tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83198042554868254102024-03-05T19:02:55.506-08:00happy sparrowFinding pockets of joy, inspiration, beauty and creative genius in everyday life...and a space to record the days that I am given...to encourage and inspireThe Happy Sparrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06352392153365413094noreply@blogger.comBlogger491125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319804255486825410.post-78105276737419608642014-03-11T21:36:00.000-07:002014-03-11T21:36:06.706-07:00Sinking Deep....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Your love so deep is washing over me...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">"For as high as the Heavens are above the earth...so great is His love for those who fear Him..."</span></div>
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The Happy Sparrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06352392153365413094noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319804255486825410.post-42303604131316315232014-02-13T19:52:00.002-08:002014-02-13T19:56:27.211-08:00Love Day<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"> Love Day...aka Valentines Day...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">A day to celebrate those you love...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">...and remember...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">how very much we are deeply loved by God...the great lover of our souls. We are His delight!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">"We love because He first loved us..."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">The <span class="small-caps">Lord</span> appeared to us.... saying: “I have loved you with an everlasting love; I have drawn you with unfailing kindness.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Love Martine </span></div>
The Happy Sparrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06352392153365413094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319804255486825410.post-45922956118641125012014-02-11T12:46:00.000-08:002014-02-11T12:46:28.281-08:00Around here...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Someone has started Year Two!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">...the two little guys think they have started too!...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">...teacher and student ready and rearing to go on this learning journey...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">...Distance Ed swimming carnival...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">...Noosa River fish and chips...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">...a spot of sewing...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">...the finished product...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">...and a chalkboard reminder...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">I'm really free indeed!</span></div>
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The Happy Sparrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06352392153365413094noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319804255486825410.post-27642988917711836332014-02-10T19:30:00.000-08:002014-02-10T19:42:41.388-08:00Explore, Rescue, Protect!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Byron turned three a few weeks ago and after much deliberation on a party theme...it was all systems go for an Octonauts party! Byron LOVES the Octonauts cartoon and as the show is set under the ocean...a wet and watery party was planned. </span><br />
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The Happy Sparrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06352392153365413094noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319804255486825410.post-81535166360055984702014-01-20T02:18:00.001-08:002014-01-20T02:20:54.846-08:00Summer is...<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Love Martine</span></div>
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The Happy Sparrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06352392153365413094noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319804255486825410.post-38367737578670956402013-12-12T22:59:00.000-08:002013-12-16T00:54:37.528-08:00Just beautiful....<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Dan and I had the joy of celebrating the marriage of a lovely couple last weekend.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Each detail of the day was beautiful and creative.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">My great date...Dan.</span></div>
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The Happy Sparrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06352392153365413094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319804255486825410.post-20560023880790673162013-12-12T22:08:00.002-08:002013-12-12T22:08:32.041-08:00Its beginning to look a lot like...<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Huge Christmas trees!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Our tree...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Party time!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">At this HOT, busy time - I can't wait for Christmas morning...opening presents, gathering with family,swimming and eating yummy food! <br />
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Love Martine</span></div>
The Happy Sparrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06352392153365413094noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319804255486825410.post-8551896576101964932013-12-02T11:05:00.001-08:002013-12-02T11:09:15.952-08:00Today...<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Jesus is present with love, strength and courage whatever the circumstances. <br />
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His love endures forever...Psalm 100<br />
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Love Martine</span></div>
