I have one coffee a day, a short Mac - strong espresso with a dash of milk. It is my little indulgence, my pick me up, my get going button. My girls already know how important it is for mum to have her coffee in the morning. Little Miss helps Daddy make it, and Bubba … Continue reading advent coffee
pause (take two)
I love the pause button. I love the way that you can stop something momentarily, and restart as if nothing has happened in the interim. I love the way that all of a sudden the movie or music no longer exists, and all is replaced by pure silence. Lately, I have been dreaming of a … Continue reading pause (take two)
recovery … a challenge
I have just had two home days, (or 1.5 as I went to Church on Sunday morning). I have not left the house for two days, not to go to the shop, or visit a friend. The furtherest we have travelled has been to the letter box. I know that doesn't seem like a huge … Continue reading recovery … a challenge
celebrate … a challenge
Everything I read in the last couple of days has been talking to me of the need for rest, recupperation and boundaries. In these crazy last days before our women's event on the weekend, it feels like a weird time to be getting these messages. Yet I heard myself say to my sister this morning … Continue reading celebrate … a challenge
Looking out … a challenge
Our previous house was inward focused. The house was situated on a back block and the front of the house didn't look out onto the street, but rather at the back of someone else's house. The kitchen, (where, let's face it, I spend most of my day), looked out across a small courtyard to the … Continue reading Looking out … a challenge
gentle
... in quietness and trust is your strength. I am in a time of transition, old things that I thought I no longer had any claim to, have resurfaced. And I am once again in a position of dreaming and leading, formulating and framing, shaping and bringing into being. It is freaking me out a … Continue reading gentle