Friday, December 30, 2011

Favorite Things 2011

This is officially my LAST post for 2011.  I still cannot fathom how we got here so quickly.  I can vividly remember being dropped off at the airport by my folks, earlier this year...and now I'm bidding 2011 farewell as I prepare myself for yet another season.
  
So much has happened in 2011 and I have so much to be grateful for...cheers to 2011!!


Favorite experiences
Working at the party supply store in NYC, as this later afforded me the opportunity to move to Prophetic Providence;  meet amazing people;  expand my knowledge in Digital Marketing and most importantly strengthened my relationship with my Father as He yet again proved to me that He is an all POWERFUL and MERCIFUL God that answers prayers.
Attending The Call in Detroit
What an unforgettable experience!
Making New Dimension Church my home church

Favorite people that I met this year
Umm...if you didn't make it onto this collage PLS note that it simply means that the collage was taking me longer than I anticipated, its now 23:30 and I need to get to bed.  I love you and appreciate the role you played in my life in 2011


Favorite English person
Stakes were really high for this post, so she gave me $50 to say this
I couldn't resist folks...that's half the amount to a really HOTT pair of shoes LOL

Favorite moments
Flowers from Ntombi on my birthday
Tshego's visit
Getting the cutest voice notes from my godson, far too precious

Favorite scripture
Soooo much power in the word!! WHOA!!
The below scriptures definitely kept me going during my tough times.
Jeremiah 29v11
For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future
Psalm 126v3
The Lord has done great things for us, and we are filled with joy.

Favorite prayer
Your will God, not mine. Amen

Favorite TV shows
WHOA!! Had a lot but the following stood out for me
Tough Love Miami
Revenge
Up All Night
New Girl


Favorite guest on Ellen DeGenera's Show
Definitely Sophia Grace


Favorite under garment
Sometimes I had to wear these for weeks on end but 
they definitely helped me get through stuff LOL

Favorite movies
The Help
Bridesmaids
Water for Elephants
Crazy Stupid Love
50 50
New Year's Eve (only cause Common has like a 2min role) LOL
And all the Lifetime movies on Hulu


Favorite picture
This pic was a constant reminder of His awesomeness & greatness!


Favorite songs
William Sejake:  Bonang
Joyous Celebration 
Hillsong:  I will exalt you;  With Everything
Bethel Live:  One Thirst;  God I Look To You
Kim Walker:  How He Loves Me
William Matthews:  I Just Want You More
Rihanna:  We Found Love
Drake:  Take Care Album
Adele: Someone Like You


Favorite news
Being informed about my then new job in Providence
Working on Carl Thomas' Marketing Campaign
BUT THE BEST WAS
My nephew being born on 23 December 2011


One more...just for laughs LMAO


The abovementioned don't even cover a quarter of my experiences from 2011 and if you have missed out on my journey, feel free to go back to my very first post and read through LOL! 

I have SO many favorite moments from 2011 and feel SO blessed to have gotten the opportunity to have lived and worked in the USA and words cannot even begin to express my gratitude for all that I have learnt and experienced.  2011 has truly been an AWESOME year for me, God has done GREAT and MIGHTY things in my life.  I would like to thank every single person that has played a role even Mr Delightful LOL!  

All glory and honor to my Father, my Savior, my Redeemer, my Restorer and my Provider as there is absolutely no way I could have made it through this year had He not guided, protected, led and ordered my steps.  There were times I felt like He was showing off just by how everything worked itself out, how He placed people in my life and the favor that He clothed me in...I'm choking up just reflecting on where I was a couple of months ago and where I am now.  I am SO grateful for the relationship I have with Him right now and the opportunity to hear Him and to feel His presence;  its almost tangible.  Words cannot even begin to describe the magnitude of my gratitude for all that He has done for me.  

I know why He brought me to Providence and I will eternally be grateful for this experience.

Let me stop before I have snot all over my keyboard!!  What were your 2011 highlights? What are your hopes and goals for 2012?


To you, my friend and faithful follower of this blog, thanks for your love, support and comments.  I greatly appreciate it and I'm glad I was able to share my experiences with you, I hope there was something that you took out of each post, be it knowledge, reassurance, scripture or just a smile on your smile, that's enough for me.

HAPPY NEW YEAR be safe and we will catch up on the other side of 2011. 

Stay Blessed xoxo

Tuesday, December 27, 2011

'Tis The Season To Be Jolly Falalala lalala

Because He is the reason for the season, we obviously started the day with a church service at Brooklyn Tabernacle


Then off to Hoboken in New Jersey we went!


