Growing Older

The "man" of the moment  and his proud Mum and Dad

Treasures In The Garden

 

Growing older can be a time of sadness as children grow up and 

move away, health begins to fail and we save for eventual funerals.

However it can be a time of excitement, happiness and Magic 

and positivity.......

 In the last week we have had some of all of that in our life

 and made us feel glad to be alive.

....it started with the visit of our kids from the UK here to catch up with family and friends.

....a visit to Toowoomba to be with Bek as she celebrated her birthday.

....which meant we could catch up with Chris "friend" and her gorgeous family

....a lovely BBQ with Christine and her caring family

....and then a trip to Roma to be with more family 

traveling through a glorious sunset 

to meet up with Wayne and Leanne who drove all the way from Mackay

A big THANK YOU to LEIGH who allowed us to invade his house and all be together for........

 The Christening/ baptism of Axel Blake

....Baby Axel who brought magic to all of us with his sweetness and beautiful nature

And his Dad and Mum Shane and Jamie who are doing a great job at being parents of that darling boy

....And Leigh.. who is somebody very special indeed, being supportive to Jamie  and Shane as they battle their way through early parenthood.

 And the family BBQ on Saturday night where we were able to be together with Jamie and Shanes' friends and very yummy food 

and a phone call from Tassie from Brady and Liane

 ....And the lovely Christening/ Baptism  where Christian and Maree got be godparents of baby Axel

where Axel did an excellent job of being good

....And there's more

....A picnic with Jamie's family to celebrate the Christening/ Baptism.

Now ... how wonderful was all of that!

And Last night being in Brisbane with Christian and Bek and Adam, eating at a yummy Chinese Restaurant, staying at a gorgeous BnB and the yummiest breakfast. Another big THANKS to Christian and Bek for making that happen for us. We hope you enjoy your quiet time in Malaysia for you deserve it. We love your kindness so much.

My word for today is "MAGIC!"

And we had a safe trip home today to lovely rain.

 

 

 

Treasures In The Garden

 

The next Chapter

 

Treasures In The Garden

What life holds for us.......

Life is a bit like reading a book.

Some chapters are really sad,

 some chapters are happy, 

and some chapters can be very exciting.

 But, if you never turn to the next page

you will never know

 what the new chapter holds for you.

                                                        Truth Follower

....... depends on what we read into  our experiences.

My word for today is "Experiences"!

Journey to discovery



On this foggy morning it was minus 3 degrees and positively
 freezing. Just couldn't get warm. But by lunchtime it was toasty warm again.

From My Garden

Today is the first day of the rest of my life
 I have 100% of the rest of my life to live.

Life brings me only good experiences.
I am ready to be open to new and wonderful changes.

I am so excited.  I am going to join a choir. Tonight will be my first practice. I have long been a fan of this choir, and have thought I'd like to join. But for me it's always been "I'm gunna...." but it doesn't happen. So here I am on my way at long last, getting past the "I'm gunna" stage. I have few abilities to sing, but I like to sing, and always sang to my children when they were little. I can sing tunefully.So hopefully I can be good at this new activity. My D.I.L. and grand children have been part of an 80 voice choir which I loved so much. They have so much fun with their singing. So here's hoping this new experience will be as rewarding for me too.


I am discovering, as each day passes, that life can be a great adventure.
 There can be so much to discover.
 Life is an amazing journey as I have discovered in my life journey so far.
 We can bring true meaning into our life when we embrace changes that nourish us in our heart and soul and mind 
So join me each day on my journey... through the mundane and the exciting.

So today I'm wishing  new experiences and excitement to come into your life too, to give it meaning and fulfillment. Much love. C