C'mon!

"Come on! Really? Can't I get a break? Talk about two steps forward and three back..." Every now and then I think we all get this moment that reminds us to cinch up and re-prioritize our lives. If your eye sight gets a little blurry, get some help refocusing. Get help. Find someone or somewhere, some organization, a book or whatever and get inspired, encouraged. Readjust your goal and make it real- write it out and let it be known. It's so much more likely to happen when you have it plainly written where you'll see it regularly.

Don't listen to the lies. You can get there! Just pick yourself up (or ask for help!), dust off your knees and get after it! You are a valuable person. You're worth some good to this world so don't sell yourself short. Be blessed and be a blessing! Some goals of mine this year: *Read 1 book per month. (A big one for me! It's April and I'm working on book #4!) *Weigh 62kg by June 15. (I need to lay off the baked goodies and eat more veggies!) I notice that I'm frequently "re-freshing" my goal list and at times it has frustrated me and I'd feel like I was getting nowhere. No matter how I feel, good people have encouraged me and remind me that I'm much further along than I used to be. I'm happier, healthier, and wiser. When you don't notice much happening toward your goal, take in to account the internal things that are being adjusted. What goals do you have? "You may not be where you want to be, but thank God you're not where you used to be!" ~Joyce Meyer

Easter Down Under

It's a beautiful Easter morning here. Strange to think it's autumn. Australian Easter means everything is closed from Good Friday to Easter Monday. Hot cross buns are a hit--Michael had to bake a gazillion of them. Fortunately, I'm not too keen on them. And apparently playing the didgeridoo is important around here because I can hear someone doing that right now :)


It's starting to rain a bit and Tim just headed out to the hot tub, Emily just went to work, Michael is still in bed, and Mike is still in the states. Our truck is dead in our driveway. It died about a day or two after Mike left (he's been gone for about 3 weeks). It's funny how so many things like this have happened as soon as Mike is gone, but all of the different situations have actually caused us to slow down and draw back all the more. We take the bus to Aldi's once a week and gather up as much as we can lug to the bus station. The rest of our shopping is done by walking to Cole's about a 30 min walk. It's nice but I wouldn't mind having a bike when I have that next day "Oh, I forgot to get..." haha.
Yesterday morning the kids and I walked out to the beach before 6am to catch the sunrise. On our way I could hear the laugh of the kookaburra, what a cool sound! The magpies also have an interesting call, at times it sounds robotic, reminding me of the owl on Clash of the Titans.
The sunrise wasn't very spectacular. The sky got a little pink and then it was light. We'll have to try again maybe climb Mt Coolum for a better perspective and on a day that isn't so cloudy.
Last night Michael invited me to go on a walk with him along the beach. It was nice to chat with my boy who's near leaving the nest. We wrapped up our 2 hour ordeal with a good 20 min hard run. And we had the most amazing view of the "moon rise" (is that a real term?) The sky was a beautiful pinky-purple shade, the moon was huge and round, just coming up over the sea's horizon. Camera flashes lined the beach. I wish I had an iphone for camera's sake bc at one point the most framable shot came into view with the moon, a sail boat, and the island, side-by-side on the edge of the purple glittery ocean...ahhhh. Hope to catch a similar glimpse tonight with my camera.


I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life. John 8:12
HAPPY EASTER ALL!! (That's "Resurrection Sunday" to you VF friends! ;) )