It has been a worrying last couple of months for our little family so I think it is perhaps a good time to take a breath and enjoy the thing that connects us all and which, whatever challenges the future may bring us, will carry us on through together, Love. When life challenges us it is al to easy to lash out in all directions as a response, but ultimately such action, no matter how satisfying it may be in the immediate, merely depletes our energies and corrodes our spirit.
My mother-in-law is a very spiritual woman and she has a wonderful expression that she has applied to her entire life, through some forty years of marriage, family life, adopting, fostering and raising children;

“ Faith manages”

Judith was injured in town a couple of months ago and a little problem with her eyesight has arisen from that incident. With care, attention and faith Judith’s vision will heal and return, and Nicholas will find his comfort and security once more. It will take time of course, at this stage no one can tell us how long Judith’s sight will remain compromised but the HBOT and high dose EPA/DHA treatment continues. So far the treatment has not improved her vision but there is no further loss. One very happy side effect of the treatment has been the positive effect it has had on her hips and pelvis with her now reporting that she has long periods of being entirely pain free from there. Tyjardia and Judith are now exploring ways to further exploit this effect. It seems that even the darkest clouds hide a silver lining. So for those of you wondering why Judith has not been her usual prolific mail writing self please be patient, she finds reading text very hard work at the moment, and in itself it frightens a her little as well.

Amongst all of this our other two girls are sailing along relatively gracefully with both of them providing much needed comfort and reassurance to Judith and myself. Mariaske is crawling with a vengeance and is into absolutely everything. Judith’s guide dog Sissi has found her work load doubled, the poor thing simply cannot relax when Mariaske is in crawl mode and feels obliged to police Mariaske in case little one needs rescuing. Hilke is proving to be a very strong little soul, despite her often sharp and bossy manner she knows when to set these aside, and has really rallied to her Moeder’s support without once having to be asked.

My beloved sister in law, Judith’s older sister, is couple of weeks from giving birth to her first baby so I keep our car fuelled and ready to go, overnight bags packed. Her pregnancy has gone well and she is very fit so everything looks set for a normal home birth. She grew up in a matriarchal household of babies, natural births so she knows all the right things to do by instinct. I always wanted a sister when I was growing up, well now I have the best of sisters so I am determined to be there for her at this most important of times.

Tyjardia and Nonke have passed all the bureaucratic hurdles required of those wanting to become foster parents. Now at long last and now they await their first assignment. They both have so much to give that any child placed with them is going to be very fortunate indeed. My in-laws will be on hand to give them plenty of help and advice as will Judith and myself so what could possibly go wrong ! LOL. Of course the answer is that when you foster children you have to expect the unexpected because that is about all you can be sure of. I still vividly recall when Nicholas first came to us and the chaos that followed for many months. SO……..Nonke & Tyjardia……Good Luck !

So there we have it, good news and bad news, worrying times and heartening times, this is what makes life’s rich tapestry and shows us how to value what the universe has bestowed upon us.

Love & Light to you all, XXX