The Happy Sparrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06352392153365413094noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319804255486825410.post-8433527212837059072013-10-31T03:55:00.000-07:002013-10-31T03:59:39.931-07:00My HAVEN...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Well...it was a few weeks ago now and Dan and I went for a walk near the river and past some houses I had never seen before. In amongst some mini mansions was a beautiful run down house with huge trees in the garden, a broken down fence, peeling paint - a house that could tell a story of people, children, babies...lives lived within its four walls. On the fence of the house was an old sign the simply said, "HAVEN". </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">It reminded me of how amongst all that happens in life...the storms, the sunlight, the parties, the funerals...I have a HAVEN. This HAVEN isn't found in a house (although your house can be a haven of rest and joy)... this HAVEN isn't found in an idyllic beach somewhere... but this HAVEN is found alone in resting in God. His infinite, boundless love...His joy...in Him alone.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I'm thankful that my life is in His loving care.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I'm thankful that He is my loving God who takes my little ones into His care.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">"They cried out to the Lord in their trouble, and He brought them out of their distress. He stilled the storm to a whisper; the waves of the sea were hushed. They were glad when it grew calm, and He guided them to their desired HAVEN."</span></div>
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<br />The Happy Sparrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06352392153365413094noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319804255486825410.post-45436633192917780352013-09-17T21:26:00.001-07:002013-09-17T21:26:37.591-07:00God...the party planner?<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">"What if, in truth, our God is the party planner? (Didn't he say he was preparing a wedding feast for us and building mansions in heaven?)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">What if the same God who created a breathtaking garden, planned purpose and the love of family and friendship and the fulfillment of productive work, who delighted in children....</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">...who touched the sick and rejected, and who gave grace to the prostitutes and tax collectors <em>is</em> the God whose companionship we can enjoy each day?"<br />
Sally Clarkson <br />
(Dancing With My Father, Waterbrook Press, 2010:34)<br />
<br />Some thoughts from a fantastic book I have been loving, <i>Dancing With My Father</i>. God delights in us and even loves planning parties more than me! I'm looking forward to the great Feast with my King one day!</span><br />
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Love Martine</span></div>
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The Happy Sparrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06352392153365413094noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319804255486825410.post-69160775326544118842013-09-11T20:45:00.000-07:002013-09-11T20:45:16.955-07:00Value<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I love that God places value upon us...He sees as important, precious, His children....valuable enough to die for.</span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Global culture often doesn't value that which God does... an unborn child, women, men, children, the elderly, the sick, purity, joy, peace, unity, beauty, wisdom, honor...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">In whatever you are doing God sees you...He places value upon you, He has a good plan for your life...which includes a bright future with Him...</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">You are of great value to Him.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Love Martine</span></div>
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The Happy Sparrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06352392153365413094noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319804255486825410.post-12181715968952776122013-09-11T20:13:00.000-07:002013-09-11T20:13:17.503-07:00Life take 2<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">More life and more memories made like seeing my boys run up the hill to the beach...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New;">Moments in time...cuddling my two year old curly haired boy...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">First time flying a kite...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">One cool little guy...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Strawberry Shortbread with gourmet ice-cream...<br />
Thank you Dan for indulging my love of a sweetie treat :)<br />
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Love Martine</span></div>
The Happy Sparrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06352392153365413094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319804255486825410.post-6346042638196618392013-09-10T00:48:00.001-07:002013-09-10T00:48:33.965-07:00Life...<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">"You only have one big and beautiful life....how are you going to spend it?" In amongst all the goings on in my life...there has been so many things happening and I wanted to share some of them in this space so I don't forget! The photo above is my belated birthday cake that Dan and the boys baked!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">New Farm Park dates with the family and Jocelyn Provisions bakery treats!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Wiggles concerts - where dreams come true.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Beach picnics on holiday...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Ninja fights amongst the drift wood...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">A sand eating baby...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">My all time favourite holiday cafe...Beechwood Cafe...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">...with my all time favourite date...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">...same cafe - different date (you can't get too much of a good thing!)...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Love Martine</span></div>
The Happy Sparrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06352392153365413094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319804255486825410.post-36160607518541692732013-08-29T00:26:00.000-07:002013-08-29T00:26:45.251-07:00Patient Trust<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">"Above all, trust in the slow work of God.<br />
