This 1960s Christmas Album - Tijuana Christmas by the Toreador Abrams’s makes me so happy! As one of my boys said to me “does it give you nostalgia?” Why yes - yes it does. It transports me straight back to my childhood and my parents putting the album on the record player. It’s jovial, upbeat,… Continue reading Chosen Joy

Emmanuel - God with us. It was a promise, a prophecy, foretold by Isaiah that God would be with us. The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Emmanuel” (Isaiah 7:14). Advent reminds us that it is a promise fulfilled. Jesus was born of the Virgin Mary and… Continue reading God with us – {Advent}

For 400 years, there was silence. No word from heaven. No encouragement. No sign of what was to come. Generations were born, lived, and died, waiting. Waiting in the quiet, holding onto promises that seemed distant and unanswered. Forgotten even. Then, the silence was shattered—not with a loud proclamation, but with the fragile cry of… Continue reading Hope in the Silence – {Advent}

Today marks the first Sunday, the first day of Advent. A a season of expectation—a time when we remember Christ’s coming to the world and look to His coming again. Yet as this season starts, and the excitement and anticipation towards Christmas builds, while the year closes in, it’s easy to feel tired. Weary. I… Continue reading Weary – {Advent}

The simple things are also the most extraordinary things, and only the wise can see them. Paulo Coelho Driving to school with the original 1960s Batman music as your soundtrack with Oscar singing and dancing along is one of the best and most fun things. Full volume too I might add. Absolute joy! To live… Continue reading Moments of Joy

And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth. John 1:14 And we beheld His glory… My heart has been snagged on this verse for quite some time now. Meditating on what it is… Continue reading And we beheld His glory..:

I had a dream that on waking felt so real as if a memory. In my dream, I was watching Oscar in class. He was sitting at a table reading a text on a piece of paper. His finger marking each word that he read. And as he read he said each word. The Speech… Continue reading I dreamed a dream…

As parents, there are countless moments with our children that we cherish. As a parent of a child with special needs these moments often hold even deeper poignancy. Oscar has challenges with speech and communication, making it difficult for him to express himself in ways we take for granted. His spoken words are limited. So… Continue reading The name of Jesus

(Spoiler alert - Dad is ok and now home from hospital) I’ve seen this view several times recently while my father had an operation in hospital. In many ways, with the exception of the lighting due to the time of day or the weather outside it has been an unchanging constant. Looking out into the… Continue reading View

Oscar’s first four word sentence was “Papa I love you.” Oscar fiercely loves and is loved back by his Papa. And I believe it was this love that drew more words from Oscar than ever before. There’s something about love for someone that elicits acts of courage, strength or accomplishment. Oscar wanted Papa to know… Continue reading The Power of Love