I saw these lovely photos of seashells on the Internet the other day and I   thought that they looked very pretty! As I was looking at the pictures, I could almost the smell the sea air! It brought back Happy times spent at the beach when I was younger ❤️ It is very special that pictures of items can bring back lovely memories of special times that we had in the past. Most of all though, we connect them with our precious loved ones. Our family and friends are so very precious to us, and we share a love  that lasts eternally.May we take encouragement and comfort in that ❤️

     It is now Autumntime! Autumnal colours are very pretty! The brown, orange, yellow and red shades that come with Autumn are very warm  and  cozy colours! May we look at the colours and give thanks to the One who gave us these colours! He paints His world with a huge amount of love!❤️

 The new season Royal Gala apples are now in the shops! They have a very nice fresh taste! The word “gala” seems to have a cheerful and happy feel to it! If you say it aloud, you can’t say it in a sad way! Sometimes  our bodies may feel quite tired and painful on the outside. But inside ourselves it is like we are at a  gala! May we rest in the loving care of our Loving Lord  who  knows all of our pains, and let our inside love and care for others shine ❤️

   I am quite often requesting library books for Mum through the online catalogue on the Library website. Sometimes it takes a while for them to be  free so Mum can borrow, and at other times they arrive very quickly! 

  We never have to “ wait” to see the beauty that is all around us <3 Our loving Lord paints the skies every morning and night with lovely colours, and flowers have very prettily grown in our gardens. Trees wave their branch hands in the wind, and stars shine brightly in the night to shine out glorifying light.  May we look each day  for the “ little everyday” beauty of life! 

   I was looking at some very pretty pictures of Stained Glass windows the  other day. Stained glass windows are so lovely and special! In the daylight with sunshine streaming through, it is a beautiful sight!  Our inner spirit is like that. We have a colourful spirit that was beautifully  made by our loving Lord, and through the tears of pain that we may go through, it washes our spirit just like water that cleans the stained glass windows, and the beauty shines through from inside us. Skin and our physical body is no barrier to the loveliness that shines out❤️💐💖

Happy Australia Day for January 26th! I hope that you have a great “Aussie Day”! Perhaps you may like to have a meat pie with lots of sauce on it, a Alice of pavlova, a lamington, an Anzac biscuit, and a cup of tea with a vegemite flavour! We live in a very scenic country! There are so many, many special landscape and natural features in every state of our country! From rainforests, to the desert, to seaside, to parks, to beaches, and  cities full of shops, to country towns with just one store and a post office. More than that though, Australia is made of millions of people! Every person is so very special! ❤️We all breathe, sleep, eat and talk, and have a specialness to give out to the world every day! May we appreciate, be thankful for and enjoy the beauty in every person we know, or who we meet, each and every day! Thankyou very much for being you! ❤️💖💜💙💚💐

 I saw this picture of grevillea on the Internet the other day. I thought that it was so very pretty and beautiful! Grevilleas are the flowers associated with Dementia. I send lots and lots of hugs to every beautiful and lovely one  who has Dementia or is lovingly caring for those who have Dementia. A very special flower for very special people. They are held tightly in the palm of our Loving Lord’s hand, close to His heart.

We were remembering on New Years Day about past years when I was younger, and we were down at McRae holidaying at the start of the New Years. Mum, Dad and I have special memories of spending time in the Park there, and after having our own bbq /picnic lunch, watching many other families also coming to have their own bbq meals on the grills also. I can still  remember the appetising smell of sausages and chops cooking on the bbq 😀Aromas bring back happy memories of past special times. Our lives are perfumed each day with the loving care of our family. May we bring a comforting, encouraging and above all loving aroma into the lives and days of all whom  we are with that day ❤️

 I thought that this photo of the Fire wave in the Valley of Fire State Park in Las Vegas was  quite amazing and beautifully scenic! It looks so special! Our loving Lord has given us such special natural landscapes for us to enjoy seeing! I hadn't heard of the Fire Wave Valley before, and just happened to see a picture of it the other day on the Internet. May we give praise and thanks to our loving Creator God! ❤️

I received a Christmas card during the last week and the person who sent it hand wrote this special message on it : “ May you  have a tableful of

blessings with Jesus as the Centrepiece” I thought that was very nice! I hope that each of you have a very lovely Christmastime, resting and rejoicing in the loving care of our loving and beautiful Lord! ❤️💖💜

Poinsettias are very nice Christmas flowers! I was reading the other day why poinsettias are associated with Christmas. “ The  shape of the poinsettia flower and leaves are sometimes thought as a symbol of the Star of Bethlehem which led the Wise Men to Jesus. The red colored leaves symbolize the blood of Christ. The white leaves represent his purity” They such vibrant  joyful -looking flowers! May the joy of this Christmastime being encouragement to you both now and throughout all the year! ❤️💖💐💛

  It will soon be Christmas Day! There will be so very, very many mince pies eaten over the next couple of  weeks! The little foil tin cases that many mince pies come in could be moulded into a suit of armour, that could then be worn if you need to go outdoors in the midst of a hailstorm! Sometimes we may feel like we are “ battling” a little bit with our health, tiredness and pain. May we remember that we have an “ armour of love” on! Love from our loving Lord Jesus, love from our loved family and friends, and love that beats from inside, as regular as a heart beat ❤️💖💚💜💙🧡

 I was reading something on the Internet the other  day, and the word “sublime” was used. It sounds such a grand and lofty word! It evokes pictures of whiteness and gold! It is not a word that I would use when just chatting with someone! 

The most important, most nicest and most special  words in the whole wide world are : “ I love you”! Love sustains us, encourages us, comforts us, and gives us the strength we need to face each hour and day! May we always tell out loved ones that we love  them! ❤️💚💙💜💖

 I have a feeling that Dad has done this before also!  He has been growing in little pots  zucchini plants from seeds, and now that they have started to sprout, he wanted to transfer them over from the pots  to the ground to grow. He went and did some gardening outside after tea, and I think that he must have been clearing around the area where he planted the seeds as he was using his shears also. After transplanting the zucchini plants shoots , he decided to then come indoors. But he couldn’t find his pair of shears anywhere to put  away! He searched all over the garden trying to find them! He then just had to “ give up” searching and come indoors ! The next day, he walked through our back door...and straightaway saw the shears on the pegs container! He doesn’t know why he placed them there or why he didn’t see that they were there the previous night! 

   We are always growing as we live our day by day lives in this world. However young or old we are, we are continuing to learn new things every day, and are discovering more things. Just talking to other people, keeps us growing inside. When the time comes for us to be “ transplanted” ( like zucchini plants) to our Heavenly home, we have a very loving  Gardener Heavenly Father who will so very lovingly and caringly take us to His home ❤️