From the sublime to the ridiculous

I took this picture at tea time this afternoon. In the same conversation – in the space of a minute – Cam said the following:

‘Is this lemon iced-tea room temperature?’

And

‘My snot just popped out of my nose!’

Ok…!? J

These are pics from a winter evening in the playroom…

And here’s a passage from Isaiah that has been a real encouragement to me in the past few weeks. It ‘points us to a better time than ours’, as Matthew Arnold said:

"No longer will babies die when only a few days old. No longer will adults die before they have lived a full life. No longer will people be considered old at one hundred! Only the cursed will die that young! In those days people will live in the houses they build and eat the fruit of their own vineyards. Unlike the past, invaders will not take their houses and confiscate their vineyards. For my people will live as long as trees, and my chosen ones will have time to enjoy their hard-won gains. They will not work in vain, and their children will not be doomed to misfortune. For they are people blessed by the LORD, and their children, too, will be blessed. I will answer them before they even call to me. While they are still talking about their needs, I will go ahead and answer their prayers! The wolf and the lamb will feed together.  The lion will eat hay like a cow. But the snakes will eat dust. In those days no one will be hurt or destroyed on my holy mountain. I, the LORD, have spoken!" – Isaiah 65:20-25