indescribable.....

last night we went to my mums house for tea, with also the added delight of helping her polish of left over desserts from her dinner party the previous night - I know I get all the hard jobs – after we were all suitably stuffed and buzzing from our high levels of sugar intake we sat down (I know great way to burn it off) and watched a new DVD she had bought – it was - Louie Giglio - Passion Talk Series Indescribable (2008)


It was so amazing – and a reminder of the vastness and greatness of our God and his outrageous love for mankind. The beauty of the universe is breathtaking and makes so much sense to me – that I am made in Gods image – so no wonder I have such a love for twinkly and sparkly things – have you seen how shiny space is……….

what to buy?

stuarts birthday is in a couple of weeks - actually couple of weeks exactly - his b'day is on 14th sept - and there is never any chance of me forgeting it - i have never met anyone like stuart who loves his birthday so much.... childlike... could not describe it. My birthday is 15th May and as soon as my day of celebration is over he begins the countdown....so much so he has put a reminder in my mobile to ping up everyday saying 'get stuart an amazing birthday present'.

i don't know why but i find it so hard to buy for him - i always think i have come up with a great idea and the closer i get to the speacial day it seems less and less of a brilliant idea.........

not that he is ungrateful - its just i find guys so much harder to buy for - maybe thats just me - cause i like pretty things - that aren't always practical...or maybe its cause i tend to leave things to the last minute then act out of panic - well not this year - i have taken note of my daily reminders and am trying to take time to get organised.....

does anyone else find it hard to buy for their other half?

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who ate my plant....

I went out this evening to check out my wee plants on my deck - and pretend i know what I am doing - when I noticed my new plant that may I mention was thriving a day or two ago looked like an angry hippo chewed it up and spat it out....

i was outraged and saw a big nearby snail and started blaming him for eating my plant....when .. Wait for it.... my gaze fell to a spot on the ground just round the side of the pot and there was the biggest, most seriously overweight SLUG I have ever seen. it makes me shiver thinking about it...... his antlers (wrong name I am sure, but you know what I mean) were I am sure about an inch long....

Such was the greatness of his girth that it even moved Stuart of his perch to take a picture...


Here he is - the camera doesn't do his hugeness justice....

wedding bells......

Stuart and I had fun last week at my cousins wedding – it was amazing as it was actually dry for the day – a welcome break midst the sheets of rain we have been having daily!




It was a lovely day as her new husband is from Oz and was with Stuart and I for part of the time we spent in Ellel Ministries, plus his parents were on team with us to so it was fun to catch up and amazing to remember afresh what a small world it really is….


Anyway the setting was beautiful and even if I do say so myself my fav bits were all the flowers - my sister was the florist for the day and made everything sparkle ……..

fingers on your buzzers................

Last night Stuart and I hosted a 'pub quiz' at a local pub which was so much fun; I get competitive even if I am not playing. Stuart last minute asked me to share a bit of my story in the break...... I was so tempted to say no..... but instead heard myself saying 'yes'...... anyway I am glad I did, it’s always good to remind yourself where you have come from and all that God has done... no matter how far down the path we are.....................

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i want to see...................

As I mentioned I am reading the book ‘Wide Awake’ (if you not sure scroll down) and by the way it’s great! Well a few nights ago a bit in the book was talking about the story of blind Bartimaeus and although I have read it many times and heard it spoken about – it was as if I was seeing it for the first time …………


Blind Bartimaeus Receives His Sight
46Then they came to Jericho. As Jesus and his disciples, together with a large crowd, were leaving the city, a blind man, Bartimaeus (that is, the Son of Timaeus), was sitting by the roadside begging. 47When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to shout, "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!"
48Many rebuked him and told him to be quiet, but he shouted all the more, "Son of David, have mercy on me!"
49Jesus stopped and said, "Call him." So they called to the blind man, "Cheer up! On your feet! He's calling you." 50Throwing his cloak aside, he jumped to his feet and came to Jesus.
51"What do you want me to do for you?" Jesus asked him.
The blind man said, "Rabbi, I want to see."




Hope you enjoyed the wee read –

The part that keeps going over and over in my head is this bit - "What do you want me to do for you?" Jesus asked him. His response is ‘I want to see.’
Jesus knew exactly what he wanted – as I figure aside from being God you could work out someone was blind …………… but he still asks him the question before responding to His need….

I have never noticed this in that way before…. As I read it that night again I felt God say to my ‘what do you want from me Alison, what is your deepest longing the one thing that you want from me right now ….and you know I had to ponder that a moment…

Now what about you if Jesus stood before you right here and now and looked you in the eyes and said ‘what do you want me to do for you?’ take a moment and answer honestly, to see what really drives you – what is your deepest longing, the one thing that you feel would almost be to good to be true………..what would it be?

Dare to dream big, to dream outside of your capabilities and physical reach, sometimes when asked we say ‘I’d like to see for a bit’ or ‘I’d like to see with one eye please’.

Don’t put God in a box ………………… there is so much more……………..
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