Drawing near to the end of the year.

 Hello my dear frineds.
I hope that you're well.
I hope that things are going well for you.
It is wet here in wellington, so I'm staying out of the rain, and inside.
A bit of a wet start to summer, but wellington does have it's nice days.
As we draw near to the end of the year, let us be thankful for the things that we have.
And as we go into the next year, rather than worrying about our needs and wants, we draw close to Jesus.

He is the ultimate giver of good things.

My round of my year has been mixed, I loved our wedding, this year, I loved the move to wellington, I love married life, but conscious of poeple who aren't married keep holding on.

I love how Andrei always points me to christ, in everything that we say and do.
I love our sponsor kids, and knowing that we give to the whole family, and their cycle of poventy is broken.
I love giving, at the right time and place.
I love all kids.

I love how prayers this year has been answered, I've had many different jobs, and each one in the right season.

I have ended up in hospital with gall bladder attacks, I still have my gall bladder, and I am healthy and it's behaving it's self.
I love how each day we give over to Jesus and he gives us what we need just for that day.

We've been going to a naturopath to keep healthy.

We are still, living with Andrei's parents, they are lovely, and we get on so well.

And as we draw closer to the end of the year it's a time to love and forgive.
Lots of love 
Chloe

Highs and lows.

 Hello there my friends.
How are you?
I hope that you are well.

Today I want to share with you, the love of Christ, that no matter what happens to us, Christ still loves us.

Lately, I've been going through some things, just the normal things like work, and such.

But lately, I notice that my prayer life needs work, we pray in the morning, I have a good 20 minute prayer time in the morning. We pray for our friends, we read the bible as a couple, and rely on christ.

And lately, it's going well. but a challange to me, is that no matter how much stuff I have, or money in account, or even Andrei the dear man that he is, we are all human.

We will fall short of the glory of God, our things won't save us.

Our family won't save us, nothing on this planet can save us, only the lord Jesus can.

Recently, dear Andrei got my first set of pearls, as beautiful and simple as they are, they can't save us.

We only need to look to Christ.

And when we look to Christ, and focus on him, all the things are dim in comparison.

Now I am aware, that I post too much on facebook, it is one thing, that I can't stop.

but I will try not to do so much posting, because.

A it really gives, people the faulse infomation, and thinks that their life is perfect, where they might be finding it hard.

And B, it's addictive.

So dear friends, don't think that for a moment, the grass is greener on the other side. 

The lord has indeed given you good things, that are different.

All life takes work, my friends, we have our own battles, but we focus on the lord.

We have overcome, our disabilities, our own mental health, grief of lossing both grand parents.

Andrei and I differences, don't think for a moment, that it's all rosey.

We have our opinions, but we meet in the middle.

We have no children, yet  and we will be trying, we aren't too sure if we can concieve, so we have sponcered family, and sponsored kids.

We have learnt to live on one single income, jobless, grief, covid restrictions.

Sickness.

So dear lovelies, it may seem on social media that it's going ok and everything is fine.

We still do life together and that the beautiful thing.

For my single friends out there, keep the faith, keep praying, keep the lords word close to you.

Be beautiful, be bold for christ.

Married friends, love your husbands, be slow to anger, slow to speak, listen, be in touch with friends both married and un married, ones with kids and some without kids..

Take it all.

Lots of love.
Chloe

An eternal flame.

 Hello my lovelies.
How are you?

I hope that you're well.
I haven't written for a while.
I haven't been up to much.
My hrs have been cut for personal reasons.

But then made up, so now working fridays and saturdays.
I find it complex time of year, with this jolly covid.
Now it's mandated, if you work in hospo, you have to be vaxed.
I find it, interesting, there are big, issues with this.
 If you don't have a vax passport you can't come into shops.
Only today, we had fish and chips, in churton park, we looked in the window, of our local cafe, it was empty, where as it would be busy.
Where I work, it has quiet down, where previous it was a hub of activity. 

It is a real shame, people have lost their jobs.

So for the ones who are self employed, those on their own the business keep holding on, and perhaps maybe just maybe put vaxed and unvaxed sticker in the window.

Well that's all for me.
Keep burning the enternal flame.

