Good news and bad news

The bad news is that Buddug, my favourite ferret, died last night.

The good news, for those who've been praying for me, is that I've found out that my job is safe, as someone else has taken voluntary redundancy.

Needless to say, I have rather mixed emotions at the moment.

prayer please

well, we had a HUGE historical tree (100+ yrs old) in our back yard fall down yesterday... It is massive (I will post pictures on my blog soon!) It was intensely windy and I can't believe it fell down... It is SO shocking how it was uprooted... Anyway, it damaged some of our neighbor's property but not much really! No one was hurt, thankfully, and our house was miraculously intact. (The wind was so strong I remember saying a prayer off the top of my head, "God, keep us safe..." and he did!)
Please pray the insurance will cover the removal costs, etc. It is bound to cost A LOT and we honestly can't afford it...
Thanks

This seems like such a flippant request in comparison to what everyone is going through. This question is for my Australian friends: I've just recently come out of country hibernation and moved to Canberra, and was wondering whether any of you were aware of any possible communities that would be worth looking into? I am strangely hanging out for some person-to-person again.

Thanks so much guys. Will keep all of you in my prayers.