Fun in the Sun!!!

I must admit that I'm always first to complain about the short English summers, but so far it's been great. We've actually had more than 5 days of sun and they say we can expect a sunny weekend!!! YIPEEEEEE!!! And we are truly using every single minute of it with long afternoon walks and picnics and even the odd exercise session...

I just hope and pray that it doesn't turn around all of a sudden, because I've just packed-up all my winter clothing and will be sending it off to South Africa on Saturday...

Lost...?


Every time I use the London Underground I get the urge to walk around and give people valuable travel information. Its probably all part of being a woman, this "need" to help people. I mean, I just hate seeing tourist looking all lost! But at the same time I know that London is most definitely NOT known for it's friendly people (but in their defense I would probably be the same if I was deprived of sunlight for most of my life).

I know that need should probably be redirected to Africa Orphans or something, but I'll do that when I go back to Africa. Right now there's a lot of lost tourist that need a smiley face!!!

Not my thing...

I never thought of myself as being someone that is good at writing, but I also didn't think I would be this bad at blogging. I mean this is only my third blog in how many weeks? I thought this stuff should be easy, because it could be just like keeping a journal. But I've got a surprise for you, IT'S NOT!!! It doesn't mean just because you have a lot of stories to tell that you have the rare ability to put it down on to paper in the perfect set of words.

Well, maybe I should just put down to the lack of Internet access at my flat, because I have in fact already written 8 blogs, but only published 2... mmm

Just the right one!

A colleague recently told me that she loved getting birthday cards more than presents because you can see the amount of time that person took to choose just the right one...
Well, I received a card yesterday from a friend in Oz. It wasn't for anything like a birthday or Christmas or any celebration-type-thing, it was just because she missed me...
...and the card shows it

You’re probably thinking, what does the card say?
On the front it says, "What could be more rewarding than the knowledge that the Carpenter from Nazareth has built mansions for us in heaven!”

...What does it say inside?
Well, that would just have to stay my secret...

As for the friend in Oz...
...Hope mine is next to yours!!!

All loved-up in London!!!

By reading my title some of you might think that this is a typical love story, so I challenge you to read on…

It all started about 14 months ago, I had just had my heart broken in a country that I don’t call home. When a girl I worked with invited to a concert at the Apollo Theater in Hammersmith, to see a band that I have never heard off. Wel, during this concert I remember thinking several times that this is not really my kind off music,… That was until I met the most amazing group of friends!!!

And now months later they have absolutely changed my life… This amazing group off friends has helped my out of bad living arrangement and financial situations. They went with me to conference’s and church on Sunday, they’ve invited me to brunches, lunches and dinners. We’ve shared birthday parties in clubs, pubs and spent summer day’s having picnics in every park in London. Some of us enjoyed the pain exercising together, but we all loved going ice-skating, bowling or just watching rugby together. We’ve had movie-nights, game-nights, girls- nights and loads of sleep over's. But best of all, we’ve had life together and I feel truly blessed to have met these people that come from all over the world.

But the time has come to leave London and my heart is braking. How do you say good-bye to what can only be called a God-given-family?