my child

I remember when my child was a baby and as I watched her sleep at night . It is reminded me there are still things to stand up and fight for.

GBU

today

Today I have lost my temper waiting a bus that didn`t come and patience is not one of my virtues . I was furious again. I saw my friend, and my angry has gone.How hard life might get , no matter how sad I was, life can still hold joy and a friend's smile could brighten up the darkest day.

There is always hope and there are always miracles and they happen every day.

Thks

Naptime!

motivation

Hi everybody



"I can do all things through Christ, because he gives me strenght". Philippians 4:13

Living in Oz , gives me a lot of motivation to learn new things. I am a person who loves learn everything. I believe, because I am a kind of curious person . I want to learn everything and something new. It doesn't matter what I have learned. One day it will be useful.

You will always find with me a book in Japanese, Spanish, Portuguese or Chinese and of course English. I bought an eletronic dictionary and it is wonderful..I have learned a lot.

It is like a desperation I want to know and I don't know why?

I read Japanese, Portuguese, Spanish and English news every day and these take me 2 hours per day and I am a not good reading in Chinese but my listening and speaking are very good. When I speak with Chinese people , usually they don't know I am not Chinese and they get a big surprise when I tell them ...I am Brazilian.

The odd situation, when I was in Taiwan , the taxi driver asked me where I came from ? immediatelly ...- Ooh..I am from Brazil. and he replied Where is Brazil in China ?Is it a province? ( ps. I was speaking Chinese with a taxi driver)

Learning another language are not about vocabulary and grammar, but for me is exciting to learn the culture specially cuisine and lifestyle and the history.

I like live in Oz because here I learned a lot greetings in diferents languages. Here I found a lot different cultures in one place.

I don`t consider myself a brighty person that is why I always want to learn .

GBU

Prayer

Lord, protect me and my loved ones and my new friends from evil people, from disease, from temptations when faced with hardship. Help me become the woman You have created me to be.
Amem

my dream ?

Two days ago, I have an odd dream. I was sleeping ( of course! =P)...and in my dream I was watching TV in a big apartment . Suddenly I saw my husband was talking to me . So, he was selling my 7 sofa's collections to a man. Of course, I disagreed with him.He already given his word to this man. I tried to convice him it wasn`t a good idea. In the other hand, I could see this man . This man was good in business and very cunning.

So, I was sitting in my green, big leather sofa and I tried to stop him. I was angry.

I didn`t know what was happened , but I woke up during my dream and I started to complained to my hubby."Why are you selling my sofas? "and my hubby looked at me ." hmm? Oh..I am sorry" and returned to his peacefull sleep .

The funny thing was, I was angry for something that didn't happen and more odd I guess when he apologized for something he didn`t know.

quilt shoes

I love this "quilting shoes". They look confortable and made by hands.
My new hobby ...hehehe sewing patchwork shoes...I hope I can be more creative , mixing collours and stiching some flowers... I got some ideas and it will be wonderfull !!

I hope my students would like it.

XOXO

Sunday Morning

It was a good time . Meet people and hug them and we were surrounding for happiness. I am happy because one of my friend . Ops! He is not only just a friend . He is my Irishman friend. Oh!Yeah! He is very proud Irish man =D. He was recovering from an operation and when I saw him at the church and his wife together my heart was overwhelmed .

It is good , when we pray for something and we received back in blessings. Some of my friends have asked me if pray, does it make any difference? or Why I pray ?

My own prayer life has been changed through the years. When I was child , I have prayed in my birthday, my mom could gave me the toy I wanted or for silly things...like "Pls God my sis and I have a big fight and I hope you could give to her a chicken pox" ( I was mean, of course this kind pray God never will never listen =P). As a teenager I have prayed ..hmm...for having a cute cloths and shoes and all Michael Smith Cd`s and as a young woman ...of course a cute boyfriend ( this one God has listened me hehehehe...) and I married with him =D.

Some of my prayers were unanswered so far . Some of my prayers were of worship and sometimes I cry a pray of desperation.

In others words, to pray to God with everything you have and everything you are. It doesn`t matter the way how you pray or choose the words . I assure you God listen you.

GBU

Good Friday

Today I got a lot time free...the good thing is we didn't have anything to do...holidays ahh it is so good. A long time I want to eat "esfiha" it is kind a Brazilian meat pie.

So, I have a plenty of time and I decided to make "esfihas". I want to thank who invents the internet. For us migrants, the first thing we always miss is our favourite food and I did my research and I found plenty of esfiha recipes.

But , I created one mixed to another recipe...and Tcharan... I made it ..It was so wonderful my hubby, my daughter and I ate for afternoon lunch ...It was so good!! YUMMY!!!! I love it!

I hope I can remember the recipe =P

GBU

Curious Scene

Hi everybody

Every day I take my daughter to school and we always talk , about the weather or what the birds are talking? In Oz , we have a lot of birds. I have never seen in others countries so such big variety of wild birds living in the same town .

We can find the laughing Kookaburra, seagalls, parrots, cockatoo,rainbown lorikeet, galah, ducks, black swan, pelican, etc..etc and finaly the Australian Magpie.

Every morning , my daughter and I always playing guess , What are they saying to each other? Because they are so noise and they making a lot of different sounds and are singing at dawn.

