Monkey Tails.

It was a morning spent visiting with our friends. The children picked "monkey tails" at the park and here they are making a raft out of them. 

It's been an incredibly heavy week as we've had to front up and make hard calls about a relationship our family has had. After struggling for some time, we made the decision to step away in favour of something more life-giving. Feelings are hurt, words have been exchanged, and it's a lot to grapple with at the moment. Still processing this. 

"If you can keep your head when all about you   

Are losing theirs and blaming it on you,   

If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,

But make allowance for their doubting too; 

If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,

Or being lied about, don’t deal in lies,

Or being hated, don’t give way to hating,

And yet don’t look too good, nor talk too wise...

Yours is the Earth and everything that’s in it,

And—which is more—you’ll be a Man, my son!" 

- If, by Rudyard Kipling