A few weeks ago my husband Michael was interviewed on Sonshine FM about our involvement in SIM here in WA. I’ve been meaning to put a link to the interview on here and only just remembered! So, here it is:
May 4th, 2007
When I saw the PF theme this week this is the photo that came to mind. This was taken while we were visitng the West African country of Benin while we were short-termers with SIM in Niger. We went there on a holiday with another family. Apparently they are burning their crops but I’m not sure about the details behind it.
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April 29th, 2007
For as long as I can remember we have been going along to Keswick Conventionsand this weekend we’ve done it again. I almost said ‘continued the tradition’ but thats not really why we go. It used to be that we would go just for the meetings but ever since our involvement with SIM we go to put up our SIM display and represent the mission there too. Of course theres always a lot of catch up with people we haven’t seen in a while.
Our SIM display this time was nice and neat. I was hopint it would look a lot messier by the end of the convention (indicating that a lot of people have been there) but sadly it looks much the same. There are however a few magazines and brochures less so thats a good thing.
This time we just weren’t able to stand there and mann the display for much of the weekend. Normally we stand there half an hour before and after each meeting. We didn’t get to hear a lot of the speaker either this time, mostly because I needed to stop Kezi yelling in the middle of the message!
Here’s some pics from the weekend and the improved grounds of Camp Wattle Grove, home of Keswick Conventions in WA (click the link if you want to know more about them).
April 21st, 2007
I must say that today was a mish mash of great and strange things. Its easier just to list them so here goes:
1. I have been getting up the nerve to drive by myself recently (I hate driving) and got in the car this morning to do two things - go to the local gym and mail out 500 SIM WA newsletters. The car had a flat battery!
2. When Michael tried to fix our printer this morning (which has been mucking up) he ended up having a bit of trouble with it and we got toner everywhere (if this has happened to you then you will understand how bad this is)!
3. I ended the week with FOUR orders for my polymer clay items. I started the week with none really! Thank you Lord! Two of these were via my Etsy store after having no orders since March 25th! The other two were via private customers.
4. Michael ran our first YPFM (Young People For Mission) meeting tonight. 5 people came including him. I said last week that if 10 people came then I’d call it a success. Turns out its not about the numbers and those that came are enthusiastic. They have a great idea for a missions promotion evening.
Looks like Monday is going to be a big mailing day then, four orders, 500 newsletters and a parcel to my brother and sister-in-law!!!! What a strange Saturday.
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April 12th, 2007
11 years ago today, Michael and I walked up the aisle (as opposed to down the aisle) as a married couple. Michael went to so much effort for my gift - a special little pocket diary/PDA in a leather bound cover. He printed off the inserts himself and went shopping for the cover.
He also gave me a really nice business card holder. Its also leather and is in a colour thats very me! Thank you honey for putting in so much thought and effort. I gave him a really decent travel bag for his toiletries, its really needed as we fly over to Sydney once a year and also go away a few times a year for differnt things.
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March 7th, 2007
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March 2nd, 2007
Seeing as there will be quite a few newbies visiting my blog over the next week I thought it was about time I did a little list of things about me. So, pull up a chair, pop on your party hat, take a sip of your softie and grab a handful of nibbles……here we go…
1. I was born in New South Wales but have grown up in Western Australia. There is nothing NSW-ish about me, I’m a WAussie through and through.
2. Michael (hubby) and I have known each other 
since we were 13. We were boyfriend/girlfriend for four years and have been married for close to 11 years.
3. I am a Christian. I belive that I was born a sinner and that our Heavenly Father sent his own son to earth to take my payment for sin. I believe that he willingly went to the most cruel death in history and after three days, our Heavenly Father brought him back to life. I belive that without this act of grace I would be on a very different path.
4. I had very long hair in school which I had done in a very fashionable spiral per
m twice - lesson learnt, don’t get your fringe done. I was NOT popular in school at all, ever.
5. I have an urge to be creative every day. I also have an urge to tidy up everything I see every day! I can’t help myself.
6. I have always been more creative than mathematical. I have tried to learn accounting, maths, how to read music and how to read patterns of all sorts many times over with very little success!
7. I have been to 13 countries - England, Scotland, USA, Singapore, Niger, Benin, Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Belgium and Papua New Guinea as well as sitting in Auckland (New Zealand) airport for an hour - does that count?
8. I have one brother and thats it. That’s enough, he’s great and I love him very much.
9. I have spent 7 years studying in total - 2 at NTM Bible College, 2 at TAFE and 3 doing a B.Arts at University.
10. I lived in Sydney for two years in 1993 and 1994 while at Bible College. I was 18 and it was the first time I moved out of home.
11. I did my major in painting and love to paint in oils and acrylics. Since I started playing with polymer clay I haven’t lifted a brush except to varnish!
12. I have one daughter (so far) who is 17 months old. She’s very cute, very funny and very bubbly (except for at the moment when there are teething moments but they are few and far between).
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February 27th, 2007
Michael receiving his degree
The graduating class
My husband graduated from Trinity Theological College with a B.Th this week. I thought I’d share some photos of the ceremony. Congratulations Michael, I know it was a lot of hard work.
Michael receiving his degree
The graduating class
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December 31st, 2006
Where we started ‘going out’ at Adventure world (taken a year later)
Michael and I were spending our first day as an offical couple. On New Year’s Eve 1991/92 we went to the local theme park Adventure World with a big group who had hired the place out. It was a Christian event and the rides were all open till 9pm with the rest of the night including bands and a big countdown.
At around 11.45pm we went for a walk and ended up on the children’s playground area chatting away. We’d known each other for at least 3 years and in that time we had been a couple once (very short lived) but apart from that just friends.
Where we started ‘going out’ at Adventure world (taken a year later)
At 2 mins to midnight Michael asked me if I would ‘go out with him’ (be his girlfriend) and I said yes. We were 16 and 17 at the time. Within 3 years we were engaged (1994) and got married in 1996.
Us at the 6 month mark in 1992
Us at the 6 month mark in 1992
So, altogether we have been married for close to 11 years (this April), a couple for 15 years and known each other now for about 18 years. That’s not bad seeing as we both only just turned the ‘30 something’ corner in the last couple of years!
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December 28th, 2006
Just thought I’d mention that my hubby Michael now has a blog. He’s likely to talk about sport, theology and probably computer geek type stuff BUT he’s pretty good at putting words to ‘paper’ so have a peek even if these aren’t your types of topics. Michael’s blog
Just thought I’d mention that my hubby Michael now has a blog. He’s likely to talk about sport, theology and probably computer geek type stuff BUT he’s pretty good at putting words to ‘paper’ so have a peek even if these aren’t your types of topics. Michael’s blog
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