Family
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Soul Searching January
What an amazing first month of the year! 2018 has gotten off to a great start! The end of the holidays are closing in on us sadly. These holidays have been a wonderful time for our family. We have spent quality time together and this in itself has been what I call, priceless!! Time together is what we needed. Family time + Quality time = Closeness, and the opportunity to do some soul searching! Soul searching gives us an opportunity to assess our lives, make some new decisions, come to terms and make peace with what or who we have lost (specifically people who have left our lives), and…
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The Game of Life
One of our family’s favourite board games is ‘The Game of Life’. I personally prefer the original version of the game, but after many years of play, we needed to update and buy the new version. Unfortunately, the new version’s board is a lot smaller, and they have changed the format of the game. I suppose that happens when we try to modernise something that doesn’t need modernising. The only reason we decided to upgrade to the newer version was that our game was literally falling apart. Pieces were missing and the board was broken. Our trusty original ‘Game of Life’ had been thoroughly enjoyed and used…
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Daring to Love
Last Sunday morning at church, we dropped our two younger kids in at kids church and grabbed our seats. The music was playing and as I looked around the room my eyes landed on the elderly couple in the seats in front of us to the right. I found myself watching them. I couldn’t help watch the way the gentleman held his arm around his wife, how he supported her while standing and worshipping God together. It was a gorgeous sight to behold. I hope and pray we are like that down the track. The reward to working hard in our marriage was right there in front…
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A More Balanced Life
A number of months ago we decided to start going to church again after 10 years of not going. We decided Calvary Christian Church would be our new home church. It probably sounds a little weird to call a church ‘home’, but Calvary isn’t new to me, and I feel that it has that homely, right place – feel to me. I feel as though my life is more in balance when I go to church. Years ago, when I first moved to the Sunshine Coast, I started going to the church. Back then, it was called Buderim Mountain Assembly. I have a few friends still from that…
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Living Life Passionately
It’s funny how the topic of death makes you think a lot about life. Well, I find it at least ‘interesting’. When a family member or friend dies, I find I go through a time of deep self-analysis. I think most people do! I find myself thinking about what I believe. I also think about what my life looks like right now, what’s important to me, and what changes I would like to make? Often, what do I want to be remembered for? None of us know when we are going to die, or how we are going to die! God knows, of course, but we aren’t privileged…
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Life, ey!
Life, ey! Just when you think everything is travelling well…LIFE happens. Family Life is busy, messy, adventurous, fun, challenging, stressful, imperfect, loving and crazy. There is always a lot happening, a lot to juggle and a lot to make work – And with all this going on, parents have the responsibility of raising strong, resilient, kind, happy, and well adjusted kids into well adjusted, happy, kind, responsible adults. For many mums, our identity is wrapped up in our kids succeeding or failing in life. We feel as though we have done a great job when our kids do well, but when our kids struggle in life, it is so easy…
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Happy Mother’s Day
Its Mother’s Day on Sunday! Many mums look at their lives and analyse how they’re doing in their role as a mother. Some days I feel great about motherhood. Other days I thank God we all survived the day! Most days I move through the day feeling cool and calm like ‘Mary Poppins’, other days when I feel overwhelmed and out of sorts I feel a little like ‘Bruce Banner’ on a stressful day. I have discovered that Motherhood = Imperfection! And while many will disagree with me when I say that imperfection is okay. This thought is what helps me when I have 4 baskets of clothing waiting to be…
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The Gallery of Modern Art Brisbane
Over the Easter school holidays we took the kids down to Brisbane and visited the Gallery of Modern Art. We really loved our little adventure and wished we got down to Brisbane sooner, as there was so much to see. I think we only just touched the surface. There really is something for everyone. No one will walk away disappointed. The effort to drive down to Brisbane was so worth it! We definitely want to go again. Next time though we will make a day of it, and make time to explore Southbank and go on one of the red ferries that travels along the Brisbane River – One of my…