Lots of love.
Chloe

Somethings are just up in the air

 Hello dear friends.
It is me.
I hope that you're having a nice day.
I've had a super day, today, really loved it.

I woke up at 10 am after a good sleep, and then got ready for the day, it first started off having coffee with Andrei at the hangar.
Then, we went to the natropath to see what could be done for my gall bladder.

We have seen a drastic change, in my health cutting out all the baked items and all the sugar and desserts.

And making big improvements.

Andrei got me flowers today, my favourite peony roses, and they are so lovely.

We had a picnic in the gardens today, and I came up with a great idea for the meet up group for Christmas, a pot luck bring and share meal.

So we are going to do that which will be lovely.

Then, I had a job interview, for a job in napier, and have a trial up there on December the 20th.

I have also won a photo shoot competiton, with Oscar the dog, thats in Napier as well.

So it might work.

My friend is making me a resin phone case with flowers on it, it's beautiful.

I rang mum and dad, and that ended in tears.

I won't go into now, but I am somewhat sad tonight, and even cried.

I wish I was stronger better, and all the rest of it.

Andrei was  a great comfort, and Vesi and Greg are lovely.

I had even wanted to stay somewhere else and not at home because yes we would be welcome, but also feeling like a burden, staying 2 nights.

There is a reason why it's so short.

so I have rain on my heart, after a beautiful day, but things are ok.

I know that they will be. the best thing to do is read the bible and build yourself in that.

Lots of love 

Chloe

When you have more to give.

 Hello my lovelies.

I hope that your well.
It's a bit of grey day today in Wellington.

I am writing to you from our bedroom, which I have all ready started to clean up.

We've nearly finished our shopping, for Christmas.

I love giving, especially presents, no matter if they are care packages, or letters cards presents, you name I love to give.

Andrei love this as well.

Today we made a choice, to add one more little person to our sponsored family from the Philippines.

Baby Zeal, which means happy.

We are going, to add her to our family on Monday.

I am so happy, cause I've been praying, for a while to add someone from this country.

They are so cute.

Sometimes when there's so much in the world that isn't good, and all looks dim and grey, look up and change someone life.

Sit back and praise Jesus that he has everything under control.

Well I better let you go, and enjoy the rest of your night.
Lots of love 
Chloe

 

Girl on a not so important mission.

 Hello there my frineds.

I hope that you're well.

The year is going fast. Four years ago, I was in Timaru, Andrei was out seeing the sights of Germany, and Europe.

I was just talking to my bakery friend, this morning laughing at the memories we made.

My best friend Mel and I were single, I had joined a dating website, the Christian connection one, only a profile member.

I wasn't as daring as Mel, I was playing it safe.

I had moved to Timaru to do my bakery training, and we divided and conquered that.

Oh the laughs we had in class.

The phone calls from my Nan, those lovely talks on the phone, the tears I'd cry when I was tad homesick, as it was my 1st year moving away.

She would ring just at the right times.

What lovely memories to look back on.

Now a new chapter has begun, in a wonderful city like Wellington.

Married to an awesome Man of the lord.

Who understands me so well, I did raise with him one fear, and that is barrenness, and arugments.

I needed to feel secure, and happy, and now I do, I love my home, Dunedin by the water will always be home for me. but with Andrei by my side I can face anything.

He promised my parents early on in the peace he will look after me, that he indeed wasn't a man to just hastely, wanted to get married, he really wanted a wife, and sought the lord on everything.

I loved hearing it, that indeed I can trust Andrei.

He was calm and very gentle, and kind and sweet.

Where as home life was different.

The lord changed my heart and I could trust again.

I wanted to love Andrei from the day I saw him from the first meeting, and the emails while engaged the phone calls.

The tears of sadness the happy  tears, the mess.

To me, God had given me the perfect man for me.

I told him last night I had  fear of arugments, I didn't want loud matches, as my family back home had lots to deal with, so I wanted to change it.

Andrei said sometimes you need them to grow, that to picture a train, above the tracks and the person your having a different opinion is, on the other track.

and your heading the same way to the same destination.

It made the fear go away once I heard that.

No one likes to argue, but sometimes you need to say your piece.

