Sweet times and DELICIOUS decadent Pizza AT Magaronnis last night with Brouwers! :)


Oh How PRICELESS is your unfailing love!
Both high and low among men
find refuge in the shadow of your wings.
WE feast on the abundance of your house;
you give US drink from your river of delights
For with you is the fountain of life;
in your light we see light! psalm 36:7-9


( my "other" brother Sethers- John and Trist )

Juicy Beauty

Hello!
look at what i have here...... Heirloom tomatoes!

Heirloom Tomatoes are probably my favorite delight (next to strawberries this is...) this time of year. Seriously Just look at these babys!! Volumptious! Juicy! and most importantly.... absolutely BULGING with LOVE!:)





Now an Heirloom PLANT is also known as what we call an " Heritage" plant. A "cultiver" plant - A plant which was grown back in earlier history- but today not used in large scale agriculture production becuase these beauties are precious. They are called cultivers--- "selected and given a unique name because of its decorative or useful characteristics" Heirloom tomatoes are culitvers- and they get the name because the seeds go back to as 100 years old!!! They are kinda like the "secret" seeds that lucky farmers can get there hands on and grow these voumptious buldging puppys. Popping up to be very popular in organic farming and in trendy fresh culinary plates. I know i get pretty excited when i see such a unique creation like this. This kind of natural indifferent beauty is hard to come by!

Not one of them is the same in shape size or form- Or colour- All uniquely created divine design --- true old fashioned beauty- something i say is hard to come by (and not just in the vegetable department that is eh?.....). I think its pretty cool how farmers breed them or shall i say make love with them..... It is some pretty serious stuff - reproduction - To be a farmer of Heirloom tomatoes - culitvers something SO extravagant in beauty - Not cloning - but trusting the seed planted - and really nurturing this seed - caring for these oh so so tender hearted tomatoes:) These baby's are like bringing up little new Born's. You have to be gentle and talk sweetly to them you know.





My favorite one is the Green ZEBRA, HILLBILLY or the ROSE- as seen above--- There is the classification of " big rainbow" where lots of swirly whirlis- Probably the ones we are seeing today in our local shops-- God you are so beautiful!! :)




The flesh in one of these tomatoes is almost what i would call "meaty" There is alot mouthful in a bite. You will see what i mean when you go find one and slice her open. As you know tomato's are really a fruit... they are sweet- the acidity is lower in the more yellow ones- slicing one up on a tasted fresh tomato sandwich .. Little--aoli- mayonnaise- salt and--fresh pepper is one of my favorite things to do! So so fresh- the only way to eat them!





Imagine OK JUST the visual of being in Spain and having a tomato fight with these?!! I would just keep my mouth open wear a bib and have salt and pepper in each hand!:) give it to be baby! The streets would be rainbow spit splat slop..... Have you ever seen the movie "HOOK?" With "Rufio" they have the food fight at the banquet table and it is all multi coloured food bombs!?... kinda how i picture an heirloom tomato fight in them streets of Spain... EEk.... wait till you get a sloppy green zebra right in the face.. how bout a "wild cherry".. brandywine sounds nice to me...uh oh... ok sorry hehehe bring it back cyd..... :)






( Heirloom tomato and fresh boconcinni salad- fresh basil- red onion- olive oil - fig balsamic- little sea salt- fresh cracked pink pepper ..... )


Well i just wanted to share some TRUE beauty to all your heart.... and belly today!

Hopefully i have inspired you to go out and select an heirloom beauty that meets your eye at the store or the farm today! Usually they are in a basket - all comfied and juiced up - and you can select a few different colours and shapes- breeds-- just be nice to them and caress them gently. remember its nice to showcase them in a dish where you can reveal their original TRUE Figure, shape and size--- beauty comes in ALL shapes and SIZES!!! :)

"One thing I ask of the LORD,
this is what I seek....
that I may dwell in the house of the LORD
ALL the days of my life,
TO GAZE UPON the BEAUTY of the LORD
and to seek him in his temple. psalm 27:4



ok love love love

Cydney :)

The Mustache Miracle

Well just a quick Blob tonight.
There you have it.
The secret is out-
I finally get to see my Brother.
You have no idea how good this feels.
Picked him up this evening at Toronto airport - he flew in from Vancouver. Here for a week

Obviously whistler "styles" is a bit different then uh here.

