The simple things

I got up and made my usual breaksfats this morning- coffee and toast, and I sit outside on my back porch as I have it. Today I am grateful for the simple things. My mum visited me a week or so ago and made some strawberry jam for me. How clever she is and how yummy it tastes! I feel like she's poured a cup of love into it too! As I sit here on the porch, some of my potted flowers have grown- they are beautiful big pink flowers (ahh I'm not I green thumb so don't ask me what they are ok!). Funny how two simple things have brought me joy this morning admist all the up and downs of life. To think that God made these flowers for our pleasure- how cool He is. :) Tam

Full House

By living in a house that is not mine, I am learning more about myself. I am slowly getting used to functioning in a small community of people (outside our immediate family of 5) that comes and goes and changes day by day. I am having opportunities to experience things I would not usually have to as well as think through scenarios different to those I had in my "own" space.

I am grateful for all these experiences that will help me to become a person who can be more flexible, tolerant and look at situations from a different perspective than just my own.

I am also appreciative that my children are having a different 'life' experience too. They are enjoying having the extra people around them and have settled in to this temporary home really well. I am definitely thankful for that!

Watching the clock

I am grateful that my hubby works so close to home - more specifically, in our office!!! (Can't get any closer LOL) It is such a treat to have lunch together, have him home at 5pm pretty much every night and be able to pop in and have a chat when I need to catch some adult conversation! I find this especially helpful in times when the kids are sick and I am housebound like today. And even when there is more work to be done after the kids go to bed, I love that we can sit next to each other on our big long desk and type side by side sipping hot drinks. Sweeeet!

(Mel)

Crawling Around

My littlest is finally crawling! I am grateful that he can now move himself to where he wants to go without the hassle of going backwards, rolling over, shimmying, shuffling, rolling again, sitting, bum dragging and so on. He can now spot his target... head in the right direction... and catch his prey!! It's so lovely to watch children reach their different milestones.

Outdoors Grat

Like a few other people, I am grateful for the days of beautiful spring weather. With the warmth from the sun beating down, it's hard to feel grumpy about anything. It's been so wonderful having the last week or so at my in-laws (we're living here until January). The back yard here is so big and exciting for the children to explore and it's been lovely to watch how they are experiencing new things and using up so much energy.

There's been mini-beasts to collect, puddles to jump in, different things to climb, open spaces to run and hide as well as countless laps to ride on their bikes. What valuable learning they are doing. Roll on the warmer weather and more time to play outdoors!

Teary Grat

I am grateful for a nice warm Chai latte and some friendly faces and words today after I got teary in class today! Public crying is one of my least favourite experiences so it was a big challenge for me to come to terms with the fact that I had done so and very good to have some nice warmth inside and out! Also a bit of a lesson in humility for me, haha. (Meke)

SHINE

I feel like crying with gratitude simply writing this grat! Yesterday, despite being unwell, my mother-in-law came over and cleaned my house from top to bottom. She literally spent hours and hours 'White Kinging' everything, from floors and skirting boards, to the bathrooms, toilet and mirrors. Every single thing sparkles brighter than it ever has before!! For anybody who knows us, life for the past 15 months has been simply full on. From my difficult pregnany, to my hubbys work injury, to unemployment, the birth of our second child, starting our own business, growing our business form scratch, me working from home while being a fulltime mum...has all merged into a big ball of joy and craziness! Between the cars, our garage, our garden and the cleanliness of our house - we have been unable to keep up let alone 'get on top' of it all. Well last week I think I may have gratted about our garage getting a makeover...well this weekend our house has found its sparkle again with the much needed help of our Mum. God really answered our prayers on this one. I feel so relieved, so grateful and so overwhelmed to be living in a clean house.

(Mel)