Five frogs are sitting on a log. Four decide to jump off. How many are left? Answer - Five. Because deciding and doing are not the same.
Love and Laughter
May love and laughter light your days and warm your heart. May good and faithful friends be yours May peace and plenty bless your world. And all life's seasons bring the best to you.
The Casting Vote
Sometimes during a National Election it is hard to think that your vote counts, that your vote can make a difference amongst millions of others. And funnily enough for me there are many times that my husband I cancel each other out as we vote for different political parties! (Even the more motivation to ensure that I… Continue reading The Casting Vote
Do it afraid
I've been enjoying the last of the Summer holiday with my boys. We have gone on adventures, explored new places - beaches, playgrounds, swimming pools. I have watched the boys stretch themselves that little bit further each day - climbing the rock wall a little higher than last time, being braver and going out in… Continue reading Do it afraid
This is your life!
"This is your life. Be bold with it. Live it with energy and purpose in the direction that excites you. Listen to your heart, look for your dreams: they are God inspired." (Bear Grylls)
Be You!
Marianne Williamson wrote this “We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you NOT to be? You are a child of GOD. Your playing small does not serve the World. There is nothing enlightening about shrinking so that other people won't feel unsure around you. We were born… Continue reading Be You!
Start. Begin
Love Actually
"Whenever I get gloomy with the state of the world, I think about the arrivals gate at Heathrow Airport. General opinion's starting to make out that we live in a world of hatred and greed, but I don't see that. It seems to me that love is everywhere. Often, it's not particularly dignified or newsworthy,… Continue reading Love Actually
Bandits and Blinkers
Theodore Roosevelt once aptly said "Comparison is the thief of Joy." And I'd have to say he's right. Comparing ourselves or our circumstances to others never pays off. Comparison is a joy stealer and it has some pretty good accomplices too....Comparison loves the company of distraction, doubt and discouragement. It's pretty tight with envy and… Continue reading Bandits and Blinkers
Unexpected
Unexpected. I like that word. It makes me think of surprises, blessings, joy. So much of our lives is planned and purposed, but there should always be room for the unexpected. Last night my husband and I had an unexpected night out without the kids. Children had ended up going in different directions to stay… Continue reading Unexpected
Blue Skies & Lollipops 