Watch out Melbourne!

Here we come!

5 out of 100,000 people at the 'G' on Sunday arriving from interstate cheering our Aussie boys.

Watch your TV on Boxing Day, you just might see us :)

Stuck in a moment and I can't get out of it

The first of the U2 360 degree tour starts tonight in my hometown here.
Unfortunately I am not going, so to anyone who is...........................don't get wet...........stay cool............and say hi to Bono for me.

Be Kind and Rewind

Today is one of those days that I just feel extremely stupid and all the small and simple tasks that should only take a minute to do end up taking an hour or more to accomplish.

Can I rewind the clock, go back to sleep and just start this day all over again??????

Pick your faces

I have a very useless habit of recognising actors and actresses who were once unknown but are now household names or who I reckon will become household names in the future.

From the many times I have sat at home re-watching the Doctor Who series 1 to 4 box sets, I simply have to make a list of the following people whom I recognise when they were guest stars, and are well-known or going to become well-known in the future:

Carey Mulligan
She played Sally Sparrow in the episode 'Blink'.
Now an Oscar nominee, competing with Keira Knightley for famous British actress awards and in movies such as Wall Street- Money Never Sleeps and Never Let me Go.

Andrew Garfield
Everyone now knows Andrew as the new Spiderman in the up and coming movies revamp. He's also starred in the recent movie 'The Social Network' about Facebook. But did you know that he had a guest role on two (2) episodes (Daleks in Manhatten and Evolution of the Daleks) as Frank, a young American lad who had to leave his family during the Great Depression and ends up in Hooverville New York?

Harry Lloyd
Now Harry probably isn't well know yet but I reckon he is a promising young actor to come. Harry also guest-starred in two (2) episodes titled 'The Family of Blood' and 'Human Nature' . He played Jeremy Baines, a school student who ends up being possessed by The Family.

Colin Morgan
We all know him as Merlin in the TV series, but Colin had a bit part in the episode 'Midnight', that converted me into a Doctor Who fanatic! (of David, not Colin)  He played Jethro, a fellow passenger on the tourist trail to the planet Midnight.

Thomas Sangster

He played Liam Neeson's son in Love Actually, a young brat in Nanny McPhee and the adolescent Paul McCartney in the recent movie 'Nowhere Boy'. Thomas was also in the episodes 'The Family of Blood' and 'Human Nature' as a fellow school student but doesn't become possessed.

Now to my next favourite DVD box set 'Inspector Rex':

Karl Markovics
Whilst not an Oscar winner or nominee himself I dont think, Karl played the title role in the foreign film 'The Counterfeiters' as Salomon Sorowitsch, who was a Jew that ended up helping the Nazis printing counterfeit Deustchmarks during WWII. This film won Best Foreign Film at the 2008 Oscars. Karl protrayed the detective Ernst Stockinger in 2 series of Inspector Rex.

Christoph Waltz
Everyone knows Christoph from his Oscar winning performance in Quentin Tarantino's Inglorious Basterds, but he also had a role as a villian in the episode 'The Doll Murderer' in season 3.

Gedeon Burkhard
Also in Inglorious Basterds as a soldier Willem Wicki, but he took over from Tobias Moretti as the chief inspector and new owner of Rex from seasons 4 to 6.

Disappointing 1st Test

After such a fantastic start on Days 1 and 2, we looking at a draw for the 1st Ashes Test.
With the exception of Mr Cricket's fantastic century and the Siddlenator's hat-trick, we have been below average on the rest of the game.

Some quotes of worthy mention from the various cricket online threads:

Poor old Mitch Johnson looks about as threatening to the English batsmen as my 98 year old grandmother.
(courtesy of staff member's email)

The Barmy Army are in full voice now. I have no idea what they're chanting, but it's something that involves finger pointing as well. (courtesy of Cric Info live Scoreboard)

Ponting has had enough of the X man and has recalled Siddle who, in his most cartoon-like way, looks pumped. (courtesy of Cric Info live Scoreboard)

You have to love Michael Hussey, bounding around the outfield like a puppy as Trott flicks into space (courtesy of Cric Info live Scoreboard)

New blood

I'm looking at the players for this year's Ashes series for my fantasy league team :)
Approximately 50% of the names I am unfamiliar with.

no more chants of ooh, ahh, Glenn McGrath........I said ooh ahh Glenn McGrath or 'g'd bowlin.........Shaaane! or Warnie, give us a wave!!

