" I keep on falling...innnnn..."

First tatt and I assume wont be the last :)

You are so beautiful

You transformed me from rags to riches but I guess You always knew that 

I could talk about You all day

Today I told my testimony for the first time to a work friend and it is the first time I didn't feel restricted like oh, maybe I shouldn't say that because they will judge me but I stood in Gods grace and spoke with His confidence in me, that I am a living testimony to His goodness. I am finally ok.

I have been making a cheesy romantic playlist for our wedding ceremony, songs that Jesse and I love and so many of these love songs I can just sing out to God. I love Jesse more then my life but I so easily find myself feeling the same way for God, if not more.  Hope it makes sense lol e.g.

".....You are the one I want..."

"....You are so beautiful..."

"......I cant help falling in love with You..."

This song was written from God's point of view to us. Fantastic ♥

 Forever I will be yours! 

Somewhere over the rainbow..

Recently I have been reminded that our time here on this earth is short. Regardless of what happens, good or bad, one thing we will always have is memories. No matter where I am something that always starts a memory is a song; music is a form of a memory. From the Spice Girls to Avril, music is timeless.
So here are a few songs that automatically trigger old memoires, what are your songs?

5 years old + Classic by Judy Garland and one of my favourite childhood movies The Wizard of Oz

I was 6 when this movie came out, hands down my favourite Disney movie.

Stop by The Spice Girls

7-10 years old

S Club Party by S Club 7

One Step Closer by Linkin Park. Entering my Intermediate rebel rock stage.

Gets me everytime. DJ Sammy, Heaven Tribute.

Overnight Celebrity by Twister. College days, here we go.

Amazed by Lonestar. Falling in love

My Happy Ending by Avril Lavigne. 18 years old!

Don't Stop The Music by Rihanna, Clubbing, yes yes.

Meeting and learning about the man that promised to love me for eternity. Hosanna by Hillsong

Here In Your Arms by Hellogoodbye. Met my future husband

Present time, an old song but an anthem for my sister and I.

 

Bible Study: Day 1

Cool as diary that Brian got me for Christmas :) thanks.

So no creative title for this blog post yet but I am currently doing a bible study on the New Testament, starting in Matthew, reading 3 chapters a day. I didnt really have a specific book that I wanted to study, I just wanted to know more. I have this massive as bible with so much in it! I found this website that gives you a guideline on what to read each day to reach your goal! If I am consistent with my 3 chapters a day I should be finished in 3 months so... starting in Matthew and working my way through to Revelations. MASSIVE challenge but this will be such a achievement for me once I finish. I thought it would be cool to kind of keep a online journal of my thoughts with this study in note form so I don't know if this will be interesting but this is just what I got out of it. Yah, anywho, here goes. 


Date: 9/01/2012
Matthew 1-4 

• Don't always trust your head, Trust God,  He will reassure you.  Matthew 1:19
• Be faithful, listen to the commands. 
• Baptism, letting God flow over you. Washing away our sins. Every time someone is baptised, the heavens shall open. God said, " This is my son, whom I love, with him I am pleased." When we are baptised we are fresh full of spirit then..
• Chapter 4: We are at the risk of being tempted. The devil is knocking on our door, every minute. 
• Jesus is so gangster and perfect (that's what I wrote lol) 
• Every reply to the devil is so calm and flawless. I don't really know how I would keep my cool. 
• Jesus was given the chance to have all the things the devil was tempting him with, one being, having the opportunity to rule all the kingdoms in the world, then and there and being tempted in such a weak time (physically, he had been fasting for 40 days) but He stayed strong, knowing his rights in God. He pretty much has the best rep now, ruling over all the people that have ever walked this earth. Staying faithful leads to endless amounts of blessings. 
• Matthew 4: 10 And the devil left him. Just left, it goes to show in weak areas the devil will try to feed on our areas of weakness but when we stand strong in the God we know, preach what we know. The devil is pretty much gaping it left right and centre. 
• Stand in what you know, you don't need to recite a message but know that God loves you and he will protect you whenever you need Him. 
• Matthew 4:16: The people living in darkness, have seen a great light, on those living in the land of the shadow of death, a light has dawned.
• He knows His stuff, the man! Repent for the kingdom of heaven has come near. 

Final musing: Jesus just dedicated his entire life to God and his word. It just literally blows me away. These days we have so much going on, Jesus didn't even persue (from what I know) a wife or a job that gives him a lot of money, he just focused on God. We should be 100% aiming to be just like him. Ahh I am so in love right now. 11:50pm Monday 9th 2012

Words I don't know the meaning of: 

Define: 
Winnowing: Blow a current of air through grain in order to remove the chaff... ( ?) 
Deter: Pretty much to discourage someone. 

