Special people

As our time comes to an end at WCA I am reminded of the amazing friends that God has sent my way. The school has been a wonderful blessing of love and encouragement of memories and tears. I have learnt to value some amazing true friends. Some of these amazing people face many trials and their testimony is one of hope and encouragement. It was a miracle we got to stay until May. We believe for a miracle that we may stay longer. God is an amazing God I am so blessed to have seen His hand work in so many ways.
Look around today and just see how far God has bought you.
Please have a cup of tea with me today.

The comfy chair of God

Today was a bit of a tough day. But the girls and I went and got a snack we meet a friend while we were out. They use to be a Pastor. This man ministered words of wisdom and kindness. It felt like sitting in a comfy chair and yet as I think about what he said it is this way with God. His words and His alone are like sitting in a comfy chair feeling safe and not alone and knowing that God truly comforts the weary. I don't know what the next day holds. I do know I love just sitting in the comfy chair with God. This man may not be a Pastor now but his ministering words touched my heart and he truly was a messenger of God. I think we need to sit long enough to know that God is that ultimate comforter.
Please have a cup of tea with me today.

Your Testimony

Life is not always what we want it to be. My parents divorced when I was 15 and now I am getting a divorce when my oldest is 14. Life is not always how we wished it could be. As I type the girls have so many days left at their school. It is somewhat refreshing the many people who have come up and said we are praying for you we are still believing that you will be back. It simply would take a miracle. Yet in all this people also say how much I have changed how they can see God working. I fought a good fight as I say what did I have to lose. I stand by what I believe the Bible says to dearly look after the family God has given me. This is not how I wanted a family to be, but for now I hold onto God and hold tight that He is bringing us through. I guess the last months I did not always see what others have seen. I am thankful for the kind words of friends and the school. It is true with every part of me I will miss the girls school dearly. I was so touched by the teachers who have said we will believe you are coming back and how much they would miss us. In saying it all it is surely in hard times that our testimony is shown whether we are going to just spout of words and verses or we are going to act and do what is right.
To all who are traveling the hard road or a valley remember what testimony are you portraying I wished I could have done a better job at times but one thing I know for sure. I hold onto the God that has held me for so many years and to Him I am thankful and grateful too.
Please have a cup of tea with me today.

The wisdom of the young.

The wisdom of the young. My daughters always amaze me at how wise they are. We have a relationship which allows us all to communicate the good, bad and the ugly. In that there is freedom and grace to be ouselves. We have often stopped the car and danced around it. Or laughed with the music loud. How often we forget that we should come to God like this open to receive open to be ourselves and open to listen.
So today just think for a moment who you want to be viewed as one who will listen or one who will just miss out on the amazing things of life it is a choice.
Please have a cup of tea with me today.

With love Rita

On Tuesday April 27th 2009 my sister in law in England died of cancer. She had cancer in a lot of her body. That very same day I had an email from my sister saying that Rita was very sick so I called my brother. His voice was very silent She died today Lisa. Emily my oldest daughter got to write and tell her about Christ and I got to share a little before her death I can still hear her voice she was from the Seychelles. I wrote a story it was a simple story about how if you plant one simple daisy and plant some to give to others that when people see pink daisies they would remember to plant hope for cancer patients I never got the chance to read that story to her nor has it been published yet.
My point of it all is this in 2007 when I last saw Rita I never knew that 2 years later she would die. Life is very short make the most of the time you have with loved one's turn your heartaches into joy, your hurt into giving and your sorrow into a chance to change others life.
So to the many people going through hard times I give you a pink daisy to remember pink daisies are for hope.
Always remembered dear Rita.
Please have a cup of tea with me today.

Are you trapped in your own Zoo?

My youngest daughter and I went on a school field trip to the zoo. I was a little sad as her and her sister will not be returning to their school in August due to everything going on. I kept on wanting to cry as I saw the amazing friends I had made. As I looked at the Zoo animals I thought are we like them often trapped in our own mess of life. Are we like the giraffes that were been chased by the ostriches tossed by every storm that comes are way. Or are we like the polar bear who sat on this stone with a soar on his leg letting life get to us. Then there are the lions majestic and sitting no care in the world. Perhaps that is why the Bible says the lion of Judea.
In all our storms we can learn from the lion to rest and be still and know that God is God and He will lead us through. So easy to say. This week has sure been a yo yo for me. I saw a dear friend looking very down and lonely after they had an operation my heart felt the pain yet there was nothing I could do but lean on God to help that person. We so often live in our own Zoo and never allow God to heal us and lead us through to the rivers of life.
Take a moment to reflect and just take a moment to just give everything to God. I have this week just prayed and prayed when things got to much I have no answers but I do have a Big God that cares for me.
Please have a cup of tea with me today.

ME

Well it is my Birthday today. It seams a little strange that I am by myself this year well so to speak. But I look at the amazing friends and daughters I have and I am so blessed. I look at the amazing children I have known through the years. The amazing moments I have had and the amazing God who has lead me through so much. In that I am so blessed.Friends who have just been so amazing.
I might have a long road to travel but I do know I have been blessed in so many ways.
So to all of you thank you for walking this road with me
Happy Birthday to all of you.
Please have a cup of tea with me today.