So, just to catch you up...
I have enjoyed burleigh sunrises with Frendy One-who then went on a great trek to the other side of Oz over Christmas!
On Oct 31 -Nov 2, I went to do a short house and doggie sit in Palm Beach with Oscar-the 4yr old black spaniel.
Oscar and a little artwork. :)
Oscar and a little artwork. :)
I was busy working to complete a commission and then Rache and I worked together on a Christmas contract for Kings. With Esther, we ploughed through that quick smart, as I needed all my work done in time for Larrie's arrival. And we did a superb job! Thanks to Godls grace and enabling!
You can follow this link to see some photos in the folder
Christmas Art
You can follow this link to see some photos in the folder
Christmas Art
After that, I learned that my season in a Varsity lakes home was closing out and with the arrival of Larrie, I would leave there permanently ( as a place to stay). We booked an Airbnb place in Tugun from nov 15 until Dec 4, when Larrie returned to US. But I stayed on another two nights, not yet fully clear of where I was going next.
The thing I find I have to constanty remember is to be where I am fully. be engaged where I am. I try , and i say it over and over again, yet i find myself constantly needing to remind myself that doing life every day is enough.
Sometimes, overwhelming all by itself.
But do you ever feel like you are supposed to somehow get beyond the day to day and bring forth something that requires more from you?
I get plagued by this! Life is good, blessed and wonderful in so many beautiful ways, but I think eternity is always tugging at my heart, saying 'this isn't all' and to live with this eternity in mind-yet, be fully present!
This is a great paradox and the only way to live truly fulfilled, I believe. It takes God's view- Amen. Renew yur mind with the Word of God, so you can see how.
Whilst Larrie was here, we went to Rache'ls baby shower, where it literaly POURED lol, Currumbin Sanctuary, beach walks at Tugun, visited Toowoombah with friends and the Japanese Gardens, sang at a couple of restaurants, binged on Netflix and a little basketball...
Sometimes, overwhelming all by itself.
But do you ever feel like you are supposed to somehow get beyond the day to day and bring forth something that requires more from you?
This is a great paradox and the only way to live truly fulfilled, I believe. It takes God's view- Amen. Renew yur mind with the Word of God, so you can see how.
I ended up with my new artist friend, Esther for a week after Tugun. She is a delight!
After that, Rachel and Kani had their new home approved and so, i went to help Rache get settled. Kani was away on a work camp, so we did our best to get things organised and I moved a bunch of things from storage...with more to go.
Thus began the most difficult part of my Christmas/New Year journey. (More on that later...maybe)
By the time Kani returned and was on leave, we were up to Friday, Dec 15. Bub was due Dec 17(or 21) and on the morning of Dec 18, Rache had a show. However, she had a full day planned to get a whole lot done before bub and sinceno contractions had started, we went for it! It was a HUGE day and started to close down around 7 when I dished out dinner and Rache started having early contractions.
These were the beginnings of "birth pains" lol.
We stayed up late working to organise the place, Kani being a man with a mission to prepare his home for his soon arrival. Rache didn't sleep all that well due to nagging contractions but we made it thru the night.
The deliberation about which hospital began and really didn't end until an hour before the birth, when we finally ended up at the splendid University hospital in Parkwood, just 10-15 mins away. (After having been to Robina sent to Uni and sent home)
In the end , Rache, in true Rache form, sang her baby out and we were delighted. There was worship, there was Ange[l] , the lovely midwife, there was a flash of scripture on a monitor at the peak moment:
"You are the light of the world" both Kani and I saw it.
And then there was Pearl Hope Puru, 3277gm, 7 lbs 2.25 oz and 49 cm long!
As you can imagine, this is the very condensed version. And we haven't got to Christmas yet.
Here's the view from 'my' room...my home now, when in Oz...
And I have to leave it there...for this instalment of My Noble Life. It has been a full on and very full few months. And since leaving the to dog sit the first time, I stayed in 6 differnt places, two of them twice! It's no wonder I have dreams of losing and misplacing all things, even ID-losing my belonging and identity with it!
but GREAT blessings in the midst of it all!!! Praise the Lord God!
"You are the light of the world" both Kani and I saw it.
And then there was Pearl Hope Puru, 3277gm, 7 lbs 2.25 oz and 49 cm long!
As you can imagine, this is the very condensed version. And we haven't got to Christmas yet.
Here's the view from 'my' room...my home now, when in Oz...
And I have to leave it there...for this instalment of My Noble Life. It has been a full on and very full few months. And since leaving the to dog sit the first time, I stayed in 6 differnt places, two of them twice! It's no wonder I have dreams of losing and misplacing all things, even ID-losing my belonging and identity with it!
but GREAT blessings in the midst of it all!!! Praise the Lord God!
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| This is baby Pearl's NUNO...Rache's dad, David, who came up to join us for Christmas and the birth. |
