The roads were busy. Road works seemingly everywhere. Everything just felt busy. People driving to work, to appointments, to coffee, to wherever. My to do list felt as long as the traffic queued in front of me. The city was alive, on the go, and yes busy. Yet in a central suburb is an oasis,… Continue reading Behind the Stone Wall
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I hope…
"I hope you rise up with strength, empowered to bring God-wonder wherever you go." (Lisa Bevere)
Making a Difference
"Did I offer peace today? Did I bring a smile to someone's face? Did I say words of healing? Did I let go of my anger and resentment? Did I forgive? Did I love? These are the real questions." (Henri Nouwen) I was having one of those "meh" days. Heading out late one evening to… Continue reading Making a Difference
After.
It was Queen Elizabeth who said that "grief is the price we pay for love." And it was her grandson Prince Harry who recently shared that when you're grieving you need to know that there is laughter after the tears, happiness to be found, life to be lived. Some days when we're in a hard season,… Continue reading After.
The Punches of Life
"The goodness of God is challenged everyday with the punches of life" (Havilah Cunnington) Let's face it, some days can be hard and we're left wishing we'd put on boxing gloves to knock back some of the things that have come our way. Some days it can feel we're living on the wrong side of the crucifixion and not… Continue reading The Punches of Life
Be Brave
Chasing Sunsets
It all began a couple of weeks ago. Leaving my parents’ house one evening I glimpsed up and saw the beginnings of a sunset. I decided that on reaching home I’d take the opportunity to pause and watch it. Unfortunately by the time I arrived home the sunset had faded into dusk. A few days… Continue reading Chasing Sunsets
Scratching the Surface
I remember as a child loving doing crayon etching. When you fill a piece of paper with a myriad of colours in no particular pattern and then colour over them with a black crayon. You then etch out patterns and pictures in the black letting the colour behind come through. In the Gospel of Matthew, Jesus… Continue reading Scratching the Surface
Unexpected
Sometimes in life you find yourself attending appointments you'd never thought you'd need to go to, sitting in waiting rooms you never knew existed, ordering books you never thought you would use. Sometimes you feel like you hopped on board a rollercoaster when you were expecting a sedate train ride. That's life. The unexpected does happen. As… Continue reading Unexpected
The Colours of Winter
If I could be permitted to generalise about Winter, I'd say it's barren. Nothing compared to Spring for sure. Trees bare of leaves, gardens bereft of colour. Or so I thought. Venturing out to my garden between rain showers I discovered in a little corner a burst of colour. Some fiesty toadstools had taken occupation.… Continue reading The Colours of Winter
Blue Skies & Lollipops 