So, we are keep focus what are they singing? and sometimes we get a lot of fun.

- ahhh...I keep a worm to your lunch do u want? ....cra cra cra ( I imitated the bird)

or - pee pee pee ..Do you want married me ? and the Kookaburra has a recognisable laugh...hahahaha ...Do you want married me ? I am male and you are male...we can`t hahahahaha or thank yiu yiu thank yiu ...( I imitated other bird)

Yesterday, We saw a very interesting scene...when we almost arrived to school have a lot magpies whose were watching and making a lot of noise. They were watching one bird on the ground who was up side down and chuckling . My daughter and I were frightened ...hmm " I thought the magpie was dying".

The first time I saw the magpie. I didn't know his name , so I always called their "panda crow" they are black and white collouring.

I was afraid to get close . I didn`t know how to do ? because a lot of them was watching and they were on the school gate and looking very anxious. I didn't want to bother them.

Suddenlly , the magpie turned to up and the others seemed so happy they all took off together and make louder chirping sound .I thought ..hmmm... magpies were happy .

I think how important is having good friends which can encourage us when our life is up side down.

Thank you to my new friends who make my life easy to deal.

GBU

song

Sou Grato ao Senhor ( Thank you Lord)

Sou grato ao Senhor por todas as provações ( Thank you Lord for all wilderness)
Que me fazem crescer em Ti ao deixa-lo agir ( Make me strong when you touch me)

Sou grato ao Senhor pois as provas vêm transformar ( Thank you Lord who persevere under trial)
Tu me sustentarias com a tua mao ( Lord support me with your steady hands)
Mas é difícil ti entregar meu egoísmo e assim deixar ( But it is hard to give up my selfishness)
Que o Teu Espírito controle o que Eu sou ( Holy Spirit teach me at the time what I should say)

Mas quando chegam as provações ( When the wilderness comes)
Eu logo quero agir ( I want act)
E a voz de Deus, assim eu deixo de ouvir ( and I don't hear the God's voice anymore)

Sou grato ao Senhor pois as provas vêm transformar ( Thank you Lord who persevere under trial)
Tu me sustentarias com a tua mao ( Lord support me with your steady hands)
Mas é difícil ti entregar meu egoísmo e assim deixar ( But it is hard to give up my selfishness)
Que o Teu Espírito controle o que Eu sou ( Holy Spirit teach me at the time what I should say)

Sou grato ao Senhor pelas lutas que eu vou viver ( Thank you Lord for the struggle I will have)
Posso vê-lo a me proteger e me desviando do mal ( I can see you protecting me and keep me away from the evil)
Pois prometeste que em cada provação ( Lord, you have promised and every trial you would protect me)
Tu me sustentarias com Tua mão ( Lord support me with your steady hands)
Sou grato ao Senhor porque a vitória é crescer em Ti ( I am thank you Lord because the victory risen with Him)
Entregando-me todo a Ti, a vida é bem melhor ( I give myself to the Lord and my life will be better)
Oh Meu Senhor! ( Oh , Lord)
Quando Tudo se acabar, ( when everything is finished)
Tua face vou contemplar ( Behold the Lord`s face)
E contigo morar ( and dwell with you forever)


this music encourage me a lot I know in Portuguese but I don`t know if have in English, so I translated . I know it is very difficullt to translate music ( losing ryhm and poetry) but I try my best .

Childhood Memories 1

hello =D

Today, we were watching TV. "Funniest Videos". So, I decided write down my families childhood memories.

When I was 6 years old, the company where my father worked was transfered him to Manaus in the middle of Amazonas rainforest. All our suitcases were packed , my mom was pregnant and my siblings and I are very excited. It was our first flight !
We were on plane and ran around and played during all flight.
When we arrived, my father's co-workers took us to our new house.I don`t remember the house I was lived. But, I remember very well the part of jungle at back of my house.
There were a lot fruit trees like banana, papaya, guavas, jaboticaba( Brazilian fruit ) It was wonderfull ! I was very fortunate to live in a house where I had plenty of childhood adventures.
I was a queen and I had my kingdom and my siblings ..poor them , they were my servants =P.
That is a good thing to be the oldest.
I was bossy.

Quilting's Time

hello =D

It is ver good to finish things .Today, I finished my school essay. I finished a 400 pages book in 2 days and I started and finished my quilting. For me it is not hard to finish, when I start something I want desesperately to finish and I feel relieved.

I feel proud but the problem is I stopped and postpone everything else. My laundry, a late dinner and sometimes I forget to eat because I am so excited doing what I love it.

Reading, quilting, singing ,cooking and ...shopping are my passion ..hehehe

Look what I did in 4 hours today non stop.

GBU

Maru

some of my patchwork students

Yesterday,my students spoiled me a lot. I received a lot of gifts...and more bizarre, it was not my birthday. They gave me flowers and one Japanese plant shrubs and beautiful flowers and another old lady gave a lot patchwork books, another lady gave me patchwork stencil, another lady gave me cook books... I was surrounded a lot good grandmas =D

and at the lunch break YUMY delicious cakes and a good cuppa !

My students are so nice. I blessed have so such good class. They do and did so good quilting. I proud of them. They surprised me every week ...

GBU

Maru