The COUNTDOWN has started!

Less than 10 weeks to go before our little baby will have it's first glimpse of daylight. Very exciting (and for Phoebe also exhausting) times for us. We have antenatal classes on Tuesday nights which really help in preparation for birth and labour... there is so much to learn about the whole process... it's been a real learning curve so far, but I heard the steepest curve is still ahead of us. They say that you can't fully prepare enough for what is about to happen when bringing a new human being onto the planet. So we'll just do as much preparation as possible... and then let the change hit our lives. I'm sure we'll be awe-struck at the sight of our son or daughter!
Just to give you an update on where we're at... well we arrived in Australia about 2 months ago now, and we stayed with friends for the first two weeks. Phoebe found a part-time/casual job at the call centre at church and worked there for about a month and a half before the belly really started to cause her to much discomfort, so she finished up about 2 weeks ago, and is now mainly focusing on mum-hood... setting up the nursery, preparing her hospital bags, sourcing the right baby equipment, and resting. We moved into a 3 bedroom place in Seven Hills North with a beautiful outdoor pergola area, it also has a massive tree with noisy parrot type birds... starting their birdsong... I mean birdscreaching... nice and early in the morning... and at night it houses some fruit bats.... which also audition for the bird-choir. Very different from the UK where the birds are not as pretty, but they can sing a nice tune. Anyways... little by little it's becoming a nice home. I am back working in the maintenance department at church... this time with a lot less work pressure... but still enough work at hand. I know I'm in the right place at the moment, which brings with it a feeling of contentment... but on the other side, I still feel a yearning in me to do all that God has in store for me. But I know it's wisdom to wait... and listen for God's cues, and not try to force things or do them in my own strength.
Our apologies for not being online as much as before... both our computers crashed... so we only have some moments here and there to jump online (after work or during lunch breaks) to keep in touch with you all.
For all you people on the other side of the planet... we miss you... and look forward to seeing you again in the near future.

Blessings,

Tim