Keeping my head above water

Well it has been an interesting few weeks with many challenges and I have felt like I haven't been keeping up with my study.  

I have had a busy few weeks with family visiting from Gisborne and our extended family went on a trip to Hanmer to commemorate my husband's father who passed away three years ago from cancer.  The weekend was busy and my study day was taken over by sick children and packing.  

The following week I found myself unwell, battling with a migraine that hung around for a few days and then the awful events of Friday 15th which seem so surreal.  I ended up racing down to my son's school in Linwood when my sister phoned explaining the shootings and the schools being in lockdown.  I waited there with many other parents until it was safe for children to be released.  It was really scary!  I had to drive another family home as they didn't have a vehicle and the ladies husband was in lockdown at his work also.  

From all of these events though, I have now managed to spend some time focussing and my perspective has now slightly changes with wanting to be more multicultural in terms of culturally responsive practice.  It has been impressive to watch our nation's leaders engage with the Muslim community and the way that New Zealand and many other countries have come together in love and support of this awful tragic event.