Trist comes home with a mustache.
Ya like trist seriously i swear someone is going to kick your ass you go out looking like this....( excuse my language)

And if you read my last blog about him- he still has not changed on the battery charged clothes and kermit the frog shoes.
He looks like super mario.
Jesus come on.....
But then again he likes to cut me up pretty bad too.... forgive me.

Dont get me wrong... i love moostaches. ---In fact last friend i begged him to grow one for the Olympic games last year Seamus mcgrath - ( told him it would help him win....and it did. He placed 10th mtb event!! team Canada:))


I tell ya could be all about the mustache miracle..... its the hair "right there" that gives a scare... beware....

First thing trist wants to do is take his shirt off
cracked a brew ski. hit up the BBQ. Call every single one of his friends from Ontario.
However its nice cause at the dinner table. Finally someone who talks more then I do... maybe....

Seriously what is with guys???

Thats ok. I cant wait to take him shopping and get a makeover.... if he will let me clean him up!!
But then again...i really am just so grateful to have him here!
Sorry i am just being a woman!
My heart is feeling pretty good and i think his is too.
His emotions are a bit different them mine...
I cry. He does not.
Wait i guess that's why I am a girl and he is a boy.. :)
Brothers are pretty special.
And no brother will ever compare to tristan.
You just have to meet him. He will make you smile in a second.

I took him to the bar to watch UFC. I got irritated and left him there. got tired of babysitting bunch of men watching mutants Bitch slap each other in a ring. ( sorry...) like wow..... pretty stupid. Like your just setting yourself up for self sabotage....???

You see we have our similarities.... But also our differences.. this is ok.
I love my bro.

i have not seen trist since October 07 and I am grateful to have a brother who we can just chill and be ourselves. crazy eh. we talk pretty much everyday- but limitations has kept us apart... It really is thanks be to god for this miracle that got trist on a plane.

The best part about having a big BIG brother here..... i finally have him here to cook and fill his belly with health and love! However he has a broken collar bone ( why you will see that his shoulder is taped... )so i dint want to make him hubba hubba chubba bubba.... underneath all of that hair and hat- hes a real good lookin Lad!

Again i say i am just so glad to have him here....OK but wait maybe ask me this in a day and i will be sick of him... its kinda crazy having family under one roof again!




Ok anyways i am off to bed. I need my beauty rest.

I am trusting and believing god for another mighty miracle to happen in trists life.
Hes a pretty cool chap.
Not only has my confidence shifted to a new height this week--- For god is So so RAD-"He who began a good work in us WILL carry it on to completion!! " Philippians 1:6

Thanks for praying with me,

Love love love
rock and roll!


Cyd

"Ah, Sovereign LORD, you have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and outstretched arm. NOTHING is too hard for you.”- Jeremiah 32:17



( walking banana)












( Taping his shoulder back in place....)





(pic of the Banana chocolate cake I whipped up for his welcome home!)

Punch of Passion

Are you ready?? Cause I am Going to share with you a lovely splash of refreshment… Or no truth is-- A PUNCH of passion! Oh baby!

Passion Fruit Sangria!



You got that right.
All about the passion tonight.
I love Sangria. Its such a beautiful bouquet or aromatic fruits and citron flavors.
Its one of my favorite beverages to Swamp up. You know swamp with style that is. Little of this and a jug of that.. Perhaps a bottle of this… and splash of that! --- It is not highly alcoholic- so it’s a beverage you really simply can just pound back on a hot summer’s day. But be smart drink in moderation for the appreciation and the beauty in this baby. Cheers to that.

Sangria originating in Spain/Portugal region. Did you know that sangria actually means BLOODY?
SO really what I am going to share with you is a Bloody Passion Punch.Ah bloody!
You got that? Good. Some bloody passion. In a punch... look out here it comes!

--- Ok Inspiration and outline of Divine SURE Fine Sangria. Passionfruit SANGRIA---

Bottle of red wine. Fruity wine is best- perhaps a Cabernet sauvignon – a nice fruity “jammy” one- ( I will be honest and I used up half of an old bottle of very awful red I found here at the house- so awful I could not even drink it on its own- also why I had the desire and no choice really BUT to make Sangria. So like I say Sangria is also very good for swamps- because you really can get rid of some not so great ok Disgusting wines…..phew!)

