Celebrate every small success

 

When we around kids, we naturally want to celebrate every small success they have. (thats what I usually do).  Some people might think its not that of a big deal but that small celebrations really boosts the little ones confidence. If you and your child are kicking ball and the ball doesn't reach you, celebrate his/her big kick with a high-five (even though we know it was just a tiny baby kick). If he/she run around laughing and smiling, let them know what a fast runner he/she is.

As we grow up, do we reach a certain age where we don't need extra encouragement anymore? Of course not. Do we turn 18 or 21 and suddenly have 100% confidence in everything we do?  I wish!  We dont need to wait untill we fully achieve our biggest dreams to celebrate the progress we made. I'm encouraging you to celebrate your own small success.

Stayed within your budget today? Celebrate.

Exercised two days in a row? Celebrate.

Woke up this morning without hitting the snooze button? Celebrate.

And for me today I am excited to celebrate a small success together with everyone who had a part in it. We reached 25% of the funds needed to take 10 young men to the Karoo Mighty Men Conference 24 - 26 April 2015.

No need to pop a bottle of champagne everytime. Just give yourself a mental high-five, throw yourself a dance party, or brag to your best friend. This leads to momentum, which leads to more small success. And several small successes adds up to a BIG success. 

I'd love to know - what was the success you celebrated or going to celebrate today? Share and celebrate in the comments below.

So today I'm asking you to join your heart and hands with Jill and myself to make it possible to achieve our goal of taken the 10 young men to the Karoo Mighty Men Conference.

Feel free to contact us with any questions about this project.

Grant Groenewald:  078 994 0065  email;  grantgroenewald@gmail.com

Jill Groenewald:       082 314 6751    email;  jillgroen@gmail.com

Or simply click on the donate button in the top right corner and contribute whatever you can.

God Bless 

Just Granty

Genesis 43: 22 - 23  "and we have brought other money down with us to buy food. we do not know who put the money in our sacks." He replied, "Peace to you, do not be afraid. Your God and the God of your father has put treasure in  your sacks for you. I received your money." Then he brought Simeon out to them.

Karoo Mighty Men Conference

Good Day All. 

I know its been a while since my last post update.

Starting out this year Jill and I together with Elim CARE successfully hosted a Mass Renewal of Vows at our church Elim Assembly of God, as you have seen in my last post. I just feel like I need to do more.

Since yesterday (Sunday 22 February 2015) I'm having this urge to do my utmost best to attend the Karoo Mighty Men Conference which will be held 24 - 26 April 2015 by Angus Buchan. I want to take with 10 young men from our church to experience this conference but I need your help. Please would you be so generous and partner with me and make it possible. Im trying to raise enough funds to cover all the travel, accomodation and food expenses for 10 young men. I just know that it will be an blessed experience for me and the young men.

We are extremely excited about KMMC 2015 and encourage you to join hands with us to make attending this awesome God-event possible.

If you want to sponsor or donate a gift of any amount to us click on the link below or contact me on the following details:

• Cell: 078 994 0065
• e-mail :  grantgroenewald@gmail.com
• or click on the link Karoo Mighty Men Conference and donate

God Bless

Just Granty

Mark 2: 2 - 5  And many were gathered together , so that there was no room, not even at the door. And he was preaching the word to them. And they came, bringing to him a paralytic carried by four men. And they could not get near him because of the crowd, they removed the roof above him, and when they had made the opening, they let down the bed on which the paralytic lay. And when Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralytic, "Son, your sins are forgiven."

Mass Renewal of Marriage Vows

I had a fantastic Valentine's weekend with my beautiful wife and 16 other couples.We renewed our marriage vows at our church, Elim Assembly of God. The event was arranged by the Eim CARE ministry and what a blessed experience it has been. 

On Saturday the 14 Feb 2015 we attended a 3 hour workshop and below are a few things I have learnt

• Make Love ..... a verb (not make love alot). It should be a everyday doing thing. 
• You should always make decisions as if you partner is more important than you.
• Treat your partner with respect.
• Humble yourself, submit to one another, 
• Don't be disrespectful to your partner.
• Value him or her.
• Make an effort to become interested in the things your partner likes.

The renewal took place on Sunday 15 Feb 2015.

I pray that we all would stay married and in love forever. IT IS POSSIBLE!!!

The cross in the pictures below simbolises that God is the centre of our marriages. 

In Ecclesiastes 4:12 it is said that "a threefold cord (God, Husband and Wife) is not quickly/easily broken".

The following is all the couples who shared this experience with us.

