Wow!! I can't believe I haven't visited my own blog in a whole year!
That is all in the past now because I am here now back in action:)
I am so grateful that the year is starting with my family and I in a new city, Tauranga. We love this place and we have been here before only for 6 months and it was the latter part of the year, which was cold and wet. This time we are arriving here, it's sunny and beautiful. The people are full of smiles, the beaches are lovely even after the tragic story of the ship Rena which wanted to spoil them. It looks like we might still get a chance to pick our own strawberries, something we haven't done last year yet we love it. As I'm writing this, we're having our last night of nine nights in a three bed unit in a motel, paid for by my husband's work. We count ourselves blessed truly thus we are grateful. My kids have been so happy watching SKY programs everyday, something they have never experienced! That's only because mum and dad are choosing not to put SKY at home as yet:(
Life in New Zealand has really been great for my family. It has taken us on a path that I personally don't remember even dreaming of. It seems though that Ernest, my husband and my mum may have dreamt about it. My mum liked to say she knows us, her children, will study and go places. Now this is being fulfilled through her son-in-law who will be graduating next year for his Gynae/Obst specialty. We are praying that our parents join us for that event. My husband is the one who always said; we will be ok and comfortable in our lives. I think for me, most of my life seems to have been a cruise. Now, don't be mad at me when I say that. It's true for me mostly because of my simple childlike faith. I don't concern myself with too many things, surprisingly though, I have a first-born daughter who is so organized and wants to know so many things in advance that I have to remind her she is still a child, somethings are not for her to be concerned about. Whilst that is a true statement, it poses a challenge to me I must confess, to pull up my socks and be clear with my planning. I count it a blessing also to have such a daughter. Even right now she is all packed up for the morning while I still a few things out :).
I am so looking forward to this year and I believe I am ready for whatever I am gonna face because I have been promised in Psalm 112 that my children will be mighty in the land and they will be blessed. I have been promised also that I will have no fear of bad news, my heart is steadfast trusting in the Lord. I like it when it says: Even in darkness light dawns for the upright, so I figure out that my job is to conduct my affairs right and the rest will be taken care of. I will do the right thing and relinquish control of whatever is beyond me. One of the things I do is to endeavor to eat right and exercise and be consistent with it. I have learnt that I can avoid a lot if health issues by my eating habits. One aspect which I think most people are not aware of: is the amount of toxic chemicals we use everyday on our skin. While these are mostly available in small amounts, but their compounding effects seem too huge to ignore. If you don't know what I'm talking about, send me an email on zanechooselife@gmail.com and I can send you a list of ingredients which have been found questionable and best if avoided by all means. The most popular notorious ones though which I can mention are: Sodium Lauryl/Laureth Sulphate, and Propylene Glycol sometimes labelled PEGs. You can do your own search on the safety data sheets as to why they are best far from our skin.
That enough for today, I need to sleep so I can wake up early to vacate this place. Thanks for reading.
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Zanele
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