Now I'm not perfect, Andrie isn't perfect, we don't always have a perfect marriage.

But it takes work.

Thankfullness and greatfulness goes along way, instead of seeing the negative side.

The worst thing we can do to our mens and friends are to complain.

I'll give you an example or rather  a story.

Andrei wanted a gun, we had been out for coffee before church, as we do every sunday.

and he wanted a gun a BB gun and join  a club.

Now I've said yes to most things, from computer pieces, and technology, nd I love andrei .

but I didn't like the thought of Andrei having a gun.

I said he can have  gun if he joined a gun club but no for having it if he's just going to not join.

So that was that, I didn't like a gun here in wellington, with what happend in Christchurch.

If on a farm yes, for rabbits, for shooting food,but not in the city.

I was firm on this idea.

Andrei has gone off it.

I believe the reason for breakdown in relationships or our relatiinships with Christ is we don't spend enough time with each other.

we see all the planks in other peoples eyes, but we don't often see that we might be the cause of it.

Or pride.

Pride can harm people.

Now there's nothing wrong taking pride in our work, or in God's work.

But there is a problem if we let it grow in ourselves.

I had a big issue with this, being a part business owner, of a gym, in fact I would use it in my Bio of my dating online.

Aweful i know, and man did I have to be pegged down a bit.

God told me it's his gym, the people who go there are the people that he wants there, and all of it was based on prayer and hard work.

Now did I did a retake, and for  year I asked the lord to take away my issue.

It was blocking me, from seeking the lord, and did he do the work that needs to be done.

I opened up to the lord, I grew fast in the lord, and he gave me the desires of my heart.

I was able to get a new tear fund girl. and Andrei came along.
Well I will write more next time.
Andrei's finished work for the morning for lunch.
Chloe

Recovering journey.

 Lately, I've been enjoying the time with Andrei and the lovely fine days.

Yesterday we had coffee on Cuba street, and a dashund dog came out in the sunshine.
It made my heart so happy to see the dog.

I love all dogs, especially dashunds, they are so long and cute.

All was alright in the world, seeing this dog out with it's owner, in the sunshine.

I love living in wellington, it is so interesting, and working on cuba street is so interesting.

Tomorrow I'm back to work for 3 days, I need lots of prayer.

Sometimes as  a Christian you can become so proud, as you walk past the homeless on Cuba street.

Andrei goes and buys them lunch, not necessary give them money, but what they need.

I pray for them as I walk on by.

Sunday's sermon was about, how to tell people about Christ, because if people don't know where they are going, we've fallen short of our great commission.

I think of the great need in our nation and around the world.

The mothers and babies in the world, and what they need in the first year.

Tearfund sees a need and has a great campaign for these mothers. Which I want to support.

I love all babies, and I love what Tear fund does, they see the need and all money goes to them to help a family in need.

You support a whole family when you sponsor a child.

I think it's time to support another one, this time from the Philippines.

It's such a beautiful part of the world, but oh so poor.

I must write to, the children I support.

Lots of love 

Chloe

Taking time to enjoy the moment.

 Hello my friends.
Well I haven't done a post for a while.

So enjoy it with a cup of tea.

Lately, I've been having a battle with my health with gall stones, but I think that they are all dissolved by now as not in any pain.
Today, we woke up and I read my book on kindle, then Andrei wanted a date for lunch, so we went to captial markets and had lunch.

And then got him a new watch strap, then he did a very kind thing, he brought me a massage.

it was really lovely.

It was nice to be on cuba street, we walked hand in hand, along cuba street in the drizzle.

We talked over coffee which was nice, he told me the things he did, and the coffee house we went to today, he would bring out his kindle, and read.

This Man is so delightful looking out for me so much.

I better treat him with the love and respect, like this morning I didn't, and I was wrong.

But today went well.

Lots of love
Chloe

Dangerous Territory

 Hello my friends.
I hope that your well.
I'm sorry for not posting for a while.

A few things have changed recently.

I got a new job, at a café in town, Kaffee Eis, a gelato cafe.

I've come full circle, cause I'm back cooking breakfast for the public and something that I always enjoy.

I did it for many years in the stables kitchen. I have a good crew at Kafee Eis.

