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Gee D
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Prayers for LaTA, Mr LaTA, and those caring for him.
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Welease Woderwick
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![[Votive]](graemlins/votive.gif) from over here, too.
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Thank you all. Mr A has had two small strokes and is not too well but will hopefully make a full recovery. His speech is very slurred and he has weakness on his right side. Moving to the stroke ward today. He is only 52 and he is as fit as a fiddle - he runs 10km a week and has never smoked so he has that on his side.
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Huia
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Thinking of you and the family LatA.
Huia
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Thanks Huia. He's a bit teary, as stroke patients are, but he's making progress.
Yesterday when I watched him have his second stroke I thought it was all over. But he's one strong dude.
He has to be, to put up with me.
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Emendator Liturgia
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for Mr LaTa, for LaTa, and for rest of the family and friends caught up in worry and uncertainty at this time.
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You don't know what I done, what it was, who I lost, or what it cost me - A B Original: I C U
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Dennis the Menace
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Lothlorien
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Am off shortly to Southern Highlands for a few days. Temperature there is now 2 °C but indexed to -3.
Take care all and LaTA, be kind to yourself too and hopefully rest well.
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Vulpior
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Prayers for LatA and Mr A.
Yes, Loth, it is cold out this way. It was due to be -5 overnight; I was glad to have the cat in to anchor the doona down between Mr V and I. Snug!
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Galloping Granny
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For LatA and Mr A
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James the Confident
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LatA et al
On another note, I have been offered the job in Rexory land. I have until Monday to think about it but I have been praying for full time work and I believe God has answered my prayer--most generously. for discernment please.
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Evangeline
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Congratulations on the job offer JtC. Thanksgiving for answered prayers and for also for discernment.
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Latchkey Kid
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Had a lovely surprise on Sunday. The children greeted me at the door (of our house church) and escorted me to where they had set out a congratulations (for getting my chaplaincy certificate). One mother had got them to ice cup cakes with a letter on each one spelling out "Congratulations John". Felt very loved.
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Mika; in Hello? Is Anybody There?, Jostein Gaardner
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Huia
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James, congratulations for the decision making.
Latchkey kid - that's lovely.
Good news today - the cordon round the central city is to be gone by the middle of next year.
By Christmas 80% of the building to be demolished should be gone - not that I'm happy with some of the demos, but the hope of the cordon gives something to look forward to ![[Yipee]](graemlins/spin.gif)
Huia.
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Originally posted by James the Confident:
LatA et al
On another note, I have been offered the job in Rexory land. I have until Monday to think about it but I have been praying for full time work and I believe God has answered my prayer--most generously. for discernment please.
Let me have your address, James, and I'll send you a Cats scarf or beanie! ![[Snigger]](graemlins/snigger.gif)
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Originally posted by James the Confident:
On another note, I have been offered the job in Rexory land. I have until Monday to think about it but I have been praying for full time work and I believe God has answered my prayer--most generously. for discernment please.
We'll have to have a Shipmeet.
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Lothlorien
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We could have accepted any one of several invitations to lunch but friend is going to Honiara tomorrow and wanted to finalise things so we came home early.
Bowral was beautiful but freezing. Strong cold wind. As we returned from our drive down Wombeyan caves road on Friday afternoon there was rain and then snow. Yesterday morning temperature was -2 ° C indexed to -7° C.
I'd been home about 30 minutes when I could smell smoke. Apartment one floor beneath mine and one unit across was on fire. Smoke was fairly noxious and I had only 10-55 mm lens in camera but there are some photos. Would have been better with 18-270 mm. I would take one photo and then come inside for a breath of fresher air.
Fortunately no one seems to have been hurt but it's very smokey, even in the courtyard gardens on each floor inside. Three different brigades, Burwood, Leichhardt and Drummoyne, police, paramedics and a couple of ambulances. Photos are here. Click to enlarge.
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Emendator Liturgia
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Glad that no-one was hurt, Lothlorien: but a traumatic and worrying time for everyone.
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James the Confident
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I think I ought to correct a miscommunication. I am going to Geelong, the home of the "Cats", the AFL team Rexory follows. Soory ![[Hot and Hormonal]](icon_redface.gif)
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James, are we then to take it that you will be moving?
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Originally posted by James the Confident:
I think I ought to correct a miscommunication. I am going to Geelong, the home of the "Cats", the AFL team Rexory follows. Soory
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Welease Woderwick
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We have a Tamil friend who works in hospital in Geelong, shame I can't remember which one!
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Fancy a break in South India?
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Huia
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It's the second anniversary of the earthquake that started it all today.
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So much happening in so may lives. Prayers for all who sail abord this wacky ship!
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Evensong
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Huia
This part of the wacky ship is struggling with a powerpoint presentation on the classical formulation of the Trinity.
We hates it my precious, oh how we hates it!
Assignments that is, not the subject matter.
It's currently like squeezing blood from a stone....I've done about 30 hours of reading and I've sat down to get something written. Four hours later I have three very paltry slides.
