I woke early this morning, watching the darkness fade and pale yellow take over the sky. A new day, a new month, a new beginning. So I wrote a blessing for you, (and me). and so it begins this day full of hope and possibility this day full of plans this day bursting with … Continue reading and so it begins
I can …
At the beginning of this year, I found my daughter in her room crying her eyes out, absolutely devastated. After calming her down enough to get the story from her. I discovered she was crying because "I can't read yet, Mum". The end of the year is coming up and this little girl is reading … Continue reading I can …
dreams, baby steps and fear
This one is for those of you who have a dream in your heart, a tentative fragile dream, but the fear is killing it. The fear is bigger and stronger than that dream right now and so your dream, that fragile little shoot is not getting the light it needs, or the food it needs … Continue reading dreams, baby steps and fear
gather and grow
On Saturday, I had the opportunity to attend a gather and grow with Amanda Viviers. An introverted group of writers gathered around the table. All of us came with no clue if we knew anyone or not. All of us came with a desire to learn and an open heart to growth. And so this reticent group slowly and quietly … Continue reading gather and grow
the names we call ourselves
There is a pattern in my life, an unhealthy pattern, a pattern of denial. A pattern of not owning the reality that is placed upon me. I established and ran a woman's ministry in our church for a number of years, and yet I hesitated to call myself a leader. I have been writing in … Continue reading the names we call ourselves
five years and 250 posts later … what this journey is teaching me
When I started writing this blog in May 2010, My eldest was 9 months old. And I started writing in order to have a moment to myself, a moment of reflection and contemplation. I had two readers at that stage, Mr and my sister. And I was quite happy with that! Now when I started … Continue reading five years and 250 posts later … what this journey is teaching me