The owners have 3 cafes in town, and have won many awards for their gelato.

Karl is the president of the ice cream board.

I'm enjoying my job, I bake in the morning, muffins and scones, and I get the sandwiches done, then start to cook breakfast for the crew and public at 7:30 am.

It's easy breakfast, and the people are really happy there.

Freshmen out of school.

So up I get at 5 am, to drive to the city, the traffic is good at 5:30 and I start at 6 am and finish my shift at 2:30.

I have been shopping recently, I need a clear out my clothes, I got a sparkly top yesterday.

I had hoped to wear it out for dinner with my dance teacher Karen, we had a pizza dinner with her last night. She was my dance teacher, from the age of 9 to my early 20s.

So it was lovely to see her.

Next week, Sam and Jenna arrive for a few days, so will be nice to see them.

We are off to Tauranga, in the coming weeks for a holiday.

We are tagging on, with Vesi and Greg, we are staying at the bottom of the mount, so will be walking up the mount each morning.

I just love being by the beach, and smell the fresh oranges ripen in the sun.

I might have to go back to Patrick's pies, for pies, this dude knows his pies, there's no more room to hang another award.

Andrei is well, he's working today, and has gone for another job, to substitute his job, they are keen to have him, but just checking one extra person out.

The company has paid him for an extra day for a month to get the app out quicker.

I'm always thankful, to the lord, he does indeed bless us, when we look to him.

To be giving in and out of season.

I've been thinking of tear fund, I just love what they are doing.

I'd love to do 2 things.

1. get a boy from, the Philippines, who shares Andrie's birthday month.

Oh my they are so cute. when you give to Tear Fund, you are supporting the whole community.

Or number 2.

Give monthly to their Mum's and Bubs campaign  cause your helping the mothers and baby for the 1st year.

Oh how beautiful a new life is always lovely.

So that's my goals.

And now I have my diary I am planning our days together.

Lots of love, time for tea.

Lots of love 
Chloe

 Ps, I've nmed this post Dangerous territory because of my wild ideas, and there's a book binder on cuba street, lol I'll have to have a peep.

Standing by your man.

 Hello there dear friends.

How are you?

I hope that your well in this lock down.

Today is my dad's birthday, and his twin brother, they are both 65 years old.

Mum has her birthday 2 weeks after him so on the 9th of September.

Both of them, will celebrate their 40th wedding anniversary this year.

I've been married to Andrei 7th months.

I've seen how my mum stood beside dad, I was there in the student years, but mum told me of the fun they had before the kids came along, and we came around, and they moved up to Hastings to try farming for a time.

We moved back down to Dunedin, in 1991.

Dad was an accountant in town, an auditor, at the beginning, Mum worked in fashion.

Together the flatted in Ross street, in Dunedin, playing scrabble together at night and making a quilt.

They became Christians a year later, relying on Jesus our lord, for direction in their marriage. they were praying since I was 3 to be married.

I became serious about praying for a marriage partner a year before I met Andrei, I was quietly, going about it. 

But it was on my parents mind to pray for a marriage partner, Jesus brought Andrei to me.

I can't do it alone, I need to rely on Christ cause we can't do it alone.

There was a point in time, when I wasn't listening to God I was listening to Andrei.

Jesus should be the 1st in every thing we do, while serving, while going about our day. in every waking moment seek the lord in every thing.

Seek the lord in everything we do, in and out of season.

Now if your not in a relationship, my friends, seek the lord, even if Andrei dies, which he will do,  or I go before him. We want each other to be set up for life, we recently have done our wills.

My dears can I say go to Christ with everything you do, serve him with all your heart.

Serve Jesus in your relationships in everything you do, serve Jesus first with everything, in your marriage.

Get down with Jesus, set aside time to go after him.

Maybe in this lock down we can get alone with Jesus, to pray and seek him with all our hearts.

And our husbands, yes to be ready in and out of season, and stand by them.

Lots of love 

Chloe

Spring thoughts.

 Today we made a break for it.

We are in lock down, till Tuesday evening.

So I after spending all day in bed yesterday due to a cold and or allergies, made me feel totally awful.