Mr & Mrs Foxcroft 58 years

Mr & Mrs Ownhouse 45 years

Mr & Mrs Roman 39 years

Mr & Mrs Welman 37 years

  

Mr & Mrs Constable 33 years

  

Mr & Mrs Meyer 26 years

Mr & Mrs Antony 17 years

Mr & Mrs Ownhouse 15 years 

Mr & Mrs Wilkerson 15 years

Mr & Mrs Lingham 15 years

Mr & Mrs Meintjies 14 years

Mr & Mrs Petu 10 years

Mr & Mrs Harmse 8 years

Mr & Mrs Brown 5 years

Mr & Mrs Koen 5 years 

Mr & Mrs Groenewald 5 years

Mr & Mrs Roman 4 years

God Bless 

Just Granty

Philippians 2: 3-8  Do nothing from rivalry or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also the interest of others. Have this in mind amongst yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but made himself nothing, taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on the cross.

Happiness keeps you sweet

Stay away from Anger...It hurts...Only You!
If you are right then theres no need to get angry.
And if you are wrong then you dont have any right to get angry.

Patience with family is Love.
Patience with others is Respect.
Patience with yourself is Confidence and..
Patience with God is Peace.

Never think to hard about the PAST, it brings TEARS.
Dont think more about the FUTURE, it brings FEAR.
Live this moment with a SMILE, it brings CHEER.

Every test in our life makes us bitter or better.
Every problem comes to make us or break us.
The choice is ours whether we become victims or victorious.
Beautiful things are not always good but good things are always beautiful.

Do you know why God created gaps between our fingers?
So that someone who is special to you comes and fills those gaps by holding your hand forever.

Happiness keeps you sweet...but being sweet brings happiness.

Please do share with all the beautiful people in your life.

God Bless
Just Granty

John 20:29  Jesus said to him, Thomas, because you have seen Me, you have believed. Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.

Trapped in the bathroom

So here I am minding my own business in the bathroom and upon my time of exit the key decided that it had enough of the abuse (locking and unlocking) and it snapped. Here I'm standing in the bathroom with no way out. The window is fitted with burglar bars and no spare key to open the door (please wipe that smile off your faces). Luckily we have a nanny, if we didnt I would only have one option "break down the door".

So now I had to tap into my McGuyver skills. Got the nanny to pass me a pliers threw the bathroom window after she stopped laughing at me for being trapped in the bathroom. Clamping the rest of the key thats left in the door with the pliers I managed to get the door open.

Solution to a situation like this:

• Keep the folowing in the medicine cupboard or somewhere in the bathroom
• Spare key
• Pliers 

Here's some pictures of the traumatic event

Broken key in the door

Using a pliers to open the door

 

God Bless

Just Granty

James 4:11  Do not speak evil against one another, brothers.  The one who speaks against a brother or judges his brother, speaks evil against the law and judges the law.  But if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law but a judge.

Think Positive

Some awesome quotes

“Nothing is impossible; the word itself says ‘I’m possible” – Audrey Hepburn

“Anything is possible. You can be told that you have a 90- percent change or a 50-percent chance or a 1-percent change, but you have to believe, and you have to fight”- Lance Armstrong

NEVER GIVE – UP: “So many people can be responsible for your Success. But only you are responsible for your failure” - Unknown

“If you can’t be criticized for it, it’s probably not remarkable. Are you devoting yourself to something devoid of criticism” – Unknown

Push through the pain, and conquer the obstacles. Regardless of what you think today, it won’t matter 5 years from now.  SO DON’T BE AFRAID! - Unknown

Sometimes the wrong choices brings us to the right places – Unknown

Do you give as much energy to your dreams as you do to your fears? – Unknown

Waiting to develop courage is just another form of procrastination. The most successful people take action while they’re afraid - Unknown

Gold medals aren’t really made of gold. They’re made of sweat, determination, and a hard-to-find alloy called guts – Unknown

Don’t say you don’t have enough time. You have exactly the same number of hours per day that were given to Bill Gates, Michelangelo, Mother Teresa, Leonardo da Vinci and Albert Einstein – Unknown

“You cannot hang out with negative people and expect to live a positive life”-Joel Osteen

“See when you driving in a car, you’ve got a big windshield on the front of your car and a little bitty rear-view mirror. And the reason the windshield is so large and the rear-view mirror is so small is because what’s happened in your past is not near as important as what is in your future.” – Joel Osteen

God Bless

Just Granty

Psalm 27:13-14  I believe that I shall look upon the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living! Wait for the Lord; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the Lord!

Remedy for misbehaving kids

   

Benjamin Button Special

An Atlanta barbershop gives old-man haircuts to misbehaving kids.  Parents can bring in their kids who have been acting up and ask for the “Benjamin Button Special”.  This is one of the greatest things ever.

Drew’s Barbershop "I think you should add it to your designer haircuts."

God Bless
Just Granty

Acts 2:36  Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly that God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Christ.

SA'S NEW SUPERMINI

Volkswagen .... UP!

 

Volkswagen moves on up! In SA

Volkswagen has joined the brigade of super-small cars. Meet the VW up! It's just arrived in South Africa.

Move over Mercedes' li'l Smart, there's a new baby car in town! Volkswagen's up! Is full of charisma with potential to become the leader of A00 segment, says the automaker. The up!, launching in Cape Town this week - made its global debut in 2011 and will be introduced below Volkswagen's Polo Vivo and Polo, which have been the top two best-selling passenger models in South Africa since 2010.