Wedding + New Year 2012

I am getting married this year! So major saving is taking place this year, which is about major discipline. Having no bills this year is a major relief! Really no excuse to not save. 


Which leads to my oh so cliché New Years Resolution check list! 

• Wedding Savings
• Restricted License...yes, I'm feeling the judgement vibes. 
• Car! doesn't have to be a  Ford Explorer but its time to own a new set of legal wheels, vital for a marriage I think too. 
• Some how with all this saving and expectations I'm setting for myself I am going to continue to eat healthy with weight watchers help AND exercise a minimum of 3 times a week. Major advantage to having 6 weeks holiday is there is no excuse to not work out 5 times a week. Feel sorry for my sister when she walks into the lounge to find a heavily breathing kick boxing Amy glaring at her. Would scare anyone in my opinion. Close to 10kgs down, but aloooong way to go! 
• Do a bible study. Something I know absolutely nothing about, I am more then ready to learn more about Him. God's prob gonna have to pull me along the way sometime this year.
• Be more patient. 
• Take more photos. 

Me...and the past month-ish

OK so I haven't blogged in so long! So I am going to break my fake hiatus and get back into it!

Things I have been into since my last post! 

Fashion/Beauty, T.V, Health/Fitness, Movies and God. 

♥

DulceCandy

 I have been really into following quite a few beauty/tutorial/hair channels on youtube. One of the girls I follow religiously is http://www.dulcecandy.com/, she has the best fashion sense ever! Here is my evidence..

There are literally hundreds of photos on her blog of outfits and tutorials for hair and make up. She makes me want to venture out from my normal brown and creme coloured eye shadows lol 

http://www.youtube.com/user/DulceCandy87 

Khloe and Lamar

Surprise! Amy likes a reality showed based on a Kardashian, well you know.. So what! I love the new E reality t.v show! Mainly because I love Khloe and to see her happy and so in love with her husband makes me very happy! You can tune into E to watch the new series or be fanatic like me and stream it early :)

Working out...eehh.

My sister and I have been trying to be on a health and working out buzz. We have been working out about 3 times a week and to me it still doesnt feel enough, but with help form these pills I have been taking have helped me lose nearly 3kgs in 4 weeks. 

Healtheries Naturally Slim Appetite Suppressant capsules

I usually take 2 before every meal  and I can say that you don't eat as much a you would. They come in a pack of 50, that usually lasts a week, maybe just over. They retail $16.00 at New World, I imagine they would be the same at most supermarkets.

For a full review:

 http://www.healtheries.co.nz/Products/Health-Concerns/Diet-and-Weight-Loss/Product-Details/_prod_/Healtheries-Naturally-Slim-Appetite-Suppressant/default.aspx 

On the workout side, Jan and I have been doing a lot of interval training. Running then walking for about 30mins around town and also boxing, dancing and fanatic workouts from Julian Michaels. With the holidays upon us should be working out everyday! No excuses. 

Scream 4

Ahhh I was so happy when my boyfriend agreed to go see Scream 4! Not your average date right lol but as a major fan to all the Scream movie's I was ecstatic (like actually) to be old enough to go and watch this movie in the cinema (Scream 3 was released in 2000, so I was 11..errh why was I watching these movie's so young lol). Without giving anything away this movie is true to the Scream fans, if you understand that. You expect the unexpected, always! I loved that the main cast where all originals and I loved the new teen actors as well. Emma Roberts was awesome. Also the hot friend that there always is, Marielle Jaffe is legit a future Victoira Secret Angel, dang it. 

I love Neve Campbell! She beautiful and looks awesome for 38! and can kick any ghosts face butt. 

The best for last, God

So lately I have been stretched in God, as bad as it sounds I don't always have the courage to go up and pray for people when needed, but with courage from my awesome boyfriend and the holy spirit stirring in me from Storm camp I prayed for my Mum. She has been quite sick lately and through God I believe she is now a lot better. 

God is so good!

 Something that has been on my heart as well is being water baptised. I have been walking with Jesus for 3 years this May and I still haven't been baptised yet. I was asked yesterday if I wanted to be baptised that night and to be honest I am a people pleaser and was going to say yes on the spot, before I had the chance to my youth pastor said to take time and to think about it and meditate on it. So that is what Im doing.. I heard there are Christians that have been for years and only recently got baptised.

 In God's time I know I will feel on my heart when the right time is and I will do it for ME! 

I was listening to Brooke Fraser's first album "What to do with daylight" and I came across the song Indelible and I relsied I didnt even know what that meant, so i looked it up. Thank you google :)

in·del·i·ble/inˈdeləbəl/Adjective

1. (of ink or a pen) Making marks that cannot be removed.