So today, we drove through wellington, on a much needed mental covid drive.

We made coffee machine coffee, and packed muffins and we went for it.

We parked by the beach, as Andrei looked around for a seat, and we found ourselves  outside on the seats of the boat restaurant. A tug boat that has a family connection.

Mum's cousin purchased the boat to make it into a floating restaurant it's quite unique, it even offers high tea, which is a big tick from me. I simply love high teas, any time I can get my new tea dress out and wear it, especially to a high tea. 
We might have to stop by and get a coffee. 

I've been having some really lovely words from Joy, from Timaru, via Messenger.

They are a lovely couple, Joy made an effort to have me over regularly when doing my baking certificate.

We would have her famous fish dinners, and afternoon teas.

We had an excellent sermon online from Pastor Tim and his family.

About being a true Christian and what that looks like.

Well I think it's time for me to make a coffee for Andrei, as it's nearly his break he's in bible study.

Lots of love 
Chloe 

Lessons from lockdown

 Hello there friends.

It's bright and sunny here in Wellington.
And it's lock down across the country.

It's ok to be worried, and not ok, in this lock down. I was just reading a blog on which I follow, and it's ok not to be happy all the time.

In this blog he wrote about social media, painting a very different light on things, it's ok to be nervous at this time of lock down. I feel for all the businesses, across the country. As we have a business F45 CBD.

And working in the hospitality trade, I think of the places that I've worked, Larnach castle, Fresh choice, the collage I worked in feeding the boys morning tea. My Dunedin friends and family.

I think of the the garden at home, the bulbs will be coming up, and flowering. I miss the peony roses in the Timaru gardens through Joy does tell me that her crocus is flowering.

While these are uncertain times, it's important to look to Jesus.

My mental health is good, I have a family here that is loving and understanding.
I'm surrounded by Oscar, who is a dog, that is into people, and together we will go to the dog friendly beach to see how he goes. We've left Zorro Prancer, and Oscar sunning themselves on the little landing outside.

Looking mighty fine.

So where ever you are go with your heart.

Put some favorite music on, and just relax, you've got this one.
lots of love 
Chloe  Andrei and  Oscar.

Dry July.

 Hello there my friends.
I hope that you're well.

Today I gave myself a test. I had booked in a horse riding lesson.

I booked it 3 weeks ago in an all weather arena.

I wanted to know, how well I went on a horse after having a break, and to see if I still enjoyed the lessons and horses. I really enjoyed being on Maddy this morning.

It was lovely, to trot on her, to find my beat with Maddy. Other big horses were there too being exercised.

It was lovely to be under cover while riding.

We went to a cafe and had lunch out. Tomorrow we are all day at church doing church youth group.

Today we completed our wills, it's quite a personal thing.

Andrei is talking about living over in Oz, I said yes, and Whitsunday islands are calling me.

They need chefs and bakers, and there's water and beach.
I'm looking forward to the adventure, I've moved out of home, a few times but Andrei never.

So it's going to fun to make our home together.

I'm indebted to Vesi and Greg to have us to stay here.

We don't know when we'll go over, but it's it in the goal spreadsheet.

Andrei loves his goals, and it's good.

Well I better make some fried rice for our dinner before our family goes out bowling.

Lots of love 
Chloe

Ps, the title of this post was a joke a play on words, because it's been a very wet July.

Island time

 Hello my friends.

How are you?

I hope that you're having a really lovely day today. Despite the cold weather.

Yesterday we went to the zoo here in Wellington.

Most of the animals were hibernating and hiding.

I've started on the book front, I've found a publisher, and an artist.

I'm thinking of going on Amazon, oh exciting.

Andrei got me a kindle, and now I take it everywhere.

Since coming to live in Wellington, I also have known to just take it easy.

Learning to do so, take time, and eventually retraining your brain.

Recently I have learnt this, Andrei loves looking into things, where is I'm impulsive, and would just go for it. You could say stepping out in faith.

Now if I you know  Andrei as much as me, he likes his time, to himself, where as I've been brought up serving to people, now if you are a people person, forcing your way into someone who needs time away to think and act and think about it.

That's the secret of growing, thinking things through, and then act.

