Not exactly clockwork
I was under instructions from Gayle to follow up on getting a six-burner gas barbeque from our local Bunnings store in preparation for the Hospice’s Carols by Candlelight evening. The son of one of the hospice volunteers works there, and had phoned around the other stores for a cheap ex-floor stock model for us. “It […]
Slack aunty
My two eldest nephews must think their Aunty Liss is really slack; they have both had birthdays in the last couple of months and no gift! This will be remedied very soon; I have gifts for both, just had no time to deliver them. I will try and drop by on my way home from […]
Moments of grace
Luke 19:1-10 “Today,” Jesus said, “salvation has come to this house”. There are moments of grace in the lives of all of us, moments we shall never regret, if we respond trustingly and generously to the call of God.” – Fr. John Thornhill SM
A better week
Well it was a little bit crappy last Wednesday when it was stress city at work, and poor Dad was stuck in hospital, but it got so much better the next day. My first taste of a fundraising event at hospice, a golf day in conjunction with the local newspaper. Quite an anti-climax when it […]
Lord hears the cry of the poor
Luke 18:9-14 In a parable on prayer the arrogance of the Pharisee is contrasted with the honesty of the tax collector. The message here is a call to turn to the Lord in a spirit of repentance. No one is so ‘good’ as not to need God’s forgiveness. No one is so ‘bad’ that God […]
Welcome lil JD
John Douglas (aka “Bean”) born to proud parents Troy and Mary Ellen this morning, just a day off schedule. His daddy was kind of hoping Bean would hold out to Halloween so he could give him scary birthday parties.. Some more good news, my Dad seems to be recovering well from his prostate operation this […]