The up! is powered by one-litre three-cylinder, quad-valve petrol engine. The engine is mated to a five-speed manual gearbox. Standstill to 100km/h takes 13.2sec and top speed is 171km/h. General fuel consumption is listed as 4.7 litres/100km while emitting 108g/km of CO2.

The up! is available in two trim levels: Take up! and Move up! Each is competitively priced and offers a high level of standard equipment. A raft of safety features is standard. At 3.54m long, 1.64m wide and 1.48m tall, the up! is one of the world's smallest four-seater cars. Its overall length consists of short body overhangs and a long wheelbase of 2.42m; turning circle 9.8m.

However, the four-seater has one of the longest wheelbases in the segment, along with the engine mounted forward, making loads of space available inside the car. Something the original Mini started 50 years ago. The 251-litre boot is also significantly larger than is typical in this class. When the rear seat is fully folded, cargo space increases to 951 litres.

Volkswagen up! is sold with a three-year or 120 000km warranty, a 12-year anti-corrosion warranty and 15 000km service intervals.

Contact your nearest Volkswagen dealership to find out more.

God Bless

Just Granty

Matthew 23:12 And whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.

Devolution of Eskom

 

The Devolution of Esk’dom…. sorry I meant Eskom

Let me introduce to you the CEO of Eks’dom ( use to be called Eskom when they were supplying electricity and not blackouts) 

Tshediso Matona

 I bet you they just took one look at his name and knew he was the man for the job.

Eks’dom's mission statement

We don’t always supply you with electricity but if we do, we ask you to please not use it.  Keeping S.A  in the dark ages.  This is South Africa. Like us on Facebook

Eks’dom has just completed their latest power station. It’s called…. N’candle

No need to worry Ek’sdom say they have a solution!  The Ultimate Energy Saving Light bulb

  

Some interesting / shocking facts about Ek’sdom

In 1991 they generated 42.0GW Electricity with 27500 employees.

In 2013 they generated 38.0GW Electricity with 46900 employees. (A blind person in the dark can see the wrong trend with these figures)

Many RDP housing townships do not have to pay for electricity and also most don’t have load shedding whether the electricity is free or not.

South Africa keeps supplying Botswana, Namibia and other neighboring countries with electricity and there is never load shedding.

One day this will be a question in the School Curriculum

Question:  What did South Africa use before candles?

Answer: Electricity

I predict a huge spike in 2016 child births due to this load shedding.

I would like to quote Heinrich Brown “These candles bring mood in the bedroom like Viagra can’t”

God Bless

Just Granty

Matthew 5:16  In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.

Funny sayings on church notice boards

   

  

Some funny church signs,  Hope it will make you smile.

There are some questions that can’t be answered by GOOGLE

Blow your hooter if you love Jesus, Text while driving if you want to meet Him.

Church parking trespassers will be baptised

To be almost saved is to be totally lost

How do we make holy water?   We boil the hell out of it!

What is missing from CH_ _CH?   U R

Adam blamed Eve, Eve blamed the snake and the snake didn’t have a leg to stand on.

Everyday above ground is a good one

The best vitamin for a Christian is…. B1

You are not too bad to come in. You are not too good to stay out.

Can’t sleep? ... Try counting your blessing

Aspire to inspire before you expire

Where will you be sitting in eternity?… Smoking or non-smoking

Under same management for over 2000 years.

God Bless

Just Granty

Ecclesiastes 7:8  The end of a thing is better than its beginning; the spirit is better than the proud in spirit.

My Love Triangle

We’ll there’s less than two weeks left until Valentine’s Day. It will be my 7^th Valentine’s Day with my wife.  I’m looking forward to it because we going to renew of wedding vows. (I’m really excited. I feel like a kid counting down the days to my birthday)

Without any doubt she is the better half of our marriage; more patient, more selfless and more giving.  In reflecting this time of the year when romantic love is celebrated, I thought I’d share my understanding of how our Saviour strengthens our marriage.

So often I hear couples saying that “I live for my children”.  I personally don’t agree with this statement.  I feel it should be, you live for God, you live for your spouse and then you live for your children.  We need to love God first because He first loved us and He still loves us unconditionally.

The triangle (in the picture above) shows our marriage covenant and relationship to Christ.  While the covenant is intended to bind together a husband and wife eternally, the direction of the arrow from both the husband and the wife go to our Saviour Jesus Christ.  As we get nearer to Him, so we also grow closer together as husband and wife. As husband and wife we should work together to become one with our Saviour, so that we can become one with each other.

So as another Valentine’s Day draws near, I hope that together my wife and I are nearer to our Saviour; and that our journey towards Him will strengthen our marriage and this bond will continue throughout eternity.

God Bless

Just Granty

Genesis 2:18 Then the Lord God said, “It’s not good that the man should be alone, I will make him a helper fit for him”