Twice, I have had conversations with people who have lost spouses and have marvelled over how ‘clean’ the parting was. Each one was sudden, traumatic and painful for those left behind but, without a doubt, a goodbye free of the sorrows that come from far more than just the loss of a loved one. No… Continue reading

It’s always wise to treat everybody well. Asserting dominance over the juniors at school and treating those in the B stream like they haven’t made the grade could go badly if you end up working for them one day. Some connections make perfect sense, but often time spins a web of surprising attachments. Think of… Continue reading

One of the best blooms in our garden is shooting up out of a very drought stricken little cactus pot. The plant itself looks as if it might have been on the verge of death. It has, nonetheless, courageously reached for the sky; with long, delicate cords culminating in a fire works display of pinkish… Continue reading

We were all having a lovely time at the rugby, supporting family members who were playing. One family member was telling off another family member for playing dirty. She said he might have gotten a yellow card for his manoeuvre and the way he dropped his shoulder whilst he stood firm and the other player… Continue reading

Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. Psalm 23 v 4 Sometimes I wonder if I am being crazy or foolish or ignoring the facts or discarding my common sense. And then… Continue reading

Can you think of a time when you felt most at peace? A moment in time when all was well in your heart and the world as you knew it? My answer would have to be the times when my family was travelling, by car, to South Africa for a holiday. All five of us… Continue reading

They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but I think a few simple words are worth a lot too. My littlest girl child drew me a picture recently. In the picture there is a house with a little girl smiling and waving inside. There are some mushrooms outside and a big sun blazing… Continue reading

Little Things by Julia Fletcher Carney – 1845 Little drops of water, Little grains of sand, Make the mighty ocean And the beauteous land. And the little moments, Humble though they be, Make the mighty ages Of eternity. So our little errors Lead the soul away, From the paths of virtue Into sin to stray.… Continue reading

In all my growing up years, my greatest ambition was to be a mother. Twenty years ago, three minutes into Mother’s Day, I became one. My blood shot eyes stared into those brand new blue ones and time stood still. His father calls him our first masterpiece. He is ours, indeed, but we both know… Continue reading

Always be kinder than you feel. I read this on the back of a friend’s loo door. What an appropriate place to hang such advice – your guests go in to do what is only done in private and come out with a gem like this to throw about in public. These are wise words… Continue reading