Passion fruit juice. Passion fruits are so beautiful. Just the coloring and the detail of this fruit- if you were to hold this baby in your hand – purple skin and glossy yellow centre with gummy black seeds in the centre. So so juicy. They are extremely hard to come by in the local grocery store- That’s why they are Called Exotic baby. The nectar is so potent and so sweet. Almost like a cross between pineapple, pomegranate and sweet California orange juice in my opinion. The best part about a passion fruit is the passion flower also on the same plant. You will see the passion flower in my first picture. A very exotic fruit comes also with a very exotic flower.

Few shots of lemoncello- lemon liquor- ads some hearty tarty to it- (most sangrias use brandy, rum, or triple sec)

Gingerale finishes off the drink with some zip! A bit of a bite. Sweet but sharp finish in the mouth. Gingerale really adds to the PUNCH part.

Garnish with fruit- tonight I used oranges, some strawberries (obviously….. come on now...) lime, and hugged a pretty watermelon hunk on my glass for ultimate attraction meets the eye- having a bit of the melon is kinda like and an appetizer in-between sips to refresh the pallet in-between punch . This fruit part is also another swamp part. Where you can really make an entire fruit paradise in the drink. But in my opinion less is more- just choose really nice succulent fruits that complement each other and won’t override the drink or slop this beauty up- no bruised fruit- (Just like god does not like bruised fruit... aka -us:) Just keep it simple!




(Pics of moms and I tonight.)

Shake her all up- and pitch it up. This is attractive con-cox-ion you will bloody love.

Oh ya and One secret to making great sangria is have it done in the fridge a day ahead so you are marinating all of this aromatic bouquet of passion together and the love is already pre-made- predestined to be absolute passion.

Passion with fashion that is.



“How beautiful your love, dear, dear friend—
Far more pleasing than a fine, rare wine,
Your fragrance more exotic than select spices.
The kisses of your lips are honey, my love,
every syllable you speak a delicacy to savor.
Your clothes smell like the wild outdoors,
the ozone scent of high mountains.
Dear lover and friend, you're a secret garden,
a private and pure fountain.
Body and soul, you are paradise,
a whole orchard of succulent fruits—
Ripe apricots and peaches,
oranges and pears;
Nut trees and cinnamon,
and all scented woods;
Mint and lavender,
and all herbs aromatic;
A garden fountain, sparkling and splashing,
fed by spring waters from the Lebanon mountains
song of song 4:8-15

Now this is also beautiful pure Punch of Passion I just want to share to go alongside your watering lips…...
Maybe I should have put this before the beverage. As this really is the REAL refreshment….. Forgive me.
Song of song is one of my favorite books in the bible. I think it’s the sweetest book actually.
I always read it when I am feeling a bit lonely….y or just need some Luvvve. You know like LOVE that you just seem to be lacking sometimes! Like uh…. what about me love.....

It reminds me of the love God has for his beautiful bride and just makes you feel oh so sweet inside. How he sees us ladies whom as me perhaps are single… still… not only his daughters, his bride and waiting…. without blemish-- he leads us and opens up the sweet sweet and holy fellowship… he removes the veil and brings us close to his heart - intimacy in heart “in to me you see!!”-- his perfect love being personally perfected in us , his “divine design” in our hearts, maturing as a real women in him , keeping him as the seal on our hearts- to guard our hearts until he leads us to the one he has chosen to be worthy of our King…you know THE man!

He challenges us to walk there in this love- in the fragrance of his love- such refreshment from the worlds blinding confusion of what love is-. "His left arm is under my head and his right arm embraces me” :...—that he Holds us so so tightly close—and his big powerful hand under our heads so we continue to look up to him FIRST before man-- “daughters of Jerusalem I beg and charge you….. Do not arouse or awaken love until it so desires....” Yep. Again I say YEP. This is hard with them many foxes out there rrrrrr….. Oh lord! – “catch for us the foxes.. The wee foxes that RUIN the vineyards, our vineyards that are in bloom” sos 2:15 ….- No man will ever love you like the eternal love god has for us first…. Again I say no man will ever love us like the love god has for us first - no matter what! And trust that he will bring the “one” HE has chosen for you thru the miracles of his love at work within. And…. Yep this is the hard part trust me……no trust him sorry…. :)
No one can take away what god has prepared for you or me his beautiful bride. I encourage you to read this book Song of Songs bit by bit and meditate on it--- is so beautiful... The Depths and dimensions of what REAL love is not just about the union god to his church – us- but also in relationships. Man to Woman- oh baby!. It will open new eyes of your heart- and make you want to seek god for his passion as sweet as this.. At least it does for me... Gods love is the sweetest thing and he gets very jealous when we put things before his love… Ok xoxox

Ok Night night and I pray that you are struck with a pure and sure fine Punch of Passion right this second! not just from my” inspirational” passion fruit sangria punch…..oh bloody….. but from a new passion deep within your heart from his love above…. his real love be revealed! xox

Cydney

David Wood

That’s disgusting.
Why would any one go to this extent for attention?
The WRONG attention OR.... could be the right attention for a WAKE UP call. We all do things for attention in regards to wanting to better suit our image to OUR liking and perfection - weather you think Brittany’s bald eagle is hot or not…... Ya ya not just women but now also today Men. You know, We ALL want to dress to impress. We all want to look better. We all want attention.

