*sigh of relief*

It is over!! I have done my Hebrew exam! And I don't have the feeling of being completely ill that I had the last 3 times that I sat it, so here's hoping. It's all kinda funny because I had been so cocky this year when it came to Hebrew, "All I need is 3% more than last year" was my catch cry so I slacked off and did next to no work. What I should have done instead was knuckle down and absolutely aced it since I had done the course once already. And the funniest thing is that I got exactly 3% less in this final exam than I did last year. God has a funny sense of humour. His way of humbling me I guess.

So this time round I worked as hard as I could in 2 weeks (around work and church) and threw myself upon God's mercy and I think this time it might be ok. But it has taught me a valuable lesson about humility. No matter how good you think you are at something God can always put you to shame if he has to. He wants diligent and faithful servants, not cocky, lazy ones. So this year (as I say every year) I am going to work really hard a being a nerd. I am going to do my very best to be faithful and diligent in my studies coz this year I am really going to need it.

Thanks for your prayers. Keep them up...I'll certainly need them :)

Now I'm off on holidays for 10 days!!! Yay!! Singing at friend's wedding tomorrow in Toowoomba then heading to spend some time with friends in Lismore. Can't Wait!! I really need this break!

Hebrew...Friday!

Hebrew and I say our final goodbyes on Friday morning from 9am-11am. I would really appreciate your prayers for this. I still have a bit of work to do and not a lot of time to do it in. Also I am fairly exhausted at the moment. Plese pray that I will learn effectively and have the energy to study. Oh... and that I pass this time!!!

Thanks :)

An Ode to Liz

This post is dedicated to my dear friend Liz. Liz has become a faithful reader of Nomes News and so far her faithfulness has not been rewarded. So here it is for you Liz, a whole post dedicated to you...

Well, between working in the shop, stuff at and for church, studying for Hebrew and well, socialising, there has been little time to blog. So I am sorry for the time between posts. But... life is good although tiring. I am really looking forward to my holiday coming up in 7 sleeps!! I am heading to Toowoomba for friends from church's wedding which I am singing at. Very exciting and scary - my first publicish gig where you will really be able to hear my voice - this is a little scary. But I have been practising lots and my voice has improved thanks to my singing teacher, Nicole's, brilliance. If you need a good and affordable singing teacher I'm sure she will be happy to have more students :) Then after the wedding I head to Lismore for a week with friends and their family (lots and lots of babies!!). So I will have 10 tens days of holidays all up - CAN"T WAIT!!!

In other exciting news my friend Ali just moved over from NZ. It has been great to see her and spend some time hanging out. She is a champion. It is great to have her in the country. I am looking forward to spending more time with her over the next year or so.

Oh and I got to speak to my mum last night. That was brilliant!! I love my mum and at the moment she is in France putting furniture into her new house... yes you heard (well read) right... FRANCE!! Very exciting. And she will be renting it as a holiday house so if you are heading to France and want somewhere to stay in the South check out my mum's website and book her house - frenchvilliageexperience.com

Tues ends my stay in the deluxe house :( I have enjoyed being there, having my own space, and having people over - and I've enjoyed the pool and the LCD screen TV ;)

Well tomorrow is going to be a long day and there is still lots of work to be done...


Liz... you rock my socks ;)

There is no Hebrew...

I was given a supp for Hebrew!! I always had one but the transcript I received didn't show it. I always get flustered and upset by these things and they always turn out to be ok. You would think that I would have learnt by now to trust God... but I guess even trust doesn't take away the pain of disappointment. But this time will be different. I am going to work hard and cream Hebrew. No more of this fluffing around. This will be the last time!! No more Hebrew!! (I do really love Hebrew but like a child or an animal it needs a lot of attention - which obviously I have not given it - so this final supp will be our parting *sigh*)