I will miss seeing the names of Hayden, McGrath, Langer, Gilchrist, Warne, Lee, Symonds and daresay Flintoff on the scoreboards this summer :(

Methinks I should read up on some of the new breed of stock that will hopefully make an impact this year.

I wonder if Panasar will make an impact this year?

Booked up calender

I am now officially booked out all weekends between now and Christmas Day:

20/11- Brunch/Lunch Catch-up
27/11- Birthday Party
28/11- Womens High Tea
4/12- Work Christmas Party
11/12- Family Christmas Dinner
12/12- Church Carols
18/12- Open House Invitation and Engagement Party
25/12- Christmas!

New Dishes

Made my first Bread and Butter Pudding last week for dessert.

Whilst I prefer making savouries over sweets, I'm finding that making large desserts such as this are actually ok.

Continuing the pudding band-wagon I might as well try out the dangerous Chocolate Self-Saucing Pudding sometime too.

I'm craving a brunch at an All Day Breakfast place somewhere soon- might add this to my ever-increasing To-Do List.

Only in NSW

If your young son suddenly had a craving for a late night snack/munchies around 10:30pm, and wanted to go the shops to get some food, what would you do?

a) Go to the kitchen and give him some fruit instead as it is better for him
b) Tell him he's dreaming and herd him back to bed immediately
c) Hop in the car and speed all the way to the nearest 7-11 before it shuts
c) Take him out the back of the house, hop into your tinny and hoon over to the over side of the river and let him get his own snacks from the local service station at the other side
d) Give him a shot of rum and wait for him to hit the sack like a falling tree

Next scenario:

You are fishing at the local jetty and notice an Asian family that is also fishing there. You use different bait to them as you think you know better. Over the next 2 hours you then witness them pulling fish in one after the other, putting them all into their esky, mostly undersized ones. You catch nothing.
What do you do?

a) Start crying like a baby
b) You go over to their esky, pick it up and tip all the contents of the esky over the railing back into the river, tell them it is illegal to keep the fish, put it back down and go back to your fishing chair
c) You try and steal a fish from their esky when they are not looking
d) You decide it really is your bait that is not doing the trick, so you go up to them and politely ask them if you can borrow some of their bait instead

Perspectives

Let's be honest- 2010 has been a very difficult year for us.
A year that we probably don't really want to remember when it's over in a little over 2 months time.

We've had lots of things thrown at us to test our endurance, our health, our financial situation, our relationships, our commitments, our faith.

Satan has been working hard on us, we have almost drowned and of late been ready to give up, but God has spoken loud and clear that we are not forsaken and that He is faithful, true and has shared in our pain.

The journey has been alot tougher than I'd originally anticipated.

It hasn't been easy watching other people's lives continue on as normal, and seeing that everyone else's lives appear problem-free, worry-free and struggle-free, doing whatever they want to do and being able to do so without any limitations.

I struggle to remember what it was like to be normal again, if none of the things that have occurred this year ever happened. Would our lives have been better, worse or the same?

It is true that the past couple of years have been spiritually stagnant. So it actually makes sense that we had to face the things that have been thrown at us this year to rekindle the flame and appreciate so much more-on spiritual things rather than earthly, material things.

So I think my answer to the question above, is that our lives would have been possibly worse off if this year had been a year without the struggles we have faced.

Smooth sounds

Abit of a mumbo-jumbo music thread of the songs I've just listened to on my iTouch (in shuffle mode):

Right Here, Right Now, and wondering What's Ur Flava this weekend? The Cure is loving falling down and bouncing back on a High, they also like Toy Soldiers and Sailing Away into the sunset which is not Easy to Ignore.

It's time for a Holiday. It's boring to go on your own- my friends.....................I get the feeling that I cannot go on a great holiday Without You.

MMMmMMMmMMMM.

More Threads

All it took was a 1 hour visit to my godmother and godfather on Saturday and more connections/links/people threads were drawn.

My godmother's youngest daughter (who is married) was a missionary (possibly with CMS) in Africa for 10 years.
She is currently studying part-time at QTC and knows my brother and sister-in-law.
Godmother's son-in-law is the associate pastor at a local Anglican Church and the particular church service he oversees contains lots of people from my husband's previous church.
One of my godmother's grand-daughters and grandson are friends of a friend at our church, with her grandson doing the same degree as our church friend.
Godmother's youngest daughter knows my GP for many years, through another church they used to attend together on the northside.

