The Adventure continues

Hi All, 

I feel it's time to update you on the last couple of weeks. I started my job working for a great family looking after 3 children I'm into my third week of working for them. Loving it, been told that they don't want me to leave after 6 months. Still attending the Methodist church having felt at home and felt this is the church I am to be at. Made loads of awesome friends which has been really great to have friends to hang out with outside of work. Over the last couple of weeks I've been spending time going into Melbourne and spending lots of time with my friends. 

It's been great hanging out and seeing exciting things. The weather has been super hot on some days to hot. 

I've enjoyed the time with my cousin as she came to Melbourne for work. We got to spent the time around st Kilda enjoying the beach. 

I also got to catch up with a friend who I met in cairns which was great.. 

I've enjoyed a trip to the Zoo with two of the children I look after got to see lots of cool animals. 

I also had the chance today to go on a tour in Melbourne on the neighbours offical tour where I got to go to Ramsey Street and met a cast me member doctor Karl got slightly star struck... But all around it was a good day.. Can't wait for the next adventures I love that I have this chance to explore the awesome country of Australia it's soo awesome !! 

Have had a great couple of weeks been in Melbourne for 1.5 Months can't wait to see what's in store for the next month. New Year and all looking forward to a great Year of Traveling !! Loving 2014 so far it's great... 

Happy New Year everyone 

Lots of love 

Rosie 

Indescribable

I'm back from one amazing weekend of climbing, fun and Adventure this weekend I got the chance to ticket something off my bucket list that I added lately and that was climb the tallest peak in Victoria and I did it thank goodness and I did it in memory of my grandpa to which I found out when I got back that it's ten years to the day that he died. I also did it because I love a challenge and I'm not a tourist really. As this exploring continues I've got to explore properly and I think climbing up a mountain 6,515 ft high, Seems like a good way to explore. 

my mind is blown away once again by the wonders of Gods creation I can't describe how amazing God is specially when I see places like I saw today.. 

Here is just my weekend in a nutshell I hope... 

Saturday 5:15am I woke up ready and raring to Go on a adventure I barely got any sleep the night before worried about the concept of whether I would last five minuets in the  Aus heat and would my fitness levels be able to cope with the climbing. Getting ready was a challenge because days before I didn't have the stuff I needed to climb but luckily my really lovely friends provided me with all I needed for the challenge. 

Ready for the challenge 

The journey from balwyn to the car park at the bottom of mt Bogong was 5 hours long and it went pretty quick. I felt ready little did I know it was mad what hit within the first 2km I was pretty weak we started the climb around half 12 I think and with the help of friends I powered through breaking many times We made it to the half way mark at 4pm before the top. We stopped for at least a hour making the choice wether our bodies could with stand more of the climb. 

We decide to set up camp and make our way up top at 6pm before the sun left us. The journey up top was even more exciting seeing more and more of the dead trees surrounding the landscape it's amazing how something so dead could be so beautiful. My mind begun to ponder and Remind me of the song lyrics you turn ashes into beauty morning into dancing.. These trees framed the environment around us poking into the sky there white like structure creating a frame as we climbed up adding so much character to the enviroment. 

It got me think about many things as I climbed Ezekiel 37... The power of the word of The Lord turned a valley of dry bones into a varse army. It got me thinking more about how God uses the weak to do works for the Kingdom Of God. As I kept on traveling up the mountain I felt closer to Gods presence. Further up the mountain I climb songs of worship came to me. 

This picture made me remember that I'm just a ant in comparison to this landscape. "But I know all there is know about Rosie... Psalm 139 

Who has told every lightning bolt where it should go

Or seen heavenly storehouses laden with snow

Who imagined the sun and gives source to its light

Yet conceals it to bring us the coolness of night

Indescribable, uncontainable,

You placed the stars in the sky and You know them by name.

Incomparable, unchangeable

You see the depths of my heart and You love me the same

 

The promises just kept coming to me... 

I was nearly there as some of the others in the group decided to make there way back down to camp explaining the challenges that lay ahead myself and the rest behind were not gonna give up, I felt like I climb so far I didn't feel like quitting now so we pressed on. And it was worth the climb!! 

I couldn't believe my eyes when I arrived at the top... 

One thing I feel from that time up there I felt like I didn't want to leave I felt that God was there and being with him was home. I can not describe the feeling I felt when I stood there on this part of Victoria viewing the world below as ant like as we are God gave me perspective to realise over and again again that if our God is for us and he's created this amazing part of such a massive piece of creation I believe that God gives me strength to do anything. Phil 14:3 says I can do all things through Christ whom strengthens me. That is so true In all things God has a infested interest in all 7 billion of us dispute what you may or not believe I have strength and purpose because of him nothing is more important. 

I have strength in him and I was again reminded of that today.. 

As bumping back down the mountain and turn into bed that night in my sleeping bag I never felt so close to the creator than I did right in that very moment. 

The friends I grown to know over the last four weeks whilest in Melbourne I've understood that real people are hard to find luckily I've found some amazing friends thanks for introducing me to these people God... 

Stayed tuned for more adventure 

Love to you all my friends and Family home and away... 

Rosie 

Reflections

Last night I saw the end of the year that was 2013... I remember begging for a better year last year... And it came right at the end... I can't believe what a wirlwind of stuff that has happened for me in the last 12 months I think... So many Changes and so many painful memories but grown all the better for them, however the last 8 months was pretty awesome, my best friends wedding, May I begun my 25th year, celebrating my dads big birthday, enjoying many exciting events for me, my biggest achievement being graduating from university with a BA Hons, Holiday with friends, leaving my job after 3 years.. And much more..

Saying goodbye to England and beginning my travels in September I arrived in Australia, then after a battering on my relationship with God and who I am I found God all over again in the last 3 weeks of being in Melbourne. For me I really can't believe how amazing the people I love and care about have been there for me.. Specially at the beginning but of course more than that I'm turely greatfall to God dispite my stubbornness and dealing with what I've dealt with and facing the challenges head on I don't know where I would be without my faith in him and also other peoples faith in me :-) I'm so unbelieveable proud of who Iam and what I achieved specially completling my Degree was a massive achievement in my eyes.. Shows that school and don't have no clue what they were talking to me about as a teenager because I proved them wrong.

But now is the time to look forward into a future no to far that we worry about where we will end up because I'm now living for the now I may be far away from the ones I love very dearly but know this I'm better that I was and I will be better still. I still believe in the passage that someone once reminded me of the day I started my degree I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength. I know that this year 2014 will be just as amazing there's so much yet to happen, I have so many plans.

Looking back over the last couple of weeks that I've been in Melbourne a lot of growing and such has happened for me... I've made some positive changes in my life and step most important back into following God. I suppose seeing all that I've seen and facing challenges all it does is make me stronger. It was difficult for me to step back into a church and trust people again but it was worth it when I did it. I met with God as well as making so awesome new friends whom I hope to get to know a lot more over the next six months while in Melbourne. I think lastly I'm reminded twice how the creator of the universe is real and created the sunsets but still values me and want to invest in me. 

So here's to more exciting things to come as I end my first day of Jan 2014... To everyone I love at home and here in Australia and else wherever you are, I wish you much love and blessings for 2014 

Lots of Love 

Rosie :-)