When our children hurt....

We cannot take our children along a perfect path, or make their lives perfect for them but we can take their hands and take them to God as we walk along the way; we can talk with them and pray with them; we can share their pain and we can pray for them...knowing that even when we do not have the words to say anything, our Jesus intercedes on our behalf as we groan. We can know that our perfect Lord always loves us and our children, and much more than the sparrow that falls. That nothing can separate us from the love of God. And when we cannot help our children 'enough', we can entrust them into the loving arms of our Saviour again.

Psam 23:5 ....my cup overflows ( I have no needs my Lord cannot satisfy)
Psam 30:5 ....Weeping may tarry for the night, but joy comes with the morning.

"Dare double dare, meet up the top of the... Wet and Wild Surf-rider

My men are as follows...

Douglas was absent for the day, but would have loved to have joined in all the manly adventures my young men had at Gold Coast's Wet and Wild! The most scary adventure being the Surf-rider! Josh and Jo and their good friend Eli were champions to give the surf rider a go! I have never seen my boys so pale after this adventure, fortunately they planned to do it just before lunch! They did a 100 times better than the rest of us 'chickens' by actually giving it a go! Jonathan excelled in bravery here, going on it 4 times by the end of the day! See him on the Surf-rider in the video below! Sorry filming does not do justice to the grand event!

Wet and wild successfully sorted out the men from the boys, but as for us adult ladies, we just did not feature! I felt like a wrinkled old prune! Erica and her friend Suzanna did all bar 3 rides/slides. And deserve medals for such bravery as far as I am concerned!I went on one slide too many, the Mammoth Boat Slide was enough to make me scream all the way down, and refuse to do anything else, except sit in a hot pool to recover and take photographs, only I ran out of batteries far too early! My kids all thought that my slide was a tame ride, and proceeded to do more scary rides/slides - and mostly without screaming too!

"Dare double dare, meet up the top of the ... Wet and Wild Surf-rider."

"No ways, go it alone buddies...I'll stick to Buccaneer Bay, with the little kids, better still - the hot pools where I just have to sit!"

Burning Down the Shack

http://www.monergismbooks.com/Burning-Down-The-Shack-How-the-Christian-Bestseller-is-Deceiving-Millions-p-19115.html

This looks like another interesting read!

One Million Arrows

This is a new book I have just discovered....can't wait to get my hands on it! What do you think?
http://onemillionarrows.com/The-Book/

A beautiful Blog posting:

'Not Just an Ordinary Life' is a blog written by an amazing woman who has adopted disabled children who would not normally have a family of their own....here is a very touching post as she comes to terms with grief issues yet again. http://blessedby10.blogspot.com/2010/05/kiss-of-angel.html

Angel Voices

Libera Boys Choir: (note I cannot control the pop up adverts that come from utube, but you can make them go away by clicking on the x to the right of them.)

Abide with Me:

1. Abide with me; fast falls the eventide;
   The darkness deepens; Lord, with me abide;
   When other helpers fail and comforts flee,
   Help of the helpless, oh, abide with me.
2. Swift to its close ebbs out life’s little day;
   Earth’s joys grow dim, its glories pass away;
   Change and decay in all around I see—
   O Thou who changest not, abide with me.
3. I need Thy presence every passing hour;
   What but Thy grace can foil the tempter’s pow’r?
   Who, like Thyself, my guide and stay can be?
   Through cloud and sunshine, Lord, abide with me.
4. I fear no foe, with Thee at hand to bless;
   Ills have no weight, and tears no bitterness;
   Where is death’s sting? Where, grave, thy victory?
   I triumph still, if Thou abide with me.
5. Hold Thou Thy cross before my closing eyes;
   Shine through the gloom and point me to the skies;
   Heav’n’s morning breaks, and earth’s vain shadows flee;
   In life, in death, O Lord, abide with me.

Air by Bach


You Were There:


The Choir Boys:
Pie Jesu:



What does Pie Jesus mean? See http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_meaning_of_Pie_Jesu

I Need Africa More Than it Needs Me!

This is a quote I came across today, "I'm not saying that Africa does not need our efforts. It absolutely does need our partnership. But for me, I've come to understand that I NEED AFRICA MORE THAN AFRICA NEEDS ME. Why? Because it is Africa that has taught me that possessions in my hands will never be as valuable as peace in my heart. I've learned that I don't need what I have and that I have what I need. "

See the utube video that goes with it!
To see the whole screen right click and go to 'see on utube'! ( My clever lass showed me how to do this!)



As I watch... beautiful faces come to mind of beautiful people, mostly children, in awful circumstances whom I have known in Africa. People who have touched me more than I could ever have touched them! Their bravery, their joy, their ability to keep going despite their circumstances....help me to be more brave, more joyful and more determined too. For with God all circumstances can have peace and joy.

This is the group who made the video above....what a good idea! https://www.mochaclub.org/who-we-are Wouldn't it be great to do something like that here in Australia too!

https://www.mochaclub.org/who-we-are