Psalm 31

Lord, I trust in you alone.
Don't let my enemies defeat me.
Rescue me because you are the God who always does what is right.
Answer quickly when i cry to you;
Bend low and hear my whispered plea.
Be for me a great rock of safetly from my foes.

Yes, you are my rock and my fortress;
Honour your name by leading me out of this peril.
Pull me from this trap my enemies have set for me.

For you alone are strong enough.

Into your hand i comit my spirit.

You have rescued me, oh God who keeps his promises.
I worship only you;
I have hated those who regard useless idols;
But i trust in the Lord.
I am radient with joy because of your mercy,
for you have listened to my troubles and have seen the crisis in my soul.
You have not handed me over to my enemy,
But have given me open ground in which to maneuver.

O Lord, have mercy on me in my anguish.
My eyes are red from weeping;
My health is broken from sorrow.
I am pining away with grief;
my years are shortened,
drained away because of sadness.

My sins have sapped my strength;
I stoop with sorrow and with shame.
I am scorned by all my enemies and even more by my neighbours and friends.
They dread meeting me and look the other way when i go by.

I am forgotten like a dead man,
like a broken and discarded pot.
I heard the lies about me,
the slanders of my enemies.

Everywhere i looked i was afraid,
for they were plotting against my life.

But i was trusting you, O Lord.

I said, "You alone are my God;
my times are in your hands.
Rescue me from those who hunt me down relentlessly.
Let your favour shine again upon your servant;
Save me just because you are so kind!
Don't disgrace me, Lord, by not replying when i call to you for aid.
But let the wicked be shamed by what they trust in;
Let them lie silently in their graves,
Their lying lips quiet at last-
the lips of these arrogant men who are accusing honest men of evil deeds."

Oh, how great is your goodness to those who publically declare that you will rescue them.

For you have stored up great blessings for those who trust and reverance you.

Hide your loved ones in the shelter of your presence,
Safe beneath your hand,
Safe from all conspiring men.

Blessed is the Lord,
For he has shown me that his never-failing love protects me like the walls of a fort!

I spoke to hastily when i said,
"The Lord has deserted me,"
For you listened to my plea and answered me.

Oh, Love the Lord, all of you who are His people;
for the Lord protects those who are loyal to Him,

but harshly punishes all who haughtily reject him.

So cheer up!

Take courage if you are depending on the Lord.

Quirkiness, acceptance and Gods Wonderful Love

Thank you Lord for being so patient,

Thank you Lord for waiting in the wings when i pay you no mind, and for spreading your arms wide and flashing me that accepting smile when i realise that i cannot do life on my own anymore and come running back to you for love, support and acceptance.

Thank you Lord that no matter how random, no matter how quirky, no matter how mis-matched or clashing i am, or anyone ese for that matter, that you still choose to LOVE me and us regardless...

Thank you Lord that i know you more than just knowing you, and that you have allowed the eyes of my spirit to be open to you from as far as my memory takes me.

Lord there is so much more i can thank you for, but as i lay me down to sleep i pray for your forgivenes for taking this blog so far from what i began it for and that was you.
I pray that as i rededicate it to you that you will bless it and that it may bring honour and Glory back to who you are in me.

Lord you are just so , so , so wonderful and i long to know you more deeper all the days of my life.

I Love you Jesus

Love Des

Aurora Borealis or The Northern Lights in Alaska, now this is what i want to live to see!

Marji's BRILLIANT Rottnest Trip!

I had the utter privaledge of being invited away to Rottnest Island with Marjeanne for her birthday and we were graced with the presence of six other beautiful women, beautiful both in spirit as well as the obvious.

There were so many amazing experiences and here are but a few:

Well doing some exercise for a change was a very invigorating and inspiring experience. We were up every morning with a garunteed 1.2km ride and we ended up doing at least 8 or more km's a day so i was feeling rather lovely by the end of the trip and it has left me with the inspiration to want to continue my fittness kick long term!
And i am pleased to say that yesterday i did a vigorous walk as well as a bike ride and today i am looking forward to doing a very long walk around the river so YIPEEEE!

I also snorkeled for the very first time! It was SO BEAUTIFUL and i just LOVED every minute of it, i am going to Jiruan (i think that is the wrong spelling) Bay next weeekend and look forward to snorkelling with my best friend who knows lots and lots and lots about that sort of thing so that will be THE COOLEST!!