We hates it my precious, oh how we hates it!
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Gee D
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Remembering Huia and all others in Christchurch.
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This part of the wacky ship is struggling with a powerpoint presentation on the classical formulation of the Trinity.
Hope the powerpointing goes well, unless, of course, you'll be projecting it during a service... ![[Devil]](graemlins/devil.gif)
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I returned from a police chaplains conference in Melbourne, on the weekend. As I only began this early August, a conference was a great way to induct the new kid on the block. We listened to some very graphic presentations on various topics, and played with some significant toys.... It was fascinating. All free for us, the big dinner, the police showband and all. A very good experience.And now back to reality.
Parish in ealy spring... Rm right now, but the cold change is expected later in the week. I have just lit the slow wood heater.
I am really enjoying this ministry here on the Snowy.
My sympathy for the pp. assignment. My brain stopped doing things like that back in my youth! Thankfully.
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James the Confident
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for healing of painful memories and ongoing prayers for after shocks.
Yes Rexory, I start in the cattery on the eighth of October.
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Huia
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YaY James .
A couple of hours ago we had the most spectacular lightening storm I've been in for years. I stuck my head out the window and there were sirens going off everywhere. Parts of town had golfball sized hail and car windscreens were cracked, but I don't think it was so bad here.
I never know quite what to do in lightening, but I unplugged the computer, TV and washing machine in case of power surges. Georgie went outside to watch, but quickly decided it was too cold and came back.
Maybe Christchurch should have an annual 'go to bed with a book' day on Sept 4. I'm a starter.
I was thinking about the paradoxical effect of encouraging statements today. I saw the words 'Kia Kaha, (stand strong) Christchurch' engraved on a bench I sat on and promptly ![[Waterworks]](graemlins/bawling.gif) Then I looked at the wee garden that the company donating the benches had planted, and that was what gave me hope. Sometimes words are not enough.
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Huia
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Cross posted Patyds.
That's great
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Yes Rexory, I start in the cattery on the eighth of October.
And the city will be in a state of ecstasy, having won the Grand Final the day before!!!
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I want to move to Geelong too. You will love it, James. It is a wonderful place. And it has a very nice footy team.
Thanks Patdys and all for your thoughts. Life has been bumpy, I have to tell you, but I hope we are moving forward.
Mr A is moving to rehab today, probably for 2 or 3 weeks as an in-patient and then a few months as an out-patient. He is walking OK - he has to have someone with him and he's not too flash at looking around or up. He can't walk backwards, as he seems to delight in demonstrating to people. His speech is pretty good and we are working on his writing (I have to say, if he is to return to his pre-stroke level of writing, we are only aiming for horrendous).
The two strokes that he had were in his brain stem, which is probably not a great place to kill off a lot of cells, but he's actually pretty lucky.
I'm starting a new job in a week and a half and dreading it. I may try to put it off for a while. I feel that I have rather a lot on my plate. People have been fantastic, cooking us meals and mowing our lawn. It's overwhelming how fantastic people are when things go wrong.
Hope all are well. Huia, I hope Christchurch stops wobbling. It must be very very difficult.
And now, I have to clean my house, which is in a state of neglect.
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TP & BL senior think it will be a brown and yellow final. I am still trying to digest the Malthouse move. (WTF????)
Anyway, I am going to attempt to get my head around homiletics today, but as B3.2 is in town with his parents, I suspect I will simply be thinking fond grandma thoughts instead of paying attention in class. ![[Roll Eyes]](rolleyes.gif)
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His speech is pretty good and we are working on his writing (I have to say, if he is to return to his pre-stroke level of writing, we are only aiming for horrendous).
All the best to you both, LaTA. I can remember how proud Mum was when she did a crossword after her second stroke. Her intellectual ability was working well, but writing was difficult. She did the newspaper crossword by holding her bad right arm with the left hand and making it write in the squares. She did pretty well and our encouragement made her more determined to improve.
deferring a new job may be a good idea. You have a lot on your plate.
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Latchkey Kid
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Originally posted by Evensong:
This part of the wacky ship is struggling with a powerpoint presentation on the classical formulation of the Trinity.
We hates it my precious, oh how we hates it!
Can't you do it in one slide with a graphical representation? Powerpoint should be used primarily for images, not words.
Take a leaf from St Patrick. ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif)
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I returned from a police chaplains conference in Melbourne, on the weekend.
Are you a chaplain to the police? If so, I would like to talk to you about it.
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Latchkey Kid
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Huia and the memories
JtC and the move to Geelong
Patdys for his continued servitude
LatA for Mr A
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I became a regional police chaplain on August 1. I have 5 stations to look after. If you wanna talk privately, pm me.
And dear BL, I collected my mail yesterday after a week away.... And you deserve many hugs. And my thanks.
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My pleasure Rowen. Sorry the warm addition to your ministry took so long to arrive!
I am struggling with a not so warm addition to my ministry.
Bloody head lice!
I thought I was over all that once I stopped having schoolchildren. ![[Mad]](angryfire.gif)
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