exciting times

I need to blog. But what do I blog about. Life at TLC is the same day in and day out. Its not a bad same but a lovely comfortable same. There are little things that happen that get us excited.

When babies start to crawl. Its exciting till we realise we have to chase them down all the time.
When I spotted skittles at the store today. I bought couldn’t resist.
When a new tooth appears.
When a new word is said.
When pudding (dessert) is put out with dinner.
When Lasagna is served.
Thursday Woolworths donations. Especially the fresh fruit.
It rains and makes large puddles to jump in with the lions.
Packages and letters from home.
Milk delivery on monday.
New baby clothes.
When kids sleep at nap time.
When kids move up a group.
Forever families and departure dates for kids. This is exciting and sad all together.
When night shift bakes us something yummy in the night.
Nights out.
Skype dates with family members.
When we walk in to the kitchen and there are eggs. That means pancakes and baking.
When a new baby comes to stay with us.

A Beautiful Family

Good byes here at TLC are hard. Whether its a volunteer or a kid. Your heart grows attached.

This morning we said goodbye to two beautiful shining stars. The Lord found them parents. It was a long week for everyone. With such a mix of feelings. Excitement that they have a home and a family. Excitement that they will grow up outside of an institution. But, sadness too. Sadness that they were our for a while to hold and laugh with and now that job is someone else's. Sadness that our memories with them have ended. You could see them have a mix of emotion. Having to leave a place them know and love. But wanting to have a family. Such a new thing for such little ones.

After a goodbye breakfast with friends and family they came around and said their goodbyes. One last hug for everyone. Our last chance to let them know that they are loved and that this is such a good thing that is happening. Tears were shed. In the end Mommy Daddy Brother and Sister walked from the nursery to start their lives together. Lives that will be full of love and laughter. What a special couple to be blessed with a very special boy and girl. A beautiful family. A beautiful life.

Unfolding and its okay.

There is a group of us every Monday that goes to Alpha. For those who don’t know what that is, its a 10 week class on the basics of Christianity. With not being able to go to church regularly a few of us jumped at the opportunity.

Last night while singing a few songs before our teaching video started a line to a song I have sang  before jumped out at me. 

 “Lord, renew my mind as your will unfolds in my life.”

I'm not sure why it stuck out to me so much but it did.To renew is to make again, to make fresh.  His will is something that we (as Christians) all want in our life. We pray for it. We search for it.  So we need the lord to make our mind a new as His will plays out. Im not sure why but the image of a map on a road trip came to mind. (I think it was the unfolding) As you drive you focus on a little part of the map. As you continue to drive that map needs to be unfolded so that you can follow your course. But, with each unfold new roads and options come up. You have choices. Either keep going the way you are or pick a new route which may be quicker or prettier or harder or full of construction. No matter what you need to rethink or at least think about rethinking. That is how it is with us. When seasons in our lives change and the Lord calls us to something different we need to renew our mind and be okay with a left turn here or a round-about there. The thing is He wrote the map and he knows the in the end you will be fine. Its His will His map we follow not ours. Its when we follow our map that we get into trouble. Or when we get stuck on one route and miss an even better one. 

PHOTOS!!

Sorry for the lack of updates lately. Here are a few photos from the past couple weeks.