The world’s beauty is deceiving is it not?

Yesterday I get a phone call from David Wood. You have no idea how ecstatic I was and still am. I have been praying for hmmmm about a year now that god would some how let me get in touch with David wood - Do you know there are quite a few David woods in this world?? Like seriously there are A LOT of David woods..... None like this one.

David wood is a Mighty Man of God. little does he even realize the impact god had IN him thru him today in my radical testimony about a prodigal daughter.—which is why I have been trying to re-locate a way to just thank him and say yo!! Thank you thank you good god! This is why I am ecstatic to receive this Call- little does he know…..this is why I write today! Thank you from the depth of my heart for the impact he had on my life- god in him for I once was blind but now I see! God is faithful to perform MANY miracles. He hears our prayers and he answers them- in ways you would never ever be able to guess. You cant guess god!

From. April 2007 till about June 2007 Vancouver British Columbia- God placed this bold radical David wood on my path- an angel, a saint – truth is - messenger of the Lord - . I will be honest--- at this time he was a bit wild looking- you would not think he is a man of god like he is. Extreme. No hair on his head. Like Shining star head :) not like brittanys.. looked Good-- :). Like ok super intense- seemed pretty serious all the time because of his professionalism in TV and media and his passion for ministry- I thot he was wack. I was oblivious to know that “Cool Christians” existed… especially ones who were kind of bad “ass” looking and drove sweet rides an had fine looking crew.
David wood- I remember No beating around the bush with him alright. He knew I was up to no good- . He knew I was living a life I was not called to be living- and he knew I was called to be living for god. He kept on me- I kept denying. It is always fun at the time doing things…. “ our way” - he came in… and He was on me- checking up on me regular- driving from like 2 hrs away in Langley just to stop by and make sure I was Alright. He took me out for some nice fancy schmancy dinners to introduce me to some fine good looking people who live for God, yet live completely incredible awesome lives in high places, ok very high places. . Let me come along with him to pick up his regular movie star friends at the airport from Hollywood.

You know he was simply Loving on me like god wants us to just naturally love and care for people. You know its funny cause god will send out an entire legion of angel armies to lead you to him- for me god DEFIANTLY did this. David wood was a pretty significant one- who persevered on me despite how Rude and selfish and pride I had against believers—“ religious” people . I was I was so into myself and so blind to even realize what this man was doing- I was Always SO busy. I cared a lot about my outer appearance not just my image- but also you know the complete package. The “STUFF” the Git up- I think we all can relate, no? I wanted stuff in my stuff git ya git up on my git up and this to go with that…..


—God sends out messengers weather you can see if or not --they will chase ya and chase ya and chase ya you until... you realize I cant go on like this! You are at the end of yourself.. You are at the beginning of god – now you are chasing God… my heart is stead fast my heart is steadfast oh god



So wait ok I tell ya more about david - this mans heart. David Woods Heart. Just hearing his voice yesterday reminded me you defiantly never find a master crafted unique BLUNT heart- like His. Because he will just tell ya like it is. Straight up. He is a Righteous man of God let me tell you this is for sure. He knows where he is going and he will defiantly want you to be there with him.
The last final time I saw David wood was right before he re-located down to LA. June 2007. The final bold word he spoke over me –was something like this…..”Oh ya…. and Cyd.. GIRL let god set your priorities--- change your image you know… for HIS liking—pull yourself together- pull yourself together- there is more to life then this girl ! ….….and ya…( here’s the blunt part…lol ) .you wana be Hollywood…. Girl!!… Your hair—you gotta get rid of that HAIR!”



(pic of my long hair in 07.....)


Ouch!! Lol last time I am talking to that dude.. pffffff like whatever……

and that was the last time i spoke with him and saw him. June 07.

Two weeks later. What do you know? I loose all of my hair.

