img_0183Turning 50 and Pooey Nappies.

September 14th, 1959. 50 years ago today at 6.30am Margaret Joyce Grace gave birth to her first son Stephen at the Poplars Hospital in Epping, a suburb of Sydney NSW. Mother and child were both well. It was the beginning of my life on planet earth. I have now reached the 50 year milestone.

But….. today! Yes this morning at 6.30am on this day of my Jubilee I was woken by this bright little face saying “Uncle Steve….pooey nappy.. pooey nappy.” And so it was. my duties as a fully fledged 50 year old started out changing a very, very loaded nappy (I think American’s call them diaper’s) for my beautiful little niece Mikayla. Welcome to being 50. “Thank you Uncle Steve”. A job well done. Another happy clean bottom!! It was time to make Aunt Kerrie a nice coffee and get some breakfast happening. It seems while I was away in America our niece’s Mikayla (2) and Jessica (1) moved in for a few weeks. Kid’s kinda change everything but we love it. They are a constant work in progress and continually need a nappy change and a good clean up.

Just like you and me. We are all a work in progress. If I can be so blunt… we all have ‘crap’ in our lives. The Bible calls it sin. God knew before the beginnings of time it would destroy us. So He made a way for us to be completely cleansed and forgiven of the death curse that was upon us. That way was in His son Jesus.

Psalm 51: 1-2 says it so wonderfully “Have mercy on O God, according to Your lovingkindness; According to the multitude of Your mercies, blot out my transgressions. Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin.”

So there you have it. The opening moments to my 50th birthday was a big reminder of how much I need Jesus in my life and the presence of the Holy Spirit for every day.
Thank God for Jesus.

Godspeed,

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PIctured: Mikayla Roberts

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