Post Op To Do List

I've written a To Do List on FB which is a list of fun things to do after my latest hospital visit.
As of today (3 weeks) it does not appear to have made much progress.

The problem is that I keep adding stuff to the list but fail to cross things off the list :)

Another adder-onnerer:

Pork Knuckle.

Now this should be easily fulfilled as it is Oktoberfest 2010 in 17 days time.

Oktoberfest Brisbane

It so happens that 2010 marks the 200th anniversary of this German food and beer celebrations.

Unlike many people at church, I was not able to go Europe this year so I shall hopefully enjoy a little bit of Germany and Austria (Inspector Rex territory) soon.

*Gulp* of the weekend

Was at a surprise birthday party on the weekend.

When we saw photos of the birthday boy with a '05' school jersey our 1st thought was...........

Good grief!!!
That was the year we got married..............

no wonder we're called Aunty and Uncle.

"Positively Glowing"

1st day back to work after radiation treatment.

Almost 100% of people I've spoken to have commented that I look extremely healthy, well-rested and face full of colour.

Does that mean that I looked like an ugly green Ogre or Witch with warts and pale skin beforehand???

Cancer Diary #5

Out of hospital now after radioiodine treatment.
Problem now is that I have a croaky voice once again :(

Dunno what's going on.
No other patients had this yesterday (or probably today for that matter).

Citizens Beware

be very very afraid...........

it walks................

it crawls...................

it runs........................

it shuffles...........................

and it s ALIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Beware of the Snuffle Monster!!!!!!!!!!! *sniff sniff*

Special Powers

An email that I got from a friend today has led me to open up the floodgates and ask people what special powers they think would be cool if they were 'radioactive' for 3 days.

There must be cooler powers than just glowing green.

First

Never in my life would I have thought I would have to walk into a organic food store.

In the past 4 days, I've walked into 2 separate health food stores looking for egg substitutes, salt-free tomato sauce, salt-free mustard and some other ingredients I need to use for the 2 week low-iodine diet I start today, to prepare myself for radioactive iodine therapy at the RBWH in 2 weeks.

In both instances I came out emptyhanded.

I wasn't going to buy a 1.5kg tub of egg white powder for $40 and there was nothing there I found which was salt-free.

A clarification, I can have salt in my diet, just not sea salt, or iodised salt.

It is quite surprising to see how much stuff, even normal seasonings contain salt- in actual fact, there is alot of stuff that I cannnot eat which contains iodine or traces of iodine.

At least I can still have potatoes..............minus the potato skins :)

Ich sprechen Deutsch

Guten Morgen.
Mein Name ist Frau W.
Ich bin ein Buchhalter.
Ich mag gerade Kommissar Rex.
Hoffentlich kann ich learnen, mehr deutsche Phrasen.
Ich mochte, Schweinefleisch zu eseen Eisbein.
Auf Wiedersehn.

Chuckle of the day

The very cool John Barrowman mocking Beyonce's 'Single Ladies'.
Real shame that he is gay.

Meaningless!

I've decided I don't want to work full-time anymore after almost 9 years.

Will be discussing a part-time option of 4 days a week instead- tomorrow is the day of negotiations.

Less stress, less chained to work = more God time, more opportunity.

Work to live rather than live to work.


"Meaningless! Meaningless! Everything is meaningless!
What does man gain from all his labor at which he toils under the sun?
Generations come and generations go, but the earth remains forever.

"I know that there is nothing better for men than to be happy and do good while they live. That everyone may eat and drink, and find satisfaction in all his toil- this is the gift of God. I know that everything God does will endure forever; nothing can be added to it and nothing taken from it."

Ecclesiastes 1:2-4, 2:12-14b.

Remember to stop and smell the roses along the way.

Vouchers

Woot Woot.
It's been awhile since this happened, but I've received in the mail a full A4 page of KFC vouchers :)

Happy times.

Pictures on FB

Blogger takes way to long to upload pictures so I have uploaded said food photos (plus a couple extra) onto FB.

Resurrected an OLD photo album of food.

Food Glorious Food

Now that I'm still working part-time, I have more time to rest at home and do some home cooking which I enjoy.

Made a 3 minute chocolate cake in a mug last night for dessert. Such a dangerous recipe!
Also made my own version of a Hogs Breath Cafe Steak, complete with either mushroom or bearnaise sauce, avocado, baked potato and salad.

