As the time approaches

New Years will soon be upon us, and with it the thought of what I would like to see, and become, in 2007.

There is an article here about some of the resolutions Jonathon Edwards wrote.
One of them is a great challenge.
It reads........
Resolved, Never hence-forward, till I die, to act as if I were any way my own, but entirely and altogether God's.

I would like to make that one of my own... but I almost hesitate - for that is not an easy resolution to keep. May God in his grace allow me to do that.

Argh the craziness...

Went to Chermside tonight.
CANNOT believe how busy it was at 20 past 11 at night!
Of course, I was there and contributing to it but still...................

*I'm glad we have this whole consumer thing in balance*

I guess I wish you some stress then!

"Too much comfort is dangerous. Literally.

Researchers at the University of California at Berkeley did an experiment some time ago that involved introducing an amoeba into a perfectly stress-free environment: ideal temperature, optimal concentration of moisture, constant food supply. The amoeba had an environment to which it had to make no adjustment whatsoever.

So you would guess this was one happy little amoeba. Whatever it is that gives amoebas ulcers and high blood pressure was gone.

Yet, oddly enough, it died.

Apparently there is something about all living creatures, even amoebas, that demands challenge. We require change, adaptation, and challenge the way we require food and air. Comfort alone will kill us."

(Study source: Chris Peterson, "Optimism and By-pass Surgery," in Learned Helplessness: A Theory for the Age of Personal Control [New York: Oxford Univ. Press, 1993].)

Citation: John Ortberg, If You Want to Walk on Water, You've Got to Get Out of the Boat (Zondervan Publishing House, 2001), p. 47; submitted by Clark Cothern, Tecumseh, MI.

Bread success

Woo hoo!
After 4 spectacularly unsuccessful attempts at making bread in new Christmas present (obviously a bread maker) we have now just partaken of a crusty fresh loaf of white bread!

mmmmmm delicious

Tom Thumb, the little Aussie battler

The puppies born Wednesday are doing well, and thankfully, our littlest one, who was considerable smaller, is doing excellently.

We (wth the help of some friends) have been hand feeding him, as well as him feeding from Melody. He is getting stonger and filling out more each day.

He is just the most gorgeous puppy. He may be small but he has a big heart and seems very determined to grow big and strong. We have called him Tom Thumb - the little Aussie Battler. and he's a winner!

Puppies

Melody had her puppies yesterday, and we have six healthy puppies, although one is small and needs supplementary bottle feeding to help it grow big and strong!
There were seven puppies born but one was very sick and went to puppy heaven - yes there IS such a place! (Although I cannot vouch for proper theology there)

Life is very full at the moment so blogging has been a little neglected, as has tidying the house, sleeping, washing.... you get the idea!