We are quite naturally impatient in everything to reach the end without delay.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">We should like to skip the intermediate stages. <br />
We are impatient of being on the way to something unknown, something new.<br />
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And yet it is the law of all progress that it is made by passing through some stages of instability -<br />
and that it may take a very long time.<br />
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And so I think it is with you;<br />
your ideas mature gradually - let them grow, <br />
let them shape themselves without undue haste.<br />
Don't try to force them on, <br />
as though you could be today what time (that is to say, grace and circumstances acting on your own good will)<br />
will make of you tomorrow.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Only God could say what this new spirit gradually forming within you will be.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Give our Lord the benefit of believing that his hand is leading you. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">And accept the anxiety of feeling yourself in suspense and incomplete."</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">-Pierre Teilhard De Chardin</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">The Daily Office, by Peter Scazzero (Willow,2008:61)<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Encouragement to me today....patient trust.<br />
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Love Martine</span></span></span></div>
The Happy Sparrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06352392153365413094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319804255486825410.post-32624593951632718622013-08-22T04:38:00.000-07:002013-08-27T14:41:43.900-07:00Dreams<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">When I was fourteen I lived in a small isolated town in far north Queensland called Cooktown. It was a tough place to be as a teenager. The highlight of my week was going to church....a really small church plant that met in a very tiny community building. There wasn't a band...often we sang along to CDs...and every now and then a man would come along with his guitar and play very out of tune. I loved that group of people. I had only been a follower of Christ for about six months before moving to that town and in that small community of people from so many varied backgrounds I learnt about following Jesus. <br />
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One day after a service the same man who played very out of tune came up to me and said, "God gave me a dream about you...in it you were sitting on top of a hill surrounded by children..."<br />
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As a fourteen year old I was puzzled by what he said and I pondered it in my heart and the dream stayed there. At different times in my life I have been surrounded by children...as a classroom teacher I was surrounded by children but never on a hill:)...in Cambodia on a short term mission trip I was surrounded by children but never on a hill... every now and then I'd remember this man's words and I'd think maybe one day I will teach children in Africa and then I'll be surrounded....<br />
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Then quietly and beautifully God brought me three miracle boys....and twenty years later...here I am sitting on a hill surrounded by children...my children...but I've learnt they are really His. <br />
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That dream will come to pass...see Him do it.<br />
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Love Martine</span></div>
The Happy Sparrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06352392153365413094noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319804255486825410.post-56534232636971206812013-08-22T03:00:00.001-07:002013-08-22T03:00:55.486-07:00Brave...<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">"Being brave isn't the absence of feeling scared but doing it anyway..."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">As I have watched Noah bravely do so many things while having such difficulty seeing I am reminded of his brave and courageous heart. That while he has been teased, constantly questioned about his eyes and asked if he is a pirate he continues to try new things.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">These photos were taken at Noah's first "Sports Day" with the Distance Education school we are a part of. At the end of the day we were getting in the car and Noah whispers to Dan, "Daddy maybe I could give Byron one of my ribbons because he didn't get any..." Byron was very taken with his "Special Effort" ribbon Noah gave him as I was with Noah's kindness.<br />
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Love Martine</span></div>
The Happy Sparrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06352392153365413094noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319804255486825410.post-14974910381401562622013-08-22T02:47:00.003-07:002013-08-22T02:47:54.788-07:00A woodland party for our Jack...<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Courier New;">Jack turned one last Saturday and we celebrated with a party in the local forest picnic area. I really wanted to CELEBRATE and bring our friends and family together in a beautiful bush setting for Jack's party. The spot was next to a rocky creek bed and was perfect for the kids to explore and to enjoy God's creation.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">...setting up the party scene before the guests arrived...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">...Byron sneaking a quick bite of a treat before any one else...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">My Dad stoking the barbeque...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">and some party props for woodland guests!<br />
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Jack's party was a lovely time and a special memory for our family. A big thanks to my Mum (check out her blog at <u><a href="http://inspiringsimplicity.blogspot.com.au/">Inspiring Simplicity</a></u>) who when I mentioned the words, "I would really love a woodland theme for Jack's party..." put on her interior stylist's hat and made such beautiful decorations for the party! Thanks Mum!<br />
