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Stories Of Home

I was asked today whether I was enjoying having the boys home for the holidays… I was able to say that they’re home every day. I wouldn’t have it any other way. 🙂
This homeschooling journey has had its moments. One of my major fears when I first started was the loss of my “free” time, but having my beautiful boys around has been one of the highlights for me. I was reminded of that this morning… the boys come in most mornings to say Hi, and we have a bit of a chat. This morning, somehow, we got on to the old family stories – when they were babies, the funny things they did, some stories of when we were younger, even dipping into older tales… we had a lovely talk. It’s not just the chance to reminisce, but that they were so interested to hear family history. We had a laugh, and were able to reinforce the family dynamic, and how much we love them and are proud of them.
A great way to start the day!

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on September 30, 2014 at 8:08 pm Leave a Comment
Tags: family, reminiscing

The Birthday Girl Reflects..

I’ve had a lovely day… out to lunch with hubby, cake and icecream later with family and a friend who dropped round… feeling loved 😀

I was woken up this morning with pressies from my boys..

😀

My Mum came over to babysit while we went out to Fasta Pasta for Fettucine Mona Lisa, and gave me two cupcake holders…

Now I’ll have to make some cupcakes! (I’ve just seen a recipe for chocolate cupcakes with buttercream icing..)

Out for lunch, dropped in to the Lifeline store in Jacaranda St.. got a footrest – tried to post a picture, but my computer won’t let me..

A friend came round yesterday to bring me a cake she’d made me.. a sort of upside down banana caramel cake.. yum!

(I was planning to insert another photo here.. can’t 😦 )

… and another lovely friend dropped round to help us eat it..

I’ve still had study to do, but I’ve taken it easy today… more to do the rest of the week, but I wanted to enjoy my birthday.

On this day last year, we were moving out of our old house, on the start of our journey through homelessness/couchsurfing, back to a lovely house and a new year of possibilities..
It’s been a bit of a year..
We learned a lot – about ourselves, about our family.. friends.. about the faithfulness of God toward us. We were unsure of what was ahead, we were sometimes in discomfort… but never alone, and never in despair..
We found out who our friends were – and we learned, or rediscovered, that there are people out there who really do live out their lives in God’s way, with His heart.. quietly “being Christian” because that’s who they are, not for accolades or rewards. I don’t use proper names on this blog, so I won’t name them… but you should know who you are 😀 – thanks for inspiring us to live well, with compassion and love!

It’s been a year… I wouldn’t change it for anything..

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Thinking....

on February 4, 2013 at 10:31 pm Comments (2)
Tags: birthday, faithfulness of God, family, love

We’ve just had a lovely weekend (plus two days 😀 ) catching up with our nephew, who’s over here from the U.K. He’s been travelling round Australia for a while so was able to drop in on us… it’s been great catching up (as well as getting a little homesick! )

Can you tell they’re all related? 😀

We reminisced, talked about family… generally just spent time together..
There comes a time, when you’ve been travelling, when you just want something familiar, and a bit of home comfort… hopefully we’ve been able to provide that..

Happy travels, to Byron Bay and beyond!
(and come back to visit some time 😀 )

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