Brief of how it happened. Cyd has $1000 dollar hair extensions. Long luscious locks. Cyd goes to whistler has fun for a weekend and gets the hair which was French braided pig tails — wet and caught in the hot tub jet. Does not attend to them until the morning. Wakes up morning and has MATTS in her head up to the root where hair is glued together.

Ya ok now you and I can both laugh at this. Yes ha ha ha this is actually now pretty funny. But at that time. I would of done whatever i could to get my full head back on. Seriously being a woman and seeing this devastation is detrimental. I was going to have to shave my head.

Cyd is so pre-occupied with image- hair what I am going to do. This extent. I was devastated in tears. There is no way hair can be UN –knotted- you probably would never of seen a rats nest like this in your life.
I seriously wanted to die all because all because of my hair. I did not step out in public until two days later until I could get a hair dresser come to my apartment in Vancouver and try to save some of my hair from being “ Brittany-ied out” - in fact I remember my roommate and I we even went and bought a LAZY boy chair at a shop down the street- due to the fact I was going to be sitting for more then hours having my hair - un- matt, un glue, un tangle, shave chop crop my hair.

OK I did not end up like Britanny as seen above. But close. 20 inch hair to a wee pup cut- not by choice.

You don’t know how important or un-important something may be in your life until you have it taken away or its really on the line.

It was defiantly god’s choice to teach me what beauty is. Defiantly made a good dent in my life’s lessons on what matters. What people really notice. What people should really notice. And how we should NEVER LET FAKE- OVER-TAKE! Let god take his toll and craft you in his liking.

“Walk into the fields and look at the wildflowers. They don't fuss with their appearance—but have you ever seen color and design quite like it? The ten best-dressed men and women in the country look shabby alongside them. If God gives such attention to the wildflowers, most of them never even seen, don't you think he'll attend to you, take pride in you, do his best for you?” Luke 12:27-28 message

It’s an inside job.

“The LORD does not look at the things man looks at. Man looks at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart." 1 Samuel 16:7

Not by co-incidence- but divine incidence that people come into our paths always at the perfect timing. Gods perfect timing to fulfill his purpose and plan for our lives.


Anyways I am so blessed to now have David wood back in contact. He is still down in LA California producing movies and living a very High life in Christ.


What people really notice? And what really matters? Where is your heart at? What is it you’re fussing about again? Let god show you true beauty. Just hopefully not the hard way…… take my advice.

And I want women to get in there with the men in humility before God, not primping before a mirror or chasing the latest fashions but doing something beautiful for God and becoming BEAUTY FULL doing it.” 1 timothy 2:10

Ok anyways that’s it for now!

Much much love

Smashing the Chicken (s) on the Barbie and "Are YOU Ready for Confetti Pasta!"

Hello Y'all! So today I am a bit giddy. I awoke with an incredible joy in my heart and also this song "lifes been good" ( joe walsh- eagles... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CUyxDj-a-o ) and i just cant put it in words. Today was Wednesday and on Wednesday I work with some of my clients at a sweet ladies ONLY gym. I think i get giddy because all of the yummi mummis. My clients always bring their babies with them and they are just oh so precious li'll bundles of joy and love. This keeps my heart fertile for so so much more love- i get kinda faint cause Kids seriously make me smile. I hope to have a whole littler one day. except i first need to start with the most important for reproduction, the opposite sex worthy to be my husband. I have a long way . But for now this is ok. in its time. In gods time.



Wednesdays are hump day- and this means that two more days till the weekend- Wednesdays are a peak- I went for a great spin-a -roo with moms as the evening sunset was glorious tonight.

I also designed a sweet dinner i am going to share with you.



So I love to barbecue. If i could i would bbq 365 days of the year let me tell you this is for sure. One thing i like to always keep on hand in the freezer is a whole chicken. You can always get them really cheap at the supermarket- even the de-graded ones... they are special too.... sometimes they might be missing a wing or something not important - but that's ok- they cant get away on ya! whole chickens are great because you can also get allot of food out of one chicken- a few meals if you make soup with leftovers!



So i decided to try something new today- "Smashing chicken" i called it because it really was Smashing! like darling you look smashing......



1. i took my whole chicken and cut open the back side and flattened it out so she was double breasted and opened up like a book- sometimes you have to de-joint the legs and wings so it all evens out flat and smooth. you will see what i mean in the picture. Keep the skin on cause this keeps the juices in and covers as a nice cozy blanket to keep the meat tender an juicy on the barbie.

