{ This Is For A Real Camping Lady }

 Trust that everything will be ok. That's called faith

 Work with happiness. That's called enthusiasm

 Give the best of yourself. That is called excellence.

 Help those with more difficulties than you. That is called compassion

 Understand that not everybody is at your level. That is called tolerance.

Receive prase with gratitude. That is called humility

{ My Mothers ...... My Friends }

 



 My Best Friend

You've been there for me

through the good times and bad

I know I can count on you

to be there when I'm sad

Life without you

just wouldn't be right

I wouldn't be able to get through

each day and night

When I've had a bad day

I know that you're only a call away

When life takes that crazy turn

You are always there to help me learn

We've had so many good times together

I know we'll be best friends forever

No matter where we are

I know we'll never be too far

You're my idol, my mother, my friend

We'll be together till the end

Even when we're old and gray

You'll be here still,

to help me get on my way

 

  

{ 1 Year Old }

That's right! One year ago this past week I decided to start a blog--and here I am! Believe me when I tell you that I didn't really know what a blog was. But I kept hearing about them and finally I asked someone to help me set it up. (Thanks, Sontjie!) I figured that if I could ever get the hang of it, I could use it to share some inspirational thoughts with all my family and friends. And so “Inspirations from the Oosthuizen’s “blog was born.

I have to admit that it got off to a slow start. I did a few posts that first week in June and hoped someone would read them. Someone did--a few of my family members tried very hard to boost my morale. In fact, that whole first year was rather slow. I read other blogs and found them so attractive. I kept thinking that there had to be a way to "jazz" mine up a bit but I really lacked the confidence to try--had no idea how to add photos!

After the first year I decided to get brave and was determined to figure out how to post photos. I know, I know! There are directions but somehow trying to read them and follow them all at the same time wasn't easy. Once I figured that out, however, my blog began to take on a personality. Then I became fascinated with the "Add a Gadget" feature and my sidebar began to grow. This blog was moving from a new born to becoming a toddler and....here I am one year later, having had a few facelifts!

One of the most wonderful features of my blog is not so much how much I post but the inspirational words in every single blog. I thoroughly enjoy reading posts on the blogs I follow and I continue to be honoured that I have family and friends that read my blog. You'll never know how excited I get when I see a “comment” or a “like” when I add a post on my Facebook page.

And so my journey into the blogosphere continues with every day bringing something new. The experience has truly convinced me that it is a "small world after all." Special blessings to all who have been reading my blog, hope it has inspired you.

A friend is one of the nicest things you can have, and one of the best things you can be.

Beautiful and Graceful, varied and enchanting, small but approachable. Butterflies lead you to the sunny side of life. And everyone deserves a little sunshine.

In every grain of sand there is a story of the earth

{ Kom Sit Sommer Net }

Om voluit te bly leef vra dat ons,ons longe vul met God se gees. Teug na teug. Maar dikwels oorleef ons net. Met 'n sug en 'n "ag wat."

" Dalk sê ons vir onsself: "Ek het nie tyd om stil te sit nie. My gebede is in elk geval nie veel werd nie. Ek bid en God gee nie wat ek vra nie. Of ek bid nie en Hy gee onverwags 'n groot geskenk. Hy het reeds besluit hoe my lewe gaan verloop. Niks wat ek doen gaan tog 'n verskil maak nie."

Dan is dit goed om 'n slag deur die Bybel te blaai. die name van gelowiges wat moedeloos was en gevoel het die Here gee nie weer om nie, kom een na die ander verby: Elia onder die besembos, Job op die ashoop, Dawid op vlug....... Keer op keer lees ons dat hulle juis in hulle verlatenheid nie op hou roep het na God nie.

"Gryp die kans om alleen met God te vertoef, al moet jy jou werk onderbreek. Niks sal skade ly nie . Dinge is nie so belangrik soos jy dink nie."

"My life has no purpose, no direction, no aim, and yet I'm happy. I can't figure it out. What am I doing right ?" {Amanda Oosthuizen}

"The secret of a happy life isn't buried in a treasure chest. It lies within your heart."

To find yourself......Think for yourself !!!!

You never lose by loving. You always lose by holding back.

The sea possesses a power over one's mood.  The sea can hypnotize. Nature in general can do so.

"Never settle for less than you deserve"

 

 

 

 

"You cannot travel the path until you have become the path itself." {Buddha}

" The moment one give close attention to any thing, even a blade of grass, it becomes a mysterious,awesome,indescribably,magnificent world in itself."

A friend: They cherish one an other's hopes. They are kind to one an other's dream.

It's often just enough to be with someone. You don't need to touch them. Not even talk. A feeling passes between you both........ you're not alone.

To travel is to live

Books are mirrors: You only see in them what you already have inside you.

Love is like the wind, you can't see it but you can feel it {Nicholas Sparks}

{ Magic }

Magic exists. Who can doubt it, when there are rainbows and wildflowers, the music of wind and the silence of the stars? Anyone who has loved has been touched by magic. It is such a simple and such an extraordinary part of the lives we live.