It's a cool, wet winters day, and I just love this weather. Although it does set me back giving me every excuse not to do this or that, but just to sit and listen and chill really!! Do I do brave Coles on a Saturday? No, that would be a bad decision! We'll make do! I have flour to make bread, butter to bake and yummy coffee for myself, tea for mum and husband, milo for the kiddies. Dinner is cooking, kindly supplied by a friend! And so, to accompany our traditional comfort food called "boil up", my big boy, his friend and I went out to pick water cress down at a nearby flowing stream.
It is awesome that God has made herb pleasing to the eye and good for food! And I am pleased that although foreigners to this beautiful country, we can still keep some traditions to help make this home!
So our God shack smells sweet, sounds sweet and is sweet warm.
Blessed by His beauty. How do you see His blessings today?
Karen x
About Me
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- Kiaora e te iwi! Mama of 5 tamariki soon to be 6 next March2012 - 2 boys and 3 girls, and then what ever surprise the Lord has in the oven right now. Soon to be wife in Nov2011 of long time partner of 16 years. Born again Christian since March2005. New to this beautiful country since Feb2011. And new to Blogging since NOW!! You are such an Inspiration Tammi, so here I am giving it a go!! Thanks in advanced to all you fellow Bloggers and soon to be friends for all your encouragement, inspiration and critique along the way! I look forward to this new adventure............
Friday 15 June 2012
keeping the buzz...
It's been a little quite on the home front since my dad has returned back to NZ for a further 3 months. Nevertheless, the sound of childrens playful laughter, quite whispers, loud dissagreements, song singing, and screams of laughter as they play tag, have all filled the air and continue to keep our God Shack buzzing. Love it, love them in all their uniqueness.
So in 3 months (perhaps even sooner), both my sister and father will return to Rockingham for good to join my little whanau and mum for good!
So with us all here that leaves my two brothers back in NZ...maybe they'll follow..maybe not??
We will be praying that mum might get a house here before they arrive. And if for some reason they cannot get a house, then guess what house will be bursting a seams and buzzing even louder with all sorts of comotion? Yep, ya guessed it, the.......God Shack!
May God bless all those who enter this home as we are blessed to have them enter!!
How have you seen your blessings today?
Karen xx
So in 3 months (perhaps even sooner), both my sister and father will return to Rockingham for good to join my little whanau and mum for good!
So with us all here that leaves my two brothers back in NZ...maybe they'll follow..maybe not??
We will be praying that mum might get a house here before they arrive. And if for some reason they cannot get a house, then guess what house will be bursting a seams and buzzing even louder with all sorts of comotion? Yep, ya guessed it, the.......God Shack!
May God bless all those who enter this home as we are blessed to have them enter!!
How have you seen your blessings today?
Karen xx
Thursday 7 June 2012
Another blessed day in my busy little God Shack!!
Winter rain, cosy pj's, hot beverages, and warm company!
Old whanau friends from my home land who are here visiting their daughter in this beautiful country, also visited us today. Pa and Ma Ngawaka, beautiful older couple. Will ahve been married for 50 years in Febuary 2013...Wow, wounderful blessing in itself!!!
He has demencha, and so we were perpared to try our best to help Pa remember who we are, and the connection between families. Well, he may have lost some of his marbles, as he called it..but sure hasn't lost his sence of humor and wittiness!! Pa had all the fast come backs flowing out of his mouth all day!!
By the time they left our home, Pa still couldn't remember the connection, but he has re-met us and so at the momnet knows who we are and is enjoying us. So the blessings today were warm and loving. And although may be short remembered, they were worth it for even the shortest of memories.
Loving and counting all our blessings.
Karen x
Winter rain, cosy pj's, hot beverages, and warm company!
Old whanau friends from my home land who are here visiting their daughter in this beautiful country, also visited us today. Pa and Ma Ngawaka, beautiful older couple. Will ahve been married for 50 years in Febuary 2013...Wow, wounderful blessing in itself!!!
He has demencha, and so we were perpared to try our best to help Pa remember who we are, and the connection between families. Well, he may have lost some of his marbles, as he called it..but sure hasn't lost his sence of humor and wittiness!! Pa had all the fast come backs flowing out of his mouth all day!!
By the time they left our home, Pa still couldn't remember the connection, but he has re-met us and so at the momnet knows who we are and is enjoying us. So the blessings today were warm and loving. And although may be short remembered, they were worth it for even the shortest of memories.
Loving and counting all our blessings.
Karen x
Wednesday 6 June 2012
Restart...........
Well, it's been 10 months since my last post. So it's been a wee while, and since then so much has happened! I was only 9 weeks pregnant then, still pretty new to this beautiful country, and still rather homesick for my home land of Aotearoa.
And so since then.......We now have another beautiful baby boy "Jackson Levi Rawiri" who was born 27 March 2012 weighing in at a healthy 8lb8oz, looking very brown and morerish.
My friend and partner of 16 years are now married! We had a fabulous wedding back in NZ last November. Best wedding I have been to in a long time!! We couldn't have had it any better, even the typical Auckland weather NEVER put a damper on anything!
I committed myself back into our church life and settled right in again and loving every minute of it.
This is my year of be empowered!!
When we returned here from NZ, we brought my mother back to live with us till she gets her feet grounded, dad will follow later on in the year.
My nephew also came for a 7 week holiday without mummy and daddy!
Then his daddy, my brother came over for a 4 week holiday over Christmas. Absolute fabulous times!!!!
So reluctantly and because of obligations, my brother and nephew sadly returned back to NZ.
Then in Feb, my baby (18) sister came over for a 3 week holiday. More fab times!! Sadly she then returned. Now I have my daddy here for a 3 week holiday before he sadly returns back to NZ. Yet again more fab times!! The kiddies have LOVED having their family around again!! On the upside of my dad, sister and brother returning back to NZ........They'll be back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So our "God Shack" (another story) withstood the flow of buzzing people and kiddies and ALL that comes with big families the whole time of all these fun times!!! And it continues to bless us as we can bless others!!
How do you see your blessing in the buisiness of your home?
And so since then.......We now have another beautiful baby boy "Jackson Levi Rawiri" who was born 27 March 2012 weighing in at a healthy 8lb8oz, looking very brown and morerish.
My friend and partner of 16 years are now married! We had a fabulous wedding back in NZ last November. Best wedding I have been to in a long time!! We couldn't have had it any better, even the typical Auckland weather NEVER put a damper on anything!
I committed myself back into our church life and settled right in again and loving every minute of it.
This is my year of be empowered!!
When we returned here from NZ, we brought my mother back to live with us till she gets her feet grounded, dad will follow later on in the year.
My nephew also came for a 7 week holiday without mummy and daddy!
Then his daddy, my brother came over for a 4 week holiday over Christmas. Absolute fabulous times!!!!
So reluctantly and because of obligations, my brother and nephew sadly returned back to NZ.
Then in Feb, my baby (18) sister came over for a 3 week holiday. More fab times!! Sadly she then returned. Now I have my daddy here for a 3 week holiday before he sadly returns back to NZ. Yet again more fab times!! The kiddies have LOVED having their family around again!! On the upside of my dad, sister and brother returning back to NZ........They'll be back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So our "God Shack" (another story) withstood the flow of buzzing people and kiddies and ALL that comes with big families the whole time of all these fun times!!! And it continues to bless us as we can bless others!!
How do you see your blessing in the buisiness of your home?
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