He Is Risen!

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Happy Easter to everyone in Australia and tomorrow in the USA!  This is truly what we celebrate this Easter day.  The fact that we serve a Lord that is alive.  In Jesus resurrection we have hope, freedom, life, eternal life, peace, joy, love oh I could go on and on.  Thank you Jesus for conquering death and living today!

And just in case you haven't read the real Easter story yet, well you should!  Hop on over here, gather your family, and have a read.

Happy Easter,  The Kids Down Under

Thoughts On The Easter Bunny

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Our conversation over breakfast this morning went like this:

Christy: Dane you don't ask the Easter bunny for things!

Dane: Yes you do, it is just like Santa Clause, only he hides crap.  (disgusted look on his face)

Happy Easter Weekend!

xoxo The Kids Down Under

We ♥ Vine

We are stopping in today to tell you about our new favorite ap for iphones/ipads/ipods.  VINE!  Vine is a video ap that takes 15 second videos of life simply by the touch of your screen.  Here are some Vines we have created recently that we love:

Art Journals,  The Beach,  Colour,  Date Night,   Pie,   Arrested,

So if you have an iphone/ipad/ipod you need to start vining!  It is a great way to see what people in your life are up to and fun to experience little moments of their everyday!

Do you have Vine yet?  If so let us know so we can have fun following you!

xoxo The Kids Down Under

Workout Wednesday: Only 15 Minutes

Welcome to another Workout Wednesday post.  I have been a bit absent from these posts because for the past 30 days I have been trying out a workout for you all.  It's called the Shaun T Miracle 15 Minute Workout from the Dr. Oz show.

I saw this workout floating around in Pinterest land, and I know what many of you workout junkies are thinking, 15 minutes?  yeah right!  My thoughts exactly, but I was becoming a bit tired of the workouts I was doing, and decided, hey why not?  And guess what.  I LOVED IT!  This exactly 15 minutes, so seriously there are no excuses to skip it.  We can all drag ourselves out of bed 15 minutes earlier, or squeeze in 15 minutes after we get home from work.  What I love most about it, is in these 15 minutes, you will huff and puff, you will sweat, you will feel results, and after it is all done, you will feel better.  15 minutes includes the warm up, stretch, workout, and a bit of a cool down (although I usually stretch a bit more after its over, just because I like stretching).

And the results?  Well yes, I have been doing this for 30 days, and I'm not going to say I have the best body of my life.  But I did see results, especially in my butt and legs.  AND...the jeans that didn't fit me 30 days ago are fitting today, although I found that they had a big rip down the front of them, not sure how or when that happened, but I must have been giving someone a show without realizing it.  Anyways, yes, I think it is a winner.  It is going to remain a part of my life.

Click here to start your 15 minute workout!

I will say this, day one, I could barely finish, and I would consider myself in decent shape.  So if you are just starting, and haven't been working out in quite a while, well work your way up to the full 15 minutes.  Every little bit you do each day is better than doing nothing. Now, by day 30, although I am still dying, I am trucking along, sometimes I even cheer Dr. Oz on, because he is dying by the end as well!

So I hope this post encourages you.  If not to try this workout, but something else.  All I am asking for is 15 minutes of your time: 15 minutes of walking, 15 minutes of running, 15 minutes of abs, 15 minutes of stretching, just start something to get on your way to a healthier body.  I promise, in the long run, your body will thank you.

And I leave you with this thought, because in workout world, we all need something to make us laugh (hey laughing burns calories people!  love you all, Christy

The Life of a Colour Girl

I had the joy of attending Colour Conference 2013 and wanted to give you a glimpse of what my experience was like!

My beautiful friend Jess and I enjoying magnum bars.

Starting our days with coffee and toasted banana bread.

 
Boot up girls!

Max and Melody.  Secretly I aspire to be Melody!  Oh dreams my friend.  Our friend Alex (Jess's husband) doing his thing on the box drums.  Not sure if that is what those are really called, but it is my word for it.

I just love all the attention to detail.  Pretty streamers, polka dot walls, flowers in the trees!  Sigh...truly after the heart of this girly girl.

Snack packs!

Loving the gold, and the 3-D gems they used to decorate everywhere.  I gotta make me some of these!

One of the beautiful aspects of Colour is all of the initiatives they support around the world.  If you would like to check some of them out, just click here.

My beautiful friend Rachel singing on one of the special items, which included a giant pillow fight!

Our speakers, Bobbie Houston, Wendy Treat, and Dr. Caroline Leaf.

 They handed out over 800 goodie bags which were donated by local businesses.

The college prepared a Mumford and Sons song.  Loved this moment of the day, because we all know how I love me some Mumford!

A lot of wisdom sitting around this table!

One of the beautiful things they do for the ladies who attend is the pamper area.  You can get your nails done, a massage, or hair curled for free!  Of course, I got fingernails that looked like candy.  (Now you can have that song stuck in your head all day long!)

Hillsong United lead worship.  Such a treat.  I would normally pay high dollar for this concert back in the states, but am so blessed to get to experience it often here.  Never taking it for granted, I promise.

And of course, us college wives gotta stick together.  We had such a great time at Colour.  I felt so encouraged by the words, music, friends, & conversation.  Such a blessed weekend!  love,  Christy

You’re here to be light, bringing out the God-colours in the world. God is not a secret to be kept. We’re going public with this, as public as a city on a hill. If I make you light-bearers, you don’t think I’m going to hide you under a bucket, do you? I’m putting you on a light stand. Now that I’ve put you there on a hilltop, on a light stand—shine! Keep open house; be generous with your lives. By opening up to others, you’ll prompt people to open up with God, this generous Father in heaven. - Matthew 5:14-16