Going to make an authentic Spanish Paella in my paella pan for tomorrow night for a special birthday dinner :)

Pictures to come soon. (either here for Facebook)

Who needs to watch Masterchef for inspiration.

Over-done

I think I may have destroyed my voice last night after laughing so hard at the many antics that occurred at Dilsy's birthday party.

Alternative careers

I like organising holidays and trips, looking at accommodation options and researching such things.

Two alternative career paths I've been thinking about lately are a travel agent/consultant or an ESL teacher.

Both require some additional form of qualifications though.

One is only limited to the secular job network........... the other could be used for missionary work.

hmmmmmmm............

Cancer Diary #4

It is a cause of concern......when you receive in the post a special card titled 'SNP Card' with a covering letter as follows:

"Please find attached an SNP card; a courtesy we would like to extend to you so that you can be bulk-billed for any further Medicare eligible outpatient pathology services this year."

Just gave up 4 vials of blood today before the follow-up appointment with the surgeon next week.

30 Years of Pac-Man Today!

Google has chosen to commemorate this special occasion by creating the 1st ever interactive Google Icon on its homepage where you can actually play the game!!

Don't know how long it will last but abit of nostalgia for those of us aged over 25.

Forgetfulness

Forgot to take my medicine yesterday- really messed me around.
Having dizzy spells, headaches and general forgetfulness.

Feeling guilty about going back to work half-days this week already.

Cancer Diary #3

It's been exactly 1 week today since I was discharged from hospital.
We decided to go out (at my request) on a little 'shopping' trip today so I could try and walk around for abit to get myself moving more. 3 hours later I was ready to go home again, totally exhausted.

The scar seems to be going along nicely. The surgeon was right to be impressed with his handiwork.

It's been cold these 2 days here so a good excuse to wear jackets and scarves that cover the neck.

Now the medical bills start arriving in the post.
Can't put a price on your life though.

Cancer Diary #2

I don't get it.
I sit around and do nothing all day but still feel very tired.
Had a couple of emotional moments in the last few days- sometimes it just happens and then I feel abit better afterwards.

Mum has been coming over and massaging my feet. Now that she is retired she has been doing plenty of tai-chi with the local neighbours and reading up on reflexology books.

She might also try and find a bell for me that I can use around the house.....

Cancer Diary #1

That 'C' word.

It all started about a month ago, on a Sunday afternoon after church. Having lunch with family at home and started getting short, sharp stabs of pain in the right side of my neck. Approximately 3-4 stabs every 2 minutes.

Due to the pain level and consistency, went to the GP the next day to have it checked out. The GP took one look at me and said 'Hmmmm. Your right thyroid is larger than your left.'

She then proceeded to check and feel around the neck.

GP: Um....I can actually feel a lump in the top part of your right thyroid.
Me: Oh? Is that something I should be afraid of?
GP: We don't know yet, but I'd like you to have some tests so I can get a better idea of what that lump is.
Me: (pause).....um....ok.

One Blood Test and Thyroid Ultrasound.

At follow-up appointment:

GP: Well, the blood test can back normal. The Ultrasound indicates the lump is there, but I can't conclude exactly what it is. I'll need you to have more tests as I need to narrow it down to the following possibilities: a Colloid cyst, a Goiter or Cancer.
Me: (silence)
GP: Yes, that C word. That may be all that you remember from this appointment, but the one thing I want you to remember is this: that thyroid cancer is the turtle of all the cancers out there. It is the slowest growing cancer and if you had the choice of getting a cancer, then 'this' one is the 'best' one to have.
Me: Yes, thank you.

Had a Biopsy (Fine Needle Aspiration) in the neck to take out 2 samples of cells.

A week later...........

The cell samples came back abnormal last week.
I was referred to a thyroid surgeon.

Had the thyroid operation 3 days ago.
Surgeon confirmed it was Thyroid Cancer, and whole thyroid has been removed.
I will need to take thyroxin tablets for the rest of my life.
Will also need radioactive iodine therapy in a couple of months time to kill any remaining cancer cells.

Discharged late yesterday and now back at home to recover for 2 weeks.

A cancer survivor at the age of 28.

He's Back!

Doctor Who is Back!

