This Mother’s Day I celebrate it with my 7 year old, 5 year old and 3 year old. I've moved on from those first rungs of the motherhood ladder when days were filled with night feeds, nappy changes and cuddles to being the soccer mum and knowing where all the best playgrounds are. I still get the cuddles though! Motherhood doesn’t… Continue reading A Legacy of Love
Category: Life Lessons
You’re doing a grand job!
I have a card stuck in my journal. My sister gave it to me a couple of years ago, when we were both with little babies, and toddlers, oh and school age kids too! The card said "We're in the trenches, but chin up, you're doing a grand job!" It gave me hope, encouragement and a… Continue reading You’re doing a grand job!
A pile of rocks
Un tas de pierres cesse d'être un tas de pierres, des qu'un seul homme le contemple avec, en lui, l'image d'une cathédrale. - A rock pile ceases to be a rock pile the moment a single man contemplates it, bearing within him the image of a cathedral. (Antoine de Saint-Exupery) I love this quote. That… Continue reading A pile of rocks
A Tale of Two Sisters
It should have been the happiest day of her life. Her wedding. It was not. She felt fear, hurt. She was scared. For the moment though she was safe - protected by her veil. Hidden by her veil. But in a moment that would change. The veil would be removed. Her husband would see her.… Continue reading A Tale of Two Sisters
In my Father’s House
I sat in an empty church the other day. One that I don't attend, or ever have for that matter. But as it so happened, my Father was taking the services there. I was there with him and my mother as they busied themselves with the preparation for the Services the next day. Growing up… Continue reading In my Father’s House
B.C.
B.C. Two letters denoting a time in History. Two letters to pinpoint time in History. Two letters that stand for Before Christ. Amazing isn't it, that still today B.C. is a term used to define a date in History and are used to define all the years, all the times, all the history that… Continue reading B.C.
Lessons from a Pearl
Pearls are an interesting jewel. They say that pearls are queen of gems and the gem of queens. Beautiful, valuable, fragile even - Cleopatra dissolved one in a glass on wine and drank it. In Matthew 13 Jesus tells a parable - "Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant seeking beautiful pearls, who,… Continue reading Lessons from a Pearl
The boiled egg debacle
Well it turned out that after throwing a party for my husband, celebrating 2 of my sons' birthdays and organising a Women's breakfast all in the same week, it was an innocent boiled egg that was almost my undoing. Oldest son needed a boiled egg for school yesterday. I diligently boiled the egg the day before. Placed it in… Continue reading The boiled egg debacle
The feather and the nail – {Lent}
I hold in my hands a feather and a nail. The nail is cold and heavy. I can feel the point pressing against my palm. It is man made. Strong, a tool. The feather on the other hand feels weightless. I can barely feel it in my hand. I'm more aware of it's softness than… Continue reading The feather and the nail – {Lent}
The Sound of Silence
Cities are noisy. If you start listening intentionally to the background noise,you realise there's a lot of noisy activity from cars, buses, trains to lawn mowers, building works, road works. It's hard to hear the rustling of trees or the cicadas. This week I escaped away from the city for a couple of days. On… Continue reading The Sound of Silence
Blue Skies & Lollipops 