The Winter Olympics is being held in South Korea at the moment. I think that some of  the sports would be quite scary, when coming down at such high speeds in the snow! You can’t  really “ close your eyes and hope for the best” ! There are many injuries that take place, with the speed levels that are reached. 

     Our lives are lovingly watched over by our loving Lord. Whether time speeds past, or just slowly tick tocks along,there is not  a teardrop that He doesn’t see or a pain that He doesn’t empathise with. Through the cold chilly weather conditions of the Winter Olympics, and the sunny sunshine weather of the Summer Olympics, His love is eternal ❤️

  It is Valentines Day next week! ❤️ Every day life is so  very special as we give out and receive love from our loved ones! Love has a beautiful  inner strength to carry us when we are physically, mentally and emotionally weary and tired. We are held so very,very tightly and securely  in the palm of our beautiful loving Lord’s hands. 

    I was reading in the Herald Sun the other day that SPC is selling their IXL brand of jams. They are going to sell it to an Australian owned company, so the business will remain in Australia. They are selling it as they said that people aren’t using as much jam as they used to! I don’t know if that is quite correct! I think that lots and lots of people still enjoy having scones, jam and cream , and a piece of toast for breakfast with thickly spread jam on it is very much enjoyed by many people to start their day! I can literally smell the nice aroma of freshly cooked toast right now! 

   Toast is a very special part of breakfast time for many people all around the world! It is very easy to cook and is a reliable form of energy  food to  “kick start” our days! Everyone has their own special preference as to how much it is toasted /burnt! It is an “ everyday comfort food” ! Life contains many “everyday blessings”! Talking and being with our loved ones, having the sunshine come in through a window onto us, hearing a bird chirping outside, and looking at the colourful floral and leafy world we live in are day by day very special experiences. May we take delight and comfort  in these lovely everyday joys ❤️❤️

The Tennis  Australian Open is on at the moment! There are tennis players ( and fans ! ) that have come from all around the world to play or watch the game! Over the years there have been some long 5 set matches that have gone on and on for hours! When these  tennis matches have occurred, often the players have said that the fans who were watching the matches and cheering when a point was won, really encouraged them as they  were tiring with each passing minute in the game. May we also be encouragers to our loved ones and those we see day by day. They may be feeling very tired and painful, with life a little hard, for them, but if we show “ love -love” through our words and actions, we can  help to carry them high above the tennis net of life and help to renew their weakening strength ❤️

 This year, our purple/blue agapanthas have bloomed so well! Last year, I am not sure why but they just didn’t seem to want to appear! Agapanthas  have such large flowers on them, and a very long narrow stem! They look up to the sky, rooted in the ground. It is a bit like life. We are rooted in the “ love soil” of the love of our Loving Lord, our family and our friends. When we are in  pain, or tired or are feeling weary, we may feel that like the thin stem of an agapantha, we don’t have much strength. May we  find encouragement from,  rest, and find strength  in the “ soil of love”. May we look upwards just like an agapantha flower does, and let inner beauty, kindness and care for others  bloom through! 

 I received a very special and different Christmas card this year!  On the front of the card, was a green  hand knitted tree! It was a piece of  knitting shaped like a tree and had colourful sequins on it. This had been stuck onto the front of the card. It was very unusual! It would have been hand made by someone.

Happy New Year of 2018 to everyone ! ❤️ May it contain many special  moments for you. We are  kept safe and secure in the well- worn hands of our Loving Lord Jesus Christ and Loving Heavenly Father, kept close to His heart ❤️

DAY TWELVE OF CHRISTMAS ❤️
Go in Peace
Go in Joy
Go in Love ❤️

DAY 11 of CHRISTMAS ❤️

     It is nearly Christmas Day! Many people all over the world are preparing to celebrate the such very, very special Good News of the birth of our Loving Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ! His love knows no boundaries of width, depth and height! He keeps us safe and secure in his hands, close to His Heart ❤️

DAY 10 OF CHRISTMAS ❤️

What a beautiful sound would have been the first cry that Baby Jesus made! God is love, so the cry would have contained much love. All through His Life in the world, He lived a life of love! Love for His Heavenly Father, Love for every person, both past present and future, Love for Mary even on the Cross, Love for everyone! May we also express love in the words we say, things we do , and most of all rejoice in our loving relationship with our loving Lord Jesus and loving Heavenly Father ❤️

DAY NINE OF CHRISTMAS ❤️
Mary and Joseph must have been so very, very tired as they travelled to Bethlehem! It would have a warm weather journey as Mary was expecting with her very,very precious baby inside her. Joseph would have been very caringly looking after her, encouraging her each step of the journey.
Sometimes we feel very weary and tired. We are in pain, and tears come to our eyes. We aren’t feeling sad ; just weary, achey and painful. Our beautiful and loving Lord Jesus and Heavenly Father know every pain have and are holding us gently in their hands ❤️

DAY EIGHT OF CHRISTMAS ❤️
Dad has a medley piece of music that he plays on the piano at Christmastime. It is a few different Christmas Carols musical pieces all joined together! It sounds very great and very melodious, as the music all flows together!
Christmas is a mixture of things. It contains huge messages of hope, joy, comfort, peace and most of all it is wrapped up in millions and millions of gift wrapping paper that are rolls/sheets of love!
Let us celebrate! ❤️

DAY SEVEN OF CHRISTMAS ❤️

Christmas trees are very pretty! They have a specialness about them, particularly when ornaments from earlier years are put on to the tree from one year to the next.  They hold treasured
memories of past Christmasses. The memories of what happened that day when our Lord Jesus was born will last eternally! The impact of His birth affects every person that has been or will be born! We  celebrate His coming into the world each day in our hearts! Thankyou very, very much Lord!

DAY SIX OF CHRISTMAS ❤️
Christmas stockings are a part of Christmastime. People hang them up, and they are often filled with fruit or gifts.
When I think of Christmas stockings, I am also reminded of the feet of little baby Jesus. Mary would have covered his tiny baby feet to keep him warm on Christmas Day night. The same feet also took him on the walk to the Cross, where our beautiful and loving Saviour died for us ❤️
The beautifullness of the feet of our lovely Lord Jesus ❤️

DAY FIVE OF CHRISTMAS ❤️
Bells  are often associated with Christmas. The bells announce the very exciting, special, joyful, encouraging and wonderful news that our Loving Lord Jesus was born in Christmas Day, and was the best news ever and forever for every person in the whole wide world!  The chimes of the Good News are such a melodious sound in our hearts and minds!  :)