Return of the Friday Funnies

A small selection of what came through emails at work today:

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Two blondes were going to Disneyland . They were driving on the Interstate when they saw the sign that said Disneyland LEFT. They started crying and turned around and went home.

******
I gave my son a hint. On his room door I put a sign "CHECKOUT TIME IS 18".

******

On my first day of school, my parents dropped me off at the wrong nursery. There I was...surrounded by trees and bushes.

******
And last but not least...

I married my wife for her looks... but not the ones she's been giving me lately!

It's oh so quiet

Been quiet at work the last couple of weeks.

As a result have been meditating and doing lots of thinking about what the rest of this year has in store for me and us. Still no job offers yet for W so that has been affecting me more than what I had thought.

The quietness I think pretty much confirms that I should take this opportunity to drop back to part-time work.

Whilst many women will only go part-time because of children, I feel that it is a privilege also that whilst I currently do not have children, I should utilise this time to serve others during the week. Don't get me wrong- I don't have a problem with mums working part-time or not working at all because of their children.

I just feel right now................ as a married, childless woman that there are people (women in particular) and opportunities available during the week that I can fellowship and disciple, and be discipled myself.

One of the big things on my mind is how to get older, wiser women we know in our church to either formally or informally disciple younger women like myself and many others. Alot of women's bible studies are held during the day, so this automatically limits many young, working women and only reaches the young mums and non-working women in society. Is that something that should be changed?

Trust & Obey

Never have these words ring so true.

To trust that things will be fine when things don't go to plan.
To trust that maybe that was not the opportunity to take.
To trust because something doesn't happen and that's OK.

It's easy to say 'yes I can/do trust you' and 'yes I am patient' but in reality I am not.

To be a person that can wake up each day with no material possessions.......nothing at all except a humble mind and spirit that says:

"God. I don't know where my next meal is and what it is that you have planned for me today. But I know that you can be trusted because you love me anyway, and I believe that Christ died for me and has paid the penalty for my sins. Because of this revelation, I trust that you will lead me and my family to do good things for your kingdom. If it is your will to take us on the most difficult path we have ever faced before, show me the way and I will leave everything behind and go. If this journey takes years and maybe eventually takes my life, I am willing to do that for you, for I know that you have the plans for me; plans to help me and not to harm me; plans to give me hope and a future. (ref Jer 29:11)"

This is how you Trust and Obey.

Walking Backwards

Have been looking at various bushwalks around SE Qld for the upcoming Easter break.

I then remembered the Giant Stairway Walk at Katoomba I did with a bunch of old QUT Christian mates in my uni days. This was when National Training Event was still located at Stanwell Tops, and our team missions were based around the Greater Sydney area.

Giant Stairway Walk

We took the Scenic Railway down and then walked from there to Echo Point, where the 3sisters are.

What most people do is walk down the stairs and then catch the Scenic Railway back to the top!

We did it BACKWARDS.

I don't remember if that had been specified before we went on the walk.........I obviously didn't hear it and therefore collapsed in a heap when we reached the top.

At least I didn't do this walk in flip flops like someone else- bless her!

True womenhood

For women:

Message by John Piper to Women

With very good theology on how marriage is no better than singleness, and why we should not be wimpy women.

An aside- to my interest, John makes mention of some relatives of mine in Australia (Gladys and Esther Staines) as those that are not wimpy women.

List

Defrost meat- check.
Buy more meat- check.
Prepare marinades- check.
Look for chinese veggies- check.
Buy more veggies- not yet checked.

Hungry mouths to feed- hmmmmmmmmmm

No longer anti-social

Helping to make food for a 21st birthday party on the weekend.
Have been told there could be at least 150 people!!

Also, there is a Goodseed Worldviews Evangelistic Conference being held at our church in 2 weeks time. Don't know much about these guys (they're from Canada so maybe you guys can shed some light on them, Nathan and Mareesa?)

Sounds like heavy stuff but some interesting topics though raised that are worth addressing.

Goodseed website here.

Anti-social time

A world first......................
Just checked my calendar and I actually don't have any evening engagements this whole week, Monday to Friday.

What do people do when that happens?
Watch TV?
Read a book?
Clean the house?
Do the laundry?
Cook?
Play card games by themselves?
Sleep?

This whole concept is very foreign to me, especially as I'm not studying either.

Not even uni students get THIS much spare time at night do they?

I'm the Doctor

Quoting Harriet Jones, Prime Minister:

"You're the Doctor, what happened to MY Doctor? Is this just some title that gets passed around?"

