As promised: THE PHOTO OF MY FIRST TOOTH! :-)

I hope you can see it....its a bit difficult to catch it on camera.

I got my first Tooth!!!!!!!

On Friday, 19 June 2009 Jade got her first tooth!

It's just out, but you can see and feel it, she is soooooooo cute!
Now she plays with her tongue over her tooth the whole time. Because I was the first to see the tooth, tradition is that I had to buy her a present...so she got a shell with colourful balls and she loves them! :-)

I dont have a photo of her tooth yet, but promise to put one on as soon as we get one.

But here is just another beautiful photo of our precious Angel...

I am waving now....

How cute is she now...
Everyday I look at her with amazement, she is this perfect little human being, that discovers all these things life has to offer, big and small, and I am truly blessed to be apart of this journey with her.

She can now wave! On Saturday the 6th of June she waved for Ouma Nettie, and now when you say Tata Jade, she waves to you. Then suddenly her eye catches her hand's movement and she completely forgets she was waving and then just looks at her hand in awe! She is too cute! :-) Again, no words to describe, none at all, its too overwhelming!

On another note, yesterday was Youth Day, and I am so thankful that Jade is growing up in a country where she can be free to be what she wants, she is free to go to any school, to get a good education. Maybe we can all spare a thought to the children in 1976, on 16 June, that were not as privileged.

I came across this, and I really wanted to share it with you, because it's so unbelievably true, and exactly how I feel about Jade! :-)

Through the eyes of a child...

A phrase I have heard often in my life. Before becoming a mother that phrase probably never meant much to me. But there is something about how a child see's our world. How a child see's other people. How our children see us!

They see things with almost an "unconditional love" lens. They don't view us in color or in stigmas. If only we could look through the eyes of a child ourselves.

God quotes often in the bible about having faith like a child. That if we truly want to see the kingdom of God that we must be like children. We must not look at colours or stigmas. We must love unconditionally as they do.

Our children, as much as they are genetically part of us....they reflect us as well. What we teach them is what they will "know"....but what they see before the teachings of society and life.....is pure.

I thank God everday that I can again see through the eyes of child, in my own child. I see how she looks at everydays things in such excitement. We all need to remember that and recapture that.

Through the eyes of a child...a gift of youth that can forever be ours if we just learn to recapture it. -unknown author-

Have a great rest of the week!

Some photo's of my beautiful Angel!

Thank You God for our Angel!

Blue bulls babe

Seeing that Jade was born on the final of the Currie cup against the Blue Bulls and the Sharks...we can say without a doubt she is a true Blue Bulls babe! (the fact that the bulls lost we will just forget to mention for now...lol)

Attached some photo's of Saturday's Super 14 final, Blue Bulls vs Chiefs and we are PROUD to say the bulls won 61 - 17!! WHAT A GAME!!

Jade - 7 Months

Hi All,

On Monday, Jade was 7 months old....still can't believe how time flies.
Everyday with her is such a blessing. The way she touches everyone's lives she meets is just so amazing and priceless. We continue to Thank our Lord for his miracle Jade Catherine Alexander! No words can describe how thankful we are for her.

This morning when I changed her nappy, her dummy fell out, she reached for it and with no effort she put it back into her mouth, it was so cute! :-) She has been struggling with that for a while now and finally got it right!

~Prayer for Jade~

I come to You in Jesus name and give Jade to You. I'm convinced that You alone
know what is best for her. You alone know
what she needs. I release her to You
to care for and protect, and I commit myself to
pray for everything concerning her that I
can think of or that You put upon my heart.
Teach me how to pray and guide me in what to
pray about. Help me not to impose my own will
when I'm praying for her, but rather
enable me to pray that Your will be done in
her life.

Thank You that I can partner with You in raising
Jade and that I don't have to rely on the
world's unreliable and ever-changing methods
for child rearing, but that I can have clear
directions from Your Word and wisdom as I pray
to You for answers.

Thank You, Lord, for the precious gift of this
child. Because Your Word says that every good
gift comes from You, I know that You have
given Jade to me to care for and raise. Help
me do that. Show me places where I continue
to hang on to her and enable me to release
her to Your protection, guidance, and
counsel. Help me not to live in fear of possible
dangers, but in the joy and peace of knowing
that You are in control. I rely on You for
everything, and this day I trust my child to You
and release Jade into Your hands. Amen

Wat elke vrou vir haar man moet bid

Onthou....

Wanneer ek vir my man bid....

- Moet ek dit doen met 'n hart wat in God glo

- Moet ek nie met 'n hart vol woede en bitterheid bid nie

- Moet ek bid met die wete dat my man die hoof van die huis is

- Moet ek weet dat dit 'n verantwoordelikheid is om vir my man te bid

- Moet ek nie die eerste plek vir my man bid sodat ek my kan kry nie, maar dat my man sal lewe soos wat God dit wil he

Bid so...

Seen jou man daagliks met die seen in Num. 6:24-27 en ook 1 Kron. 14:10

Vra dat jou man volgens die wil van God sal lewe.

Bid dat hy sy roeping sal verstaan en dat hy binne sy beroep met integriteit en sonder kompromie sal lewe.

Bid vir beskerming teen versoekinge: seksueel, finansieel (vry van hebsug), mag (vry van mag) en statusbewustheid. (1 Kor. 10:13 en 2 Tess. 3:3)

Bid dat hy vergenoegd sal wees met wat God vir hom gee. (1 Tim 6:6)

Bid dat hy deur alle pyn, verwerping en mislukkings van die verlede kan werk en sal verstaan dat God hom kan genees en onvoorwardelik liefhet. (2 Kor 5:17 en Rom 1:8)

Bid dat hy sal groei in sy gebedslewe - dat die Gees van God hom sal leer en insig in die Woord sal gee.

Bid vir al sy verhoudings en dat hy met die gesindheid van Christus teenoor ander sal optree (1 kor 2:16)

Bid dat hy heilig sal lewe en aan God meer gehoorsaam sal wees as aan mense. (1 Joh. 2:17 and Mig 6:6)

Bid vir hom vir vervulling met die Heilige Gees en dat hy in die krag van God sal leef. (Hand. 1:8 en Matt 3:11)

Bid vir gebrokenheid en nederigheid, dat hy sonde sal haat en maklik sal kan se "Ek is jammer" (Fil. 2:3 en Jak 4:10 en Spr 28:13)

Bid dat hy sal verstaan dat God sy Vader is en dat hy 'n vader soos God die Vader sal wees (Ps 103:13)

Bid dat hy vry sal wees van bitterheid en onvergewensgesindheid (Luk 6:36 -37)

Author - Bennie Mostert

William,

I pray all the above for you and so much more.

Love you always,

Tash


Dear God protect William for us, let him be happy and at peace with where he is in life.

Thank you for the man he is, thank you for the husband he is and thank you for the father he is.

I am greatful that you gave us to each other, please protect our marraige and please help us to live closer together through you.

Amen