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Janine Claire Robinson
Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Welcome to my little writing corner. I count my many blessings to be a cherished wife and an ever-learning-loving-growing mother to 3 amazing children this side of Heaven and a precious little boy in Heaven. Together as a family we pastor a precious church community called Redeeming Hope Church. I've had the privilege of loving and following Jesus Christ since my earliest memories as a child. No matter what I've gone through in life, He has always been so present. At heart, I'm an encourager ... so this is a place where I get to wear my heart on my sleeve and share my journey of learning to live a life of love in action.

Stre-e-e-e-e-tch !!!

Hmmmm ... I am certainly being stretched at the moment - "good stretched" though. I am looking at my life and realising that staying in a comfort zone too long is actually quite uncomfortable - weird thought hey, but it is quite an epiphany for me today! I am ACTUALLY asking God (dare I say it out loud!!)  to re-focus me ... even re-position me if necessary. Oh my word - that is a brave prayer. I know how much God likes to act on those prayers ... but the truth is ... I want to be re-positioned to be where He wants me to be serving and living most effectively. If I am to be so busy, I want to be busy with the things that give way to LIFE! Maybe that means to continue doing what I have been doing all this time ... but somehow in my heart I can already sense change. Work-wise, I am stretching myself in training to facilitate new course material -both corporately and in a ministry outlet. I am learning new skills and feel so out of my depth at times, but what thrills me the mos

Growing up too fast!!!

Oh my word!! My babies are growing up way too fast!! This week was "back to school" with Tianna starting Grade 2 (I still cannot get my head around that! Where does the time go?) ... and Leelee started pre-school. They are both oh-so-beautiful inside and out and keep Brett and I in stitches of laughter (and on our knees too)!! Thank you Jesus - Tianna came home from School absolutely beaming with her new teacher and class. She is LOVING Grade 2. What an answer to prayer. We have been trusting the Lord for a gentle teacher for our tender hearted little princess, and as always - God is so faithful. She also has some lovely little friends in her class.  Angelee is also enjoying her new school. She is our happy, go-with-the-flow little ray of sunshine, so you can imagine my shock when at the end of her FIRST day the teacher says to me "Shew ... you have a strong willed child!" ... hmmm ... so I asked her what happened. She explained to me that when she asked Angelee to

I'm walking on sunshine ... yeah ...

I love the start of a new year. My perspective is always coloured in hope and freshness. I am well rested and refreshed after a holiday FULL of playing, laughing and hanging out with my lovely family. Oh the wonders of a break from the rutt and stress of everyday busyness :)   New years eve we turned the music up nice and load and danced with the kids until they were too tired to carry on. It is such a fun memory that I am going to carry into this year ... to live, laugh and dance more!!  We were also blessed with the opportunity of having my sis and her family to see the new year in with. I love the dynamic of a full house of children laughing, playing ...  just having good clean fun together. We all swam ... played card games ... the kiddies made up their own little games ... it was WONDERFUL!!! It was so heart sore to see my kiddies cry when their cuzzies, aunty and uncle had to go home after 10 wonderful, full days! But at the same time ... my heart rejoiced over the memories that