Recently I got a debit card, woo hoo, I thought, I'm going out to town, and dear Andrei will say yes to everything.

Like he does with my horse riding lessons, and my singing lesson and my Udemy courses.

Currently, learning, about Self publishing and massage, plus my Kindle and still having times to write.

And really be there for friends.

This book project isn't just mine, it's Andrei's too. we talk much about what to do.

It's communication, that makes the world go around.

We have bounced ideas off, each other, and exploring all avenues.

Not just one look and going with it. 

So it's all being open about what goes on, and how we talk and respecting each other.

It doesn't mean each person is right, or wrong, but if we talk about it, then we can be singing from the same song sheet.

They are my thoughts for the day.
Chloe

Lessons from my Lemon Verbena Plant.

 Hello there my friends.

I hope that your well.
I am currently writing this from my room in Churton park.
We have just finished a really big storm. We had storms in Dunedin.
We had a thunder storm the other night, that really shook the bed.
When I lived down in Invercargill we had storms, ones that would light up your room.
How are you going?

Now in this storm that we had my lemon verbena plant still thrived.

My parents have a bush, more like a tree really, and it would die down, this plant my dear Speld teacher gave me one from Invercargill, and the small green shoots are still going strong.
It's had everything on it, like hot sun in late summer, to freezing temps, to days out in the rain, thunder, this plant is still going strong.

I must admit I haven't looked after it, it seems that it will look after it's self.
Have I neglected the plant?

I'd say 100 percent yes, and it's still growing.

Do we neglect ourselves?

Do we wish to disappear?

Are things looking too big right now?

Are we like the Lemon Verbena plant out in all weathers, and still growing?

Before my breakdown, I was fine, I didn't know much about mental health, I knew about depression, as more and more of my friends, suffer from it, and also anxiety. 

We were a family that just got on with it, but my brother Matt suffers from deep depression, and I was always wondering why from the outside was he so happy, so it seemed.

I  have always prayed for my friends, as we need to look after ourselves. I know deep down the feeling of utter dispar, and very dark thoughts.

See I had a relapse in lock down last year, I was wondering where my happy songs went, from the one I had.

I had to come to Jesus and fully rely on him, that he would get me through this, plus my medication.

My switch of meds changed, what was a switch over that would be done in  month, was crash coursed into 4 days.

My brain couldn't take the time to heal so I took another nose dive.

I am however well again, making good plans.

I am living in total freedom, and loving life.

So lessons from my Lemon Verbena plant, out there in all weathers, still going strong and green.

With it's young tender shoots, because that is what my name means in the greek.

I am flourishing and you are too.

Lots of love 
Chloe

For Frances

 Hello there Frances.
I hope that you're well, and Rob is too.
I wonder if you still have the whippet dog.

I remember doing breakfasts with Rob, and all the stories he would tell about different dogs that you had.
Jake and the corgi. Not to mention the house on the hill used as  movie set.

I am well thank you.

I was doing some admin study, but I soon found out that it wasn't for me, so now onto different study about dogs. And how to train them.

We have Oscar and Zorro, here. Zorro came from Hawaii. We had a 12th birthday party for Zorro.

It is windy here in wellington, the winter has finally came.

My nana died in December, so I'm using her coat this winter.

She was 96 years old.

I think about you much dear Frances and Rob.

I hope that your doing well.

Lots of love 
Chloe 

Winter post. From Wellington with Love.

Hello there.

I hope that your having  really lovely, day.

Since arriving in wellington, in Feb this year, I am getting used to the city.
I have found even more courses to do.
These ones are for wellington people. I can pick one, that I can do.
I am tossing up between kombutcher brewing, or cake decorating.
My parents arrived last week with car, and e bike.
It's all charged ready to go for the long, trail.
 I'm am so looking forward to going biking, Andrei is too,

I love being married to Andrei so much, he is all goodness and sweetness.

Studying is good, I am having time with another friend tomorrow, trying to get into a good routine, in getting them done.
I have resubmitted assignment, 1. I was too brief in some areas.
This one is all about team building, and organising, meetings.

I'm looking forward to getting  this one, done.
It's four courses, I'm only 1 fourth away through.