2. I then marinade the beauty in a " milk and honey marinade" *secret ingredient* yogurt ( or buttermilk- but it is much richer) mint, thyme, oregano, lemon twist, honey, salt and pepper. simple but just you wait until you see how tender she comes out.

3. Take a BRICK- yep. a brick. This is the smashing part - soak it in water and cover it in foil. put on bbq first to heat it up for a good ten minutes- you are going to season again the chicken flesh side with olive oil and salt on the fatty skin so it will not stick but get a crunchy crust. Flatten out the entire chicken even on the Barbie FLESH side down and place heated brick on top. Cook for about 30-40 minutes on med/low slowly-- not too fast or she will char too soon! And look at the crust you get on her- but she will be so tender inside.



Now what do you think about smashing chickens! cool eh?

The next dish i did was a Confetti pasta- Are You Ready Confetti Pasta! I call it because i have had these incredible fresh "fay-tuh-CHEE-nee"---- fettuccine noodles that remind me of beautiful streaming ribbons- ad in some different shapes and sizes of ingredients and you have a confetti of a pasta! Fiesta pasta really. Pasta like you would want to throw at a wedding its so beautiful and light! my inspiration is pretty self explanatory-

In my fresh pasta i used even more fresh on the scale of fresh ness for ingredients all in our harvest here.

***olive oil, Fresh Garlic, Snow peas, vadalia onion, red pepper, fresh corn, arugula , splash of whipping cream, garlic stuffed olives, Fresh Parm and sprinkling of Parsley!-- an ingredient so so so under-ratted-- parsley is AMAZING-- ( great for fighting bad breath....just don't get it stuck in your teeth. Thats embarrassing.)

toss em all up and voila- Good twist on the fork here.

A lovely light delight to accompaniment the Smashing chicken. or sorry smashed chicken.

Serve with a hefty bowl of greens and a glass of fine "grape juice" and you have a whole hearty meal.

Hungry heart? sorry lill Bruce springstein for ya http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwNFCi4Trtw

ok one thing pre-requisite to eat this divine fine meal- is a heart earned workout. Moms and I try to get in a few rides in together a week. cant say we finish the ride together. but we defiantly start together... sorry mom.... My moms a pretty incredible woman. She is my best friend and a real heart warrior. I have attached a few shots of todays ride and then since i was a young one- with my first pink bike. Today I still have a pink bike. :) During my cycling career my mom was the first woman who said to me "CYDNEY you can do all things thru christ who gives you strength!!" i remember this was a day i was in a stage race down in Vermont youngest in the team- perhaps the tallest- and a bit insecure about my size. The day she spoke this over me- was the day I won my first QUEEN OF THE MOUNTAIN Jersey in a stage! This was an incredible feeling i will never forget. Its also a pretty memorable memory i have as a cyclist- because-- really with god all things are possible-- understanding that IN HIM- WE CAN DO ALL things-- thru him we can do all things- because of his strength being perfected in us continually!! and this is so simple to always have on the top of your head to apply to Everything! God has already given us the victory- in him! thru him! EVERY THING



"I can do everything through him who gives me strength." Philippians 4:13

Well this is about it for now. I hope i have inspired you to try smashing them chickens!-- on the barbecue that is! Remember that Gods perfect Love Drives out fear- so have no fear! Give her a go!

"There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love." 1 john 4:18

let gods love take its move in your heart- stay hungry hearted! His love continually being perfected in us in many ways ya never even thot possible!.

Stay Fired up with the Barbie!:)

Then.... your ready for the confetti! !

:) love on ya all

Cyd

Sweet Spot

"God's Word is better than a diamond, better than a diamond set between emeralds. You'll like it better than
strawberries in spring, better than RED RIPE STRAWBERRIES"





"They are more precious than gold, than much pure gold;
they are sweeter than honey, than honey from the comb" psalm 19:10








My Sweet Spot Sweet Thought:

Think ya can count the seeds in a strawberry???....
Well God can count the strawberries in a seed :)






Strawberries are my Absolute Favourite beautiful thing. Finally the harvest is here!! Riding my bike past the fragrant strawberry fields in the peak heat of summer is one of my favourite feelings in the entire world! So soothing to my soul feels so so sweet :)

The "F" Word

So i am going to talk briefly short and sweet about the F word.


The ONLY F word there should be . You know what it is??



Faith.


