Serving others ...

Lobethal Markets were great fun ... firstly because I had a friend to keep me company ... secondly because I had my eyes opened ... I saw a community working together ... and was reminded again about being of service ... being friendly and helpful ... so my mind is buzzing with ideas ... How can I serve and help every market community I visit?

Let's see how God wants me to move with this idea ... I know it is a God Idea and just need to wait ... He always comes up with ideas beyond what I can imagine.

Thanks God!

Can you think of someone who needs your love and encouragement ... maybe just stop and say a quick prayer and see what God will do ...  you have just passed on God's Love ... it's as easy as that!

Be blessed and be a blessing

Teena

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... your law is within my heart.

I waited patiently for the Lord;
    he turned to me and heard my cry. He lifted me out of the slimy pit,
    out of the mud and mire; he set my feet on a rock
    and gave me a firm place to stand. He put a new song in my mouth,
    a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see and fear the Lord
    and put their trust in him.  

Blessed is the one
    who trusts in the Lord,
who does not look to the proud,
    to those who turn aside to false gods.
Many, Lord my God,
    are the wonders you have done,
    the things you planned for us.
None can compare with you;
    were I to speak and tell of your deeds,
    they would be too many to declare.

Sacrifice and offering you did not desire—
    but my ears you have opened—
    burnt offerings and sin offerings you did not require.
Then I said, “Here I am, I have come—
    it is written about me in the scroll.
I desire to do your will, my God;
    your law is within my heart.”

Psalms 40: 1-8

Oh what a week it has been ... adventures and new discoveries ... every day is fresh and alive with learning ... but oh how exhausting ... all this paying attention and learning is wiping me out.

If you want to feel alive ... my lesson would be ... move states and start a whole new career in your 40's ... and you will feel alive.

My word for 2013 is Immanuel ... paying more attention to the presence of God in my life ... and it would be very true to say the psalmist David has it with ... my ears you have opened ... I desire to do your will, my God: your law is written within my heart.

How amazing God is to me ... no my plans but His!

Be blessed and be a blessing

Teena

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New market ideas ...

Got started on a new idea for the markets coming up next weekend ... Name Cards ... Since it will be a Christian School Market ... I thought Name Cards with verses might work well ... 

You are precious and honoured in my sight.
 Isaiah 43:4

Caitlin ... Chloe ... Ethan ... Gabrielle ... Oliver ... Sophie ... Cameron ... Noah ... Ruby ... Chase ...Ellie ... William ... Olivia ... Callum ... Daniel ... Emily ... Lucas ... Ella ... Jack ... Mia ... Joshua ... Jennifer ... Maya ... John ... Amelia ... Jackson ... Thomas ... Isabella ... Max ... Lia ... Riley ... Liam ... Grace ... Lucy ... Jacob ... Lisa ... Cooper ... Zoe ... Aiden ... Sienna ... Benjamin ... Emma ... Alexander ... Tiana ... Conor ... Lachlan ... Lily ... Samuel ... Hannah ... Charlie ... Georgia ... Henri ... 

Children are a blessing ... to be protected and Loved.

The Lord bless you and keep you
The Lord make his face shine on you
Numbers 6:24-26

Be blessed and be a blessing

Teena

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Happy Easter ...

 But when they looked up, they saw that the stone, which was very large, had been rolled away.  As they entered the tomb, they saw a young man dressed in a white robe sitting on the right side, and they were alarmed.

 “Don’t be alarmed,” he said. “You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has risen! He is not here. See the place where they laid him.  But go; tell his disciples and Peter, ‘He is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see him, just as he told you.’”

Mark 16:4-7

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What matters to you ...

What matters to me ... is having an active living faith.

I often wonder whether the world sees this in me ...

Does the world see Christ in me?

Easter is a good time to ponder and reflect on how blessed I am ... to be loved so greatly ... how much I have to rejoice about and with this overflow of blessing ... how much I have to share.

A few things for me to ponder on this week ... as I pray about it ... let's see what God shows me.


What is God talking to you about at the moment ... What is on your heart ... What matters to you?
I would love to hear what is burning a hole in your heart ... so leave a comment ... let me pray for you.

Jesus answered, “Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again,  but whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life.”  John 4:13-14

In all your preparations for EASTER ... may you be blessed and be a blessing.

Teena


 P.S.  I really loved the colors on my Easter cards (picture above) ... what doesn't show up in the photo is the glitter sparkle ... loving a bit of sparkle.

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Colour Conference 2013 ...

to quote from Bobbie Houston

"mark us for a resolve, for the days ahead ...equip us to build"

... what I Love about Colour Conference is the voice of God speaking to a crowd of women united in one cause ... saying to them all ... strength to strength in Jesus.

Blessed are those whose strength is in you,
    whose hearts are set on pilgrimage.

Psalm 84:5

 Hillsong amplify the voice of God so well and it really is a privilege to be a part of this gathering.

So I am walking away from this conference with a new mantra ... Have a Heart Set on Pilgrimage ... make it my earnest desire to keep my relationship with God alive and active ... don't get lazy and take it for granted ... make it top priority.

Thanks so so much to everyone involved in Colour Conference ... thanks for listening to what God is saying ... thanks for stepping up and speaking out ... thanks for the Truth.

Thanks for being a voice for those who have no voice ... now it's up to us to walk in action and keep the momentum going.

For anyone interested The 500 Project is a fab way to step up and help change someones world.

Thanks God for such a generous people. 

 Be blessed and be a blessing

Teena

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Christian Co-op Dream ...

Hey everyone ...

Just had to put this out there ... a God Size Dream that exploded in me.

A dream of starting a Christian Co-op. 

A group of 12 passionate artists/crafters that want to show their art to the world.

I don't know what it will look like or how it will begin or who will come ... all of these blanks of who, what, when or where will come in God's time.

I don't even know if christian co-ops exist in Adelaide ... so here begins my journey ... to find out what Adelaide offers for Christian Artists. 

I will keep you posted!

2013 is already an AMAZING year ... and it has only just began.

Be blessed and be a blessing

Teena

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