Friday, June 28, 2013

Life is a balance

 
~  In reality the Christian life is not a series of rules and regulations. Our example, Jesus Christ, didn’t follow any such formula in His ‘work-life balance’. In fact, His life seems to be a “collection of contradictions” as one poet puts it. For instance, on the one hand, when His family thought He was mad and came to take Him home (Mark 3:21), Jesus asked, "Who are my mother and my brothers?" (Mark 3:33). Yet, on the other hand, when dying on the cross for the sins of the world, He was thinking of His mother’s welfare (John 19:26-27). On another occasion, Jesus taught that disciples are not worthy of Him if they love their family more than Him (Matt 10:37). Yet when the Pharisees neglected their family for the sake of their service to God, He rebuked them for dishonouring their parents, nullifying the word of God and following human rules (Matt 15:3-9). And, of course, that is the point. Jesus didn’t follow human rules. He fulfilled the will of His Father which is neither legalistic nor formulaic. Formulas are for infants. ~

from Pastor Robert Fergusson

Life should be a beautiful walk of grace empowered by the Holy Spirit and not of guilt.
Happy Weekend!

Thursday, June 27, 2013

Lemon Time

My tree is groaning with lovely lemons.  Bowls of lemons are scenting the house.

 

Jamie's lemon tart is our current favourite dessert.

 


Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Manicure

Rebecca has wanted me to do a french manicure on her nails for the longest time... the winter holidays have began and are the perfect time to indulge in a little mani-by-mom.

Monday, June 24, 2013

Baby turns 11

Rebecca celebrated her birthday at the end of last week.  This girl.  I love her.  To bits.

Traditionally it begins with presents and hot chocolate in bed.


Her favourite chocolate cake.

Monday

It is so apt to remember this scripture on a Monday morning... it sets the bar for the choices that come up in the week.

Friday, June 14, 2013

Burgers and burgers

It was my sister's birthday last week and part of her gift was a evening at her favourite burger spot, Royale.  They make the best burgers and sweet potato chips in Cape Town.  Delicious!


 
 This is us afterwards... maybe I can blame this on too many carbs... maybe not.
 

More burgers this week at a friend's Drummies fundraiser at the Spur... wish I had a picture of the lovely Jenna rather but she was running about being a waitress for the evening.  It was packed and super festive to say the least! 


Thursday, June 13, 2013

Rest of heart


This way of seeing our Father in everything makes life one long thanksgiving and gives a rest of heart, and, more than that, a gayety of spirit, that is unspeakable. Some one says, "God's will on earth is always joy, always tranquility."
And since He must have His own way concerning His children, into what wonderful green pastures of inward rest, and beside what blessedly still waters of inward refreshment is the soul led that learns this secret. If the will of God is our will, and if He always has His way, then we always have our way also, and we reign in a perpetual kingdom. He who sides with God cannot fail to win in every encounter; and, whether the result shall be joy or sorrow, failure or success, death or life, we may, under all circumstances, join in the Apostle's shout of victory, "Thanks be unto God which always causeth us to triumph in Christ!"

~ Hannah Whitall Smith



 

Friday, June 7, 2013

Fashion fave


I just love her style at the moment and I love her as Pepper Potts.
Have a fun weekend!!

Monday, June 3, 2013

The weekend that was

It hailed in Cape Town.  Wow, we had a white weekend.

Outside my front door

Enough hail to play with

 
our city in the white

my position on and off for the weekend

Saturday, June 1, 2013