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At a recent prayer meeting I attended, we waited on the Lord for some time just to meditate on Him and his Word and to enjoy His presence.
When we finished, one lady shared that she had a lovely sense that God was dancing with her.
Now I realise that may seem a strange thing.  Firstly, I [...]

I received a letter of appeal the other day.  It was from an organisation that promotes the ethical treatment of animals and spoke of the dreadful cruelty cats and dogs commonly suffer as they are tortured and killed for their fur in China each year.
The letter was well written and made its point [...]

There was a time when I would write out a ‘to do’ list each morning, then lament each night when I didn’t complete everything on the list.   I lived with a sense of failure because of the things that were left undone, rather than with the joy of knowing I had accomplished many things on [...]

I’ve been raising a family for a long time now.  The oldest of our seven children is 34 and my youngest is 10.  That makes for a lot of nappy (diaper) changes.
It also makes for bigger than average purchases at the supermarket, and lots of exercise lugging bags of fruit, vegetables and other sundry items [...]

Have you caught yourself worrying lately?
I have.
Have you found yourself letting anxiety spoil your day?
I have.
I notice a lot of people being anxious about all sorts of things.  I was shopping at our local market the other day.  A lady who often serves me came over to me and asked, “Do you think much about

In 2005, my husband and I, along with our two youngest children spent a week in Northern Ireland.  It was mid-summer and beautiful.  The green of the country was glorious, and the temperature was just right for getting out and about.
We stayed with friends who took time out to show us some of the [...]

Milk - To Drink or Not to Drink?
My neighbour died a few weeks ago.
Until just two months before his death, he had enjoyed a healthy and active life.   In fact, he was still climbing trees to trim branches at age 95.
As much as everyone at the funeral was touched by his death, we had all [...]

If you happen to be human, then you will know that life isn’t always smooth sailing. Whether you are Christian or not, you will face bumps along the way.
Sickness may come, loved ones may die, financial challenges may come and go - or simply come to stay.  Your marriage may be tested, your children may [...]

My first post on ‘The Case of the Missing Plug’ told of how I had thought the plug for our new laundry trough was missing and how I missed out on the benefits of using this plug for over seven years because of three attitudes:  Assumption, Ignorance and a ‘Make Do’ attitude.
In this [...]

Some friends and I went out to lunch the other day at a nearby shopping centre.  It was Easter Saturday, and the car parks were all but full, with many vehicles lined up waiting for a spot.  Instead of joining the queues, Sarah, our driver chose to go right to the back of the [...]

We moved into a new house early in 1996.  When we moved in there were no towel rails, no curtains, no floor coverings - and no plug for the laundry trough.
Over the next three years, I bought the towel rails and mounted them.  I found the materials for the curtains on a fantastic [...]

I have a new doctor who I saw yesterday.  She asked me how long it is since my last Pap Smear.  I really couldn’t be sure.  I knew that the medical opinion is that you should have one every two years, so figured my answer wouldn’t please the doctor.  The truth is, I wasn’t sure [...]

I had just finished the third session of a four part seminar series on Parenting and opened up for questions.  A lady stood and said that what I had shared was good but it didn’t take into account individual differences in children.  She said that some children are more sensitive than others and for [...]

It was early 2005, and I was sitting, listening as a minister spoke at a friend’s wedding. In front of me, sat a man I knew to be the minister of a local church. The presiding minister, knowing that there are diverse views on how a marriage should function, bravely brought up the subject of ‘roles’ [...]

“It’s nearly the end of October already!” exclaimed my 13 year old daughter.
She was echoing a thought that entered my own consciousness from time to time.   It was also yet another signal that my daughter was growing up.
Vague memories of me as a girl thinking that Christmas would never come floated [...]