Fun in the Cloncurry Sun...

Well it gets VERY HOT here in Cloncurry North, West Queensland. 
So far we've experienced it to get up to the mid 40's, and for the 5 months we've been here as far as I can remember, it hasn't got lower than mid 30's. 
It weather usually sits between 36 to 40 degrees everyday and it rarely ever cools down. 
We get quite a few storms with the works here. We cop the thunder, lightning, wind, and when the rain hits us hard and it starts pouring, it usually makes the weather hotter and sticky. It gets very hot and muggy afterwards. So we try to keep cool...GOOD air conditioning is the key, and if you walk around Cloncurry you will here air conditioner units working 24 hours a day as you pass every home, haha.
We also like to keep cool having a dip in the pool.
We have a smallish pool at the caravan park (although it's been quite green and dirty for months), we also enjoy going to the large, very clean public pool for a dip. The girls tend to make some friends and we all hang out there for hours when we can!

I Hope everyone is well and enjoying the week xo
Take Care,
Dimi

What is FAITH?

The Bible says:

Hebrews 11:1 
Faith is the confidence that what we hope for will actually happen; it gives us assurance about things we cannot see.

Google says (another important reference, Haha):
Complete trust or confidence in someone or something.

FAITH 
How Do We Acquire Faith?
I believe we acquire faith by 1st accepting Jesus as our Saviour and 2nd (which to me is ultimately first because it is what HE died for in the first place) to have a relationship with HIM, through prayer, worship, reading the bible. I believe as you hear and read HIS word (the bible), as you build a relationship with HIM, your FAITH in God and the things HE has for you in this life will be revealed to you. 
However, I believe FAITH slowly builds in a person as they continuously step out in FAITH. For example, in a difficult time do we become raving lunatics, and rant on about how difficult life is? do we throw huge pity parties for ourselves? or do we have FAITH, stand strong, and hope and know that God's LOVE and strength
will get us through our tough times? 
YES, tough times are tough, we may cry, we are human, but do we TRUST God, do we have FAITH in God? not that HE will make everything perfect (although HE can) but that HE will walk with us through our difficulties, that HE will hold our hands and teach us a thing or two through our hardships. Do we have Faith in Him? 
You know in our difficult moments, if we allow it, our FAITH in God strengthens. I know this to be true because I myself have experienced these difficult times, these hardships, when I thought all the walls were coming crashing down, I cried, I cried out to GOD, I told HIM of my pain, and the hurt in my heart...what do you think happened? Do you think HE waved HIS magical wand in the air and announced "PAIN BE GONE." No, it didn't happen that way, I cried out to HIM and HE reached out HIS hand and comforted me, like any GOOD FATHER would do. In the midst of a crisis, HE grabbed onto my hand and walked with me through it...WAHOOO...PRAISE GOD!
If I hadn't gone through these difficult times and trusted GOD to work all things to good for me, and to walk with me through them, I wouldn't have the FAITH in HIM I have now. Does that make sense?

Is my FAITH perfect? NO! 
However, It is strong! I have a strong FAITH in God, my feet are planted and I KNOW that GOD will work all things to good for me and HIS will for me as I keep stepping out and walking in FAITH, because I believe HIM, I trust HIM and I have FAITH IN HIM! 
Things won't be perfect though, because I live here on earth (I'm not in Heaven yet), but I have FAITH that HE walks with me, and HE is planning my steps as I continue to step out in Faith not at all knowing what lies ahead for me...What a GOOD, GOOD GOD I serve💜 

To those that I have told about GOD and HIS GREAT LOVE, whether it be through this blog, or in person...You have a choice to believe in HIM and walk with HIM. It is completely your choice, I would never chase you down and try to force you to LOVE God (even though I would like to, Haha), however, you should give GOD a chance, HE LOVES YOU..I don't care how cliche that sounds, IT IS TRUE...Open your heart to GOD, OPEN IT, CRY OUT TO GOD. HE is waiting for you xo

Rant over, Haha! I only wanted to share a scripture on here, however, these words bubbled up and over, I hope it made sense to YOU!
I hope all is well in your world xo
Love Dimi  

Winner, Winner, Crayfish Dinner...

Well as you can see we have finally caught some redclaw crayfish, YIPEEE!

I think it's helped that the Cloncurry dam is very full. We've put our 2 crab pots in the dam and left them there for a day or 2 or 3, each time we've returned to check them we've had a few good redclaws and a couple small ones to throw back in. 

we were using potatoes for bait, but we were told to try a tin of sardines, however, we didn't have any sardines, so we used one of our small tins of tuna and there you have it, the redclaw kept coming back for more of it :-)

Winner, Winner, Crayfish Dinner..or entree, Hahaha!

We have a BIG one...

Serena doesn't mind showing off our catch and Zoey's a little too interested, Haha!

Seriously DELICIOUS...

Redclaw crayfish is absolutely DELICIOUS, it's sweet and juicy and simply YUMMY. I look forward to catching a bucket full of them and filling our tummies up eating them all up 😋

I Hope all is Well with Everyone
Take Care 💛
Love,
Dimi

Calvary Christian Church...

Oh I nearly forgot to post about this AMAZING church in Townsville.
We went to Calvary Christian Church when we where in Townsville over Christmas. We went to their Christmas eve service and it truly was a brilliant service, one of, if not the BEST Christmas eve service we've ever been to. The worship time was BEAUTIFUL, the message was Amazing and we all (including our girls) wished for more than a moment we were part of this church, haha! It was a lovely night and our girls got right into the whole service, especially the worship time and the funny, creative Christmas footage we watched.

After the service there was a Christmas eve party with a petting zoo, jumping castle, fairy floss, snow cones, sausage sizzle and delicious donuts.

YUM!

Cute little Guinea pigs...

Calvary Christian church in Townsville, Queensland looks and seems to be a wonderful church...You should check it out if you're ever in the area..We will!

Take Care,
Dimi xo

Happy Australia Day..2017...

From my beautiful family to your beautiful family...
Happy Australia Day!

We enjoyed a yummy B.B.Q dinner for Australia day and we are about to have our FUN Family night with games and a movie at our girls request.

 I Hope you all had a good one xo
Love from,
The Rech Family xo 

Happy Graduation...

When we where in Townsville, Queensland over Christmas, we celebrated our girls grade 4 and grade 6 graduations.
We are extremely proud of all they have accomplished in their homeschooling, whilst travelling and living on the road. Our girls have had to very quickly get used to a very different life on the road and a very different way of schooling and they both have done extremely well.
Grade 4 and Grade 6 was passed with flying colours...A+++ 😀
Here are some of our beautiful graduation pics...

Beautiful photos on the strand at Townsville beach...

Little Graduation Gifts for our Sweethearts...

Oh YUMMY, Delicious Seafood...it was sooo VERY YUM! My Fav was the seafood chowder, clams, prawns and spicy calamari...oh the grilled flathead was goood too..Drooolll!

We are EXTREMELY Proud of Our delightful Girls xo

We all had a GREAT Graduation evening celebrating Our Gorgeous Girls xo
Life is GOOOD 💛
Take Care,
Dimi