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Unspoken 26 Aug 2013 | 09:24 am
My man is strong In so many ways A man of substance; a rock for our family. We all look to him So his words to me this morning were startling - "You know, my dad has never, ever said 'Well done' to me...
One Of Those Moments 23 Aug 2013 | 04:11 pm
This is one of those utterly charming moments that happen from time to time in life And give it a rosy, smiling glow. I walked behind these two as they slowly entered the shop: she elderly and bent,...
Let's Call It A Dream 20 Aug 2013 | 07:37 pm
I had a dream once Well, let's call it a dream . . . I saw myself - a stumpy, earnest child, wearing a tutu. In the dream, I was doing my best to dance beautifully, gracefully, for a much-loved man w...
Our Us-ness for Him 18 Aug 2013 | 07:59 pm
I have a very good friend who is a superb artist. Her paintings are a joy. For years she either stopped painting, feeling that she ought to be spending her time in 'more spiritual' ways. Or, if she di...
I Notice . . . 13 Aug 2013 | 08:54 pm
One of the great things about keeping a journal is dipping into old ones to see what was going on then. This morning I did just that, landing on late December last year where I was in the midst of a 3...
Riding the Dumpers 6 Aug 2013 | 03:21 pm
Life is, in some ways, like the shore line: beautiful, fluid, changeable And the waves keep rolling in Sometimes they are fun: yay! let's go surfing! Sometimes they are dumpers that'll test your mett...
Of Young and Old 5 Aug 2013 | 05:24 pm
This weekend our young grandson played in his first tag rugby match. He is sport mad so this was an event of note. All his family were there in support (mom, dad and 2 sisters) plus us. Here are a fe...
Of Leavings, Mad Hats and Performings 2 Aug 2013 | 11:57 pm
Huge changes for our family this week in that our eldest has moved for a lengthy stint to Luxembourg Now while this is obviously a wonderful opportunity (I mean, who gets to go and live there!?), it ...
Mainly Pics - New Stuff 25 Jul 2013 | 04:42 pm
Let me do this fast, before I lose my nerve about parading my beginner efforts in public! This is my first attempt at knitting an Epi Elli for epileptic children. A wonderful neighbour of ours has a...
Like Children 11 Jul 2013 | 07:48 pm
I love this picture It speaks of how things might be with us and our God We do our clumsy best out of love for Him He looks through our awkward ineptitude into our hearts And sees us differently, and ...
