Listening… and not listening
When Jess was really little, about two… two and half, Dave used to take her with him when he went to deposit cheques at...
Tag: gratitude
My Conservatory
I have always wanted a Greenhouse… or even a Conservatory. I love being home and a Conservatory was just one of those luxuries I...
Eleven Years Ago
Eleven years ago, my daughter Jess, who was eleven years old at the time, and I, were held at gunpoint and tied up by...
Finding Joy in the Moment
Finding Joy in the Moment… and the Moving! *Grin* Three months of packing… five days of moving, cleaning, scrubbing, painting and almost no unpacking...
Amazed by Grace
I saw something amazing today… You smiled, really smiled… I saw your lips curve and your eyes light and my mother’s heart jumped for...
Aspirations… Goals… Resolutions!
There are so many reasons I don’t make New Year’s Resolutions or set goals on the 1st January… the stress… the pressure… and I...
Writing In My Journal
Some days, as I consider what to write in my journal… I imagine at some future date, our Saviour sitting across the table reading...
Grateful for friends… and for strangers.
(At Least I Have Ducks – Part 2) My cell phone battery died, and will not be resuscitated… It has all my contacts and...
Hope in This Moment
I wrote this for a friend in November 2011, inspired by her struggle with loneliness and challenges with despair and depression. An email from...
This is an Unhappy Experience with a very very Happy Ending
Underlined words are links to explanations in my lay person understanding. While I was writing this in my journal… I realised I needed to...