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Blast From The Past

We’ve been going to a church in the evenings on Sunday for a few weeks now. The music is always wonderful, the preaching great, and we meet up with friends and worship together. Tonight started with a song we haven’t sung for a long time.

It was a bit of a nudge from another era in our lives. You know how you can start with fire and energy, but life sandpapers off the rough edges, and quietens down the flames? That’s not necessarily a bad thing… you need a bit of maturity and steadiness over time. Sometimes it’s good to recapture a bit of that youthful exuberance, though – the leaping past fear into an uncertain future. Tonight was almost like a voice at my shoulder saying, “What have you forgotten? Turn, and look again…”

This morning’s sermon was about prophecy – forthtelling, encouraging and edifying others. This evening’s was about hungering and thirsting for God. There’s been some good meals today!

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Fixed And Moved

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Mocha For A Dreaming Day

Another coffee post! 😀
I’ve been out for coffee a couple of days this week. This afternoon was at Market Organics with my Babe, where we shared cheezecake, talked about our lives at this point and the possible future.

Chocolate/mint not-quite-cheesecake (not sure what it was made of)

Wednesday I had to have a mammogram (just a check up) so decided to go down to Rafter & Rose afterwards. I figured that after being squished and (wo)manhandled, a mocha and gluten free muffin was not too much to ask for!

The reminder over my table 😀

…and a bunny to watch over me.

My little nook (and muffin – the mocha came later) It was quiet and I was able to drift into dreaming for a while, and have a bit of prayer time. Sometimes the world overwhelms, and it takes an effort to remember to enjoy the quiet places…

I’ve also been discovering new songs this week. Here’s a new favourite.

Looking forward to the weekend…
All I have left to say is –

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Tags: Bethel, market organics, rafter and rose

Remembering Where To Focus

I spent the last couple of nights listening to Havilah Cunnington speaking, learning more about God’s purpose for us now in this moment of time, and the logos and rhema Word.

Here are three songs we sang over the two nights…

🙂

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Cheers!

I’ve been getting over a cough sort of thing… not major stuff, but with worrying moments. It’s meant that I haven’t wanted to do too much, and haven’t really been out walking as I would normally do.
Next week we have an inspection, which means deeper cleaning than the everyweek schedule. This includes dusting. I thought I’d have trouble with the extra dust floating around, but I seem to be much better today 🙂 Nevertheless it’s been a bit of a week, with things that had to be done regardless, and things that I wanted to do… thankfully it’s holidays!
Do you know that feeling you sometimes get after a time of not feeling too well? A sort of sadness/tiredness – almost like the bottom drops out of life for a bit, and everything seems a bit greyer… not a big thing, but can lead to feeling old and listless for a time. I did go for a walk mid-afternoon, which helped. Having a go on the swings brought back a bit of childlike joy, free of care under the wide sky.
Back home after and listening to music, checking out the songs I don’t listen to as often. Here’s one that spoke to me in my “feeling old” mood!

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on July 2, 2018 at 10:42 pm Leave a Comment
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Cool Being Me

Last week of the term, and Sweet Bean finished his English tasks a while back… this week is mopping up the leftovers of other subjects in preparation for starting fresh next term. The English unit was based on “Soul Surfer”, the story of Bethany Hamilton. They looked at songs and poems, stories of inspirational people, and courage and determination…
One of the songs was this one…

It was used to reiterate the theme of Bethany’s catchphrase, “I’m cool being me!”
I haven’t yet seen the actual movie, but look forward to doing so.

Here’s a clip from behind the scenes, showing a different kind of courage.

And another! These were actually shown to me before we saw the song lyrics in the English unit, by a friend who had to share them because she thought they were so good 😀

Be brave. You are cool! ❤

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on June 27, 2018 at 3:16 pm Leave a Comment
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The Blue Blueness

Went for a long rambling walk this morning, with the blue skies arching above, and the weather unsure of whether it wanted to be cold or warm. I’ve been on progressively longer walks lately, revelling in the fresh air and sunshine.
Took a photo of a flower, because it was smiling at me.

It wasn’t quite the crisp clear image I was aiming for. The sun was on the screen, so I couldn’t quite see what was there – I just pointed and clicked. Also, the people who lived in the house had just come back from somewhere and seemed unsure as to why I was crouched by their fence… I smiled, waved, and then moved on. They seemed OK with that.
On the route I took today there is a big old Queensland nut tree, so I spent some time foraging on the footpath. Here’s my harvest.

The nuts themselves seem larger than the other trees I’ve tried – not sure if that’s to do with the age of the tree?

I enjoy walking. It’s invigorating, and always interesting. The only problem is that it can take time out of a day that may not have much left over. I never regret going. It’s easier to sit on the patio and drink coffee, but not as rewarding. Doesn’t it feel sometimes like there’s always something left to do? Even when deadlines are met, there’s still a lingering feeling of…something. In reality, of course, there always is something unfinished, or waiting to be taken care of. It’s important to take time out and still your soul. That can be with coffee on the patio, or with a long walk.

Balance…

Today the sun shone like it was summer, and the skies soared into the bluest of blues. The sort of day where you breathe in inspiration, and remember how beautiful life is…

Sing!
😀

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Mood For The Evening

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A Hymn For A Sunday Night

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Looking At The Sun

Not directly, of course. That would not end well.
It’s that winter sun time of year, where the skies are often bright and blue, but the air is tending to crisp and invigorating. I love to walk in the mornings and drink in the brightness, enjoying the flowers along the way. In some ways it’s like the Earth slows down, slipping into hibernation. We don’t get as cold here as other countries, but life can still be calmer…

My rosemary has been flowering…