Shocked and disappointed with the coup mounted by Julia Gillard to force out Kevin Rudd as our prime minister. The Australian people voted in Kevin, NOT Julia as PM. It's really disappointing to see democracy and a fair go just get chucked out the window in favor of the candidate with the most big business and industry backing. Sigh...what is my country coming to?

I've been reminded again today and yesterday about the importance of love, tolerance, and understanding in relationships. My Dad and my little brother had a disagreement over something stupid, and now it seems like the only solution is for little brother (Adam) to leave home. He's 19, so he'll survive all right, but it just sucks that Dad is going back over his old mistakes and repeating them a little worse each time. He's pushed each one of us away emotionally as we reached adulthood, and it gets a little worse each time. Sigh

I fear his example being passed on to me. I was just getting used to the idea of maybe getting married and eventually being a Dad, when this happens and I'm reminded again of Numbers 14:17-19 , Dad never had a good relationship with Grandpa, and was kicked out of home at 16, now he seems to repeat that mistake with each of his own sons. He's never violent, just drives us away with psychological and emotional blackmail. Sigh

God help me learn from other fathers to be a good Dad!

It's so cold and dark...

Hi! How are you?

Same old, same old...

So nothing's changed then?

yeah sorta, I've got a couple more options for you

Really? like what?

your girlfriend for one. all that filthy lust you keep hiding about her...that's gotta be my first choice for you at the moment

you're one sick old shade you know that!

naturally, you made me that way :)

Sigh...dont remind me!

no need, you're pretty good at it yourself!

Why dont you just leave me alone?

because you keep on feeding me. I'm really staying quite healthy you know.

yeah well I'm not gonna feed you any more!

heard that before. You'll give me anything I want, you dont know how to stop

Sure I do, I'll just ignore you!

like you ignore your housemate? You really hurt him you know...I love watching his face fall every time you turn away or close your door...but best of all is when you just say nothing, pretend he doesnt exist...I LOVE it!

I hate you.

nahh...you love me, you keep on giving me everything I want

I do NOT!

okay, so why did you make all those sarcastic remarks about your teammates at the game last night?

No one heard me, it didnt hurt them.

I heard you, so did they, and so did HE!

leave HIM out of this!

I will if you will.

He's my only hope to be rid of you, HE told me not to let you exist!

good advice, if only you'd learn to listen

I do listen!

indeed, you just dont learn!

I do too!

stop lying, you're bad at it, and it only gives me one more thing to throw at you

Well at least I am bad at it...gotta count for something.

lovely! you're vain as well as proud. We've got almost all seven sins right here! What a sweet candidate you make for a God-centered missionary...you FRAUD!!!

I am not a fraud, HE has made me real!

more real than me?

You aren't real

so how come you aren't sleeping because of me?

It's not you, it's the coffee!

Liar! blame the coffee...you disgust me. You cant even tell the difference between me and my baits any more...

I can too, you dont exist unless I let you.

but I can make you lose your mind, act irrationally, endanger yourself, and destroy your body!

Only if I allow it! And I wont...

go to sleep then

I cant!

told you...you fear me

sigh...I suppose I do

poor confused creature, I have you totally in my power

well at least you are losing ground in one area...support!

hahahaha! losing ground? when more than 15% of your support is PLEDGED! do you really think these people who keep saying they'll start when you do are genuine? It's just an excuse! You'll never start, and nor will they!

They've pledged it to HIM! HE wont let them off easy...

funny, I thought you were preaching him as being very loving and forgiving...

That's not the same thing!

whatever, you are mine now, and that's just the first course, you have no idea what I've got cooking for the mains...and we mustn't forget dessert either....hahaha

*cringe*

Reb! Milesy! Matt! Andrew! Binney! Meg!

StopstopSTOP...I'll scream so loud I cant hear you.

you have to stop sometime...I'll be waiting...

I can give them all to HIM! He'll be sad with me, but HE will forgive.

Hey stop that!

I wont, HE's my only hope, I'm giving them all to HIM.

Fine! remember....her!!!!

NO!

you wouldn't dare!

I just did!

and there you lost me, for she alone I know for certain is gone forever beyond your reach. she is wtih HIM now! you lose. for the faith that brought her through will bring me through too.

NO NO NO!!

yes, and in HIS name I banish you, leave me, and trouble my dreams no more!

...

.

.

..

I think he's gone...

No I'm not!

YES YOU ARE!

hallo?

HALLO MY FRIEND

sigh, I'm so tired. He wouldnt leave.

YOU DID WELL MY SON, HE WONT BE BACK TONIGHT

thank you...but what about tomorrow? and after?

TRUST ME. I WILL NEVER LEAVE YOU.

but sometimes it's so noisy, or...so quiet, and yet I still can't hear you

KEEP YOUR MIND FOCUSSED ON ME! I WILL NOT HOLD BACK ANY GOOD THING FROM THOSE WHO LOVE ME AND SEEK ME WITH THEIR WHOLE HEART.

but Father...

NO BUTS!

yes Father...oh but I am so tired...

GOODNIGHT MY SON

sigh...

I LOVE YOU

May Newsletter

I'm writing a newsletter for last month and covering a bit of this month as well. I do this every month for my university ministry with Student Life. IT helps keep in touch with people and let them know how I'm going as well as being a good way to ask for prayer.

At the start of may I went to Toowoomba because Sarah's brother was getting married, and I want to use a pic of that in my newsletter. Think this one is the best, but I should probably ask her opinon...

Anyways, back to it. Writing newsletters is always fun, but I'm a perfectionist, so it takes me a while to get it done!

Anyway, later chaps. :)

Currently going through the book of I Samuel in the Old Testament with my sweetheart Sarah, for a number of reasons.

1. To spend time together in God's Word.
2. To ensure that we both have some form of Quiet Time in our daily lives
3. To get a good grip on the story of Samuel, since it is what Ian Belz is teaching on at my church.

We're up to Chapter 12 today, I might post some of the highlights we get from it, from time to time.

BibleGateway is so good, allows us to change to whatever version we like, and read along with each other wherever we are.

http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Samuel%2011&version=NIV

My Lovely sent me this today.

I think it's the sky in Toowoomba.

Anyway, it's pretty, she's lovely,

and I'm totally smitten. :)

My girlfriend is trying to find me!!

And I'm hiding, and drinking coffee!

It's fun...considering she's 700klm away.

We stalk each other around cyberspace!

Not like really being together....but the

best we have for now.

Peace :)

I'm back!

And posting my QTs didn't work all that well. So much of them is personal!

Guess I'll just post about other stuff from time to time.

God's good, I'm back, and yeah!