Awesome!

Tonight, on a Zoom call, I was reminded of this song.

(and now it’s stuck in your head, too… 😀 )

Of course, you just have to look around at everything that’s…not so awesome.
That’s valid. And often needs to be engaged with, in some capacity.

Still…

“And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him, who have been called according to His purpose.”
– Romans 8:28

And of course, for real awesomeness…

“For the Lord Most High is awesome,
the great King over all the earth.”
– Psalm 47:2

😀

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Riding It Out

Some more flowers for my winter garden…

😀

I’m still taking things easy, although we did all the shopping today.
My Babe is coming to the end of his holiday, so I think I’ll start up my “work” things next week as well.
Until then – there are books to read!

Sweet Bean has been getting used to work, although he finishes after the last bus home.
His job provider paid for an adult tricycle for him, with fluoro clothing and helmet. Very nice of them, and should have been good.
Until we got a distressed call to pick him up…

I had thought it was because he hasn’t had a lot of experience riding bikes (hence the choice of a trike), but when we had a proper look at it today, we could see that the frame is buckled. Apparently the bike place told him that when he picked it up (so why did they let him take it like that??) – the seat and handlebars don’t line up. I got on it to have a go…I only travelled about two feet, while the front wheel meandered to the right, completely unaffected by the lack of movement of the handlebars. Either it can’t be tightened properly, or we don’t have the correct tools.
Or both.
The back brakes don’t really brake, but the front ones do. I don’t like to think what could have happened if he’d pushed through the other night, and had to “steer”, and possibly apply the brakes, down the hills on the way home.

It looks good at first glance, though.

He’s an adult, so he will have to sort it out.
I can’t stomp in as Mum, and Have Words… 😡
But I am so glad that he is OK ❤

Speaking of bicycles…

😀

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This Day, Last Year

Not quite the same date.
I was at an online conference today, after a wonderful start last night.
It’s the second year I’ve been to it.

The Saturday session last year fell on the same day as the first open house for our previous rental.
We had expected to sign a new lease, but on the Monday before were informed that the house was being sold.
I sat on the sofa, headphones on, being inspired (and comforted) by straightforward speakers laying out the Word of God to me, as random people filed past, looking around and giving their opinion of what we had thought of as our home…

It was a bit of a strange day.

This year, we have already signed the lease for our next year in this house.
And I could still spend the day being comforted and inspired!
After the shock of last year’s kerfuffle, everything moved quickly.
We had packed and moved in about five and a half weeks (and we have no wish to do that again!)

Room to breathe, now.
And to spill colour and words into my room, while putting my feet up, dreaming.

The verse we finished the day with – one of my favourites!

“The Lord your God is with you,
He is mighty to save.
He will take great delight in you,
He will quiet you with His love,
He will rejoice over you with singing.”
– Zephaniah 3:17

❤

Published in: on June 20, 2026 at 9:18 pm  Leave a Comment  

From Rising To Setting

It’s been a good day.
No, I wasn’t up at the rising of the sun 😀
And I didn’t actually see it setting…

But – the day was light and cheerful, if a bit tiring.
Got a bit further on the organisation of something that will be fun.
Randomly crossed paths with friends, one of whom we haven’t seen in a while.
And got to the bakery early enough to get a lemongrass chicken roll!

As winter spreads tendrils into the atmosphere, the skies showcase the sun more deeply.
Mornings glow on our wooden floor…

And light up the windows!

We were out the other day, a bit later in the afternoon than usual.

You can almost see the chill.
And smell the wood fires and dinners cooking (somewhere, there was shepherd’s pie…)

Light hits differently in winter.

Musing on all this brought to mind a song – one which I’ve posted before, but bears listening to again.

“Blessed be the name of the Lord
From this time forth and forevermore!
From the rising of the sun to its going down
The Lord’s name is to be praised.” –
Psalm 113:2-3 NKJV

❤

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Take A Pause

and…

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Yes

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In Still Of Night

It’s been a good Friday…

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Rocks (All Over The World)

I have recently read a book about rocks – how they are formed, what they are made of, what their significance is in their environments…
Amongst my various collections is a sizeable hoard of rocks.
Some are polished, bought from bowls of multicoloured stones.
A large portion are those I have picked up from beaches, neighbourhood walks, or random driveways.

There are some that are reminders of my years in England – mostly found on beaches, although I am not sure now which beaches…

I don’t know what their origin stories are.
What they’re made of, or how they got to where I found them.
Just that they caught my eye.
All different materials, wildly different colours (the speckly round one at the front shows up as pink/green/bluish grey when wet) – all beautiful.

Some others 😀
The big flat black one is vaguely Australia-shaped, although hard to see here.

When we think of rock, we think of something that is durable. Long lasting, sitting in the landscape, regardless of what the world of humans is doing.
And although it is shaped and polished by the weather, rock does tend to move to a longer timeline than we do.

Easter is nearly here.
The world is furiously turning. Burning. Never standing still.
And I am glad that we can place our feet on the eternal Rock, to Whom we can run when the mountains shake.
❤

Published in: on March 31, 2026 at 11:33 pm  Leave a Comment  

Dressing For A Purpose

It’s been a resting kind of day.
Yesterday, I had an appointment in Brisbane.
With trains, transfers, and walking, it was a nearly four hour round trip. All for a ten minute meeting that could have been done on the phone.
Enjoyed the travelling, though.

Today was OK first thing in the morning, but the tiredness caught up with me.
Rested. Read. Drank coffee (and tea).

This was part of my reading the other day –

“Your strength, God, is the king’s strength.
Helped, he’s hollering Hosannas.
You gave him exactly what he wanted;
you didn’t hold back.
You filled his arms with gifts;
you gave him a right royal welcome.
He wanted a good life; you gave it to him,
and then made it a long life as a bonus.
You lifted him high and bright as a cumulus cloud,
then dressed him in rainbow colours.
You pile blessings on him;
you make him glad when you smile.
Is it any wonder the king loves God?
that he’s sticking with the Best?”
– Psalm 21:1-7 (MSG)

There are the clothes that we put on every day.

And there are the clothes we are given when we need them.

Long journeys? Strength needed?
Seems I’m dressed for whatever the day brings!
❤

Published in: on March 24, 2026 at 11:42 pm  Leave a Comment  

All The Colour In The Mess

I went to a Women’s Creative Day at church this afternoon.
There were three tables to choose from – I chose painting.
We had a canvas board, paints and brushes, and painted what we felt God was giving us to create…

I had something I was going to do – right up until I picked up my pencil to sketch. Then it changed, and I ended up with lots of bright colours.

Paint palettes can be serendipitously beautiful 🙂

Generally, I will sketch an idea.
Think about it a bit.
Sketch a bit more.
More thinking…

Sometimes, I even start painting.

Today, it was a “slap some paint on the canvas” sort of day – not that I didn’t do some sort of planning. I tried to do the best I could with what I had (I forgot my “other” glasses, so it was a bit of a blur 😆 ) And I only dipped the paintbrush in my coffee once!

Gloriously messy, bright, and fun 😀

It’s helpful to let loose sometimes. I like to be more precise, but that can easily veer into perfectionism, which then translates to procrastination.

My painting is not finished.
But it’s certainly started!
It’s taking shape. Exuberant. Needs some more light, I think.
I will be happy for today, and work on it tomorrow.
A bit like life, really.
❤

Also – we saw a steam train today.

Yay!

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