"Now Faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see. (Hebrews 11:1)


Cause ya know we can either Have FAITH ...... or fear



Faith = forsake all I trust him vs Fear = False evidence appearing real




My Faith was confirmed this morning just by a mere breath. Just a mere breath of my brother on the phone. That's it. Sometimes thats all it takes. Just that confirmation

I am so grateful and I am so blessed to have my big brother Tristan. Tho he may be across the country.... My big brother is a pretty cool chap you know and one of the most important people in my life.

You have no idea how good this felt.



My faith was not just confirmed but re-established to a new height.



You know i easily say I have faith faith in mostly everything really- its easy- just to believe- right? . but truth is-- sometimes LIP service is so much easier then Heart service -





Lip service really is at our free disposal. Until ......God will test ya on it.





Then he reminds you just how big is your faith. He shows up and he reminds you just how big it is again-- in what you are really having Faith IN-- not yourself.. but God IN you.





Imagine God only gave Us lip service? eek... ok wait dont even try to imagine. Yet we do it to him all of the time- not just to him- but friends family- ya ya ya uh huh uh huh uh huh



Talk can be pretty cheap these days. that's why actions speak louder then words right? Lippity lip lip lip service your way around like the world- talk clean but live dirty eh? ya. talk is cheap





So yep. here i am. i admit behind my "lip" service- . Automatically my cydney reaction when my faith is tested i know i try to put up my miss thang "woman up" pants and just lip service my way around oh ya just woman up eh? you know how like some women do these days -- all woman ed Up- heck talk about lip service- how many women do you see out there today with big pouty FAKE lips- All about the volume- yet when it comes to actually hearing them open up them lips.... hmmmm.....again i say Hmmmmmm - ok so for me- TRUTH IS.. behind all of my woman up Pride yes my pride--- even in assuring others- family friends ect that yes things are going to be ok here lets pray ----- deep down my Heart was trembling in fear- sometimes its easy to have faith in other peoples lives- but when it comes down to your OWN life.. then you get an awakening - like chattering skeleton legs underneath my skirt --- wobble wobble knees clanging eeek , insecurities.. worry doubt and what ifs what ifs..... eek! -- I tell Ya my heart was put to the test - to the line - to just take that risk leave it in the hands of god and trust GODS faithfulness. Faith and no fear.





"If you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there' and it will move. NOTHING will be impossible for you." matthew 17:21





I cant really elaborate in details just yet, my pet ... because truth is , they dont matter.. yet ..... just you wait now --- But do you hear what this says above!!-- Do you know how peuny a mustard seed is?? ok they are approx 2mm in diameter (thank you wikapedia)- i think about grainy mustard in my sandwich.. you know the ones that get caught in your teeth all the time! :) This is faith to MOVE mountains. I challenge you to believe not just thru your mouth- and let the seeds just sit in your mouth and stick in your teeth-- - but floweth them seeds and PLANT them in your HEART . Speak faith from your heart and mouth TOGETHER. this kind of faith- We need to be reminded in this kind of supernatural strength in the faith we obtain from god- That we really can say to this mountain-- BE moved! and then another one.. and then another one! ---- God would never mis lead or forsake his children- even when it may seem crazy as to what you are believing god for- he gives us dreams because he wants us to achieve them-- thru faith in him!!
God will he ever lead us thru a fire we cant handle without him right by our side to pull us thru IN the FAITH without a blemish or burn God will bring us up and out to this new spacious place . God is a god Of miracles and he wants us to rise up in faith for great and mighty things- God loves to blow our socks off in wild wild ways just so he can toot HIS OWN whistle right!? toot toot - But We gotta believe. AND say it LIKE WE MEAN IT i say SAY IT LIKE YA MEAN IT! - cause we really do mean it! - He rescues us from our fears because he delights in us- even when sometimes its hard to believe just that!.... For faith without works is dead!! "As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead." james 2:26 Not only is my faith reached a new height just this past week i hope yours will too!!!





"For we walk by faith, not by sight" (2 Corinthians 5:7).



We are blessed and actually honored we are to have the GIFT of faith!! This is Huge and we ALL have been given the Gift of faith- so move in it! I challenge you to believe god to move ANY and every mountain in your life- faith in god that you WILL reach the goals and dreams he plants in your heart! and look forward to the next... and then the next!- - Be certain of the unseen- trust god in an extreme area of your life-! Stand courageous and confident to TRUST god , almighty gods faithfulness in us- The GIFT of Faith - cause in the end it just feels so sweet- so so good ! - like i felt this past week- "Ah phew... again i say Ah phew! sigh..... uh ya like .... he IS GOD- and he knows what he is doing! He has got our backs! Oh Baby he has got our backs!

