In August, we sojourned north to avoid some of the winter and have a holiday in Queensland. On the way, we stopped in the family hometown of Coolah. Andrew’s parents were with us and we decided to spend some time in the cemetery.
We spent time looking at and cleaning off family graves…
and then some more time just wandering around the cemetery reading head stones. Adam came up to me at one point and snuggled into my side. He said it was so sad to read of some children who had only lived for a short time. Dad & Mum James were able to talk about various families and remember things from the past.
There’s a Biblical proverb which says, "more is learned in the house of mourning than the house of feasting." This was one of those times of reflection, appreciation, humility and thankfulness.
Then when we stopped in Moree on the second day of our driving trip north, we stopped in this park:
Apart from enjoying the beautiful trees (which someone has taught me to photograph)…
…we also stopped to look at the war memorial in the centre of the park.
So many country towns here have these statues or shrines to commemorate those who fought and fell in war and hailed from their town or region.
As we had been at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra only one month earlier, we made a point to stop and read this.
Yes, we went on to have a relaxing holiday but these were times to pause and remember…
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