Promotion to Glory for a great lady!

In the early hours of yesterday morning Heaven recieved a wonderful soul. Jean Moyle was a wonderfully lady. She was one of those ladies who never asked for anything in return for the wonderful things that she did for others, was always willing to share her knowledge and most of all was a wonderful inspiration to not only me but to everyone she interacted with. Many stories could be told about how Jean impacted the lives of others but for me it was her interest in my life that will always remain a centrepoint of my thoughts for her. If it was a kind word or even just asking what I was doing in my life, she always demonstrated to me the qualities that are to be shown in a holy and divine life. Jean you may be Heaven now with Steve but to all the people who know you, you are still in our hearts and thoughts as we feel just a little more Homesick knowing that we have to stay here for now... RIP Jean Moyle

Because He Lives

Today marked my first rehearsal with the Territorial Bigband of the Salvation Army based in Melbourne under the directorship of Brian Hogg. I've had a blast (literally and metaphorically) today and really feel that it's going to be exciting and amazing.

On the Train back into the city, the song (of course as a bigband arrangement for the future) Because He Lives was playing inside my head.

I especially Like the line of the refrain, Because He Lives I can Face Tomorrow!

Over the last few months it has been a season in which if I could just get myself motivated I knew that I would be able to face whatever was happening in my life.

I was reminded just how important it is to thank God for everything, everyday and every moment.

It is because He lives, that I can stand and face the stresses, anxieties and rejoice in the wonders that is my Life.

Today I was reminded that it's great to hang out with positive people, hopefully there are manymore of these moments to come.

BECAUSE HE LIVES, I KNOW THAT I CAN NOT ONLY FACE TOMORROW BUT LIVE IT IN HONOUR OF HIM!!!!!

A reminder for me.

LIFE IS BLESSED EVEN IN THE BAD TIMES!

A new nephew for Me came into the world today!

Liam John Maskell

8 pound 4

1.3.2011 8:20am

The Truth is hiding!!

Sometimes I sit and wonder (I know I do it all the time, but work with me here) just what it is that make people so scared to face up to their convictions and actually say what needs to be said (the truth) instead of making a story that seems on the surface so true but is filled with lies and deceit once looked into.

On more than one occasion this week I have had to deal with serious and sometimes malicious rumour. What is sad is that if the truth was spoken people involved would see the clarity of the situation and how to come to a solution so that everybody could move on.

What's worse is that for some reason, I have had to deal with this because God choose me to be a leader. He choose me to stand up for people, stand up for the morals that I have placed on my life because of the life he is guiding me to lead and to face the criticism that comes with this.

I am not a saint, I am not a perfect person, but I strive to live by three philosophies and these are what they are:

Honesty: To be honest to God, Myself and to Others

Respect: To respect myself, my Life, Everyone that comes into my life and to respect their choices even if I do occasionally offer them guidance or an alternative...

Try my Best/Integrity: To try my best in everything means to not stop before the finish line when I have to finish the race (life) and to not take for granted that if I don't I am selling out on not only God and myself, but all those people who rely on me to be a good leader.

I don't ask for much... just for people to be honest, have integrity and treat people how they would want to be treated...

Please be at least Honest!

mmmmm when people pay out my chosen career

I happen to have chosen a career that I feel is both the most noble and also the most hated position in communities, well at least that's how it feels sometimes. Teaching for me is about inspiring and teaching young people to not only live life to the fullest and take every opportunity but to also do it to the best of their ability, learning how to apply lifeskills learnt to lifeskills living....

So I stumbled across this great quote tonight which I believe might just put this job into perspective. My Career is the forerunner to every other career, for it is the humble people who give up their lives and time to make sure that people can choose a career they believe they are born to do.

If a doctor, lawyer, or dentist had 40 people in his office at one time, all of whom had different needs, and some of whom didn't want to be there and were causing trouble, and the doctor, lawyer, or dentist, without assistance, had to treat them all with professional excellence for nine months, then he might have some conception of the classroom teacher's job.

~Donald D. Quinn

The Stream

As I imagine a gentle stream flowing, I remember that life just like the water does not stop flowing not even around the rocks that place themselves in our way.

The above thought came to me in my reflection time this evening.

We are often 'blocked' by the things in our lives that are like walls for us reaching what life has intended for us.... We are so caught up in the wall that we forget the formidable force that is the gentle pushing of the water or will.

I am reminded of the giants of history who often faced adversity to overcome the odds. I think of the stream of life that gives me the water of the spirit of God to live a life that is in his image and I also think of those barriers that I have overcome and will overcome in the future.

The power of Water is something that I have always loved. The fact that it breaks down the rock overtime eroding it to the point where it crumbles or bores a hole so that water can pass through, over and around it.

The Stream flows gently, but underneath the current is strong.... May our lives do that.... Be peaceful on the outside by challenged on the inside to do great things with the right intention.

Looking through Glass

I don't know if you do this but I do... I find that in moments of clarity I visualise looking at the situation through polished glass. I find life is like that... sometimes the things that bother us as far as our not understanding can be seen much clearly if we remove ourselves and look at it from outside.

Lately I have found myself approaching many crossroads and trying to work out just what path to take. It is interesting though that I have also found the answers by not jumping into it, but by being patient on what God has to tell or show me....

Once I look at it with that mindset, things are shown to me which assist me in this process.. This is true of my life of late and I hope that with this challenge will be true in yours.

God promises to never leave us or forsake us, so in humbleness I sit with God to help me make decisions.... I am not apologetic if they are unpopular, because sometimes they have to occur for us to grow...

Peace!

I WISH I HAD THAT 10 Seconds again!!!

Ever had one of those short fragments of time and just when the right thing could of made the difference you just blurted out something that doesn't help at all???

I've had a couple of these lately. Oh how I wish I could just stop time rewind and say what should of been said. But the reality is I can't and then you end up sitting there for hours stewing over what could of happened or how someone could of felt better but what you just said.

Life is like that sometimes, we always want everything to be perfect and memorable for the right reasons. When we hit the wall or we realise just unperfect our world is, we sit and wonder what could be if we had our time again.....

Well it's too late now and if I did this to you I'm sorry... You're Amazing because you're you and that's all that matters!

Wish I had the chance

I have been thinking lately a great deal about the importance of family and the memories that we share in those moments.

I unfortunately never met any of my grandparents. They all sadly passed on before I was born. This in itself is not uncommon amongst people I'm sure but for me as I've got older and interested in my family history really feel that I didn't get to experience the precious moments in my life that oncan be shared by having your grandparents around (to maybe spoil you) :P

This led to the following song. My latest composition! The words are below.

Wish I had the chance!

Composer: Donald Mayne

1.

I look at the pictures on the wall.

They have so much history, but it don't seem real at all.

I wish that I met you in your time.

The sound of silence, is broken by the chime.

Pre- Chorus:

And I wish you got to hold me in your arms.

The way I hold the pictures from the past.

Chorus:

But the only memories,

Are the ones that people tell,

They’re only distant stories,

From the ones who knew you well.

But I know that when I look up,

To the heavens up above.

You look right back down from heaven,

And send right back down your love.

2.

I Know that God had called you home.

I think it was to soon, but I guess I must be wrong.

I hope that you'd be proud of me.

I tried to be the best, the best that I could be.

Pre Chorus & Chorus

3.

I look at all the faded photographs,

I see your smiling faces, they stare right at me.

I wipe off the dust away from you.

Then look to heaven, and let my thoughts run free

Pre Chorus & Chorus

Tag:

You look right back down from heaven,

And send right back down your love.

Copyright © 2011 Donald Mayne