So yeah here's my bro- a few pictures I share- first one is from long ago 2002 mt tremblant. I am just so greatful for my Brother and thats why i profess my faith today. God re-established my faith thru him in a miraculous mighty way yesterday. Trist is a real IRON Gumby. Like miracle child he is thanks be to god how he has undergone some severe surgeries with his knee- a. Shattered 30 pieces- re-wired the whole thing back together.. then did it again.... extreme sports. Strong man inside out. strong bones.- i swear its cause all the milk he seriously drank as a kid. We should of had a mother cow for him in the back yard. a Heffer. Calcium = strong bones growth hormone- he is like 6f 4 super fit- i think. Trist is 1.5 yrs older then me- luckily i always got asked if i was the Big sister. He is a bit of a bad ass. Thats why i post this graduation picture on here just to tick em off. what also ticks him off is when i we play voicemail tag. I like to leave him great songs- like he is in whistler and i am in Ontario. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9BVA9vWVd2U&feature=related -- this is a great song! --- wait till you now have this song in your head today! yes.... wang chung "everybody have fun".......Ha. ok push back sorry i think its in bollywood- some diversity for ya :) ( ps- i love oldies... my favorite radio station is 105.1 , the river ) I am grateful that he made me pretty tough when i was a kid. He used to beat on me pretty hard. And his friends too. I was never a fighter i just ran my heart out . However when you are a little girl you get creative in how you fight back when you have no choice.... Ripping hair out and also biting. yes biting--- were my famous defense mechanism come backs. Yes like biting. who does that? lol i did- ( today... tickling is key. all it takes is a tickle torture you know..... uh oh.... ) Anyways tristan is a real genuine charismatic man. He has probably the loudest hand clap i have ever heard. Like he can clap his hands so loud that it actually hurts your ear drums to hear. ya ok sure then have him ad in the bent knee hand clap foot stomp--- you know like country's stompin tom-- but This also was annoying as a kid growing up going to sports events. His clap. He was a cool dude all thru high school with all the pretty girlfriends after him.He has got a real strong heart and thats what makes him a real whole hearted man. Thats what makes him MY Bro. He works in sales /maintenance doing some extravagant work in whistler and its great. i must say with our relationship because like a magician pulls a rabbit out of a hat- same with tristan he is full of majestic mighty works and always has something to say that makes me laugh :) Trist loves hip hop. Pete Rock is his favorite artist and when ever i hear this song "appreciate" - it is totally how i feel about my bro. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89ED2DNja90 He loves fashion. He defiantly has his own fashion. some days the battery charge can be blinding to the eye- you will never loose him let me tell you this for sure. He can be a bit embarrassing at times. One being the time he thought it would be cool to get a rat tail. At this time i had hair extensions- long blond hair- he also wanted an extension- except just one-- yes just one way off the back- a " Rat tail" like ewh. This lasted up until he got a good job. A real job. Tristan is more then just creative very very spontaneous and this i think is where i get it from. Last Halloween party we went to together downtown Toronto - ok few years back now---- he went to wal mart bought size triple XXXL pants and double XL large denim shirt- and stuffed himself with insulation so thick - you know "jack sprat could eat no fat but his wife could eat no lean but between them both they licked the platter clean!" .. well-- complete opposite of this rhyme. He was a big boy- jack phat . Intentions Not for the mockery part of our evolving obese society today , but just so people could push him around run slam into him and get a squishy hug back from a 6f4 giant in height and giant in width... actually a hug you want to run into! i tell ya being big for a day you realize how much there is to love. a whole lotta love! Tristan LOVES Butter tarts. Ya OK like he reeeeally loves butter tarts- to the point where i am disgusted how many he can eat at once and then go ride his bike for 6 hours. I send him bi -weekly treats on a Whistler express mail package to make sure he is staying sweet enough-- in fact the latest request - was a prompt request when my prayers were answered on hearing his breath yesterday was "white chunk macadamia cyd! white chunk macadamia!" - not just from him but his roommate too! Jesus men ! . Good call- this is where i am now reminded of what nice sisters do.... better get to work- Gotta jet!

Lots of love -

And keep on keep'in up the faith !!!

" de la soul" sweet track!:)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50NV0UX1hiM&feature=PlayList&p=8F9AB7B9C69B3A0A&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=17

Cyd