life, tagged aww, Christmas, cute., kids on December 14, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I think this may be the cutest thing. Ever.
Tech head
Posted in Faith and Life, tagged brain, dumb, life, smart, technology on December 5, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I have been thinking about how often I use technology and electronic stuff. I mean, yeah it has some awesome advantages, the internet, music, movies ect… but I wonder what kind of effect it is having on my life. I have always remembered the saying that one of my middle school teachers used to say: [...]
Kia Kaha for Our Trapped Miners
Posted in Faith and Life on November 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Five days ago, on Friday, the 19th of November, there was an explosion in the Pike River Mine. (Upper South Island, NZ) There are 29 men trapped under ground. The rescue team is ready and waiting to go in and get our men out but they can’t. They are not allowed in until the mine [...]
A Person of Character
Posted in Faith and Life, tagged better, change, Character, life on November 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Lets face it, it’s not easy to become a person of character. It takes a good heart, but also requires wisdom to know right from wrong and the discipline to do right even when it is costly, inconvenient or difficult. Becoming a person of character is a life-long quest to be better. A person of [...]
Mirror, Mirror on the wall…
Posted in Faith and Life, tagged Beauty, lies, life, love, media, world on September 19, 2010 | 1 Comment »
So you look in a magazine and you see an advert for make up. The woman has the clearest skin you have ever seen, her eyelashes are miles long and her lips are the perfect shape. And yet we are not amazed by the ‘perfection’ as it is no longer unique, even though it should [...]