I also got to spend time getting to know Sarah the swiss girl and Alisa (sorry i think that is the wrong spelling too...) and that was so great, what an inspiring duo, thanks girls :-)

And i got a photo with a quokka they are the Cutest things, why would people want to bash them?!?!

I just wanna thank each and every girl there because you all inspired me in one way or another and here is just one of the many ways how:

Marjie- You always teach me how to be Fun loving, that smile and vibrant personality is infectious so keep it up :-)

Sandy- Your soft and gentle ways inspire me to be calmer and the fact that you can be counted on is always a wonderful quality in a friend. Thank you.

Leanne- You are just so funny and it was great to have you there because you know how to lighten the mood :-)

Jenny- You are so confident and you know what you want and that inspired me to be sure of myself.

Emma- You are a real sweetie and being in your company is such an uplifting and warm place to be so thank you for making the trip so comfortable.

Sarah- WOW you are so FULL on for GOD and your passion just oozes out of you, and i am just so glad to have had the time to be inspired by you to live my life for God with more zest and oomph and PASSION, and the most important of all dedication. So thank you.

Alisa- Thank you for helping me to navigate the waters of love with more clarity, thank you for reminding me to value my life before marriage and thank you for shining light on where my focus should be and that is on Jesus...

So thank you all and i hope to do that again sometime :-)

All in all the trip was life changing and SO much FUN!

Here are some pics for you all to enjoy :-)

Love Des

Loving the beard!

Hey everyone Greg has a beard! And it is Soooooooooooo cute dont you think ;-) Now he has a goatee and that is pretty cute too!

Some Memorable moments over the last three years

We graduated first year leadership college! WHOOO HOOO!!!!!

Dreams, Destiny and Clarity

Why is it that some of us are born into this world knowing what we want to do? Knowing our desires, our dreams and our plans for the future be it in God or not...
Why is it that some of us are born with fiery passions that burn and burn until they are fulfilled? Why is it that some of us have gifts that are so OBVIOUS that we are able to hone them and grow them and use them as tools to CHANGE THE WORLD!
Whis is it that some of us are born with natural abilities that are so potent that there is no possible way we could deny them, not matter how hard we tried?
Why is it that some of us are born into bodies that are undeniably strong and lithe and beautiful?

On the other hand why is it that some of us have no real idea what we want from the word go? Or worse so that we think we know what we want, but when we get about three months down the track, that thing seems like just another hazy and fickle unsurity? Why is it that we have to work SO hard on the things we want to be good at, and that there seems to be no real natural abilities in sight...
Where are our passions, why do we feel like the walking dead and the barely living even though we are Alive?

And then there are more of us. Those of us who once knew what we wanted, who had a picture in sight and who were quite passionate and FUN and carefree and absolute all at once... Us who were definate to the point of being sagacious (Having or showing keen discernment, sound judgment, and farsightedness).
Where did all that go?

Life seems so cruel sometimes through the eyes of those living it, and i am not sure how to live it well, even when i am living my best moments...

Jesus please here me
Jesus please HELP me
Jesus i thank you
Love Des

Chocolate Chilli Pepper LOVE

Just lately, well New Years day to be precise, my family and i went over to my auny's place just for a relaxing day :)
In the time i was there i decided to have a squiz at her bookshelf and there i discovered this book called Chocolate Chilli Pepper Love by Becky Freeman and folks it is BRILLIANT!

Get it out and read it, but in the meantime here are a few tit bits to wet your appetite...

"I have often regretted my speech,
but Never my silence" -Anon

"They do not love
that do no show their love" -William Shakespear

"Blessed is he who has learned to laugh at himself,
because he shall never cease to be entertained."-John Powell

"Marriage is an alliance entered into by a man who can't sleep with the windows shut,
and a woman that can't sleep with the windows open."-George Bernard Shaw (Here in lies the art of compromise... My thought :-)

"If men and wimmen think they are marrin' angels, they'll find out they'll have to settle down with human critters. I never seen a year yet, that didn't have more or less winter in it."-Josiah Allens' wife.

And to end with a quote that i love and would even love more if i could get the hang of it :-)

We come to love not by finding a perfect person, but by learning to see an inperfect person perfectly."-Anon

So if you liked those and want to read a whole book filled with witt, humour and wisom then find it and read it

Ciao ciao

How much Cuter can you get????

This much! :-)