Sunday, January 25, 2009

A beautiful Sunday


"I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me"  Philippians 4:13

Our pastor preached on this powerful verse this morning.  Hallelujah!!  Say it to yourself: it is powerful!!!  This is going to be my verse for the week ahead.

Singing with James in church this morning was a great time.  I felt God's presence touching each one of us in His house.

Stuart blessed me with a couple of child-free hours this afternoon, and I feel SO refreshed!  I went to McCafe (it was open, and more importantly air-conditioned) for an iced mocha, and poured over my diary planning things for the weeks ahead of us.  I also thought.  And dreamed.

When I got home, I made this:  A raspberry malteser ice-cream cake!  It's for our Australia Day bbq tomorrow; it was REALLY easy and seems to have turned out well.  Let me know if you'd like the recipe!


Sundays are eggs on toast night, so it was an easy tea.  I *embellished* it with a few strips of free range bacon, tiny tomatoes from the garden, and snippets of chives.  The children had passionfruit and chopped apple for dessert.  Ah, the sweetness of a simple summer meal!

Bless you in the week ahead.  May you know the peace that comes from leaning on Christ, who loves us!
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3 comments:

Christy said...

Hi Saminda! Thanks for the reminder and challenge of this verse. I'm also printing off the 7 day prayer for our kids and am going to start tomorrow. One entire week before my first daughter starts school - it will be a very special time! Hope you have a good week - how lovely to start it with a few hours to yourself!

Renata said...

I love that verse - I remember saying it over & over when I was in hospital with the twins when we weren't sure if we were loosing them & had to have surgery...
I would love that recipe - icecream is my favourite food & combine it with maltesers YUM! Glad you could have some time to yourself. Hope you're enjoying your Australia day!!

Linden said...

That verse is so powerful - thank you for sharing!
I know the feeling you're talking about with a few child-free hours... I felt that for about an hour and a half yesterday. I'm going to raise my hand and ask for the recipe, because it sounds amazing! I love reading about your life, it's always so inspiring. Thanks for sharing with this frozen Alaskan girl.
May He richly bless you this week and in the coming days.
~Laura

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