Twilight Christmas Market

God has been so good - I got into a market during December!

It's a Twilight Christmas Market held by Lifestart, an organisation which works with young children with a disability, so it's a great organisation to support.

I'm excited - it's in one week so if you are in the area and want to get a start on Christmas shopping while supporting a good cause it would be great to see you there!

Faith that Lasts

Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. . .

Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him.

James 1: 4 and 12

It's not about pretending everything is fine, it's not about never having disappointments or failures.

It's about clinging to God despite all that. It's about who we have relied on through the whole journey, not just when we felt like it.

That is what real faith is about; that is a faith that lasts, endures for ever.

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Feeling hot, hot, hot

The heat the last few days has been incredible. Possibly made worse by driving around in a dark coloured car with no air conditioning.

Whenever I start complaining about the heat I like to remind myself that I grew up in the tropics, where there were months of heat, not just a few days. After a few minutes of self righteousness I then begin complaining about it again.

I tried to remember what the heat felt like in Vanuatu growing up and maybe write a 'Growing up Island' post about it. But honestly I can't remember much - or not enough to write a coherent post about. Maybe the brain squashes that sort of thing so you forget it, over wise you would never want to go back again. Or maybe because I was a kid it didn't effect me as much?

I remember the sun was fierce - a little red head girl with white white skin learns early on to stay inside during the main hours of sunlight. The sun feels closer to you than it does in Sydney. (Which it is, right? Because we're closer to the equator? . . . My high school geography teacher would be hitting his head against a wall knowing I was even asking that question.)

I remember there were days when I would lie on the floor (it was lino on top of concrete) under my bed during the middle of the day trying to cool down.

And being covered with sweat was a normal occurrence.

So I guess it did effect me after all. Maybe I just tend to dwell in the moment. Which is now, where it's so hot that I can't sleep. And I'm day dreaming about lying on a hard, cool lino floor.

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I spent about an hour last night googling if there were any Christmas markets still taking applications. Apparently not. Because I was sure I would be doing a market at Glebe I didn't apply for anywhere else, and when that was messed up I am now left with a whole lot of stock and no where to sell it.

At least it helped stop me worrying about my exam.

Oh yeah, that's right . . . - I had my final exam today - no more uni for the rest of the year! Hooray! Whoop! Yay!

I am taking the weekend easy (probably a good idea given the heatwave that's expected), and then jumping into all the projects buzzing around in my brain (like a reversible, a-line wrap skirt).

Good technology, Bad technology

Normally I love technology. It's useful, fun and so handy.


Except when both registers crashed at work on weekend. We pulled out the manual credit machine and stared at it blankly for a few minutes - I've never used one before!


But technology can also bring us together in ways never possible before. A lady from our church works as a Bible translator in PNG and last Sunday we were able to ring her from church and speak to her in real time. She had a mobile phone with her in the village she was working in, and our minister used his mobile connected to the sound system to ring her.

I was sitting there marvelling at the possibilities. How amazing that we can learn how our missionaries are going right now, that a whole church can talk to one of our members in a 3rd world country, that we can get prayer points in real time - without the several weeks delays that post takes.

I'm willing to put up a few more technology breakdowns if it means we can use it in such amazing ways.

Sew what

With all the writing I have been doing lately and the list of things I keep forgetting, I had a sudden feeling that maybe I had forgotten how to sew - especially since I haven't sewn for oh, about 4 weeks.

So I pulled out an unfinished project and threaded up my over locker. 20 minutes and 3 rethreadings later I was ready to go. I sewed 3 more seams on a dress I keep meaning to finish.

Crisis averted - all good. Project packed away once again for another 10 days. (And only 10 days!)

Markets

If anyone had been looking at my website and saw that I planned to do a market on 5th December - I'm sorry to be part of false advertising, but it's not happening.

However Purple Frangipani will be at a new boutique children's market Allie's Attic on Saturday 13th February 2010 in Mosman.

More details closer to the day. It seems so far away! But at least it's something great to look forward to.