When you are in the middle of a story it isn't a story at all, but only a confusion; a dark roaring, a blindness, a wreckage of shattered glass and splintered wood; like a house in a whirlwind, or else a boat crushed by the icebergs or swept over the rapids, and all aboard powerless … Continue reading the reality of the rumble
You can’t skip day two
There are many things you get warned about when you about to give birth. But an unexpected one is that you are warned that you will experience what is called "the baby blues". You will have a time 3-5 days after the birth when the hormones in your body run wild and you run a roller … Continue reading You can’t skip day two
word play – prepare
It's been a long time between blogposts of late and partly that has been due to a number of commitments that needed time away from the computer. But it also in part due to the fact that there has been some internal work going on, decisions that had to made that required more thinking time, … Continue reading word play – prepare
What are your tears telling you?
When our church took on a centre for Transform Cambodia I turned to Mr and said "I am going to go there one day". And each time we heard of another team who had gone up, or received news from the centre, my heart would stir. And I would lean over and say to him again, … Continue reading What are your tears telling you?
on being intentional
I have a love-hate relationship with the word intentional. Intentional: performed by or expressing intention, deliberate; of or relating to intention or purpose I love thinking things through, planning and making lists. But I worry that too much planning can make life boring and staid with no room for spontaneity. So I have struggled with it … Continue reading on being intentional
Capacity – a year in review
The Christmas decorations came down today, and I have changed the rich red and green, for cool blues and white. Summer holidays mean lazy afternoons in the pool and ice-cream for afternoon tea. The new year has commenced. But in this new phase of my life as a mother of school children (gasp - how … Continue reading Capacity – a year in review