a boring blog

i arrived here, for the first time in months.. evident by the lack of new information and insights.. anyway, arrived here after one of my countless visits to Wilna's blog and remembered that i used to love this..
tonight is cell and i'm just in my office waiting for shawn to finish his guitar lesson, but 2morrow, after i've taught school, ordered a 25 pipe chime, 12" toca drum, a sistainer pedal, a 5 pin mic cable (no idea where i'm gonna find that) anyway, and tomorrow shawn has bible at the schools, so i'll have to find scriptures and so sorts.... anyway, where was i again.. oh yes, after all of that i'll come and blog a bit! i'll come and tell a bit about the camp, a bit about my amazing gift from wilna, that did not only make me smile and laugh, but also almost cry!! and i love drinking coffee in my groovy mug!! and i love the protection my little Bible has in my handbag.. since Wilna MADE me a cover!! love it, love it, love it!!
so, yes, i'm back!!

happy birthday, matyn & tia

hey there,

well 26 July was matyn (and Tia)'s birthdays. matyn turned 12, so tia was 11. i can not beleive how fast matyn got to 12. i'm sure she skipped 9 & 10.. anyway.. we had a real good time. she invited a bunch of friends, we taught them how to play poker.. and they ate way to much suger, danced and then ended the day with a concert of Niemand at our church. you might know Niemand best for (joe niemand) who sang the theme song 'a new day' for the movie Faith like patatoes. they really enjoyed it.

so now my daughter is 12, which means to me that she is almost big, no longer small, and yet in the process of figuring out who she is and how she fits into our household, our world and into her world..

so bless you my baby.. i love you and i am so proud of you..

mommy

Word..

and no, not word as in the gangster type.. but all i have today is Word..
from my little Message Bible Wilna sent me.. pretty little piece of sword i carry around in my bag..
Isaiah 43:
Don't be afraid, I've redeemed you.
I've called your name. You are mine.
when you're in over your head, I'll be there with you.
When you're in rough water, you will not go down.
When you're between a rock and a hard place,
It won't be a dead end.
Because I am your God, your personal God,
The Holy of Israel, your Savior.
I paid a huge price for you;
All of Egypt, with rich Cush and Seba thrown in!
That is how much you mean to me!
I'd sell off the whole world to get you back,
trade the creation just for you.

yum-yum

no, that is not just a title i thought up, it is a description of the food, the flavour on my pallet, the colours, the aromas, the decor, the company, the coffee... it even just happens to be the name of the little coffee shop!!

yes, tzaneen has seen the birth of a great star!! the Yum-Yum coffee shop!!

this is the type of place were wilna would have loved!! it's design is amazing, with a small water fountain between the tables, a delectable menu, amazing service and a small little shop with the 'sweetest' and sweetest little thingies!!

so last week, my friend louise took me out for coffee, 'cause i'm sick you see and she came all the way from her far away farm to treat me and make me feel special!! anyway we had these amazing cakes and mouthwatering coffee.. and we laughed and chatted!! we also made funny tasting noises that we tried to stop doing, but was incapable of doing..and it's as they say, the tasting is in the pudding!! by the way, let me just give you the names of our yummies, mine was the 'Squashed Lemon Meringue' with strawberry and blackberry.

Louise polished her 'Belgian Chocolate Tart' don't you just love the little ice cream and sorbet tower next to it..

telling you, it was amazing!!!

anyway, just felt like sharing, bragging, making you hungry-ing..

love ya

ps. Psl 34:8 Taste and see that the Lord is good. Blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him.

cold and stormy weather

what can i say.. i'm a bring on the cold kinda girl!! i love to dress in layers, curl up under a blanket.. would even enjoy reading a bit if i had the chance..
been having an insane inkling for some scrapping!! can't wait till my life allows me to get creative again..
my dear husband had a great idea. matyn is learning to type, so shawn suggested she get a blog!!! so please go check my little girl out @ www.matyns.blogspot.com she would love a comment if your up to it!!
and little old me, well, i'm writing Bible school exam in an hour and i'm tiniest little bit frantic!!!
so, i'm out again, just wanted to check in!!
love ya,
maryna
the mommy of matyn!!

my dream..

remember my other life.. the one where i'm a youth worker and i drive kids around on a semi regular basis.. at this stage i'm doing it on the back of my bakkie.. well, here she is, my dream car.. a Volkswagen Crafter it has 22 seats, reasonble great fuel consumpsion.. and i only need R460 000,00!! oh my God, i'm patiently, eagerly, excitedly, expectantly hanging in and waiting..

she is gorgeos is she not!!

sigh..

hey, i'm still here!!

hey there.. yes, i'm still here!! had such a great week last week and this week i'm still so excited and God just keeps on filling that with more of Him and more of Him!!
last week i was in Pretoria, for youth leadership training. my friend Willem went with me, so that was just great. i'd had some trying times before the training, times of stripping and change. so not everyday was a walk in the park, but praise the Lord, His plan is better than my plan.
so off i went for a week long training and it was so amazing. i almost want to say as life changing as being saved!!
yesterday, shawn and i moved the music shop around and i have to tell you that it looks just great!! i love the way it looks. we now have a small corner where we can just visit or where shawn can give his guitar lessons. it also opened up my office at the back that was starting to get very cluttered. So i threw rubbish away, finally took everything back to my house that seem to have found their way to my office.. it was so much fun. now my office seems open and beautiful!! i'm loving it!!
so you guessed it, i went home and started working on the 'CORNER'.. you know the one.. other people have a DRAWER, i have a whole corner. anyway, i sorted out, cleaned up, threw away!! it was so much fun.
so... after reading wilna's blog today, and seeing that she has also been cleaning, i think it's a thing in the air!! cleaning thing!!
so i like you.. i like me... i like God, 'cause He makes me free..