Another heart to Jesus.

Who:  My son Jiedyn, aged 7. What: Asked Jesus into his heart. When: 16-12-2012 Where: Enjoy Church (West campus) Why: Because he felt that he was ready. How: Jiedyn and I were worshiping for the first time together at Enjoy. While in the middle of worship Jie tugged on my shirt. "I want Jesus to live in my heart Mum" He whispered into my ear. "Really?" I said excited. "I'm going to ask him" He replied back...

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10 little things..

Yesterday the kids and I spent the afternoon in the city. For us small town country folk, the fast paced city is all very new and unfamiliar. Apart from me getting lost looking for a Mc Donalds, the kids did 10 little things that taught me so very much about them both. 1As we went past the MCG and 'Tigerland', without any hesitation or thought, the kids just belted out the Richmond theme song. It has sort of become a tradition for our...

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My Boys Easter Hat..

Today, most of the schools in the area are having an Easter hat parade.  Jie had 4 requests: A Cross, A Lamb, Jesus, & NO BUNNIES.. This is what I come up with.. He wore it proudly!...

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Easter Spoils..

Bride to be. Leaving the house yesterday I had all intentions on making my her smile. She has been a loving and faithful friend to me for the past 11 years. Finding what I set out to find for her for Easter, I called her and told her to meet me. I was excited. she was excited. She dressed her kids and within minutes was on the highway. She had no idea what I had gotten for her, but when she saw it she loved it! Her...

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Keto Diet Update.

From now on, every week on a Friday I am going to share my progress. I will share my weight, weight loss, diet, struggles and joys of this Keto Journey. If you ever want to catch up with whats happening all you have to do in scroll down to the bottom of our blog and click on "My Keto Adventure". But for now I have awesome news!! For full details (as it happens) follow me on MyFitnessPal...

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Karate Update.

Just thought I would update how Jie is going at Karate. Today (Technically yesterday) Jie wore his 'whites' to his second session. It was an absolute blessing to have a friend give Jie his first Karate Suit and white belt.  He was so excited wearing it so proudly before, during and after his training today. I snapped up a few shots today while watching him train.  I hope you enjoy them.. ...

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Earth Hour 2013

We enjoy celebrating Earth Hour every year. Check out our photos from last year last year. This year we had a late dinner in the dark together. Then Jiedyn came up with the idea of drawing by candle light. It was fun guessing the colors, sharing and creating forest scenes. Jie drew a treeless forest with men cutting down a family of squirrels homes. Nevaeh had me draw two trees and she mostly colored in and stuck...

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New to Keto! [Ketogenic dieting]

Check out my fridge! Last week after shopping my fridge was full of all kinds of nasties. This week, it's greener. I mean, possibly the greenest its ever been! After finding out April last year that I had PCOS {See this post} I made it my mission to start losing weight. Without losing weight I'd increase my chances of developing: Insulin resistance and diabetes If your blood glucose does not stay normal, this can lead to diabetes....

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First Anniversary Paper Gift Ideas

Tickets - Any tickets, anything you can do together. Magazine Subscription - A magazine he/she likes a lot. A Brochure - Of a place, cruise or restaurant your planning to take them. A Love Note - Something written from your heart to theirs. Newspaper Feature - Half a page or a whole page is quite cute.  Money - Paper money? A Puzzle - Of a photo of the two of you.  A scroll - With a message or poem. Photo book - You...

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Our Karate Kid

I'm pleased to announce that Jiedyn is now enrolled into Karate. [I'd just like to give a special thanks to Child and Family Services Bacchus Marsh for providing him with a lifetime membership!]  Yesterday morning was his first class. He enjoyed every moment and received a certificate at the end of the lesson. Sensei Aaron has so much patience and time for his students. I could see that Jie already looks...

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1st Wedding Anniversary

On the 18th of March 2012 Matthew and I wedded in front of our dear friends and family. It was the most exciting experience of my life. We we're together for 6 months and have been now separated for 6 months. People told me before we got married that the first year is always the hardest. As most of us tend to do, I ignored the statement and thought I had it all figured out. The first few months of the seperation I was...

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Our Family Holiday 2013

Day 1 Drove to Bairnsdale for supplies Stopped in at Lakes Entrance for Bait Arrived at Pettmans Beach just after 2pm Jie helped me set up the tent by hammering in the pegs Nevaeh Jie and I all took turns pumping up the air bed mattress The Kids helped Pop bait the rods Nevaeh caught her first fish by putting the rod between her legs and reeling it in as fast as she could Nevaeh caught a baby brim at Trident Arm The kept...

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