Unfortunately the answer is true- My 39 year-old Doctor has regenerated himself into the 20-something year-old Matt Smith. Probably won't be until later this year or next when we get to see this new guy in action, but he has some pretty BIG shoes to fill.

Will he talk too much?
Does he like little shops?
Does his love nibbles?

Bye Bye Mr Tennant- at least I still own 4 seasons of you.

I think I've aged 10 years...

It's only the 2nd day into the Chinese New Year and 15 days into 2010 and:

Someone is out of a job.
Someone is minus an appendix.
Our bathroom has been pulled to pieces and gradually being restored.
Have possibly 5 weddings this year(and counting) and attended 1 already.
Have received matron-of-honour dress already for 2011 Feb wedding (must watch weight)
Read 7 books in one week of the 'Tomorrow Series' by John Marsden.
Next couple of weekends getting booked up quickly.

And I thought 2010 was going to be a more relaxing year.....

Definite ATO scam

The ATO has never, ever accepted 'credit card' as a payment option for paying off your income tax bills.

Why then would they even bother asking you for your credit card details when a tax refund is due to you?

ATO Scam

MAJOR EPIC FAIL for whoever is behind this, but then again there are so many people out there that are doing it tough and anything remotely close to getting money from the government is hard to pass up.

Interview Snippets

Some snippets from a Dr B. Winter interview in the Briefing a couple of months ago:

PH: How are Christians being affected by contemporary worldviews?

BH: 30 years ago, the favourite text amongst Christians was John 3:16. However, in a recent poll, the most quoted text was Matthew 7:1: “Judge not, that you be not judged”. I think that tells us something. Modern Australian culture says you mustn’t judge, and now Christians are following the world by claiming this text as their basis for remaining dumb about the culture. Christians are following non-Christian society by refusing to make these judgements.

PH: Are you saying that Christians have capitulated to the modern age by refusing to distinguish between truth and error?

BH: Yes, I am. Furthermore, they are misapplying the text “Judge not, that you be not judged” in doing so. The reality is that Christians are meant to “destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God” (2 Cor 10:5). Nowhere does the Bible say that believers are meant to keep quiet when people challenge the notion of truth and say that there is no difference between right and wrong.

The church today has imbibed a playboy theology that goes back to Greek philosophical heathenism. The central idea of this Greek view was that our aim in life is to pursue happiness. Many Christians have bought into this idea. They want to serve God, but they also want to be happy. This creates a problem for them because they have no place for pain or suffering in their experience.

Christian young people who follow this line are putting themselves on the same trajectory as the young playboys and playgirls in the first century who said, “Everything is permitted for me; I can do what I like”. As far as they were concerned, life was about enjoying oneself and being happy.

People forget that God’s plan for us Christians also includes trouble and persecution. If our aim is only to have a pain-free and happy life, then we will fall away from Christ when we experience adversity.

The Bible never promises a life that is free of trouble and suffering.

Slight Glitch

Abit of a blip has already occurred this year.

Will work through this prayerfully with God and see what His plans are from here.

Buying in Bulk and Future plans

Why the sudden trend of buying 10kg lots of beef steaks at cheap, wholesale prices and then having this shared around your friends?

Maybe we should consider this for fruit and veggies also, where you could buy boxes of fruit and veg from the markets and then have this divided up also.

Problem is we are only limited to 1 small freezer, and with a bathroom renovation finally taking place in Feb we are saving as much as possible for the rest of the year.

An aside, we have been prayerfully considering where God wants us to be and what He wants us to do in the next couple of years. Both of us at the moment feel that some sort of church-based ministry or bible college may be on the cards.

It's getting to the point where we have both spent a fair number of years working in the secular world. (almost 9 years each)
Both of us feel that we need to do something more productive, and the things we have seen and experienced through working can be valuable for ministry to the church family and/or community.

Attending Brisbane Leadership Training next week- may get to have some meaningful discussions with like-minded people there.

2010

In 6 days time I will mark my 5 years working at Peak.

I shall be 1 step closer towards the 4th decade in my life.

Here's hoping 'Gus Junior' will last longer than 'Gus'.

Trip to Melbourne in Dec for Boxing Day Test?

1 year sabbatical from ministry?

New bathroom

Rent a bigger holiday house on stayz.com.au?

Continue doing weights whilst watching DVD box sets?