Tidy up!

This morning I took the girls to school,

we were running a little late.

The usual routine is this:

Get up,

get dressed, 

eat breakfast,

clean teeth,

brush and put up hair,

cuddle Giorgia as we 

read the bible.

Coats on,

shoes on,

in the car.

Pray.

This morning, we did all the above,

but in a bit of a rush.

The girls were tired and sleepy.

As I arrived outside Jessies school,

I turned to say goodbye to her and wish her a nice day,when I noticed her scruffy ponytail.

It was all a mess and parts hanging loose.

"You look a mess, did you brush your hair?"

I said.

"Here, let me do it..."

I took her hair and tidied it up.

Now she looked presentable.

"love you, see you later.."

She went on her day.

As this moment unfolded,
I thought to myself..

"Why do I care if her hair is a mess?"

I wondered...

"Should it really bother me? Its her hair after all.."

I felt God smiling and prompting me.

"Is it because it is a reflection on me as her Mother?"

"Yes.."

God stirred my heart.

"We are Gods children...and we are a reflection of Him..

how do we make Him look?

Are we unkempt in our walk with Him?

Loose tongues?

harsh words?

bad behaviour?

do we look like him?

Do we reflect Him or embarress Him?

It made me think...

" For in the image of God
   has God made mankind." Genesis 9:6

 "We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We implore you on Christ’s behalf." 2 Corinthians 5:20

 26 Then God said, “Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness, so that they may rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky, over the livestock and all the wild animals, and over all the creatures that move along the ground.” Gen 1:26

 9 With the tongue we praise our Lord and Father, and with it we curse human beings, who have been made in God’s likeness. James 3:9

'This shall be written for the generation to come: and the people which shall be created shall praise the LORD.' (Psalm 102:18)

I am made in God's image!  So... I must reflect God.


Have We been reflecting Him in our lives?

 

The story behind the name..

Before I fell pregnant,

before I even thought of having more children,

before I was mildly broody...

God asked me a question.

"Will you have more children?"

I wasn't sure that I wanted to have more,

I had a little girl aged 2 and a 5 year old,

I hadn't really thought about more ..

but the question remained.

I thought about it.

I knew if God was asking me,

there was a choice.

He wasn't telling me..

My answer was something like this,

"God, I do not feel like it is something I want at this moment,

however, if it is your will for us to have more children for you,

then of course my answer is yes."

A year passed,

during that time,

I had a vision.

It was of a field of Poppies.

Beautiful, red flowers.

I asked God what this was,

he replied,

"This is a field of your harvest,

You have sown these seeds over the years and this is the harvest from it."

I was surprised.

Then I saw 3 little girls with red ribbons in their hair, 

they were descending in size, 

and carrying little baskets in their arms.

I wondered..

as I knew in my heart these were my children..

only, 

I just had 2 daughters at this time.

"They will reap the harvest in their generation.

Where you have sown,

they will reap.."

He continued..

I watched as they collected poppies and placed them in vases on a beautiful banquet table,

that had been prepared.

Jesus smiled.

On Ellies 3rd birthday,

I cried..

and cried!

My baby was growing up and it saddened me.

I was struck with broodiness,

and it was so strong!

We decided that we would try for another baby...

James loved the name Giorgia,

"If we have a girl, I would like her to be called Giorgia"

I looked up the meaning of Giorgia,

as I am one for giving a child not only a name,

but also a prophetic statement of who they are.

I was shocked to discover that her name meant,

"Tiller of the soil-harvester of the soil"

I was reminded of the vision.

Our other girls have double barrel names,

Jessie-Jane,

Ellie-Faith,

we wanted to decide on the second half of Giorgia's name when we met her..

we had a few ideas.

The day she was born,

we decided on the name

Evie.

It wasn't one of the ones we had in mind, but it means 

Life

and a

 Harvester of Life

may she be!

Life with three...

I remember wondering how I could stretch my love between 2 children,

 before my second daughter was born..