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And a big happy birthday to Jack....our son born at 10:10 am reminding us of the verse John 10:10, the words of Jesus, "I have come to bring LIFE and life to the fullest..."<br />
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Love Martine</span></div>
The Happy Sparrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06352392153365413094noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319804255486825410.post-71054282508609973602013-08-22T02:31:00.001-07:002013-08-22T02:31:11.049-07:00Loving<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">A really long post about things I've been LOVING of late...including the crazy cats in the photo above!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">...boys playing...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">...Jack smiling...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">...the biggest care parcel we have ever received (Thank you so much Emma and Chris!!)...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">...this stuff works miracles!...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">...my brave boy who takes on everyday as an adventure while he sees the world in double...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">...the knock..knock..knock at the door and seeing our local delivery man bringing a gift to us (Thanks so much Laura and Chris!)...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">...baking a cake for a friend's birthday...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">...and enjoying the cake!!...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">...I'm learning to expand my reading interests...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">...Noah being student of the week at Martial Arts...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">...the smell of Play Doh...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">...baking for Jack's birthday party...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">...and some birthday cake fun for the youngest member of the family...<br />
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Love Martine</span></div>
The Happy Sparrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06352392153365413094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319804255486825410.post-13028096796457641522013-08-22T02:14:00.000-07:002013-08-22T02:14:54.113-07:00He hears...<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">A few months ago amongst alot of sickness and the boys are I were house bound, Byron woke up one morning and said, "Mum, I really want to feed the ducks...." <br />
Feeding the ducks isn't something that we do alot of and because of sickness we wouldn't be leaving our yard that day I said to Byron,"Not today Byron...maybe another day."<br />
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The day went on and by the afternoon we were out in the backyard and as the boys were playing around and we were all enjoying the sunshine...two brown wood ducks landed in our yard. Two very tame wood ducks...two ducks we had never seen before or since...<br />
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I felt that God had heard my sick two year old boys desire to feed the ducks :) and He sent two very willing participants. <br />
The ducks loved being fed and the boys loved watching them and following them around.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">I wanted to record our little duck experience so I don't forget how God hears and He can send two ducks to cheer up His children!<br />
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Love Martine</span></div>
The Happy Sparrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06352392153365413094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319804255486825410.post-36644944960616221782013-07-17T02:31:00.000-07:002013-07-17T02:31:40.448-07:00Eleven!<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Our not so little Jack...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New;">who is strong...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">always setting out on new adventures...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">searching for treasures...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">and who can't be held back...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">is...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">joyfully as always...ELEVEN months today!!<br />
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We love you Jack!<br />
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Love Martine</span></div>
The Happy Sparrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06352392153365413094noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319804255486825410.post-34132682811225318932013-07-11T19:41:00.000-07:002013-07-11T19:46:01.501-07:00So I don't forget...<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">The past few months have been particularly crazy for our family in the area of health. I'm just listing out the different health challenges that we have been facing so I don't forget this season...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"> Noah's eye has turned in and has double vision (seeing multiple doctors, many thousands of dollars later and still no solution) </span><br />
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<li>The three boys seem to have had virus after virus...Byron alone has had a staf infection twice, a myriad of "general" viruses, hand-foot-mouth, gastro twice, conjuctivitis....</li>
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<li>The last two weeks has served up a cocktail of sickness with two boys with ear infections, four in the family with the flu and Jack with gastro/conjuctivitis/body rash and the flu!</li>
