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Friday, October 16, 2009
Oh my hat!
Oh My Hat! I need to wear a hat! I have had a major hair diaster. I had an audition and for some reason I thought my hair wasn't looking nice enough and I could make it better!
Now I must add that my onchologist said to wait about three months before colouring my hair after the chemo or it might fall out again or come out a funny colour. I checked my diary and we are now in month four, but nonetheless my hair came out bright purple instead of a lovely rich brown.
So of course I run off to the hairdresser to strip it, in which case; (why did I expect anytyhing else) It turned orange. Then I was left with the desicion, what shall I do to remedy it? Go blonde or try get back to a light brown, which is my natural hair colour. So in light of my docotor's advice I choose the light brown to avoid any further damage. Now I have purply-orangey-browny- hair, which is definitely not going to set eny new trends, especially since it takes three chemical processes to get it this "special"colour...
I must say I am seriously considering going for that fourth chemical process and turning it blonde. Especially since my husband informed last night he thinks I look like a lesbian.
What have I learnt from this experience? Our lives are like that sometimes, you make a bad desicion and then it just snowballs and gets out of control.
You can't press rewind. No matter how much you want to or how many movies they make about time travel. It's not going to happen. The choices we make are the choices we have to live with everyday for the rest of our lives. Thank the Lord not so many of them are life changing. We have to be in a habit of continually making good choices. Choices in our relationships, choices not
to commit sin, choices in how treat peolple. Have you ever lost you temper with someone and then regretted it the moment you walked away? Because now matter how many times you say 'I'm sorry" you can never take back what you said. Some of our bad choices hurt other people and some hurt ourselves. Like getting a tattoo or sleeping around. Everything has repercussions. Sometimes we do the wrong thing despite knowing what is right. We all struggle with sin sometimes. Like Paul said in Romans 7:15 I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do...verse18 For I have the desire to do what is good , but I do not carry it out.
But here is the good news: litteraly. In Christ Jesus we have a rewind button! Romans 8:1 says: Therefore, there is now no more condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life set me free from the law of sin and death!
Sin puts us in bodage, but the free gift of Salvation through the death of Jesus sets us free! Jesus died for our sins. He took the blame for everything. Don't ever think that you are too far away from God to be saved. He specialises in do overs. With Him hiar colour is never permanent. There isn't a stain He can't wash away.
Our sin is forgiven if we take His free gift. No more condemnation. All we have to do is pray: Jesus, I believe you died for my sins. Come into my heart. I believe you are my Lord and Savior. From this day I am a new creature in Christ.
If you have received Christ today, please send me an email. i would love to stay in touch with you and make sure you get the resources to stay on this journey with Christ.
Visit my website: www.marimichael.com
or email me at info@marimichael.com
Now I must add that my onchologist said to wait about three months before colouring my hair after the chemo or it might fall out again or come out a funny colour. I checked my diary and we are now in month four, but nonetheless my hair came out bright purple instead of a lovely rich brown.
So of course I run off to the hairdresser to strip it, in which case; (why did I expect anytyhing else) It turned orange. Then I was left with the desicion, what shall I do to remedy it? Go blonde or try get back to a light brown, which is my natural hair colour. So in light of my docotor's advice I choose the light brown to avoid any further damage. Now I have purply-orangey-browny- hair, which is definitely not going to set eny new trends, especially since it takes three chemical processes to get it this "special"colour...
I must say I am seriously considering going for that fourth chemical process and turning it blonde. Especially since my husband informed last night he thinks I look like a lesbian.
What have I learnt from this experience? Our lives are like that sometimes, you make a bad desicion and then it just snowballs and gets out of control.
You can't press rewind. No matter how much you want to or how many movies they make about time travel. It's not going to happen. The choices we make are the choices we have to live with everyday for the rest of our lives. Thank the Lord not so many of them are life changing. We have to be in a habit of continually making good choices. Choices in our relationships, choices not
to commit sin, choices in how treat peolple. Have you ever lost you temper with someone and then regretted it the moment you walked away? Because now matter how many times you say 'I'm sorry" you can never take back what you said. Some of our bad choices hurt other people and some hurt ourselves. Like getting a tattoo or sleeping around. Everything has repercussions. Sometimes we do the wrong thing despite knowing what is right. We all struggle with sin sometimes. Like Paul said in Romans 7:15 I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do...verse18 For I have the desire to do what is good , but I do not carry it out.
But here is the good news: litteraly. In Christ Jesus we have a rewind button! Romans 8:1 says: Therefore, there is now no more condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life set me free from the law of sin and death!
Sin puts us in bodage, but the free gift of Salvation through the death of Jesus sets us free! Jesus died for our sins. He took the blame for everything. Don't ever think that you are too far away from God to be saved. He specialises in do overs. With Him hiar colour is never permanent. There isn't a stain He can't wash away.
