It was inevitable

The LORD is a stronghold for the oppressed,
  a stronghold in times of trouble.
And those who know your name put their trust in you,
  for you, O LORD, have not forsaken those who seek you.

 Psalm 9 :9-10

So I officially fail at routine. which is only to be expected, really. Hit snooze this morning and slept till 8. And I'm fully aware that I'm going to continue to fail at being disciplined, especially when tired and unmotivated. What a great comfort that we trust in God who is never exhausted and who never fails in his grace and mercy. 

Tidying up

Ok, so Christmas is over. And as my digestive system finishes dealing with the remains of a quite extravagant influx of food, I'm looking forward to getting back into some semblance of routine. I know the week between Christmas and new year is hardly the best time to get a routine established but I just can't stand another day of things being all over the place. Life will continue to be messy but I'd like to at least get one corner of it tidied up, even if it's only for a short time. So I've begun with blogging. Obviously. And Lord willing, tomorrow morning I'll be rejoining the 6am club as it's sole member and getting up early to read my Bible. My sugar-induced headache just throbbed angrily at the thought. 

I'm leaving you with some photos as requested by Chlotaire. First sewing mission accomplished. Voila!

Brief notification

hey y'all! I'm in America at the moment with my buddy Chlotaire! I've decided to give blogging a break for the time that I'm here, the main reason being that she is doing a good enough job for both of us :) So if you would like to follow our travels, check out her blog at http://www.theblackcrowblog.blogspot.com/ for regular updates, photos etc. Hope you're well and trusting Jesus!

Jen xo

Exciting discovery

I figured out the other day that one of my co-workers, Debra, her name backwards is Arbed. Like, arrrr-bed! A name that encompasses both comfort and pirates! 

Steadfast God

Psalm 136

1 Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good,

  for his steadfast love endures forever.
2Give thanks to the God of gods,
  for his steadfast love endures forever.
3Give thanks to the Lord of lords,
  for his steadfast love endures forever;

 4to him who alone does great wonders,
  for his steadfast love endures forever;
5to him who by understanding made the heavens,
  for his steadfast love endures forever;
6to him who spread out the earth above the waters,
  for his steadfast love endures forever;
7to him who made the great lights,
  for his steadfast love endures forever;
8the sun to rule over the day,
  for his steadfast love endures forever;
9the moon and stars to rule over the night,
  for his steadfast love endures forever;

 10to him who struck down the firstborn of Egypt,
  for his steadfast love endures forever;
11and brought Israel out from among them,
  for his steadfast love endures forever;
12with a strong hand and an outstretched arm,
  for his steadfast love endures forever;
13to him who divided the Red Sea in two,
  for his steadfast love endures forever;
14 and made Israel pass through the midst of it,
  for his steadfast love endures forever;
15but overthrew Pharaoh and his host in the Red Sea,
  for his steadfast love endures forever;
16to him who led his people through the wilderness,
  for his steadfast love endures forever;

 17to him who struck down great kings,
  for his steadfast love endures forever;
18and killed mighty kings,
  for his steadfast love endures forever;
19Sihon, king of the Amorites,
  for his steadfast love endures forever;
20and Og, king of Bashan,
  for his steadfast love endures forever;
21and gave their land as a heritage,
  for his steadfast love endures forever;
22a heritage to Israel his servant,
  for his steadfast love endures forever.

 23It is he who remembered us in our low estate,
  for his steadfast love endures forever;
24and rescued us from our foes,
  for his steadfast love endures forever;
25he who gives food to all flesh,
  for his steadfast love endures forever.

 26Give thanks to the God of heaven,

  for his steadfast love endures forever.

Some of the members of our homegroup have been doing a bible college course (via corrrspondance) called Introduction to the Bible, so the rest of us have been following along. I'm still reeling from all the information we have been grappling to absorb over the past ten weeks. One of the best things about looking at an overveiw of the Bible is that we get to see a much bigger picture of God. We see God being faithful and steadfast through the whole Bible. At the very beginning (Genesis 12;1-3) God promised Abraham that his descendants would be a great nation, he would give them a special land and a great blessing and that through them, all the nations of the world would be blessed. The most exciting thing is that these promises are still being fulfilled even today as the blessing of salvation in Jesus is going out to the very ends of the earth. God is working out the same plan he has had for thousands of years, in our lives as we trust and follow him. How exciting to be an instrument in God's big plan! And how comforting to know that the God we trust is one whose steadfast love endures forever. 

It's been a while...

Back by popular demand! Well, sort of. By popular demand I mean I pinky promised Crackers yesterday that I would start blogging again this week. So as I enjoy post HSC freedom and wait for my less fortunate friends to finish exams you can expect a few posts from me. But for now I wish you goodnight and may God lavish his grace upon you.

my verse for the week

James 1:2-3 "consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance."

hehe, trials.