Time's Tide...

Wow what a long time it has been since anyone has posted here on our blog, probably lots of people dropping by but not having the time (or sometimes the inclination) to write something for the rest of us. LOL, yep many a times that has been me!!!!

But tonight I thought - what the hey! I'll drop a line to all those out there who want to know what's going on in this little corner of the world, and want to know how time has been treating us.

For us time has meant that...

We buried a son, brother, uncle, friend, cousin - Charlie Bates, 47 years old - gone far too soon. We will miss him terribly... the tide of time has brought us heartache...

Aunty Taki and Aunty Rae went to the states, and for those of us who are stuck here in Tokoroa for now, we got to have a glimpse of L.A., Las Vegas and Hawaii... Thanks girls we had a blast reading your facebook and looking through all the pictures... Here, time has been generous...

We got to hang out with family members for 5 days, we cried, laughed, talked 'til early hours in the morning and lived in the moment... Here, time was kind...

Lottie and Flo, Aunty Rae have moved locations, new locations, new homes... Here, time has brought about changes...

Church has moved in a new direction, where people once were just partakers, they are now participate'ers, getting involved and being inspired by the word and each other, old faces are returning, the vigor and first love that we all once had is becoming revived... here, time has brought about renewal and reconnection...

Like the tide, time has come and it has gone, whatever has been left in it's wake has been momentous and in some instances life changing...but one change that time has made that has affected all of us has been...

The love we have for one another as a family, brothers, sisters, nieces, aunties, uncles, sons, daughters, grandchildren,

time has changed the bond that is there...

It has made it stronger!!!

To all my family (you know who you are)

I love you - with all my heart!!!

xxox