Our sin is forgiven if we take His free gift. No more condemnation. All we have to do is pray: Jesus, I believe you died for my sins. Come into my heart. I believe you are my Lord and Savior. From this day I am a new creature in Christ.
If you have received Christ today, please send me an email. i would love to stay in touch with you and make sure you get the resources to stay on this journey with Christ.
Visit my website: www.marimichael.com
or email me at info@marimichael.com
Saturday, October 3, 2009
Mari Michael'c CD Droom
I have had some queries from people, saying that they can't find my CD in stores. I am too happy to assist you:
'Droom' is available from Look and Listen, Musica, Gospel Direct and CUM Books (If you live in South Africa). If you can't find it on the rack, just go and order it at the counter - They can definitely get it for you. If you are impatient and want to have it quickly, don't like shopping or you live outside South Africa: Click on the picture and order it from Kalahari!
If with all the above information you still can't come right; email me at info@marimichael.com and we will make a plan!Thursday, October 1, 2009
Read some reviews if you are in the mood for Afrikaans
Huisgenoot review:
DKNT interview
Kruispad review
http://www.kruispad.net/lb/musiek/droom_marimichael.html
http://www.kruispad.net/lb/musiek/droom_marimichael.html
Lignet review
The first mother ever
Please read the following in jest:
I am absolutely exhausted today. At 2 o'clock this morning, my dear litlle baby decided she had had enough sleep and proceeded to wake up every hour on the hour. After I had put back her dummy like four times, I think I must have lied down on the couch in her room and that is exactlly where I woke up this morning.
This whole having a baby thing has made me think of Eve, who had the very first baby ever: Cain. With all the resources we have available today, all these books that teach us about every little thing about babies: colic, bathing them , how long they can stay awake, when to put them on solids, what games to play to develop their eye sight etc, etc. We have all the quipment in the world: we have canvass cots, prams, bottles, formula milk...and we have our mothers and grandmothers who raised their own children, passing down their knowledge. We have atempted to make raising babies as effortless as possible and I still sometimes feel like I don't know what I am doing.
Can you imagine what it must have been like for Eve? Who's never even seen baby? She didn't have any books to read, or grandmothers to ask for advice. I wonder if God gave her a quick seminar. She must have been was quite the lady. In Genesis 4:1 it says she said: "With the help of the Lord I have brought forth a man"
...And that is all she said. If I were the first woman ever it would have said: "Oh Lord help me, I have brought forth this baby. Why is it crying so much? When I am I ever going to sleep again?"
When I asked my husband what he thought about eve's motherhood, he said: "Well, Cain ended up killing Abel, so Eve must have batteled a little bit to be the fisrt mother ever." If she were to write a childcare book, it must have been called: "How to keep your kids from killing each other!"
Whatever the case may be, Eve was the mother of all human kind: I take my hat off to you Eve!
I am absolutely exhausted today. At 2 o'clock this morning, my dear litlle baby decided she had had enough sleep and proceeded to wake up every hour on the hour. After I had put back her dummy like four times, I think I must have lied down on the couch in her room and that is exactlly where I woke up this morning.
This whole having a baby thing has made me think of Eve, who had the very first baby ever: Cain. With all the resources we have available today, all these books that teach us about every little thing about babies: colic, bathing them , how long they can stay awake, when to put them on solids, what games to play to develop their eye sight etc, etc. We have all the quipment in the world: we have canvass cots, prams, bottles, formula milk...and we have our mothers and grandmothers who raised their own children, passing down their knowledge. We have atempted to make raising babies as effortless as possible and I still sometimes feel like I don't know what I am doing.
Can you imagine what it must have been like for Eve? Who's never even seen baby? She didn't have any books to read, or grandmothers to ask for advice. I wonder if God gave her a quick seminar. She must have been was quite the lady. In Genesis 4:1 it says she said: "With the help of the Lord I have brought forth a man"
...And that is all she said. If I were the first woman ever it would have said: "Oh Lord help me, I have brought forth this baby. Why is it crying so much? When I am I ever going to sleep again?"
When I asked my husband what he thought about eve's motherhood, he said: "Well, Cain ended up killing Abel, so Eve must have batteled a little bit to be the fisrt mother ever." If she were to write a childcare book, it must have been called: "How to keep your kids from killing each other!"
Whatever the case may be, Eve was the mother of all human kind: I take my hat off to you Eve!
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Album Review
Hi I found this review of my album online: Check it out ...
http://www.channel24.co.za/Content/Music/AlbumReviews/672/9d0785ec6ed9451eb13f27ee8ea4183b/01-01-0001%2012-01/Mari_Michael_%E2%80%93_Droom
Leave acomment if you like. Especially if you've heard my album! Let me know what you think.
http://www.channel24.co.za/Content/Music/AlbumReviews/672/9d0785ec6ed9451eb13f27ee8ea4183b/01-01-0001%2012-01/Mari_Michael_%E2%80%93_Droom
Leave acomment if you like. Especially if you've heard my album! Let me know what you think.
