I Love Christmas!!

I can’t believe it’s already Christmas time again! As I get older, I definitely find that time goes by so much faster! I’ve spent the last 2 Christmas’ in Bali and it’s great to be back home in Australia this Christmas!

I love everything about Christmas!! Christmas carols, Christmas trees/decorations, Christmas lights, Christmas food, Christmas time with family and Christmas presents!!!!

It’s so easy these days to forget what Christmas is actually about - it’s easy to get caught up in the lights, the songs, the presents, the Santa’s, the hype, the whole thing and not even once think about the reason for the season to use a cliché.

I LOVE GIVING! I especially love giving Christmas presents because I get to bless others and it reminds me of what Christmas is all about.

CHRISTMAS IS ALL ABOUT GIVING! 

This whole big, crazy, awesome time of year only happens because God GAVE his son Jesus, for us! God was the one who started the whole giving thing and I love that we can celebrate Christmas – Jesus’  birthday – every year, by spending time with family and friends and GIVING to others!

There are so many other things I could say about Christmas, but the main thing that I want to say is…

I pray that you and your families are blessed this Christmas and that you have the opportunity to give to others – whether it be a smile, a meal, your time to listen to someone who needs to talk, a gift or a hug! Also, I hope that you take a moment to reflect on what Christmas is really about - Jesus, an amazing man who GAVE his life for each and everyone of us so that we could be set free.

Love to all. xx

Jade Tanzil

Blessed to be a Blessing

I’m not an expert nor am I perfect. I’m still in my twenties so I don’t have a lot of experience. I don’t like big words and my long term memory is really bad. When I was young I wanted to be a flight attendant but that never happened. I don’t have a degree and I’m not sure if I’ll ever get one.

In light of all of those things what I do know is that I AM BLESSED.

There is a lot that I don’t have, a lot that I don’t know, a lot that I can’t do – but why focus on those things when each of us has so much to give? Whether it be our time, smile, stuff we’ve learned from lifes experiences, sharing our triumphs, challenges, talents & abilities or even just lending an ear to someone who needs it.

I believe that it’s all about perspective. Although sometimes it may not seem that way, I CHOOSE to see my life as BLESSED. How do you see your life? Are you grateful for all that you have or are you always complaining about all that you don’t have?

I have the privilege of serving an awesome God, I was born into a wonderful family, I am married to an amazing man, I have beautiful friends, I have had the opportunity to travel to different countries, I have lived in Bali for two years, I have learned a lot from many challenges & problems that I have been through, I have food in my fridge, a mattress on my floor and a roof over my head, I have the ability to love, cry, hug & laugh, I am ALIVE!

That’s why I’ve started this blog. I’ve been blessed with so much and I don’t want to keep it to myself. If I have the opportunity to bless someone else then I don’t want to miss it. Like I said at the beginning I’m no expert and I’m’ definitely not perfect, but what I do have is something to give.

I’m going to commit to writing one blog per week – about a whole heap of different things that will come from experiences in my life, things that I’ve learnt, places that I’ve lived, things that I’ve done, the people around me - the first one will be called ”How I lost 20kgs” so keep your eye out for that one next week.

I pray that this blog blesses you because I know that I am only BLESSED so that I can be a BLESSING.

Jade Tanzil