What's my goal for this one?

Part time in an office.

Then more study, this time, with dogs.
We have Oscar, and Zorro, living with us, but there are away on holiday.

In kennels, I love Oscars face.

I believe that dogs give us a good stress release.

So after the business admin, dog behaviour.

Andrei has been hard at it, learning about computers, and doing Linux. He has been learning online.

Going quietly about his day to day things, fixing up computers, selling them through face-book, he once brought a lap top back to life, because it was water logged.

He can do any thing.

He is helping me with my assignments, not doing them but helping me with them.

I laughed, the other day, dear man got me all set to go, uploaded the file, for  resubmit. All I needed was to click submit, and it was off.
But I cleaned up my tabs and clicked out of the wrong tab. We had to do it again.

If I don't pass my assignment this time, I will change to something else.

I am finding it good, but different.

It requires, 10 hours of study per week, I've had people stay this past week. My mum and Dad.

so I haven't studied, but I am getting up to speed tomorrow and today.

I hope that your good.

I better fold the dried washing, and iron darling Andrei's work shirts for the week ahead.
Lots of love 

Chloe Nicolas.

 

8 weeks in

 Hello there my frineds.

I hope that you are all good.
Well welcome again.

I  lost my login for my blogger account, and so Mr Andrei fantastic recovered it for me.
We had some wonderful days in Taupo. my goodness me we did everything.

From driving to hobbiton, and lake cruising to soaking in hot pools at night.

We are now back, and enjoying wellington. I have completed my first assignment, in my admin course.

I have my brother Matthew here, so he went over it with new eyes and said it was good.

This saturday marks, 8 weeks of marriage to Mr Fantastic.

I am loving life, and getting more settled into wellington life, next week, I will have my car and E bike.

so that will be fun, Andrei has plans to use the sauna, at the pool and then cycle home.

I am keen also to do this,

I am enjoying, life so much, I have Andrei, and we put Christ at the center of everything.

Soon our nieces and nephews will arrive we are looking after them for the afternoon.

we love doing it. we will watch movies together.

This week I will get my eye brows done and my hair long layered, which is going to be nice.

My assignment is completed, and the next one is about arranging meetings, we have a group chat going.

so we're talking about what things we've planned, I will talk about Andrei's and my wedding.

and we just got in, time before the whole country went to level 2.

Well I better let you go, and get ready for the kids.

lots of love 
Chloe

Take time for yourself.

 As my wedding day draws near.

I am finding myself, in the contemplative mood.
I am continuing to get well though I tire easily, so I'm going to bed early, to get enough rest.

Andrei is leaving me such beautiful taped messages, on my phone to wake up to.

I am finding that I am taking life at a much slower pace, don't worry it's taken me, all month to slow down.

I have told Andrei this,  and he is praise Jesus, because I was like an engery bunny, always on the go.

It is good to be working, but only doing it for the lord, not for self or to get a ahead.

I'm some what of a slow learner, and I've been sick, and in those times of sickness all that you can do is rest.

And that is what I've been doing, rather than heaps of work, and running myself low again, taking it easy.

Andrei is gentle and loving, and I need him, and miss him.

I thank God for him, every day, keeping him safe around his work place, and work.

soon we'll be together, and I will be his wife, though we have already prayed our prayer vows together.

I love him so much, he's so kind, and gentle.

a new gentleness is coming through.

My dears, whoever you are out there, don't despise small things or even small beginings, because one day your dreams will come true.

True marriage takes work, it will take work to be on a team, we will have different sides, but we have different strengths.

and that is beauitfuil, where I'm weak, Andrei is strong.

Lots of love
Chloe

Book review. Created To Be His Helpmeet.

 Hello dear friends.
I am back, and a very happy new year to you.

I do hope that you had a beautiful Christmas and a really lovely happy new year.

Things I've done this year, and things I am looking forward to.

After a whirl wind of a romance, I am finding myself getting married in very soon, less than a month away.

Andrei came down from Wellington, during Christmas, and New year spending my birthday with me.

I just love my man so much, he's so sweet and gentle and loving, oh so loving.

Wanting nothing in return, that's pure love.

