Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Saturday, July 12, 2008
Update
It's amazing how quickly last term flew by! I had really hoped to write regularly on this blog but the days seem to go by without blogging being a priority.
Dave, Elizabeth and I arrived back from two weeks holiday in Queensland on Thursday. We had a lovely, relaxing time, spending one week in Bundaberg and one week in Brisbane. There is something about Queensland that is brighter and more relaxing than here. It is sunnier and warmer and I guess it is home. We really have only experienced the Inner West of Sydney which is pitiful compared to suburban Brisbane.
It was so nice on holidays not to have to plan meals, cook and wash up as we stayed with our families the whole time and they have dishwashers. A must for full-time ministry next year! A huge delight was watching our washing hang all day in full sunlight and be dry by the afternoon (rather than hang for a week inside or three days on our patio which gets no sun). It was also lovely to have doting grandparents and an auntie to play with Elizabeth. She soaked it up - different toys and lots of attention. It is a bit tricky now adusting back into everyday life where we don't have time to play with her every minute of the day.
We got to catch up with a few friends in Brisbane but there were also some good friends I missed seeing as Elizabeth was sick on the day I had planned to catch up with them. But we really enjoyed going back to our old church in Brisbane where Dave will be working next year. He will be looking after the evening congregation and it was wonderful to be able to attend the evening service while we were there and see so many new faces and see how things had changed. We are excited about being involved in ministry at our old church and seeing what God does there.
Sometimes I feel guilty that we are returning to Brisbane, hopefully to live in a house, where family is available to help when needed and where there are old friends to spend time with. But God has opened these doors for us for now. He could move us anywhere in the future.
We are also very thankful to God for the blessing of our baby BOY who is due to arrive in November. It was very exciting to see him at the ultrasound scan before we went on holidays and to find out that he is a boy. I must admit my reaction when they told me was fear - what do I do with boy??!! But I'm sure it will open a whole new world for us! Elizabeth seems to have a good grasp of the fact that there is a baby growing in Mummy's tummy and that it is a boy who will be her baby brother. She has no idea however how this is going to impact her life just as we have no idea either! She is baby crazy at the moment so I am hoping that she will dote on her little brother just as she dotes on her baby dolls.
Dave, Elizabeth and I arrived back from two weeks holiday in Queensland on Thursday. We had a lovely, relaxing time, spending one week in Bundaberg and one week in Brisbane. There is something about Queensland that is brighter and more relaxing than here. It is sunnier and warmer and I guess it is home. We really have only experienced the Inner West of Sydney which is pitiful compared to suburban Brisbane.
It was so nice on holidays not to have to plan meals, cook and wash up as we stayed with our families the whole time and they have dishwashers. A must for full-time ministry next year! A huge delight was watching our washing hang all day in full sunlight and be dry by the afternoon (rather than hang for a week inside or three days on our patio which gets no sun). It was also lovely to have doting grandparents and an auntie to play with Elizabeth. She soaked it up - different toys and lots of attention. It is a bit tricky now adusting back into everyday life where we don't have time to play with her every minute of the day.
We got to catch up with a few friends in Brisbane but there were also some good friends I missed seeing as Elizabeth was sick on the day I had planned to catch up with them. But we really enjoyed going back to our old church in Brisbane where Dave will be working next year. He will be looking after the evening congregation and it was wonderful to be able to attend the evening service while we were there and see so many new faces and see how things had changed. We are excited about being involved in ministry at our old church and seeing what God does there.
Sometimes I feel guilty that we are returning to Brisbane, hopefully to live in a house, where family is available to help when needed and where there are old friends to spend time with. But God has opened these doors for us for now. He could move us anywhere in the future.
We are also very thankful to God for the blessing of our baby BOY who is due to arrive in November. It was very exciting to see him at the ultrasound scan before we went on holidays and to find out that he is a boy. I must admit my reaction when they told me was fear - what do I do with boy??!! But I'm sure it will open a whole new world for us! Elizabeth seems to have a good grasp of the fact that there is a baby growing in Mummy's tummy and that it is a boy who will be her baby brother. She has no idea however how this is going to impact her life just as we have no idea either! She is baby crazy at the moment so I am hoping that she will dote on her little brother just as she dotes on her baby dolls.
I hope to post some photos of our holidays in the next couple of days.
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