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.