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!
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Happy St Patrick’s Day!
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!
After the Storm
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
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
Ashes – {Lent}
As we begin the journey towards the Cross this Lent Season we bring to God our frailty, our brokenness, our sins. Lent though may seem like a time to keep our heads down, to mourn, but it is also a season of hope for it ends with the Resurrection! So with ashes on our foreheads and hope… Continue reading Ashes – {Lent}
A Prayer
"I know the one in whom I trust, and I am sure that He is able to guard what I have entrusted to Him until the day of His return." (2 Timothy 1:12) Heavenly Father, I release to you the burdens that I have been carrying, burdens that You never intended for me to carry.… Continue reading A Prayer
The Weary and the Frayed
Some days you just feel weary. Weary from being brave the moment you step out your door. Weary from weathering the storms of life. And you reach the end of the day and you feel spent. That hard phone call that added more load to your back with the future it seemingly painted. That unexpected hurt that made… Continue reading The Weary and the Frayed
Emmanuel – {Advent}
"Peace on earth, goodwill to men" I don't know what your year has held. Perhaps like mine it has had its hard days amongst the good. But as we during these final few days of Advent look towards Christmas we get to celebrate that amongst the messy, the hard and the difficult, God is with us.… Continue reading Emmanuel – {Advent}
Travellers – {Advent}
When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let’s go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about.” (Luke 2:15) If there is one thing that has struck me afresh this year with Christmas, it is that it is a… Continue reading Travellers – {Advent}
Breath of Heaven – {Advent}
Life is busy and often all go. But several times a day, I have an "enforced" rest. A time when I sit, holding my little baby in my arms for his bottle. It is in these precious times that we will look into each other's eyes. I'll whisper words of love to him, share dreams and hopes. It's… Continue reading Breath of Heaven – {Advent}
Blue Skies & Lollipops 