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Update on J and other news

As some of you will know Joshua has been having diarrhoea issues for a few months now.  We have completed a barrage of tests but nothing conclusive has shown up.   Last week, Simon and Joshua headed down to Townsville (4 hours south of Cairns) to meet with a specialist and to have an endoscopy done.   The specialist believes that Joshua issue is related to abdominal migraines.   We now need to get in touch with a dietician to see if food is a trigger for these migraines.   We are thankful that it is nothing more sinister and that there is a way forward in finding out the root cause.   Thanks to all of you who have been praying for us and especially Joshua.   It has been a long road in some ways but thankful that we have come this far. My 6 month interim stint as HR Officer in the MAF Cairns office is coming to a close.   It has been quite the learning curve and I have had some amazing opportunities including delivering some training at th...

A new addition to the family and other news

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Islay Since our last post we have had a new addition to our family, Islay, our 7 month old puppy.   We got her from a family who were fostering her for a rescue home.  She was very nervous and timid when we first got her and almost scared of her own shadow.  However, after being with us for two weeks now we are seeing a big difference in her confidence.  She is not so scared to go on a walk will play happily in the garden.  She loves all the attention she gets from us.  Good to see such a difference in a short space of time. Guests It has been a busy few months with guests.  In July we had Simon's sister and brother-in-law visiting us from Switzerland.  It was good spend time with them and explore parts of our local vicinity that we hadn't taken the time to do.   Following that Nadia and Olivia Dick stayed with us whilst connecting with other friends in Cairns.  Nadia, Andrew and the kids were good friends...