Garden delights

One of my favourite things about our new life in Australia is the garden around our house. Apparently the previous owners had very green thumbs, and loved their garden well. It is a delight! Every week we are surprised by new buds and blooms, and even though it is horribly dry here at the moment and we are restricted in watering due to the drought, the garden has slowed, but not stopped revealing its treasures.

We have also taken the opportunity to grow some of our own vegetable. We have lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, coriander, basil, parsley, chives, and strawberries growing.
There are water buckets all over the house, and every unused drop of water (and some used, like bath water) is collected for the vegetable patch. Our girls are learning how to be ‘water wise’ adn conserve every drop.

Update

The girls with their Grandparents, Kev and Kath...

Sandys brother Allan was able to pop in when in transit to New Zealand...so nice to catch up and show him our new home and life here in Melbourne.
The joys of life in Australia...beaches and more beaches.

Sandy took the girls with a big group of friends to watch the 20/20 cricket in Melbourne last week. Loads of fun was had by all! (Thats a PNG flag - the kids were trying to be spotted on the telly!)
More Beach shots.

HAPPY NEW YEAR FRIENDS!

May God bless you each one in the year ahead, and may your knowledge of His love grow over this time.

We wanted to update you of our circumstances. God has been ever faithful. He has provided for us in the most beautiful and gracious ways. Not only have we been given a beautiful home to rent, a fantastic school that the children love, a wonderful new church family, the rekindling and renewing of precious old friendships, the joy of family close by….and then Sandy was offered a job on Christmas Eve! Oh what joy…and relief!

Sandy will be working in flight operations management at a flight school down in Moorabbin Airport. This was a fantastic answer to prayer – and we want to thank you all for your prayers for us. Narelle was also offered and accepted a teacher’s aide job at a local school that fits in beautiful with Rachel and Megan’s school hours. We really are gobsmacked at Gods perfect provision.

Sandy begins his new job next week, and Narelle starts when school commences at the end of January. We go back to work rested, refreshed, a little more adjusted to life in the 1st world and confident that God has us right where He wants us.

Thank you for love and support – and please, keep in touch!