Friday, 21 September 2012
Preserving Pearls: World Day Against Child Labour
Preserving Pearls: World Day Against Child Labour: So today, June 12th, is World Day Against Child Labour. While I'm sure that this a hidden problem in Australia, the wide, open nature of d...
Saturday, 19 May 2012
Precious Words
Wes Stafford is the President and CEO of Compassion International. He's written a book called 'Just a Minute' - a collection of stories, based around the powerful concept that 'in the heart of a child, one moment can last forever.' This is something I need to remember more and more.
''with each child you encounter, you have the power to build up, or sadly tear down. A life can be..launched with a single word, an uplifting comment, a well timed hug, a tender prayer, the holding of a frightened hand or the gentle wiping of a tear all in just one minute."
I have copied this quote from a friends Blog because I find it to be very true. There are gems to be found in what kids say, sometimes they use 3 times as many words as they need to with lots of padding out, lol.
Monday, 2 January 2012
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
Happy New Year to all.
Christmas saw me making my first Pork Roast dinner. Turned out really well - crackling was crackly - didn't tell my mum in law I used white wine to baste so she really enjoyed it too. We started the morning with a bible story about the birth of Jesus and then we all watched a Christmas Carol. Some relationships felt the strain as all married people can probably relate to. Babysitting 2 extra dogs also kept us from getting our best sleep. But all in all good to have time off work be with family and eat yummy food.
It is now time to turn our attention back to making sure sports and other enrollments are done, school books and shoes etc are organized.
The other good thing for the beginning of the year is to get into some good routines. Trying to spend time with God every morning and encouraging our son to do the same. Miss 15 seems to have this sorted in a way that works for her.
Wishing you all the best for you and yours,
Sue
Christmas saw me making my first Pork Roast dinner. Turned out really well - crackling was crackly - didn't tell my mum in law I used white wine to baste so she really enjoyed it too. We started the morning with a bible story about the birth of Jesus and then we all watched a Christmas Carol. Some relationships felt the strain as all married people can probably relate to. Babysitting 2 extra dogs also kept us from getting our best sleep. But all in all good to have time off work be with family and eat yummy food.
It is now time to turn our attention back to making sure sports and other enrollments are done, school books and shoes etc are organized.
The other good thing for the beginning of the year is to get into some good routines. Trying to spend time with God every morning and encouraging our son to do the same. Miss 15 seems to have this sorted in a way that works for her.
Wishing you all the best for you and yours,
Sue
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