It is a new beginning!

Hi ALL,



It is about time I gave this blog an update

and a little injection of positivity!

My family and I are MOVING ... from the red outback desert in Newman

to the green bush and dazzling wildflowers in the Perth Hills.

After 6 YEARS of living in a remote, country town

we're more than a little scared, excited and OVERWHELMED

at the thought of moving closer than 1200kms to a city!

However, we're determined to make this change as positive

as we can and EMBRACE the new journey we've decided to undertake!

This change brings with it a new school for the girls,

a new job for myself (when I find one)

and a NEW ROUTINE for my husband as he works a 'normal' working week

for the first time in his 20 years career.

What?

Weekends?

Public holidays?

WOW!

One further change is my passion and enthusiasm for EDUCATION,

in particular, teaching children to read ... which has now reached new heights!

In fact, it couldn't get any BIGGER!

I have decided to dedicate my short term energy into assisting

as many struggling readers as I can

to experience the SUCCESS and joy of reading!

Thus it is my hope, that this blog be full of GOOD-NEWS stories as well as

the emotional turbulence and triumphs as I endeavour to live my dream :))

I hope you can join me on this new journey ...

Feel free to offer your own experiences as you read along.

With much HOPE and best wishes, Tara

A long road for the non-believers

 It has been a long road, but today we finally reached the start of something new!

Over the last six weeks I have held his hand, encouraged him to believe

and today he chose to finally let go of his self-doubts.

The transformation was sudden and unexpected.

He had been teetering on the edge of a precipice for weeks and

I really didn't know which way he was going to fall.

On his face?

On his feet?

I wept today as I witnessed his feet touch the ground first!

How did it happen?

Trust ...

Faith ...

Courage ...

Determination ...

And simply caring about someone's future enough to help them see the stars and reach out for them!

He isn't the only one in my care.

There are five of them, in total.

Each have their own demons, weaknesses and self-doubts to overcome.

But his have been the hardest to penetrate.

I celebrated with him today.

We celebrated with his teachers.

And I hope he is celebrating with his new found confidence tonight.

Tomorrow is another day for him to face his fears and doubts,

since there is no doubt they will return ...

I hope he has discovered a way to fight them now

as he is my inspiration to get up tomorrow and do it all over again!

Bless you T :))