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The Sorrow Now Is A Countermelody To The Impending Trumpet Blast Of Joy (via...
There’s no wastage in God’s economy. Even in the spreading ripples of sadness and loss God is making all things new. From Andrew Peterson: With each successive moment, by the unfolding of time,...
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Remembering Mum
Mum in 1970. Aged 30 or so. Taken with her Grade 4 class at Lota State School. I was in Grade 2 at the same school that year.
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Birthday Dirt
When your wife says she wants dirt for her birthday, she gets dirt. She is, after all, the most practical person in the world. We’re all waiting to see how she tops dirt.
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Remembering
There are some losses that don’t have a precise date. There’s a first day when a life ends. Really. Dedicated medical professionals provide amazing levels of care for a life they expect is over. That...
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Shared Grief, Isolated Grieving (via Lament For A Son by Nicholas Wolterstorff)
It is hard to remember that those who have experienced the same situation of loss, those who were together through all the minutes of the days and who share the experience of the same grief experience...
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Wounded Love Is Special (via Lament For A Son by Nicholas Wolterstorff)
It’s true. A year ago, like each of them, there were days when he did not cross my mind. They are always in the heart, but not always in the mind. In this past year it seems like every day brings a...
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The Command To Love Is The Invitation To Suffer (via Lament For A Son by...
A life without grief is a life without love. To experience love means that grief will be experienced too. That which we desire most ardently is inextricably enmeshed in that which we dread and wish we...
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GiGi’s Owner Is Home
GiGi’s owner has been away for ten days. She very happy that she’s home.
View ArticleTears In Heaven 8-5-23
Every tear will be wiped away in heaven, on earth the tears remain. Eric Clapton’s Tears In Heaven has always been a striking song, now it evokes something that goes beyond the phrases of its lyrics....
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Wonderful Occasion In A Lovely Place
I’m uncertain about outdoor weddings, but this winter afternoon in Queensland was exceptional. Both ceremony and venue complimented each other in a memorable and heartfelt manner. What a blessing to...
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Rascally Rabbits
Sitting with grandkids also involves animals. Two cats and these two: their names are Dwight and Jim. Apparently that’s a pop culture reference. I don’t know which is which.
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Tacos
Currently enjoying tacos as a family meal because there are enough variations to accommodate everyone’s dietary needs and preferences. Duck. Pork. Prawn. So good.
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Heidelberg Catechism – Lord’s Day 39
Heidelberg Catechism – Lord’s Day 39 104. Q. What does God require in the fifth commandment? A. That I show honor, love, and faithfulness to my father and mother and to all who are set in authority...
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Sri Lankan Food In Mount Gambier
My daughter and I returned to Mount Gambier’s Sri Lankan restaurant to get an early start on our family week away that starts tomorrow morning. We had the same thing we had last time. It’s so good.
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Alfresco In Lorne
Outdoors drinks and snacks are inviting, but there’s always someone watching. Waiting. You can relax. But you can’t let your guard down.
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Thankful For Suffering’s Yield, While Seeking Suffering’s Removal (via Lament...
It is a week to return to Nicholas Wolterstorff’s Lament For A Son. (Actually that’s every week, but this week is also the singular week) There is survivor’s guilt, and there must be griever’s guilt....
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When We’re Altogether, We’re No Longer Altogether (via Lament For A Son by...
Two years on. The change is the new normal. Whenever we are all together as a family (especially at times such as this) now there’s an absence. The comfort that comes from the familiarity of gathering...
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