A New Year With The Lord

A new year is about to unfold
With new opportunities to explore
Doors will open for new experiences
New adventures with the Lord

Remember not the former things
The things of this past year
The Lord will do new things in us
Much more than we are aware

For He will make a way for us
As we put our trust in Him
And He will guide our every step
By His presence we have within

What God has placed within our hearts
We find we’ll be able to do
If we look for the opportunities
We’ll see the door to go through

We mustn’t let anything hold us back
But rise up and take our place
And be all that God wants us to be
With a fresh touch of His grace

© By M.S.Lowndes

 ⁸ And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. ⁹An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. ¹⁰ But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people. ¹¹ Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord. ¹² This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.”

 ¹³ Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying,

 ¹⁴ “Glory to God in the highest heaven,
   and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests.”

To our family and friends:

We pray that you have a blessed Christmas, enjoying time with family and friends, and remembering the love our God has for us, that He came to earth to die, in order that we may have eternal life!

With love 

Gary, Desiree, Sarah and Alexandra

On being 11...

On Thursday (15th), our Alexandra has been a part of our family for 11 years - how the time has flown!!

She brings a unique aspect to our family. She makes us laugh aloud, but also asks challenging, thoughtful questions and is not afraid to speak her mind.


She celebrated a week before her birthday (cause it was just taking too long to come!) She invited 2 friends for a sleepover - nail varnishing and a DVD - and then ten pin bowling in the morning.

Sarah and Alexandra baked and iced the cake themselves - including making the fondant flowers

Our bowling shoes

On Thursday, we gave the books a skip and spent time as a family ice skating (an open air rink at Cribbs Causeway Mall). Her choice of a meal was roast chicken with fish shop chips. And we watched a movie again in the evening.

On Friday, Gary and the girls went for a walk, and Alexandra just had to take her camera - her birthday gift - to start capturing everything she could!

We had such a super day, celebrating her life and giving our Lord thanks and honour for the person she is. We love you, Alli-K :)

Decking the Halls

Handmade advent calendars

And Mince pies - by Sarah