Beloved sis,
I'm so sorry to hear of your long teary day with rain clouds threatening. So glad you were able to hand over the situation to Him who loves us. I pray that today will dawn with a beautiful rainbow beaming down on you and all those you love.

With you in prayer and spirit for more rainbows.
Much love and hugs,
Anu XOX

He did 'clear the skies of misunderstanding' and enabled me to simply say 'sorry, please forgive me' and then a rainbow of promise did appear!

Thanks you for your prayers! He is faithful indeed!
sal

Oh beloved sis,
That's wonderful news. Bless you for taking the first step. May there always be rainbows on your horizon.

And God's loving Presence to warm you.
Muchest love always,
Anu XOX

Oh, Nushi. This is for me as much as for you. THANK YOU. It reminded me that this too shall pass. You are my hero, my friend. I was thinking on the things that you said in this blog post and remembered Ezekiel 1:28 - As the appearance of the bow that is in the cloud in the day of rain, so was the appearance of the brightness round about. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the LORD. And when I saw it, I fell upon my face, and I heard a voice of One that spake.

You and I are tied together, knotted in His unending love. I would never want to travel this road without you in my life. XOXOXOXOXOXO

Hello dearest Robyn,
Thank you for reading and I'm so glad you liked it. I know this is a tough season for you and I wish it were otherwise. Asking God to beam many wonderful rainbows over your skies and to bless you abundantly. Lovely verse from Ezekiel that you've quoted. How amazing it will be to see God face to face one day.

And yes, we are twins aren't we? Thanking God for you my friend. Asking Him to bring healing and blessing and His Presence.

Lots of love to you,
Nushi XOX

What a beautiful and honest post, Anusha. Thank you for this! I have been doing a lot of soul-searching this past week, and your words make my decision so much easier. As a Bi-Polaree, I tend to keep too many plates spinning in the air. I don't really know why I keep doing this to myself, but last night after hours of study and reading, instead of spending time with my beloved on his day off, I knew something had to change. I have a passion for learning (I'm totally addicted). But what I am beginning to see is that everything I do each day and each week is and can be a learning experience. I do not need a Uni degree to learn, be satisfied, and be happy.

Indeed, as you mention, I have so many things to be thankful and grateful for. A lot of my wealth is similar to your own. During the past month or so I have become unhappy because what I am required to learn and study for University (before I can do the subjects that I am truly interested in), is so time-consuming and I am not even enjoying it. If I were ten years younger, I would probably stand a better chance. The other thing is that when we have too many plates spinning, we are unable to do any one particular thing adequately. I am letting down others, but most importantly I am letting down myself.

So, what am I to do? Easy, concentrate on the things that make me want to dance and sing. I love to read and write, I love to read and review, I love to edit and proofread (I am still a novice at this, and copyediting is easier for me than structural editing, as I am not terribly good at telling other writers that their writing needs to be re-done). I don't like to manage other people or critique them. I don't know why this is but even in the corporate world, I was managing teams of people for a while on a few occasions, but each time I would end up befriending those I was supposed to be supervising. Not the way to go it seems.

Anyway, from now on I shall do only what makes me happy, because when I am happy I have so much more energy to love those around me, and in turn they are happy too. I am so GRATEFUL for everything and everyone that I have in my earthly life, and now I need to take some time to ponder, figure out what things make me the absolute best I can be. I need to do this for others as well as myself.

I am grateful and thankful for everything I have in this world and beyond, but I have been too busy doing life to realise it or lately even show it. If you don't mind, I would like to share this post on my timeline, so that the message really gets out there.
Life is just a blink of a moment, compared to eternity. But if we (I) spend too much time wanting more, and taking too many things for granted, the day will come when my heavenly Father says to me 'what have you done with the precious life I gave to you?'

God bless you, dear friend.
Much love,
Jo'Anne xoxo

Wow sweet Jo'Anne.
How lovely to read what you shared. Thanks so much for doing so. It's so good to hear of what you have been pondering on in the last little while. I totally agree that we can't do everything. And that life is so short, we need to be intentional about all we do so we enjoy it and have more of ourselves to pour into it, rather than juggling a 100 balls at a given time.

In the last 15 years or more, God has been calling me to give up the good for the best! So I totally understand what you say. Even to enjoy Him is difficult when our time is consumed by too much activity. I struggle a lot because this modern world throws so much at you - even social media can take too much time.

I've learnt to say "No" just like you are doing. And oh the joy of savouring the day rather than rushing through it. I feel a little guilty sometimes if I am being selfish. But at the end of the day, it's doing what pleases our Father is what counts. And yes, He gives us great joy in those kind of things doesn't He?

I'm so glad you've made the decision to cut down to the essentials. I agree that's the best way to do life. :) Good on you my friend. And yes, feel free to share - I will be very glad if you do.

So glad you have been able to work out your priorities. Sounds like a lot of great writerly stuff makes you happy. Go for it. I know you will do a great job too.

God bless you too precious Jo'Anne.
May you keep shining for Jesus.
Much love,
Anusha XOX

Dearest sis,
thanks for this piece of writing! So true. I have to remind myself often that He does have it covered! Since becoming a grandparent I have found that I do get anxious about them...more so than I did about my own kids! Guess it's to do with age...but that's no excuse 'cos over the years God has been so faithful no matter what the circumstances of life. So pray that I will trust Him implicitly and remind myself that He has them 'covered' too!!

love
sal OX

Dearest of Sals,
Thank you for reading and thank you for responding. I can well understand that your love for your precious beautiful grandchildren could sometimes cause you to get anxious about them. With our own children, we have more control so it's easier I think than with grandchildren. But yes, as we have been singing over and over again at church this morning 'Great is His faithfulness' and so we have every reason to trust Him.

I must share with you on email how God asked me to trust Him with a big situation while writing this blog... and then even before I shared the blog with friends the next Monday, He had undertaken for it and showed me how. He is an awesome God!

May He enable us to continue to trust Him and to bring glory to Him as we do so.
Muchest love always,
Anu XOX

Dear Anu,
It was beautiful walking down your memory lane! Lovely pictures to support it. Your Parents were role models for our life journey. I always think of them with love. Interestingly, my parents would have been 76 yrs married on 27th March! That date will ring a bell for your family. Yes, it is Rohan ayya's birthday!
What I have gathered from my life's journey is that God does hold the Big Picture in His Hands. We are so secure in Him. He will not let the foot of the righteous to slip. Yes, He does allow our boat to be rocked, but He is sleeping in the boat!!
"My times are in your hands O Lord." Psalm 31:15
Much love. The Lord is Risen!
Chits xx