encouragement for the journey
The advent of September heralds Spring in Australia. The days are warming with evenings crisp and cool, not yet the balmy relief we need in Summer. The native flowers are blooming, I have kangaroo paws unfurling outside my study window, growing taller each day. And the blossom of fruit trees is a cloud of pink, … Continue reading Breaking Ground
I’ve been thinking a lot about breath of late. Of how vital it is and how much we take it for granted. Maybe it is because I have started a weekly Tai Chi class that focuses so much on the exhale and inhale. Maybe it is because my constant phrase to my daughters when they … Continue reading What I am learning about breathing
My youngest daughter decided she was going to read the bible. We suggested she start with the new testament, and after a short while reading she exclaimed, “there’s a lot of babies in this story.” She had been reading the gospel of Matthew which lists the lineage of Jesus. Starting from Abraham, through David, to … Continue reading In the waiting: slow down
This year has been one of waiting for me. At first it was a waiting that led to a disappointment. Then it was a waiting that I felt compelled to do, even though all that was within me yearned for movement. I have been waiting on others, waiting on peace, and waiting on God. I … Continue reading In the Waiting: Advent Devotional
It is February, the beginning of my work year, and I still don’t know my schedule for this year, and that’s okay. My purpose and steps for this year are not yet clear and (strangely) I am comfortable in the uncertainty. I am sitting in a place of not knowing, with no urgency to know. … Continue reading The quiet ministry of slow
‘One day to go’, so says the Christmas countdown that my youngest has been turning over religiously each morning. One day before the noise, and the mayhem, and the laughter, and the arguments, and the tears. Because Christmas does not magically make us exempt from those things. It is a day just like any other, … Continue reading Slow your Christmas: generously