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<li>Then on Wednesday night, Byron had his face glued back together after tripping over and getting a small gash.</li>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">I'm writing this down not to complain or get sympathy - but primarily so I don't forget!!!I know we will get through this tough season and I think we will be having many more quiet weeks as we recover and build up strength again before venturing out :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">I hope this can be an encouragement to any other families or individuals who are having a tough time with your health. I am praying for complete healing for my family...a solution/miracle for Noah...strength and joy admist this craziness.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">I'm thankful that I have the experience of God's power admist our struggles...I know He will provide a way through like He has in the past...and I see the evidence of His care in so many ways...practically with a friend and family members dropping over food...beautiful flowers from a neighbour...and His peace in amongst the trying circumstances.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">The sky always seems so much more crisp and blue after the rain...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">and I know that I will keep telling His story...how he saved my life, healed my family and poured His heavenly love upon us every day...snotty noses and all!<br />
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Love Martine</span></div>
The Happy Sparrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06352392153365413094noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319804255486825410.post-63659720985056458582013-06-28T00:30:00.001-07:002013-06-28T00:33:36.103-07:00Winter Is...<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Winter is...going home to visit my parents in the country...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Visiting the neighbours...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">and the very cute runt Molly...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New;">We are loving the holidays and the rest from the routine of everyday life. <br />
I'm learning to keep trusting God for the strength for each day knowing that my God has our lives and times in His care. <br />
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Love Martine</span></div>
The Happy Sparrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06352392153365413094noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319804255486825410.post-60567940558784433522013-06-17T02:57:00.001-07:002013-06-17T02:58:16.502-07:00In the hood...<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">We went for a bushwalk yesterday in our local area.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">It was so refreshing getting out in God's creation and breathing the fresh air. Seeing the light change and fall at the end of the day.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">The boys were loving "going on my trail" as Byron shouted as he ran up the paths :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">This little guy enjoyed sitting in the grass...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">and today is celebrating being ten months old!<br />
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Love Martine</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">...just some musings to remember the special moments of rest and restoration amongst every day life...</span></div>
The Happy Sparrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06352392153365413094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319804255486825410.post-46080650512656998102013-06-08T20:36:00.000-07:002013-06-08T20:36:45.495-07:00Vision...<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Hello! It seems like ages since I've been in this space. I have had lots to share but sometimes finding the time and the right words has been a challenge. Five weeks ago our gorgeous Noah's eye turned suddenly after a chiropractic treatment. Since then he has had double vision. Its been a big month of the initial shock, emotion, trying to get to the bottom of it all, tests and finding a way forward and a solution to recover his sight. <br />
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God has been strongly with us through it all. As Noah's mum, I want to take difficulty away from him. I wish that I could take his double vision and give him my clear sight. I wish I could restore things for him to how it was before. But I can't. I look to God who has my son in the palm of his hand. My God who kindly loves and encourages us in so many ways. <br />
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God gave me a beautiful picture when I was praying and asking God to heal Noah. It was of Dan and I and the boys sitting around Jesus and Noah was sitting on Jesus lap. Jesus took Noah's little black glasses with the white stickers on the front and Jesus put them in his coat pocket. It spoke to me that Jesus has Noah's vision covered "its in his coat pocket". He has taken care of this. He knows the way forward and we just need to trust Him.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New;">A lovely friend dropped a surprise bag of goodies at our door the other day...encouraging us practically and lovingly. Noah received a beautiful bag of "Super Noah" goodies from this same friend after his MRI...thank you so much!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">We have had lots of distractions this past month which has been great...hair cuts :) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Distance Ed excursions...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Milking cows...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Lots of smiles from Jack...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Lots of love...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">and warmth.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">God has our family and you too in the palm of his hand. My God has it covered, our troubles are "in his coat pocket".<br />
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Love Martine</span></div>
The Happy Sparrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06352392153365413094noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319804255486825410.post-47998242143057448052013-05-10T00:44:00.001-07:002013-05-10T00:44:57.118-07:00Reflecting the sun...<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">"I will lead the blind by ways they have not known, along unfamiliar paths I will guide them;</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I will turn the darkness into light before them and make rough places smooth. These are the things I will do; I will not forsake them."</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Isaiah 42:16</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Love Martine</span></div>
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