I am never alone/ ek is nooit alleen nie
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I have had many requests for the English Lyrics for my new single "Ek is nooit alleen nie." This is the song that carried me through very hard times when i was diagnosed with cancer whilst pregnant earlier this year. For all of you who haven't seen the video, i will try and post something really soon.
So for everyone who's been wondering what I am singing about here you go:
Keep your shadow over me,
In your sanctuary, is where I want to be
And give your angels, Lord, charge over me
And in your hands, O Lord, will you carry me?
I am not forsaken
And I am not forgotten
He who never sleeps
He keeps watch over me
He is there, wherever I go
No, I never go alone
And who am I, oh Lord, that you think of me,
Under your wings I am sheltered perfectly
When I call, you hear my prayer
And in storms, you are there
How can I ever, Lord, thank you enough
Before your throne of grace I lay down my life
I am not forsaken
And I am not forgotten
He who never sleeps
He keeps watch over me
Almighty, Almighty, send you angels
Send you angels.
In your sanctuary, is where I want to be
And give your angels, Lord, charge over me
And in your hands, O Lord, will you carry me?
I am not forsaken
And I am not forgotten
He who never sleeps
He keeps watch over me
He is there, wherever I go
No, I never go alone
And who am I, oh Lord, that you think of me,
Under your wings I am sheltered perfectly
When I call, you hear my prayer
And in storms, you are there
How can I ever, Lord, thank you enough
Before your throne of grace I lay down my life
I am not forsaken
And I am not forgotten
He who never sleeps
He keeps watch over me
Almighty, Almighty, send you angels
Send you angels.
The Lord is my sheherd
When I was a little girl, a teacher once asked us, what is the most
famous part of the Bible? I immediately answered Ps 23! She promptly
corrected me and said that it was actually John 3:16. 'It must be
second most famous then,' I thought to myself.
I have always loved Ps 23. It describes Jesus as the Shepherd, as he
is called in the New Testament. We, like sheep, are dependant on Him
for provision and guidance. When you come to know Jesus, one cannot
help but want to follow Him.
Please view my music video of this Psalm at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OVNuuUnycY
famous part of the Bible? I immediately answered Ps 23! She promptly
corrected me and said that it was actually John 3:16. 'It must be
second most famous then,' I thought to myself.
I have always loved Ps 23. It describes Jesus as the Shepherd, as he
is called in the New Testament. We, like sheep, are dependant on Him
for provision and guidance. When you come to know Jesus, one cannot
help but want to follow Him.
Please view my music video of this Psalm at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OVNuuUnycY
Kruismusiek 2009
If you are going to be near Klerksdorp on the 24th of October, be sure to get tickets for Kruismusiek 2009. I will be performing, along side Freda Francis and Heinz and Alete Winckler. I am feeling such an annointing coming, I believe God wants to set people free and save many of the lost that night. Bring all your loved ones!
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
I woke up this morning, full of energy, regardless that I was up all night with my little baby, feeding her hungry little tummy every 3 and a half hours. "Hmmm...my very first blog post! How exciting! What to write what to write?" Then it came to me:
Jeremiah 29:11 "For I know the plans I have for you" declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you a hope and a future..."
God has a plan for you! A dream for your life. And it is a good plan, full of hope! I was very surprised at the turns my life have made. If you had told me when I was 21 one that in a few years I would be a gospel singer, I would never have believed you. When God revealed that to me when I was about 24 I didn't believe Him either. It took me a while to line up my thinking with God's thinking. I tried other things first, but it never fulfilled me. Like Jonah, I tried to run away from my calling, but God patiently showed me, that in His perfect will for my life I would be completely happy. I wouldn't feel like I didn't fit or belong, if i was doing what he had called me to do.
Not all of us are called into ministry, many are called into business, engineering, real estate, teaching, art, whatever it is: I believe that there is a perfect purpose for our lifes that God custom designed us for, but our first purpose is to be a follower of Christ, a child of God. All of us where custom designed to be loved by God and to love Him back!
Now what is the dream God has put in your heart?
Jeremiah 29:11 "For I know the plans I have for you" declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you a hope and a future..."
God has a plan for you! A dream for your life. And it is a good plan, full of hope! I was very surprised at the turns my life have made. If you had told me when I was 21 one that in a few years I would be a gospel singer, I would never have believed you. When God revealed that to me when I was about 24 I didn't believe Him either. It took me a while to line up my thinking with God's thinking. I tried other things first, but it never fulfilled me. Like Jonah, I tried to run away from my calling, but God patiently showed me, that in His perfect will for my life I would be completely happy. I wouldn't feel like I didn't fit or belong, if i was doing what he had called me to do.
Not all of us are called into ministry, many are called into business, engineering, real estate, teaching, art, whatever it is: I believe that there is a perfect purpose for our lifes that God custom designed us for, but our first purpose is to be a follower of Christ, a child of God. All of us where custom designed to be loved by God and to love Him back!
Now what is the dream God has put in your heart?
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