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Christadelphian Aged Care S P R I N G N E W S L E T T E R
MARANATHA
Address: 1582 Anzac Avenue, Kallangur QLD 4503
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Phone: (07) 3482 5333
Email: admin@chomes.com.au
Managers Message
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Welcome to Maranatha
Spring is nature's way of saying, "Let's party!" - Robin Williams Spring is the Birthday of the World 'Tis like the birthday of the world, When earth was born in bloom; The light is made of many dyes, The air is all perfume: There's crimson buds, and white and blue, The very rainbow showers Have turned to blossoms where they fell, And sown the earth with flowers. - Thomas Hood
Spring is almost here! Our sub tropical climate in south east Queensland means the arrival of spring is less dramatic than in the cooler climates of southern states. Here in Brisbane spring is announced by occasional afternoon showers punctuating the clear skies and sunny days of winter. Nights become warmer as the old moth eaten blanket of the night sky is patched by clouds and grass which has been driven underground by the dryness of winter and is refreshed and reaches its green fingers up through the soil to once again change the landscape from brown to green. Although winter in Queensland is more of a friend than a foe we are mindful that this is not so in other parts of the country or indeed the wider world. In many countries winter is an endurance test, an ordeal which can only be borne because of the promise of spring. Imagine if we did not have seasonal changes, no cold, dark winters, no hot, blistering summers; only endless days of perfect weather, each day a carbon copy of yesterday and an accurate prediction of tomorrow. Thankfully God in His infinite creative wisdom has spared us from a world of climatic perfection! If we had no winter, we would not find spring so pleasant. If we had no summer we would not welcome the coolness of winter and just think of the conversational opportunities we would miss if we couldn’t comment on changes in the weather! As it is with the weather so it is with our lives. If we did not have sadness we would not know happiness; if we did not have adversity we would not welcome comfort and prosperity; if we had did not experience the joys of youth we could not savor the richness of age. The Old Testament Book of Ecclesiastes records for us these well known words “For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven.” Autumn, summer, winter or spring; adversity or comfort, youth or age, with each state a little more is added to the picture of our lives. If the entire picture was light its content would be indistinguishable. Lets be thankful we have shades and shadows which along with brightness and warmth create the contrasts we need to give our lives true depth and meaning. Kind Regards, Kathy Hallmark
“For behold, the winter is past; the rain is over and gone. The flowers appear on the earth, the time of singing has come, and the voice of the turtledove is heard in our land.” - Song of Solomon 2:11-12