You know when you life seems chaotic and your rhythm is out of whack? Or if you have a partner, you and your partner seem out of whack? Well that's what things have been like here since the move. Not that things have been bad, we love it here, but we have not been able to find the easy rhythm of our daily lives that we are used too.
Moving, bush fires and renovating will do that! Then throw in school holidays which are always busy and I'd totally forgotten what the bottom of my washing basket looked like! I'm pleased to say I have re-discovered it, and Grant is happy to wake up to fresh shirts in his draws. There *MAY* have been amorning semi regular occurrence that in the mornings Grant would wake up to find no clean shirts, washed one himself and wore it to work wet to "air dry". I am many things, but a morning person is not one of them. Admittedly it was the middle of summer and by the time the customers came it was well and truly dry.....But still. Not my finest house keeping moment. But Grant never once complained, just chuckled in his cheerful way and teased me.
Making more laundry liquid.
But after many ongoing conversations about what was, and wasn't working, we seem to have "clicked" again into our old rhythm. Its not one singular thing, its just we are both on the same page again. Its lovely!
This weekend we were at home, pottering about. We did a trip into town to buy some timber to fix the sheds. $200 of new timber and we will re-use the old timber where its still good and and the old iron which we will re-use.
Fixing one of the sheds. Its a rustic fix but it will suit the place just fine once its done.
I have re-found my preserving mojo and 9 big bottles of peach jam have been made from our home grown peaches. Its seriously delish!
Making jam....
mmmmm.....
I'm really excited for this year. Things seam to be falling into place. This week I received all my paperwork for the Diploma of Ministry I'm doing. I also received a scholarship which takes away the financial burden and that's a huge relief! Paperwork is not my strong point, and Im totally adulting my way through it. Its only taken 32 years to face paperwork but you know, better late then never!
The mothers and children's group I help with is all go, the youth group I help with for vulnerable or struggling youth is also shaping up well after a few unexpected changes ready for a fresh year. The local Rev here and I have chatting and are very much on the same page to help support the community after the fires and I'm seriously energized and full of ideas to help the tiny local church be a safe and nurturing place to help support the community through this tragedy. We have some beautiful people here. Its a good place to be. Its a matter of finding time to sit with them, listen and to hear what God is saying to them and hopefully God is stirring their hearts in a similar way to which he has stirred mine. I have had some great chats to the local Rev. I had met him and was amazed to hear his ideas line up along mine. Which are a little un-conventional so I see that as a real "God moment".
Yep things are falling into place all over the place. Have you noticed the harder you try to get your ducks to line up in a row the more they scatter? A lot of my last year was like that. Well I gave up trying to line them up and suddenly they seemed to have lined themselves up. Its a little bit of a wonky line but that suites me just fine. Its funny how God often works like that.
Little Sooty is so loved, she spends half her life being snuggled and carted about by the boys. She is settling into our family beautifully. We have forgotten what life was like without her!
Well little Henry is standing at my side asking to make chocolate cake so who am I to argue with that?
Much love,
Emma
xx
Moving, bush fires and renovating will do that! Then throw in school holidays which are always busy and I'd totally forgotten what the bottom of my washing basket looked like! I'm pleased to say I have re-discovered it, and Grant is happy to wake up to fresh shirts in his draws. There *MAY* have been a
But after many ongoing conversations about what was, and wasn't working, we seem to have "clicked" again into our old rhythm. Its not one singular thing, its just we are both on the same page again. Its lovely!
This weekend we were at home, pottering about. We did a trip into town to buy some timber to fix the sheds. $200 of new timber and we will re-use the old timber where its still good and and the old iron which we will re-use.
I have re-found my preserving mojo and 9 big bottles of peach jam have been made from our home grown peaches. Its seriously delish!
I'm really excited for this year. Things seam to be falling into place. This week I received all my paperwork for the Diploma of Ministry I'm doing. I also received a scholarship which takes away the financial burden and that's a huge relief! Paperwork is not my strong point, and Im totally adulting my way through it. Its only taken 32 years to face paperwork but you know, better late then never!
The mothers and children's group I help with is all go, the youth group I help with for vulnerable or struggling youth is also shaping up well after a few unexpected changes ready for a fresh year. The local Rev here and I have chatting and are very much on the same page to help support the community after the fires and I'm seriously energized and full of ideas to help the tiny local church be a safe and nurturing place to help support the community through this tragedy. We have some beautiful people here. Its a good place to be. Its a matter of finding time to sit with them, listen and to hear what God is saying to them and hopefully God is stirring their hearts in a similar way to which he has stirred mine. I have had some great chats to the local Rev. I had met him and was amazed to hear his ideas line up along mine. Which are a little un-conventional so I see that as a real "God moment".
Yep things are falling into place all over the place. Have you noticed the harder you try to get your ducks to line up in a row the more they scatter? A lot of my last year was like that. Well I gave up trying to line them up and suddenly they seemed to have lined themselves up. Its a little bit of a wonky line but that suites me just fine. Its funny how God often works like that.
Well little Henry is standing at my side asking to make chocolate cake so who am I to argue with that?
Much love,
Emma
xx
