Category: Creativity

We often do things in our everyday that we have blindly trusted someone we will never meet.

When we step in a car, we trust the engineers that made it’s engine.

When we sit on a bus, we trust the driver and his mechanic.

When we fly on a plane, we trust the pilots and his staff.

We often trust many people who we have never met.

However one of the greatest responses people give me when I say that I am trusting God for something, is this ‘How can you trust someone you have never met?’

My response is, ‘He’s proven faithful so many times.’

Like the years I thought I would never be a Mum. Trusted Him, proven faithful.

Like the years I have watched my friends go through deep, dark tunnels of sadness, when they have come through to the otherside: faithful.

This weekend my dear friend Annie will watch her first daughter Hannah be married. I am so grateful that I am here in New Zealand for this beautiful moment. Tunnel for Annie is however, her dear husband Craig died two years ago suddenly.

She never dreamed that this day in her families life would be quite like it has turned out.

This photo here is of my dearest friend Annie in the green and her two daughters on the ends of the photo and one bridesmaid sitting to her right.

The engineer has not finished the story yet. He is at work in the midst of this picture.

Can’t you see it?

I can.

Amanda

Ps- if you are in a tunnel right now, hang on and trust the engineer.

Somedays we feel like we have all the time in the world and then suddenly we are shocked by the clock and finiteness.

We flew through Sydney this week for one day. Twenty four little hours and we chose to hang out with our friends. Max and Judah who are born two weeks apart ripped their shirts off in a cafe and did only what boys can do well; explored.

Moments captured.

Moments enjoyed.

My friend from Ireland posted this yesterday and it got me really thinking

Are we truly aware of the moments that pass us daily?

Are we present to those who are around us who will not be always there?

This week I have also spent time with friends who I only get to see briefly when I am in New Zealand but they are the deepest of friends with whom we share such fond memories.

We have cried, laughed and sat silent with each other this week soaking in moments that seem all too fleeting in this stage of our lives.

This Christmas do not take time for granted. Although some moments drag and others speed along unnoticed, take time to embrace every moment with those who you love.

I have become so much more aware of the fragility of life lately and I am making it my mission to celebrate with those I love every moment I have.

Christmas is not just about money and food and presents.

It’s about time.

The time we take to breathe in our loved ones and breathe out our thankful hearts at their presence in our lives.