Of Babies, big boys and limitations.

Our "baby" turned fourteen last week!

I am constantly amazed at the accelerating passage of time!

He was such a huggy, happy baby.  In many ways he still is.  Life and the journey through it moulds and shapes us. Sometimes in good, great even, ways and sometimes it seems to take the stuffing out of us.  I see that in his life just now.  He is still the same eager, helpful, sensitive lad but he can be a young man with the cares of the worlds on his shoulders.

We pray.

We encourage.

We wait on the Lord!

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At times I feel like a young child myself :-)

As I spend time with my parents I seem to still regard myself as their little child.

My Dad is very weak and frail.

He believes he is dying.

Alas, aren't we all?

But as I drive away I don't remember the fragile, white haired man

snuggled up in foetal position.

Blind, almost deaf and dependant.

I let my mind travel back to those long ago golden days..

I see the hero of my childhood.

Broad shouldered and laughing.

Hoisting strainer posts effortlessly to his shoulders.

Chopping wood with strong, even strokes.

Patient, dependable.

Again we pray.

We encourage.

And wait on the Lord.

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Old age limits my parents greatly.

But they accept, for the most part, with dignity and acceptance.

I feel limited by my lack of health and strength

yet I know and rejoice that

"The joy of the Lord is my strength"!

and

"Godliness with contentment is great gain."

Isaiah 40:31

But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.

Bone Dry...

It is raining again ~ HARD!  Wild and very wet weather forecast for the whole weekend here. Who knows what it will look like by Monday morning as everything is saturated.  Ah, Queensland, the sunshine state!

It is ironic, is it not, that during such a wet, busy and abundant season my brain has frizzled up.....yep ~ dry as a bone so far as ideas and inspiration go!

Here is a link to an interesting review on Mental Health Issues.
It is partially a review of the movie Silver Linings Playbook and partly comment of Mental Health issues and their realities. Silver Linings Playbooks is the recently released movie in which Jacki Weaver was highly acclaimed. I haven't seen the movie but I think I would like to.

We are dealing with a mental health issue ourselves and I am feeling very drained and stretched by the demands on me.  I am realising that many individuals and families are affected by many various types of disorders.  Christians are not exempt.  We hope we are able to cope and survive, by God's Grace and Lord willing, be more compassionate to others who walk a similar path.

Have a great weekend, everyone!