The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of The Dawn Treader……….

Official Synopsis: Return to the magic and wonder of C.S. Lewis’ beloved world – via the fantastic Narnian ship, the Dawn Treader. In this new installment of the blockbuster “The Chronicles of Narnia” motion picture franchise, Edmund and Lucy Pevensie, along with their cousin Eustace, their royal friend King Caspian, and a warrior mouse named Reepicheep, find themselves swallowed into a painting and on to the Dawn Treader. Their mission – on which rests the fate of Narnia itself – takes the courageous voyagers to mysterious islands and a river that turns to gold, to fateful confrontations with magical creatures and sinister enemies, and to a reunion with their friend and protector, the “Great Lion” Aslan.

i am so excited going to see this movie tonight….i have never seen a movie in 3D so this will be a first for me…secondly i haved loved C S Lewis’ The Cronicles of Narnia adatped for the big screen so far…. ….( plus i bought the series of books for stuart as a gift when we were dating)….and lastly i love Aslan and can’t wait to see him on big screen again….i will let you all know what i think later….

reporting back:…firstly loved the look..3d glasses..not..but most enjoyed my first 3d experience….this movie is possibly not as brilliant as The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe…but nevertheless still most enjoyable and as i suspected my highlight was seeing Aslan again…they have captured something of the Father heart of God through this mighty lion…

my life in 2010 via my facebook status updates….

from this it confirms cups of tea are important to me….:-)

a break in the clouds…

i came across this photo my hubby took and had named ‘a break in the clouds’….this represents life at times to me..waitig for those beautiful moments when the cloud breaks and the sun pierces through….sometimes it feels like the clouds are climbing across the sky ever so slowly and then there are seasons when they are hurtling and the sun breaks through before you know it….the only thing is we never know on any particular cloudy day..which it will be…

compassion…

stuart and i have been writing our first letter to a second new addition in our family..Ines in Bolivia …who we are sponsering through compassion …take a moment to check this organisation out and for a very small amount a month you could help some child be equipped for a better life…..sometimes for me it is easy to be moved with compassion in a moment of hearing tragic stories of people living in extreme poverty and then move on in my daily life and not respond…..thankfully this time was not one of those moments…it is brilliant to be a part of such a worthwhile work…..

tonight at stormont…

Stuart and i were invited to an event in Stormont tonight held by

NICCY

(Northern Ireland Commision for Children and Young People)..it was so uplifting seeing primary school children who had been through workshops with NICCY learning about their rights…..being motivated to hold our countries leaders to account….so exciting to see these kids have a voice and make a stand for justice…

beach….

no matter the weather the beach is still one of my favourite places..the wilder the weather the more dramatic the backdrop……on this early morning visit….the sand had a dusting of snow…..

inspiration of the week..

this charity has been a real inspiration to me this week..check it out…

my new love….

love

this has to be one of my most favourite books i have read in a long time….so much so i have picked it up again tonight to begin reading it again..the message is simple..God loves us…….brennan has such an amazing understanding and experience of the father heart of God it is hard to read this book without the occassional use of a hanky…..i have been in a season latley of growing a deeper understanding of the love of God….i have always known God loves me and God is love…but began to realise i wasnt living my life reflecting this truth….it has been a season of revelation and understanding that has brought me more freedom and joy…if you are wanting a deeper revelation of the love of God..or maybe would even like a glimpse of what follows of Jesus cant live without…then get yourself a copy of this book…you wont regret it…….

bright star…..

i watched this movie last night..about the poet John Keats…….i loved it..it was beautiful..artisic…romantic…tragic………the movie title was one of Keats poems….as someone who studied english literature and a romantic at heart i highly recommend this beautiful story….

Bright Star, Would I Were Steadfast as Thou Art
by John Keats

Bright star, would I were steadfast as thou art
Not in lone splendour hung aloft the night,
And watching, with eternal lids apart,
Like nature’s patient sleepless eremite,
The moving waters at their priestlike task
Of pure ablution round earth’s human shores,
Or gazing on the new soft-fallen mask
Of snow upon the mountains and the moors;
No yet still steadfast, still unchangeable,
Pillow’d upon my fair love’s ripening breast,
To feel for ever its soft fall and swell,
Awake for ever in a sweet unrest,
Still, still to hear her tender-taken breath,
And so live ever or else swoon to death