My husband and I have been married 7 years so far (and just so you know that won't be changing until we die, heaven comes, or Christ returns to take us) from starting dating we have been together at total of 10 years, we started dating 4th March 2004 after what can only be termed an interesting courtship (maybe one day I'll expand on that, but for today you'll have to cope with the engagement story) I was 18 when we met, 19 when we started dating and after two weeks of dating him I knew I was going to keep him.
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If you're not from New Zealand or possible even if you are you may not know what Mauao is.
Mauao is an extinct volcano at the top end of Mount Maunganui, most commonly known as the Mount, climbing this beast of a hill is one of those free activities that is deceptively beautiful, a thing that you attack with gusto at the beginning and unless you're fit and stuff (which I most definitely am not) by the end you are cursing that darn mountain and dragging yourself to Copenhagen cones at the base of the mountain (across from the hot pools) to fill yourself with ice cream or frozen yoghurt to make up for the torture your body just endured. My handsome hubby Paul and two kidlets, Jacob (3 years) and Isobel (21 months) braved it today for the first time ever (it was my first time too), and now, well, the kids are shattered (they totally konked out), but it gives me a chance to tell you all about the experience and maybe give you some tips to make it more enjoyable. Well I've added a whole new page to my website Our Wedding Day, I haven't quite finished but I'm so excited about it I had to post, I think its worth having a look at, and I would love to hear what you think.
I L.O.V.E love Weddings! God Bless Karla So I've been seriously thinking about what to blog, there is always so much on my mind but I really don't seem to do a whole heck of a lot with my day, its not that I do nothing, or that what I do isn't important, or valuable, I raise two children (with my husband) and run a household, you know make sure we are all clean (mostly) and fed and the house doesn't smell like poo (and though that seems simple. IT IS NOT, thanks for that my adorably lovable poop machines) but at the end of the day I look around and there is no real evidence of what I've achieved, the house looks much the same as the day before, the kids are in bed, my hubby is taking some time to wind down and I'm wondering if I should get a job for the twentieth time that day.
Do I really want a job, no, not really, I like being at home with my kids, although some days I do struggle. If you spend any time at all on Facebook then chances are you've seen some 'amazing' bank deals come through, or lending company deals come through, at the moment both ANZ and ASB have been running some pretty impressive deals to encourage new customers to come to their banks, ANZ are giving away $20,000 for home renovation, which we all have to admit is pretty epic, and ASB is running a promotion called 'Like Loan' where people wanting to enter the competition lower a mortgage interest rate and then they can win that rate for the year, also pretty darn cool (the last one got to 0%).
So the service at church today was on Pride, and not the romantic come hither Mr Darcy type pride, but the 'I'm to sexy for my....' type pride that basically turns around and says I don't need God, I'm doing everything right, and what I'm not doing right I can fix myself because I KNOW BEST!
Today is one of those days when I subject you to fluff (as in airy fairy filler that has no true significance but lets you know that I'm still alive and kicking).
Today is one of those exciting days where things at my house need to be taken easy, and I am thankful, so so thankful that God has given me a life where on days like today when I have a headache and the kids are having mini break downs that I can just stay home. Jealousy, envy, the green eyed monster, we've all heard of it, seen it, or been the victim of it (whether on the receiving end or joining in on its rampage).
I for one catch myself struggling with this little monster much more often than I'd like to admit, so with that in mind I've done my research on jealousy and how to cope with it. So first things first, what is jealousy...well its, a, its, um, a feeling, a not very nice feeling towards someone else... I don't know about you but for me depression comes in bouts, one day I'm happy, feeling good and healthy, loving my kids and appreciating their failures and achievements, bringing my husband joy, being a good friend, and my house is immaculate to boot and other days, sometimes the very next day it feels like my whole world is crashing around me.
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Karla RoseI'm a Christian, a wife, and a mother of two living in the wonderful Waikato Archives
April 2021
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