day 9

Today I am thankful for the escarpment. The thing that makes Thirroul so amazing is that we have an amazing escarpment-it gives us a feeling of protection and is isolating enough to give our little town a "village" feel to it. Walking up in the escarpment was a great way to spend an afternoon. It's not to far from my house and it had finally cooled down enough for me to think about heading outdoors. A few years ago fire had torn through here and there are still a few black trees to remind us of that, but now it was so lovely and green, full of new growth. Although the fire was devastating at the time the escarpment is much more beautiful because of it. Sometimes, this may seem like our lives, like everything has been ruined and devastated, however after the devastation there is a way for renewal that leaves everything richer, fuller and better. John 14.6

day 8

Today I am thankful for my cruisy baby! Everyday I am most thankful for my kids, but until today have resisted the urge to write about them......(I easily could fill a million blogs with cute little things they do, or little ways they brighten my day).
When Israel fell asleep in his playpen, right on top of the book he was looking at, I could resist no more... Here is my lovely baby who really is a little ray of sunshine in our lives!

day 7

Today I am thankful for shady trees. Sitting down at the park on such a hot day, it was total bliss under the shade of a tree. That lovely tree meant that we could stay there and relax and not have to hurry home for fear of sunburn. Maybe we should all go and plant a tree so that the next generations also have lovely shady trees to shelter under.

day 6

Today I am thankful for jamberoo! We had a great day out with the kids. It was so great to see them on waterslides and mucking around. Such a nice sunny day spent out with great friends!

day 6

Today I am thankful for fairy lights. Fairy lights always remind me of summer, fun, parties and friendship. They are so pretty too!!

day 5

Today I am thankful for time. Time to stop and smell the roses. After the hectic time that Christmas brings, January is such a lovely slow and relaxed month. Our time in January is spent with the kids, heading to the beach, going for lovely walks and enjoying just spending 'time' with each other and great friends. I was gardening this morning and thought- how thankful I was for the roses...when I realised, no, I am actually thankful for the time to stop and smell the roses, to finally not be rushing anywhere, without a massive list of things to do.

day 4

Today I am thankful for unexpected sleep ins. After a string of restless nights and early mornings, imagine my suprise to wake up to a silent house. Darryn had taken the boys to work and Israel had taken full advantage of the quiet house for his own sleep in.