My never ending expedition.

 Life for me is safest lived day by day and step by step. I cant really do more than that. Naturally I stress really easily, I over think often, I dispair far to much. So day by day and step by step is the best medicine for me! The most wonderful thing is..thats how God leads us to live, day by day and step by step. I am very thankful for the year that has passed. Its another year of life lived, people I have had the pleasure to know and places I have been but most of all I am thankful for Gods grace in my life and in those lives around me. Life can be tough...but one thing remains the same ...this year, last year and the one to come...and that is Him . Thank you Jesus . I know at Christmas we are to celebrate Christ birth...but the New Year for me brings more celebration of Christ and His life than Christmas does. The New Year to me represents a new year to live in the grace that Christ has given..at a huge price for Him ...

I am doing a new thing.. So its been three years and three months since in my bedroom, (actually it was my brothers bedroom, mine was probably too messy to sleep in or something like that!!) I had my bible open and thanked God for all he had done for me and for loving me and forgiving me. So much has happened since then and this morning I am reminded of the phrase 'I am doing a new thing'. I read that in Isaiah43 a few weeks ago and I am reading through Revelation at the moment and Exodus and in both it is clear that in the future God will do a new thing...there will be a new heaven and a new earth. And in Exodus we see how he leads his poeple in new ways and to new places. A new thing. If I look back on the last three years I see lots of change but change mostly in my heart. The beauty of a living and active God is that a new thing can be as real for the Isralites in Exodus and as true for the times to come in Revelation but the awesome thing is that it isnt abou...

Its been a little while since I wrote last. When my writing stops or I go quiet, sometimes its because I am kinda standing still in my life in a way...this time it has been because of fear. The last two weeks have flown by...each day has been such a mix, with hopeless moments followed by encouragement from the Lord. His steadfast lovingkindness definetly sums up my last two weeks. College is a huge challenge for me. I am so thankful to know that I'm ment to be there. God has shown this to me clearly through His Word and opened the doors for me to go to college. It was given to me by Him and its a gift I am thankful for it. But boy is it a challenge!! The course I am doing doesnt have a whole lot of class hours, I havnt had that many exams so far and overall it shouldnt be that intimidating, but to me it is. I am 25, (26 next month...mini life crisis ahead!!:)) and I have never been good at dealing with academic stuff. I have always wanted to teach children. Always....

For me, as a Christian sometimes I doubt...I think what if I have got it wrong??..Could I really know the truth and so many not want it? This week in college it is 'Islam awareness week' and watching people filter in and out of the room that  they are set up in reminded me that there are so many religions out there. I asked God today what if I got it wrong?...What if what I believe and what I do isnt true to Him or the truth? I asked Him to reach me today and show me Him and His truth. And though my prayer was weak and quiet, He heard. As I went about the rest of my day God was placing in front of me reminders of where He has brought me from and to. As I cycled home from college, as I sat reading my favorite blogs, as I drew on my blackboard wall...He showed me through my simple life what He has done for me and the life He has given to me. All because of Christ love, death and ressurection for a girl who did not yet know Him. I do...

 February and Spring are in full swing here in Cork and I'm loving the change.   There are only 8 weeks left of lectures in college and the months ahead look packed with fun weekends and some challenges but with Spring comes new life and I know that whatever comes my way nothing is a surprise to God.    This weekend thanks to a dear friend who donated some left over paint I started to paint my bedroom. Over Christmas my sister and I changed rooms which has given me lots of room for creative fun. I have to be honest since I begun the 'be creative 2013' project I have been overwhelmed with ideas with things I can do to make my bedroom functional, colourful and pretty. Projects like these take time however and I'll have to do it all in bite size chunks. College, work and life have to go on too :) So this weekend I painted part of my room duck egg blue... I really love the colour. Its fresh and soft and ...

  January has come and gone and I am definetly excited that Spring has come. I love the different seasons and the change that comes with them. It's such a blessing that with each season comes new sights & colours & this season brings fresh growth and the beginning of colour which is very welcome in my books. Thank you God for the changing seasons.   This January is what I would call a 'pic n mix'. Such a mix bag weather wise but also with college and motivation and also with my bible reading plan. There has been times of growth and progress and other cold, wintery days where all I wanted was early bed times and to avoid the work ahead but what has been a huge blessing is the 'be creative 2013' incentive and the bible reading plan. They have kept my month colourful and fresh. Thankfully.   This year I definetly have embraced the idea of goals. Long term and short term. They can be exciting and help keep...

 Psalm1 is a song about a man who is blessed. This blessed man is a man who delights in the law of the Lord, and on his law he meditates day and night. He is like a tree planted by streams of water that yields its fruit in its season and its leaf does not wither. In all that he does, he prospers. It is so good to read Gods Word and there definitly is a blessing in reading, studying and meditating upon it so for one of this weeks free creative project I put together this jar of verses. I had previously made up these cards with some encouraging verses on them. I typed them up, printed them off and glued them onto pieces of card I had left over. Then I washed a used jar and wrapped it in a bow with some pretty green ribbon I had already. Each morning I take a verse out for that day. Its fun and I am always looking forward to what tomorrows verse says. Its also a cool way of learning them off throughout the day by using them as a bookmark too.  Todays verses re...

Today here in Cork, it is definetly an umbrella day! Each day here in Ireland the weather can be so different. Yesterday we had snow and sun and today we have lots of rain. Each day we can have many thoughts, worries, wants and needs. Each day God is the same. Each day His Word remains the same. Each day His promises are true. In Matthew6:25 Jesus says: 'Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing?'   Matthew6:34 Jesus says, 'Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.' Please note that I am not saying that these things arent important and I do not expect a package outside my door with an outfit picked out and a food basket next to it saying 'with love from God' each morning. Of course God provides ...

So its ALREADY coming to the end of January 2013..hard to believe I know. It has been a quick couple of weeks.  College is back in full swing with only 10 weeks of lectures left this semester, the plan to get my running mileage up is on the go and my read the bible in a year plan is well into Genesis and Matthew. Its been a good month so far! One thing however which is still not settled is my desire to find ways of being more creative this year! Last year was such a great year. I got to live in Germany, travel to Turkey and stay in China. And this was all before returning back to Ireland in July. Last year because of the grace of God I got to know who I am because of Jesus and what He did more and this included my likes and dislikes. He healed lots and brought so much light, life and joy into my heart. One of the things that I found more and more was this huge urge and desire to be more creative,...