Coo-eee

My goodness it has been so long since I posted a post.... I forgot what the blog was called. Having re-called the name and found the page again...thought I would just jot a line or more...(even if I have lost the only 2 followers :) )

Hope this finds all well

It was particularly lovely to pause at a lookout in the Blue Mountains recently and look at the distant blue ridges

All the best to whoever might read this, cheers for now 

M

words

...it has been a long time since I posted a post. Felt like I had nothing much to say...and still feel that way however it seems that He uses both the things that are said and also the silences. ...

New Year Promise

And I said to the man who stood at the gate of the year,
'Give me a light that I may tread safely into the unknown'
And he replied 'Go into the darkness and put your hand into the Hand
of God. That shall be to you better than light and safer than a known way"
So I went forth, and finding the hand of God, trod gladly into the night

Minnie Louise Haskins - British poet, first verse of the poem "God Knows" that she wrote in 1908 and used by King George VI in his Christmas message in 1939 at the start of WWII

no drips!

Sometimes it is the simplest things ....one of the highlights of today was having the drip in my shower recess fixed. Over the years the washers have been changed...but it never seems to last...the drips come back! This last week or so...they came back with extra quantity...nearly a bucket a day!! So.... today the plumber came...and replaced the whole system of pipes behind the wall. Haven't tried the shower yet...but there are NO drips. So so good. (Haven't had the bill yet...)

pick'n up rocks paves way for historic moment

Several months have passed since the last blog posting and thus this "historic moment" of test runs by experienced pilots and then a chance to have a go myself with one of the lads sitting beside and verbally guiding my movements. What a great birthday present; fancy landing on my parents "home strip".... it's a long time since I rode the red push bike (that my "big brother" put together for me one Christmas) up and down the air strip.....felt like I was flying then....this time I really was!


(above pic) - test run

turning from base onto final

Boys contemplating a very exciting and pleasant afternoon's flying

pick'n up rocks

Just about to go and pick up rocks from an agricultural airstrip so that a little Jabaru 160 ultralight aircraft can land with less bumps. It is a lovely afternoon...so if one is going to spend a couple of hours rock picking...then it could be quite pleasant....

....It was quite pleasant...and productive too. Should be a smoother landing and someone could also use the rocks for some crazy paving.

Revisiting what makes the Father's heart smile

During the week I heard a definition of resentful that I had not heard before: "to feel again". Sometimes something happens to trigger us to feel again and shows us that an earlier wound has not yet been healed.

I also revisited some notes I took while listening to a speaker share about her journey:

This lady could hardly believe it, she had visited 3 different churches on 3 successive Sundays. "Every time I sit in a church they talk about forgiveness" BUT this time the old man in the pulpit asked has anyone explained how to forgive when you can't?

He explained that apart from God we can do nothing...even forgive when we know we ought and it seems impossible and/ or unreasonable. He said "Let me explain how to forgive when you can't". The old parson explained that God's very nature is to forgive and we need to go to Him to ask us to help us to be willing to forgive so that our our "forgiveness tank" can be refilled and then this can flow onto those who need that forgiveness. He also explained that we need to release them to God into the freedom of forgiveness and (from) our judgment.

She prayed "Lord I am willing to be willing, Lord would you release your spirit of forgiveness in me so that I can release it out" She also spoke to the old minister..."When I came in this morning I made a terrible judgement on you and this whole church; but let me tell you I am so thankful to God for you have explained to me how I can do it; not just that I must do it...but HOW I can do it"

On reflection she then went on to say..."There is something about the heart of the Father that smiles on us when we actually chose to forgive those who have most done us harm"