Of course you do and its easy...

Theres always enough love to go around..

Now I have three daughters,

and I'm full of love for them all!

I guess that is how God feels too!

Shes here!

Apologies for my absence!

Pregnancy and completing my counseling course took up all of my time.

I am happy to announce,

that baby,

Giorgia-Evie

has arrived,

weighing

7lb 5 oz.

4 hrs old

 2 days old 

 cuddling big sisters

 mumma snuggles

 tiny hands

 Dadda love

Teeny feet.

smiley dreams.

Happy sisters.

Jessie-Jane, Ellie-Faith & Giorgia-Evie.

We are very blessed and happy.

Bump and snow.

The snow has arrived....

The girls had great fun in it,

but soon got cold and wanted to be back in the warmth..

so we made warm carrot and coriander soup for lunch.

A friend of mine wanted to give me some maternity photos,

to add to her portfolio and a treat for me...

Today is the first day of Advent- I have some ideas to do with the children,

hope you are all enjoying the count down to Christmas. 

                                                             

    

Breathe it in...

This post will be a mixture of recent thoughts, 

events,

findings and sharing.

This time of year is so beautiful,

I just went for a walk across the green on my door step,

the trees swaying in the wind,

the orange leaves falling,

in their multitudes, covering the floor like a thick blanket of 

soft colour.

I was sitting inside and I had my window open and the breeze was calling me to come and walk!

So pretty!

"He walks where I walk, 

He stands where I stand,

He understands.

He knows my frailties,

shared my humanities,

tempted in every way,

yet without sin..

God with us,

so close to us,

God with us Emmanuel!"

Everything I looked at,

displayed his beauty and His glory.

He is beautiful.

So close to us.

Creation speaks of His presence.

I found myself praying for friends,

family,

my unborn child,

my daughters..

that they might

 KNOW

of Gods goodness,

his LOVE,

in 

abundance!

Here is Jessie,

learning the verse,

"I have come that you might have life to the FULL!"

My prayer for sure....

Heres my other little sausage,

on stage,

singing how great it is to have a friend like Jesus,

My prayer is that she will always feel that!

I was going to post on other things,

but I think this sums up how I feel right now...

breathing in His goodness.

Be blessed.

:-)

Moving forward?

I found myself recently asking God a question,

"What is the key to living a spiritually balanced, pleasing life?"

I knew it was a very broad question,

that had many elements,

but I am keen to know how to please God in my life,

receive His blessing and accomplish all that He has for me.

I know we are all given purpose and goals and vision,

and we can make the mark sometimes,

fail other times.

Sometimes we can be full of peace and security,

despite the darkest circumstances,

other times we can be over run with emotions,

fears,

anxiety and seem to miss God's best.

So I asked him this question.

I know that we can come to God and ask Him questions,

I remembered this lovely verse:

 Keep on keeping on at God. Keep asking - you'll get it. Keep searching - you'll find it. Keep pushing the doors - you'll get through. If you don't ask, you won't recognise the answer. If you don't search, you won't remember what you're looking for. If you don't push the door, you won't know if it's been opened.

I was given a picture in my mind,

of an old fashioned cart,

motionless on a rail track.

This, I felt represented, 

 the foundation of the word of God.

The law of Moses,

our safety net,

our boundaries,

Gods standards for our lives.

This is the vehicle in which we travel.

But this was not enough on its own.

The vehicle was mot moving.

It contained us,

held us,

but it was not enough on its own.

Something was missing!

Then I felt God speak the answer to my heart.

His Spirit,

Our obedience,

combined,

were the motion in the wheels.

It was all very well having the foundation,

the rules, 

the knowledge of His word,

but without these vital ingredients,

we were not moving forward.

Humility,

willingness to follow Him,

pliability,

Being open to His will,

willing to be soft clay in His hands.

This was the force that moved us along 

in His will and purpose.

Know His word,

Know His ways,

Follow His Spirit,

all of your days.