2. Not able to be forgotten or removed: "his story made an indelible impression on me"

After finding out what the word meant this song became so much more awesome! 

Walk along here,feel you move somewhere in front of me
I can't place you with these eyes for the doubt I can't see

How could someone so beautiful
Feel something for me?
Hold me and love me and touch me again
And show me why i believe

[Chorus]
That the first time I see your face
Everything else around me will fade to the background
And I'll be struck full by the truth in your gaze
As you work and indelible change in me

All I have and all I am and all I think and do
Can find it's purpose and meaning and life only in you

How could someone so beautiful
Feel something for me?
Won't you hold me and love me and touch me again
And show me why I believe

[Chorus x2]

An indelible change in me
An indelible change in me 

http://youtu.be/4CFXnAIh1YU

(has Spanish subtitles though lol) 

"You turned my wailing into dancing; you removed my sackcloth and clothed me with joy, that my heart may sing to you and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give you thanks forever."

- Psalm 30:11-12

Thanks for reading xo

Happy New Year?

So far this year it has been very testing time in my life, I can honestly say it has been the hardest time yet. Losing everything I have ever had has been so hard! an incredibly testing time with myself, my surroundings and with God.

No matter what I go through I am a strong believer of "..if God brought you to it, he will bring you through it." and i haven’t questioned my faith in this situation (who am I to question God anyway).I know these things happen for a reason and I know my God cares about me more than anyone in this world.

His love for me always brings me back down to earth and makes me remember what is important in life.

John 15:12-14 My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one's life for one's friends. You are my friends if you do what I command. TNIV

I got some great advice from many people but my little sister said to be grateful for the things that I do have:

• I still have my clothes, in saying this buying a new wardrobe would be cool :)

• I have all my framed pictures which are extremely important to me, I am all about capturing those moments :)

• annnnd my Alf. Alf was like my comfort toy that in some cases I couldn’t sleep without, once when I was younger I went to my grandparents and when I went up there I would stay for like the entire school holidays (2 weeks) and I forgot him. My nana was trying to help and gave me like a doll that was really like a toilet roll cosy thing.. I got Alf couriered up to me the next day. He is 21 like me (my first gift I was given after I was born) and where ever I go..he goes :) he has been to Australia and Bali. I’m so grateful I still have him.

I’m blessed to have awesome family and friends who have been such an awesome support.

The Huberians are God sent!

♥

So I still look forward to what the rest of the year will bring!

Going to blog more as well, back in the habit!

He looks scary I know lol. ♥ Alf

Things that I like and dont like right now..

Fashion:

Rachel Zoe: I love Rachel Zoe, she is the best stylist! Everything she puts on to her clients are perfection, the cool thing about Rachel is that she did not have any formal fashion training, just her pure sense of style has got her this far. She is set to release her own fashion next year. Looking forward to it.

Feathers! These feather gloves are really cute and make such a statement. Found on Rachel Zoe's website

Music:

Love! The Script. Xmas present anyone? "For the first time"

The Good Fun:  The Good Fun are the winners of the 2010 Smokefreerockquest National Final. There latest song “Naughty lil sin” is really funky, kind of like The Naked and Famous meets Goodnight Nurse? Very cool lads from Waikato.

Don’t like: Has anybody heard the ridiculous remake of the classic Dirty Dancing theme song "Time of my life" by the Black Eyed Peas? I understand the "make it your own" aspect but this song sounds c-r-a-z-y, bet it will be big? I’m not even a BEP hater, I love them, but c'mon guys...don’t mess with the classics.

                    vs

 Cee lo Green: Sorry I cant get around this song.. Gnarls Barkey  maybe..but not this. ECK!

T.V:



X-Factor Australia: Love X Factor. Apart from the annoying voice over introduction to each act and the dramatic entrance of the judges it’s a great show. Love Altiyan & Luke and Joel.

Outrageous Fortune: Farewell Outrageous Fortune.. I haven’t watched OF for the 6 seasons it did run but for the last two seasons I did get into it. Will be sadly missed, good ol' kiwi classic.

Dont Like: 8 Simple Rules: Its not that I hate this show, I quite enjoy it. The other day the episode played when the father Paul, played by John Ritter passed away. What made it even worse is he died in real life. His last blog/article on the show was a priceless moment; there certainly wasn’t a dry eye in the room, even though it was just me at my place balling my eyes out lol. Makes you think how short life can be and that any day could be our last, made me appreciate everything I have in my life and the constant blessings that God  pours onto me and everyone around me. 

People:

Demi Lavoto: She is going through some intense stuff (according to the media?) I love Miss Lavoto who in my opinion has an enormous amount of talent; I respect anyone who works through problems that they struggle with. Go hard Demi! There always is light on the other side