On The Road Again

The sun is setting on our time in this house…

…and we’re reaching the end of the tunnel of house hunting and all the admin that goes with it (renting seems to be a difficult process these days, even when you can find a place. Lots of documents and procedures).

We’ve been finishing off the packing and organising for the move, and I’ve even managed a good chunk of cleaning. Tomorrow there should be enough people and large vehicles to make it all a bit quicker and easier 🙂 )

We’re all feeling quite weary already… but you know those “Thank you, God” prayers you breathe when things that look like they’ll be difficult suddenly work out?
I’ve been saying quite a lot of those lately.
YouTube has been helping me along with “out of the blue” suggestions.

This one randomly turned up in an email newsletter!

It’s a collaboration between CityAlight and the Philippine Survivor Network Choir.

Well, it’s an early start tomorrow.
At least soon there’ll be less of this –

– and more space, light and silence!

I’ll probably still miss the coloured glass.

That’s our back door at the moment.

This one’s the side window in the toilet.

There’ll be more beauties to capture when we settle.
We went to have a quick look around the yard in the new place the other day. There’s a lot of mint in the garden, and a largish chilli bush. Also what looks like a spear of asparagus!

We shall see what tomorrow brings.
🙂

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Looking Past The Testing Moment

Passed the house inspection today. We’ve also been given info on what needs to be cleaned to get our bond back – at least we don’t need to pay a bond cleaner.
We’ve been turned down for one place, and are looking at another next week.
It would be tempting to get a little panicky now.

My Babe sent me this to listen to, so now I’m sharing it with you 🙂

All things considered, it seems we’re right where we should be…

YouTube also threw this onto my suggestions page – not sure why, as I don’t think I’ve ever heard of the One Voice Children’s Choir before.
I love hearing children singing out, using their voices – the stated aim of the choir is to “to inspire the world through the power of children’s voices”.
The song gives something to think about.

I’m not going skydiving, though.

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Coffee Break

The universe revolves itself
and once again life changes –
possibility rears its head
and posits all the dangers.

These last days existential dread
and angst around me hovered.
Tomorrow clouds may throng my brain –
today, I’m “Cat-not-bovvered”!

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Resigned

When we first moved into this house, we were told by someone we came across that they had been in consultation with the owner, that they were going to buy the house and that we would only have the six month lease here.
The real estate agents that handled the rental seemed to know nothing about it, there was no paperwork, and we heard nothing more about it. It still felt hard to settle in and make ourselves at home, but at some point we decided to enjoy whatever time we had, however things turned out.
The six months is coming up, but we were told earlier this week that we could sign a new lease – great celebrations! – and we thought we’d take a chance and ask for one year rather than a further six months.

Got a phone call today.
Seems the owner is giving the house to the other people. It appears to have been a shock to the agents – they’re not open on Saturdays, but they got the notification today and rang us straight away.
We’ll find out Monday what the details are.

I think we don’t really know how to feel right now.
I don’t want to move back into some sort of colourless box, where there’s no room to move.

Colour (and space for books…) is important!

I really, really, don’t want to pack everything up again.
Eventually, we’ll be able to look ahead to the thought of finding somewhere better, somewhere more settled. Later, sometime…

I love this place. I don’t want to say goodbye. We’ll have two months from Monday to sort everything out (that’s past the end date of the lease, but they have to give two months notice to leave), and it feels like too much of a rush. Strangely, I also feel like working on some of the things I was putting off until we knew we were secure here – to use this time well in the spaces left.
Anyone know of any 4+ bedroom ramblers around? We don’t mind quirky layouts and architecture (although we don’t want decrepit!) – it’s the space we’d like. A reasonable rent would be good as well 🙂

Next week we’ll draw another breath, survey the situation, and look for where the light is coming from.

Until then?
Maybe just… sing.

Published in: on July 22, 2023 at 8:36 pm  Leave a Comment  
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Of Dried Roses And Dancing Waves

My birthday was weeks ago now. Seems like years, in some ways… I still have a lovely bouquet of roses that I was given. They dried beautifully – even kept a bit of their colour.

Today, I am still recovering from some surgical procedures from last week that didn’t quite go the way they were planned. I’m not sure exactly what happened, but I had to be woken up, and still need to go back at some point to get things done again.

I feel almost like the roses.
Dry. Past their best. A bit more fragile than they were.
Still functioning to create beauty, though.

After I was woken up, they tried to explain some of what had happened. As far as I understand, any future anaesthetic could be dangerous for me, and I need to warn medical staff if it’s needed at a later date. Also – I still have the original issues that prompted the whole thing…
I think that all this isn’t likely to affect my daily life, but sometimes I still feel the fear of possibilities. I pray to, and trust, God to hold my life, and to do what’s best. There’s still those moments, though, when I am alone in the darkest hours, and the bottom drops out of hope and light.
Just for a second.

In the last week or so, this has been the song I’ve been listening to –

There’s always room for dancing, however high the waves.
And remembering Who I have to fall back on…


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In The In Between

…we will still sing

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Content

I’ve had a couple of low energy/fatiguey days lately, so I’ve mostly been in bed.
Thankfully I’ve also been in the process of changing the area by my bed so I can easily reach books, pens/pencils/paper etc when I need them. There’s still more to do (I do a bit, then run out of steam) but I should have a useable workspace soon.
It still feels a bit lazy, but I came to the conclusion that it was better to get some work done in bed rather than not getting anything done while waiting to feel better…
It’s not like I haven’t done any writing or drawing while sitting up in bed before – it’s just been quite uncomfortable. I finally got myself a little lap table with a tilting top, and a new “bedside table” (a trolley with drawers from Officeworks).

Today has been another catch up day – because of events the last few months, I’m behind in some classes and seminars.
I’m enjoying the content of the two sites I’m working on, and I am content with my new space and the new things I’m learning!
🙂

Published in: on July 14, 2021 at 2:57 pm  Leave a Comment  
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Rattle!

(and live…)

He asked me, “Son of man, can these bones live?”
I said, “Sovereign Lord, you alone know.”
– Ezekiel 37:3

“Yahweh, you are my soul’s celebration.
How could I ever forget the miracles of kindness
you’ve done for me?
You kissed my heart with forgiveness, in spite of all I’ve done.
You’ve healed me inside and out from every disease.
You’ve rescued me from hell and saved my life.
You’ve crowned me with love and mercy.
You satisfy my every desire with good things.
You’ve supercharged my life so that I soar again
like a flying eagle in the sky!”
– Psalm 103:2-5

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Worship In The Stillness

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I Am Loved

Wandering through YouTube again…
This resonates tonight.

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