our fam

OUR FAMILY

BY SOPHIA BLAKE

AJ, DADDY, SOPHIA, MUMMY AND SUNNY PUP

Inspiration

Where does inspiration hide?
How does one find it?

Some things that have inspired me.....

my kids - they inspire me to be a good mother.

My Husband - He inspires me in numerous ways he makes me want to be the very best i can

my best friends - they inspire me to achieve things

My community - has inspired me in the way in which it has banded together in the aftermath of the floods

But anything can be used as inspiration.
Yesterday i was out shopping and i stopped my trolley with the kids to let a lady past. She turned to me and thanked me for letting her past. She said she had such a terrible morning and for someone with kids to stop and allow her to pass through and give her a comforting smile, made her remember that there is good in the world.
WOW right... i was really appriciative that she stopped to tell me how much that meant to her. After all, all i did was see a lady looking flustered trying to get by and stopped to allow her to do so. Not exactly the worlds greatest act of kindness. But to me this encounter was inspiring. It reminded me that little things matter and that all the little things in life are the things that matter most. it also inspired me to thank people more often. by her thanking me for such a little act it made my entire day.

So Thank you for reading my blog.

Flooding

So we are residents of Ipswich, QLD. And as of this afternoon our town has received 20 plus meters of water creating floods. Now to clarify we are safe and dry and our home was not threatened. Thank you Lord!! But devastatingly our town is in very bad shape. Below are some photos taken earlier on before the flood waters reached their peak level. In fact after these photos were taken the water continued to rise a further 3.5 meters.

this is a school church and the "pond" in front of it is actually the oval.

this is a home in woodend

woodend again

water down the main street

Ipswich shops drowning :O(

main street on right hand side building the green is actually the balcony of the first floor. 

water is approx. 1.5m from lapping it.

This is where the one mile bridge should be

and this is the saddest picture i have seen. This home belongs to a friend of mine.

and this was taken hours before the water level reached its peak.

i cant begin to tell you how much this made me cry.

I am happy to report that she and her family are safe.

Family

What does family mean to you?
there are so many different interpretations of the meaning of family.
To me family are the people you you love.
Obviously my family consists of my Husband. My beautiful princess and my Cheeky Boo (My children). They are the people whom i love the most. Then there is my Daddy dearest, and Connie his wife. I love them, and they are of course family. And then there is my Sister Amy. She frustrates me to no end at times (which i am sure goes both ways however i never seem to agree that she is justified on her end), and her beautiful babies Jody boy and Gorgeous Kendra. I love them, and they of course are family. There is my mother whom is undoubtedly family. My cousin Dale, he is family. After all he is the only Uncle my kids have. (And yes i know that he is my cousin and that therefore makes him a second cousin to my kids and not an uncle..... but you try telling him that. I Dare you.) So these people are all related to me by blood or marriage so most people would consider them family. But my family goes beyond blood and marriage. What about KY? she of course is family. You cant have an important role like BFF for 15 years without intergrading into someone's family. I even call her Mother, Mum. We are part of each others family. I found a quote the other day that sums it up. "A best friend is a sister that destiny forgot to give you." Well screw destiny she is my sister. Then what about Madonna and Keaty? Madonna is a great friend, but she is more than that she is family. And Keaty well he was family before he was born. (Madonna asked me to be a godmother to her son and form that moment on i would love that boy like he was one of my own.) So there are so many people that we love and not just for a day or a week.
To me Family is someone that you will love for a lifetime. No matter if you see them once a year, but talk on the phone every other day like me and Ky. Or if you spend every day together like my husband and kids. Family can be related, but they don't have to be. They just have to hold a place in you heart.

certain people

There are certain people in this world who are your friends when times are hard. They are great. Hold you hand and stand by you. You love and appreciate them and they are some of the people who make the most difference in your life. But then there are those people who come into your life as you are slowly make your way up and out the trouble, they are supportive and encouraging. But sometimes some of them, and let me clarify i mean some, not all. Some find it hard to still be supportive when you clear through the gates into Happiness. It is as though they can no longer be supportive, it is though they struggle to see that you have earnt the right, done the hard yards and self reflection and am now truly happy with who you are. Where you are in life. And what comes next for you. And after they have been there for you and you value them for what they have done for you, for their friendship. That does not give them the right to belittle your happiness, or put you down. The truth of the matter is that is not the behavior of a friend. And even though you may not want to give up on the friendship, the truth remains. NO ONE HAS THE RIGHT TO MAKE YOU FEEL LITTLE. PEOPLE CAN ONLY TAKE YOUR POWER AWAY IF YOU LET THEM. So perhaps you need to distance yourself from them. Or even confront them and let them know what they are doing is hurtful and not acceptable to you. But as sad and hard as it is if they can no longer support you and accept you for being yourself all be it a happy version of yourself, you may need to walk away and cut ties. The bottom line is a true friend stands by you helping you up in your low times. And cheering you on at your highest. And every stage in between and is accepting and encouraging of you being you.

Too cute not to share!!