Posted by: Tsholo on: November 30, 2010
they say to watch the company you keep because you tend to become them or something. i always try to surround myself with good people, and i think i’ve done very well so far. god has brought some super awesome people into my life. sometime this year i was going through some hectic spiritual stuff [...]
Posted by: Tsholo on: November 16, 2010
this past sunday at church we watched the Louie Giglio dvd on prayer (remix or something like that). anyway he was talking about how often when we pray it is so me (or us) focused – God bless me, God be with me, God forgive me, God keep me safe and watch over me…he used [...]
Posted by: Tsholo on: August 24, 2010
i plan to have 2 kids. i plan to be the best mother ever! God willing, the plan is to have 1 biological kid and adopt 1…and depending on finances (and my husband will probably want some input on this one) i might even foster a couple of kids. and if i don’t get married, [...]
Posted by: Tsholo on: August 10, 2010
my laughter has gotten me in trouble a few times. well, maybe not trouble, but my firends have been embarrassed by it a few times. i have a very loud and robust laugh. so when we go out we usually end up either making a lot of new friends who join our group because we [...]
Posted by: Tsholo on: July 13, 2010
thinking about summer reminded me of my family’s big move in 1995. as you know, summer in the northern hamisphere is winter in the southern hemisphere. in august of 1995, while it was still winter in south africa, we got on a plane and headed to the US. we boarded the plane wearing jeans and [...]
Posted by: Tsholo on: June 29, 2010
“Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to me. Get away with me and you’ll recover your life. I’ll show you how to take a real rest. Walk with me and work with me—watch how I do it. Learn the unforced rhythms of grace. I won’t lay anything heavy or ill-fitting on [...]
Posted by: Tsholo on: June 5, 2010
blogs of the week: ==================== One word at a time blog carnival: Emptiness (One word at a time – Bridget Chumbley – @bridgetchumbley) The social media sermon pause (Stuff Christians Like – Jon Acuff – @prodigaljohn) Worrying too much about trends (Stuff Christians Like – Jon Acuff – @prodigaljohn) Is church the best place for [...]
Posted by: Tsholo on: June 1, 2010
“empty me till i’m depleted…i’ve got a plan to lose it all” those are lyrics from switchfoot’s “the loser”. while thinking on the word “emptiness”, everything that came to mind was mostly negative. but i listened to that song and thought about the positives of emptiness. i long for emptiness. i long for simplicity. i [...]
Posted by: Tsholo on: May 22, 2010
blogs of the week: ====================== One word at a time blog carnival: grace (One word at a time – Bridget Chumbley – @bridgetchumbley) The Christian d-word (The Church of No People – Matt Appling – @MattTCoNP) Being more than what I can do (Displaying the inner monologue – Sharne Finn – @sharnefinn) Taking Stuff Christians [...]
Posted by: Tsholo on: May 18, 2010
sometimes i hear a song and i think that song was written specifically for/about me…this is one of those songs. it exactly where i have been for the better part of this year, and it’s so beautifully spells out the grace God has shown me in this time. sometimes love is all that you can [...]