Good bye 2009

As the year comes to an end I am more anxious to know where I will be this time next year. It has been a year of many sad things my sister in law died in April. My marriage took a dive to say the least and life as I knew it seamed to fade into nothingness. Dreams were shattered and tears flowed like there was no tomorrow.
But as I say all that and I truly miss England, my dear friends, sister, brother and mum more than they will ever know. I have been amazingly blessed to find amazing true friends. I have learnt to cook, to find parts of me that I never knew existed I mean I catered a tea party for 60 people how cool was that. I got to walk in the rain and just laugh, I got to wear a little black dress and laugh that wow I looked good. I got to see God do amazing things. I got to see a part of God that I never knew and I got to live just a bit in God's amazing grace.
So perhaps as this year ends it might not of been the year I ever dreamed of living but I am thankful for the many people who have helped and blessed me and my amazing girls and that through it all God loved little old me. So as I enter 2010 I pray that I am in a better place than I am now I do pray I find one day true love and that I become a better me in Christ.Thank you all. I do pray one day that I get to see those amazing rolling hills of my England I hope it is one day soon there is nothing like it and it simply is Home.
So Happy New Year to you all.
Please have a cup of tea with me.

To dance in the storm.

As Christmas comes and I face a daunting new year. I was reminded by a quote that I saw in a store that life is truly what you make it.
Life is not wanting the storm to pass but learning to dance in the storm.
I use to love running and playing outside in the rain as a child. But then I suppose I became an adult and I forgot how to dance in the storm. This past year I have ran outside and played in the rain with my girls.
This past month I have learnt that life is not always the way we wanted it to be. Sometimes life gives you much more than you think you can take. I have been very blessed to have amazing friends who believe in me.
I am learning that through faith and people believing in little old me that I can dance in the storm and as I dance I am really not so alone.

I wished I had a photo of me dancing alone but in truth God knows that I am not so alone so I have added a Christmas photo of Three English girlies.
So where ever you remember this one has to learn to dance laugh in a storm and one is never alone if they hold onto tight to an amazing God.
My wish for all of you this Christmas is that you dance many times when the rain comes or the sun is shinning or there is snow outside and remember you never dance alone.

Perhaps at the end of this my book should be to dance through a storm.
From my heart to yours many many wonderful blessings.
Please have a cup of tea with me today.