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Yesterday I held baby Delilah in my arms, she has such kissable cheeks, I was kissing and blowing raspberries on her cheeks she was giggling and cooing

When we first saw Delilah she was sick (see other posts)  and weighed 3 kg (she was 9 months old)

Now she has hit 6 kg…….yahhhh what a victory, 3kg in 2 months. Milk, medicine and money……simple really

My money has literally turned into kilos on this gorgeous baby

I am content!!

Nerida, Delilah and her other children in Church this week!

Her mother Nerida was in church with 5 children yesterday!!

The door was baby milk and God won her.

What a change in this family’s life.

Love Cath

Dear Folk

Just a quick post to show you the damage that the Typhoon did to some places in Manila. Great footage and great glimpse at Mark Pedder too

watch?v=DK4gF9z6E1A

I just wanted to post these 2  Youtube videos again….I cannot stress their meaning to me and my family

Some people perhaps think I am  crazy doing what I am doing BUT this is a reality in my life

They address 2 Things in teens

APATHY

and

AFFLUENCE

I have been challenged today to simply let my faith be outworked

Go on just do it………..

Don’t think too hard just let people see Jesus…….

About 2 months ago a girl I have never met in all my life told me AT THE CHECKOUT she had an abortion, there were people there no privacy…….but she still told me (and the people before me too) she was hurting and bleeding her heart all over everyone.

I was so shocked I was speechless……….I did not say anything except ummmm errrrrr……..HMMMMMM

WHAT WAS THAT?????

I was not ready to preach in and out of season, I was unprepared and caught off guard…….I missed a God chance to DO something

I  bet Jesus would have said something………he just EXPECTS garbage to surface when He is around………….why am I different???? I should not be, Lord help me

This scripture is becoming more important to me daily

2 Peter 1:4-6 (New International Version)

⁴Through these he has given us his very great and precious promises, so that through them you may participate in the divine nature and escape the corruption in the world caused by evil desires.

⁵For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; ⁶and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness;

WHY…………………it speaks of action, Godliness is action……………..Lord hear my cry and help my unbelief!!!

Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass.

It’s about learning to dance in the rain.

Author unknown

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This song was recommended to me from a friend….it fits perfectly with this thought
Praise You in the Storm
by
Casting Crowns
Enjoy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHdcyue0bSw

Why Would We Take Our Kids To a Developing Nation??

Before I answer I would encourage you to watch these 2 You Tube Videos, they will answer a lot without words

They address 2 things

APATHY and AFFLUENCE

watch?v=Up2oK5nx3bI

watch?v=KFZz6ICzpjI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Up2oK5nx3bI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFZz6ICzpjI

I think the videos speak for themselves, however….

My children will soon be out of my direct influence,

They will be making life decisions,

I want them to base decisions on a bigger picture and framework.

They need to see how 2 thirds of the world live.

They need to make a difference.

They need to know.

More to come soon

Cathy

This song has been such blessing to me…..I get touched by God EVERYTIME I listen to it, makes me wanna take the leap of faith, come on lets go!!

Read the words then listen to the song, I guarantee a blessing

DIVE by Steve Curtis Chapman

The long-awaited rains have fallen hard upon the thirsty ground

Have carved their way to where the wild and rushing river can be found

And like the rains I have been carried here to where the river flows, yeah

My heart is racin’ and my knees are weak as I walk to the edge

I know there is no turning back once my feet have left the ledge

And in the rush I hear a voice, it’s telling me it’s time to Take the leap of faith

So here I go

I’m diving in

I’m going deep

In over my head I wanna be

Caught in the rush

Lost in the flow

In over my head I wanna go

The river’s deep The river’s wide

The river’s water is alive

So sink or swim I’m diving in

I’m diving in

There is a supernatural power in this mighty river’s flow

It can bring the dead to life, and it can fill an empty soul

And give a heart the only thing worth livin’ and worth dyin’ for, yeah

But we will never know the awesome power of the grace of God

Until we let ourselves get swept away into this holy flood

So if you’ll take my hand, we’ll close our eyes and count to three

And take the leap of faith

Come on let’s go

So here I go

I’m diving in

I’m going deep

In over my head I wanna be

Caught in the rush

Lost in the flow

In over my head I wanna go

The river’s deep The river’s wide

The river’s water is alive

So sink or swim I’m diving in

Steven Curtis Chapman’s comment on the song: This was inspired by a story Pastor Scotty Smith told during one of his sermons. He had an awesome fishing trip with fellow Pastor Scott Roley. They had gone trout fishing and found a stream that produced a day of fishing that was a dream come true. They were standing chest deep in this stream catching trout left and right and at the day’s end had caught 200 fish. It was just unbelievable. He said the interesting thing was all the people standing on the shore watching them. Nobody was catching fish from the shore because you had to be out in the deep water where the fish were. Scotty related this story to the Christian life by saying it’s not a spectator sport, it’s not something we just sit on the side, we’ve got to get deep into the living water to experience what it is. It’s dangerous, it’s scary, it’s frightening and it’s all those things but that’s where we are called to live our lives. I took that analogy and said I want to write that somehow and I started working on the song Dive. From there I began to think about how my kids and I go to Camp Kanacut every summer. We usually try to spend a couple of days afterwards going to Tablerock Lake and we climb up on the cliffs and jump off. We don’t actually dive; we’re not brave enough to do that yet. That whole experience is so much like what it is to follow Jesus Christ. If we’re really going to do it and really dive in deep to what it means to get lost and lose ourselves in the flow of the living water. It’s a scary thing, you stand there with your knees knocking, you’re excited, you’re speechless and you almost can’t catch your breath. Your heart’s racing and you know once you take that step there isn’t any turning back. It’s not like the cartoons where you can run in mid air and come back to the ledge. You know you’re committed and once you hit the water and go deep in the water you experience that sense of “Yes! I did it, I’m in!” All of those emotions and experiences are what I wanted to capture in this song.

GO TO THIS LINK ON YOUTUBE TO HEAR AND SEE THE SONG (Worth the visit, It is embedded there for copyright reasons but go to Youtube and search for Dive or copy this URL)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DEbi221h10