Author: Amanda Viviers

Place: My Office

Poison: Water

Favourite Things: New blue and white handbag (sort of weird camera case!)

Last night we took the crewbies down to the airport to go back to Brisbane, Sydney and Auckland New Zealand. It was so hilarious, as we walked to Duende (a great tapa’s resteraunt) Claudine and I had the best talk ever, then we went to the airport and all lied on the ground in the waiting area and just hung out.

Some goodbyes are tragic, some are full of sighs of relief, some are grief stricken and some are life changing. Last nights goodbye summed up our week so perfectly. Simply doing life together. Lots of laughs, lots of great conversations, connection and intential encouragement, that hopefully will last till we all see each other again.

I am such a firm believer in saying goodbye well, as you never know what could happen before you meet again.

Whether its in the morning as you say goodbye to your spouse, whether its in the evening as you say goodnight to your loved ones, whether its saying goodbye to a friend who you don’t get to see in the flesh often but walk intentionally day by day with them through the life.

Communicate your love deeply, communicate your thoughts celarly, extend your heart of grace liberally, as I believe life is so short and so not worth wasting on lots of small and insignificant intentions.

Goodbye my travelling willburies!

Hope to be all in the same country and state sometime soon…

All my love

Tenderly

A

 

Place: My office

Poison: Water

Favourite Things: New necklace from Bonnie

Well, what truly amazing week. What a huge time full of friends, family and much much love. I have just fallen into the day after the BIG WEEKEND and CHURCH TOGETHER and the time we had together was breathtaking.

Big Weekend with over 12,000 people through the building and Church Together with 15,000 all together in Supreme Court Gardens the weekend was so amazing. 3 live paintings, an interview with Bono, a live tablaeu of D’vincis last supper, J John, Sy Rogers, a potters wheels, a brand spanking new huge semi truck, big heart shaped and world shaped balloons floating, bands, park vibes and so so much more.

I will never forget standing at the sound desk and watching the start of the time of worship and seeing a rolling cloud of what I can only say being the presence of God role accross the crowd. Now for those who aren’t christian I know this sounds so strange, but for me it was life changing, I saw a spiritual encounter come over the crowd that was so full of peace and so breathtaking.

Here are some of the photos. To those who have stood besdie, behind and in front of me this weekend, supporting and working alongside- thankyou so much.

And in the theme of Church Together- generations, a toast to those who have gone before me and allowed us to build upon what you have done in this amazing city of Perth, a huge, wild, thunderous applause.

To my friends overseas, who wanted to be here…Miss Annie NZ, brooke in Sydney, miss belinda rolle in Bris-vagas, Cole- Sydney, Bernice- Sydney, Nelson and SimonePeru, Sergio in Chile, Mica in Japan, Gavstar in Colorado, I can honestly say to each one of you it was not the same this year without you guys there. All in your own ways you contribute so so much to all of our lives.

Okay stop dribbling and show some photos, still haven’t got the camera thing completely down, but getting there.

HUGE!

A

 

 

 

 

Place: My Office

Poison: Water

Favourite Things: Angel perfume from trace!

During busy seasons, during boring seasons, during tough seasons and especially during summer the thing that often tips us over the edge is lack of sleep.

I am excited right now, because I have a new bed and the sleep that has been happening between its folds has been long and delightful!

My friends Sara and Andrea however have been getting up at the crack of dawn to serve coffee to unsuspecting clients as a promo for a new coffee dealership in town ‘Wild Bean’. This morning they textd me, whilst I was still in bed, luring me away with the smell of cheap, stale, manufactured coffee. How funny!

I declined politefully smiling that my beautiful white sheets and doona were more enticing than the two of them put together.

Short but simple thought. Sleep makes such a difference to anyday. Especially for those who live really busy lives.

Whatever place you are in, creating a space in your bedroom where not much else happens but sleep and relaxation is imperative to effectiveness all round.

No matter how busy, sleep makes all the difference…

Sleepily

A

Place: Milkd

Poison: Skinny Cap- perfect brew by Lauchie

Favourite Things: The GTC & my travelling friends, GOLD COMBINATION…

We have been slightly obsessed with the cupcakes from milkd since my party. We have a supper tonight with the crewbies and Claudine is the chef of the moment, but the 20 cupcakes we’ve ordered from Milkd are the top of the craving list.

Why is it, when we taste something that we love, that we want more and more and more…Random thought by you know what for me, the more I taste of connection, God friends and especially spirituality I totally want more.

This weekend is the BIG weekend at Riverview, a time when we are spending most of the weekend with friends, family and at church. For some this sounds like a complete drag…Church the whole weekend. NO WAY!

For me, I am so expectant, so excited and the thought of spending time with the people I will be with, is the best place I could be in the entire world.

Seriously, I wouldn’t want to be anywhere else, other than in church, stilling my senses to the craziness of life and focusing beyond myself!

Cupcakes are the new GTC favourite, but hanging out in the house of GOD, with expectancy, joy and purpose is my favourite thing right now!

So if your in Perth, come along! If your in another country, Podcast the messages, it will be worth it, if your in another world, be with us we want and need it!

Cupcakes and God…

I reackon he’d be into it!

I know I am

Religiously

A

Place: Milkd

Poison: Whatever Lorenna made me!

Favourite Things: John Mayer in my ears…

Today as I was driving to milkd I was thinking all about the law of momentum! (andrea are you impressed, milkd and a new thought all in one!) Anyway, the big thought was ‘How is it when you are busier you seem to get so much more done, than the days that you have nothing planned.’

My own Answer ‘the law of momentum’…Event Management is all about momentum, and it is not something that you can force or muster up, its just something that is ridden.

In years gone past, when really busy I have stressed, driven and tried so hard to get everything done that needs to be done in the midst of manic event weeks. However this week is the busiest one I have ever had, in my 7 years of event management, but I am doing everything that I can to ride the momentum rather than force it.

Random thought, but a great one. On the days, months or seasons when you don’t have much on, enjoy that time, rest in it and restore. On the days, months, seasons where it is HUGE, manic, full on and jam packed, rise to the occasion, ride the momentum and go for it.

It is in those weeks more washing gets done, more tasks get striked off the list and more love gets shared.

Love it, harness it, enjoy it. There is nothing worse than a stressed out, manic, painful person who grits their teeth through the business of the everyday. If you’re hating it- change something. If you’re tired- sleep more and say no to something. If you’re busy- embrace the momentum, you never know what could unwrap itself in your life.

LOVE IT!

A

ps- if you are in Perth, get ready for the BIG weekend and Church Together this very weekend. Promises to be a weekend of MUCH MOMENTUM for our entire city! www.riverviewchurch.com.au