Our Beautiful Host Gugu

The Christmas Tree
Cute!!

The Food
Gugu outdid herself, everything was AMAZING!!







The Dessert


The Drinks


Gugu's secret ingredient Mojito!  DELICIOUSNESS!



The Friends 
Had too much fun with these people! Love you all!
Lynne, Lizeka, Lerato and Norman

Lizeka and Norman

Lerato

Andile and Lizeka

Lynne and I

The Pwessies
My nephew was born on 23 December 2011 YAY!!
BEST GIFT EVER!!

A Nicole Romano piece that I bought for myself
Retails for $295 and she gave it to me for $40 YAY!!

Beautiful purse that Anna aided me in getting

Throw-on, comfy sweater and beautiful leather gloves YAY!!
Thank you Lerato, love, love my pwessies

Beautiful necklace from Gugu
How cute is the gift box?!

Despite my first Christmas in the USA not being a "white one", it was too much fun, I was blessed to have spent it with beautiful people, ate amazing food, shared loads of laughter and all in all it was a really great one away from the motherland.
  • Thank you Gugu for inviting us to your home and being an amazing host, I greatly appreciate it and my pwessie of course.  
  • Andile, don't even get me started on your comment about Jesus hahaha!
  • Lizeka, you have to be one of the funniest people I know.  Such a pleasure meeting you babe!
  • Norman aka Mr Ping...don't do it! hahaha
  • Edward and Lynn, love you guys.
  • Lerato, wa tseba mos!  Ke ho lover ka lerato la love.

How did you spend your day?
What gifts did you get?

Stay Blessed xoxo

Friday, December 23, 2011

Favorite Things Fridays

Happy Friday and Happy 2 more sleeps till Christmas!


Favorite video
This is from  last week but forgot to share with you
This has to be the cutest thing ever and I would like to
believe that she experienced God's presence

Favorite facebook post

Favorite tweet
Favorite moments
Skyped with my Gal twice this week

Received my very first Christmas card in the post YAY
Thanks Anna

Dinner with Anna at Tazza Cafe

Food was DELICIOUS and reasonable YAY!!


My very HOTT Aqua Madonna purse from Anna
Umm...ok...I lie...Anna contributed towards the 
purse...just feel bad having spent a lot of money on it
and it felt good to say Anna bought it LMAO

 Thank you sooo sooo much for my card, purse, dinner and friendship
I love you and I'm blessed to have crossed paths with you
PS.can't wait to do NYC with you soonest!

Received a very precious Christmas pwessie from Priscilla
Its a Christmas Tree ornament, with my initial and 4 words
that best remind her of me and scripture supporting these words
Loving:  Hebrews 13v1-3
Global:  Acts 1v8
Faith:  Mark 11v22-24

Beautiful and very funny Priscilla,
Thank you soo sooo much for the scriptures that you have especially
chose for me, I greatly appreciate them and I will definitely 
meditate on them in 2012 and in years to come.  I am extremely
blessed to have you in my life and thank God everyday for bringing
me to Prophetic Providence.

Favorite scripture
So much POWER in the below word WHOA!!!
Joel 2v21-27
21 Do not be afraid, land of Judah; 

   be glad and rejoice. 
Surely the LORD has done great things! 
 22 Do not be afraid, you wild animals, 
   for the pastures in the wilderness are becoming green. 
The trees are bearing their fruit; 
   the fig tree and the vine yield their riches. 

23 Be glad, people of Zion, 
   rejoice in the LORD your God, 
for he has given you the autumn rains 
   because he is faithful. 
He sends you abundant showers, 
   both autumn and spring rains, as before. 

24 The threshing floors will be filled with grain; 
   the vats will overflow with new wine and oil.

 25 I will repay you for the years the locusts have eaten— 

   the great locust and the young locust, 
   the other locusts and the locust swarm[a]— 
my great army that I sent among you. 

26 You will have plenty to eat, until you are full, 
   and you will praise the name of the LORD your God, 
   who has worked wonders for you; 
never again will my people be shamed. 

27 Then you will know that I am in Israel, 
   that I am the LORD your God, 
   and that there is no other; 
never again will my people be shamed.

Favorite song
Love me some Michael Buble
Enjoy friends!

Happy Holydays and have an awesome weekend and Christmas with your loved ones. Psssst...remember to count your blessing before complaining!  You are blessed!  You are healthy!  You are talented! You are strong!  You are prosperous!  You are the son/daughter of the most High and YOU are fearfully and wonderfully made!  

Stay Blessed xoxo