Catching up

Two months have elapsed since I wrote my last post and sooooo much has happened in that space of time.

I have seen my "baby" boy graduate primary school:

My littlest boy turned five:

Here's my attempt at decorating birthday cakes (it's OK ... I really don't mind if you laugh!!!):

At the end of the holidays, Joel started High School and, one week later, Benjy started preschool:

In between all these events, we had Christmas, a fantastic conference, and visitors. It seemed like the holidays had only just began when they were already finished.

I finished reading Jeremiah and I received sooo much from it. Especially from chapter 29. The children of Israel had been in captivity and, I imagine, bemoaning the fact that they were oppressed by their captors. As often happens, I imagine they had forgotten the reason for their captivity ... i.e., they had been disobedient and errant and God wanted to bring them back to Himself. In chapter 29, God tells them to get on with life - marry, have their children marry, tend to their gardens - and then later on He tells them that He knows the plans He has for them. Even though they might have been feeling bad, God's plans for them were plans of peace and not of evil.

I love the thought that, even when I feel trapped or bound up by circumstances, God is in control ... He knows what He's doing.

Lastly, the devastating fires in Victoria have captured my attention and my heart. I feel helpless to do anything to help, yet in the very depths of my heart is a desire to reach out. If my desire is from God, I know He will open the doors and make a way for me to fulfill that desire. In the meantime, I can pray for the victims, that in this time of enormous distress, they will turn to God for comfort and peace.

I am excited about what God is going to do this year and I pray it will be blessed for everyone.