We both had 14 wonderful days together, over which I contracted, Glandular fever, but on the mend now. 

We supported, cafes  a few times, we went to different ones, this is new to me, not to new to Andrei he love his cafes. but I this was a past time I really enjoyed.

To rekindle the romance again, with my Andrei, and acutaly yes be told to relax and enjoy the moment, not to go off and onto the next thing to do.

To slow down is one of my things I simply find hard to do, Andrei calls me his little race horse, just because well I've bolted and everyone keep up.

Having the fever is, someone relaxing as well, I'm saving money.

but I think I can get out and get my lipstick, and fragrance, soon for the wedding.

I am very much looking forward to marrying Andrei and being his new wife.

One of the books that have helped me, while being sick is a book called.

Created To Be His Help Meet.

It is a truly wonderful and insightful book to read, for those people going to be married or have been married for a long time.

I strong recommend the book, and taking notes.
And about being submitting, and not fighting or conflict. now doing it in a Godly way, and learning how to make an appeals, to your husband, and keeping that romance alive.

It all comes down to comunication, and I burn with shame sometimes the way I have treated my Andrei, not the Godly house wife way. but because I simply pushed him into things.

I think back on my horse riding, days, not comparing Andrei to Wilson, or Chontelle, but with working with horses, you have to ask gently, not by forcing your way in.

With Jesus it's like that to, have you prayed today? have you trusted him with your day?

Have you given him the first fruits of the day?

When we serve Christ, we serve our husbands, with everything we have.

I love Andrei, from the moment we met, I fell in love with him, 1st over the phone, and then he came down, and I simply couldn't let go of this Pino.

he's so slight, and muscles, and beautiful with his love, even when I was hash, and I was, I was really hard on him at some points. However I hadn't yeilded to Christ, and I was just blasting off, and it didn't end up well.

But Andrei took me back and my appologies, and loved me so much.

I miss him stroking me, and every day we send what's app messages, to each other, it was in email form, but now with a smart phone, I can send him little encouraging messages, during the day.

And our men need to that encouragement, now and they need to know that us girls need our men.

How has this book changed me personally?

It has made me more subtle to yeild to the glory of God, and then Andrei.

I'm not saying that Andrei is always right, or I'm always right.

But for a girl that really didn't like conflict, because of the fear of the past, and how to approach things.

I actually had to get psychology help on this.  Because I acutally had a fear of how to brings things up.

However this book, has helped me with everything in my life, and how to be a Godly wife to Andrei.

May I challange you to read the book, you don't have to agree to everything in the book, but just read it.

Then read Praying for your future husband,  and see where that journey takes you.

The Lord took me on a journey to his heart, and in that has blessed me with the most amazing man in Andrei.

Couples that start to pray early in the relationship stay together.

While it is new for me to love Andrei, and to be on this journey with him, it is important to always keep Christ as the center.

And not always Andrei.

And Andrei will most likely say the same, he is always pointing me to Christ, and out of that, comes this beautiful loving relationship.

that is flowering in God's garden.

It is beautiful, that Jesus knew that I wanted to get married, I was happy to be single, I was, but I also prayed for my future Husbands heart.

Mum and Dad have been praying since I was 3 for a husband, so I could count on their prayers.

 

I didn't want to throw myself at anyone, who could injure or damange me.

I just wanted a man, who let others to the lord, knows about disabilities, and will always treat me well and right.

I was vunerable to the lord with my heart.

and the lord made me grow.

So he brought me Andrei who leads bible study after sunday morning church, has a disabilty himself, and with how he treats his mother I could trust him with my heart.

It's not an easy road for either of us, but it is a blessed road.

 

And when Jesus is at the center of everything, things fall into place.

I've just got to finalize numbers, and get the food ideas into the polytechnic. who are doing the catering for the wedding.

We are getting married at the school I work at, I'm going back to work for a week leading up to the marriage. I've already resigned.

And that too, has been an amazing journey, in it's self serving the 130 boys their morning tea and afternoon teas.

And the teachers get morning tea as well.

I've worked with some pretty cool people at the school.

Well my lovelies, if you have time to read over this summer, or winter break no matter where you are in the world.

Read those 2 books.

Lots of love 

Chloe