To be honest, sometimes when I peer into the future I get a little scared. Will it all be okay? Will the happily ever after happen? And so quickly fear begins to rear its head. It builds up seeking to overwhelm. Like floodwaters or a fast incoming tide. In these times I think I need to man up,… Continue reading The Antidote

Kintsugi is Japanese for "golden joinery". It is the art of repairing pottery with gold. In other words, to patch with gold. With Kintsugi the brokenness, the cracks are not hidden or disguised when repaired, but they are made beautiful, celebrated with the gold that holds them together. In Japan restoring the broken is an art. The heart of… Continue reading The Art of Kintsugi

ANZAC Day. A National Day of Remembrance commemorating all New Zealanders and Australians who have served and died in Wars. It is a time to pause, to reflect on the sacrifice of so many for the life we enjoy today. Without the day, the poppies, it is easy to forget the lives sacrificed, the battles… Continue reading Lest we forget…

Saturday. It is silent. Jesus is dead and buried. The Disciples in hiding, lives in ruins, dreams shattered. God does not speak. It seemed to go so wrong. Is silence their new reality? A world without Jesus the new normal? Sometimes in life it is the day after the news, the tragedy, the loss that can be the hardest.… Continue reading Silence – {Easter}

Recently it was my birthday! Beautiful gifts and lovely opportunities for coffee dates and lunches out to, well, celebrate me! Yes the celebrations may well have extended out beyond the day.  It's not often that we get a day, well obviously apart from our once a year birthday to celebrate ourselves! But when it is… Continue reading Celebrate You!

Christ be with me, Christ within me, Christ behind me, Christ before me, Christ beside me, Christ to win me, Christ to comfort and restore me. Christ beneath me, Christ above me, Christ in quiet, Christ in danger, Christ in hearts of all that love me, Christ in mouth of friend and stranger. (St Patrick's… Continue reading Happy St Patrick’s Day!

It's inevitable really, that after the stormy weather, I'm writing a rain inspired post! The last few days quite a deluge has hit Auckland. There have been floods, power cuts, storm damage. Fortunately our house was unscathed, apart from the rather large puddle situated outside our front door. We can all have days or seasons in life when it… Continue reading After the Storm

Jesus walked this lonesome valley. He had to walk it by Himself; O, nobody else could walk it for Him, He had to walk it by Himself. Sometimes it is easy to think that we're the only one going through a tough time. Perhaps the only one facing rejection or loneliness. The only one in grief. The only one… Continue reading Jesus walked this lonesome valley