The Habit of balance

Life is about balance, not doing too much of any one thing. Making sure that Spiritual, Emotional and physical things are done in balance.

We are blessed by God to be able to do a lot of things with our bodies. God has made us amazing! Nothing else on earth can do what we do. The Bible states that we are made in the image of God! One of the gift God has given us is our kids. They are really amazing and talented and we thank God every day for what He has given us.

That brings a responsibility on us as parents. We need to bring up our kids in Gods plan and for that we need wisdom and His knowledge. We need to lead them in healthy eating habits, a habit of training our bodies and being emotionally stable. We need to look after this Temple of God.

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There are so many places and venues one can go to, to participate in physical activities. The one we did is the Momentum Health Duathlon. I did the main race and the kiddies participated in the Brats race. They loved it! And that is the goal, that they get to love what they do. Definately not only physical fun things but also spiritual and emotional things. Then you end up with a big smile like Cammy has in this picture.

We pray for Gods guidance and his continuous blessing on our lives with knowledge and wisdom to do what is right in Gods eyes.

Last night we lay in bed (now now, stop worrying this is a family blog, he he) and Peter asked the question “so what are we going to day tomorrow?” Yes, can you believe it, my hubby who lives from moment to moment actually suggested planning an event almost 12 hours in advance! Woohoo

Because of the amazing weather we are experiencing in Cape Town we decided to make the most of it and have a picnic at Small Bay. A little bay at the beach down the road from us with a great park next to it.

And so what felt like forever, (getting two excited toddlers ready, dressed and fed is not a 10min job) we were on our way – on our bicycles. Although Peter had a few creative excuses as to why we should take the car, I subtly passed his shoes to him and asked him to trust me. After a little ride to the pick’npay to pick up some fresh rolls and ham, we made our way to the park. Peter, of course, thought the ride was a great idea! (men will be men). By the shrills from Cammy and Eryn singing all the way, I guess they enjoyed the ride too!

And so we spent the morning playing in the park, playing with the ball, playing in the sand, playing in the waves (well more like ripples) and yes, generally just playing –