Otto's Wedding 17th October 2010

A beautiful sunny day for Emma's oldest brother's wedding in Toowoomba. Left to right: Em, Aaron, Em's Dad, Otto, Tamara, Em's Mum.

Four days in Queensland is all we had with Emma's family, and it was great. It was so nice to spend some quality time with them, as they live very far away from us.  In person we get the chance to talk about things that we wouldn't talk about over the phone.  It was a very special time for us, especially Emma.

Left: Ulf and Emma enjoying the sun.     Right: Local bearded dragon also enjoying the sun!

Below: This tree, outside Otto's front door, was full of noisy Lorikeets, some miner birds, and a sleeping flying fox.

Left: Victor and Emma, in Gatton.   Right:  Emma and Sandra, in Laidley.



Left: Wivenhoe Dam with only one floodgate half-open.  Right:  Emma and Ulf enjoying the spray, not!  It was really cold.  Below: Em's Dad, Em, Ulf, and Aaron at the lookout at Wivenhoe.

Above:  Aaron and Emma on Otto's front doorstep.



A beautiful sunset in Gatton to finish our journey!

We look forward to seeing Emma's family again soon..!

Almond Butter

I've been having fun making almond butter today - or almond spread, as there is no butter in it.  It turned out relatively well, just a little too much salt perhaps!  The amount below is derived from 3 kilos of almonds, roasted!  A friend of mine told me how to make it a while ago and I've been making it ever since!  It's a great alternative to bought peanut butter, which has a lot of sugar and other things in it, and we love it!

Bring on the sun!

An open summer sandwich, Jetter-style!

We're enjoying the warmth of the Australian sun on our faces!  We are so looking forward to warmer weather...!

The sun is fighting with the rainclouds at the moment.  The weather changes rapidly and in short succession. 
Whenever possible, we steal a few moments out in the garden.  We received a swing seat from some neighbours who moved away, and we are enjoying it a lot!  Don't worry, though, we still love our hammock. :-)

Waiting, waiting, waiting.  That is my feeling at the moment.  We're waiting for warmer weather, we're waiting for Gunnar to arrive, we're waiting for the end of the year when we will move.  But I am reminded today that God is in no hurry to bring us further down the track than where we are.  There is always good reason and purpose for the amount of time we spend wherever we are in our journeys.  We're just never able to see it at the time, only in looking back afterwards.

I often get impatient and want to fast-forward to the next step, but I would not be able to handle it there if I did that!  There is so much that I want to do and experience in life, but I must let it come slowly and in His time.  I'm just so thankful that He is patient with me and that He reassures me, "There's plenty of time for everything."