I am watching it again. The world gone mad. Women and children targeted. I don’t know how to respond. I hesitate even as I write this, knowing that women and children in Syria have been under attack for much longer. But I come back to this: Suffering is suffering. Loss is loss. Death is death. … Continue reading I am watching it again
A prayer for the hurting Mumma
This prayer is for you, Mumma, as you sit in another specialist's room, hoping maybe this one will have the answer for your child. This prayer is for you, Mumma, as you try a new strategy, a new diet, a new treatment plan, in the hope that this will be the one that will succeed. This … Continue reading A prayer for the hurting Mumma
Present over Perfect book club: an introduction
I was in the middle of severe grief due to miscarriages, and I found this book called Bittersweet. I don't recall what made me pick it up. Whether it was the picture of the crumbled chocolate on the front or the subtitle; 'thoughts on change, grace and learning the hard way'. Either way, it found … Continue reading Present over Perfect book club: an introduction
the rituals that comfort
First weekend of the holidays and my eldest, and I have come down with a cold. We have stayed in PJs and snuggled in blankets. We have drunk honey and lemon drinks, and Mr made us chicken noodle soup. It's what you do when your sick, it's the norm, a tradition of sorts. On Friday an … Continue reading the rituals that comfort
a prayer for those in pain
As you take that deep breath, The one that fills your battered lungs with enough air for the tears to fall once more. As you scream out the "why's" and the "how's" and "how could you's" until you are hoarse. As you fall into the numb, disconnected, dreamlike state that passes for life. As you accept the flowers, and … Continue reading a prayer for those in pain
compassion
So I broke my promise. The one I made, when I said I was going to write every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday until the end of the year. I didn't post on Monday this week. I couldn't. I was overwhelmed by the voices on social media, hard, unforgiving, strident, graceless. When did compassion get to … Continue reading compassion