I really struggled back in high school whenever anyone asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I was pretty good at most things – except sports, because my knees had been stuffed up by years of ballet, but being good in lots of areas left...
Our society has three main groups – I wonder which one you belong to? The first group is the poor, these are people who don’t have much money – so their focus is on getting more of it. Now money, in itself is just a tool...
Some of you might know that my first University degree, and we’re going back quite some time here, was in engineering, and more specifically Geological Engineering. At that point of my life I was still living at home with my parents and I...
In Luke chapter 14, Jesus told a story about a man who prepared a great feast. Now this man sent out a heap of invitations, which we assume were accepted, but when the banquet was ready and the man sent a servant to fetch the guests, the invited...
As a kid, I used to hate dress up days. In fact, I remember in vivid detail one day when I was in Grade 2 and we were supposed to be having a dress up day at school, but we woke up in the morning to deep snow – which was highly unusual at our...
Can’t sleep? There’s nothing more frustrating than laying in bed, knowing you’re exhausted, knowing you have to be up early in the morning, wanting to sleep and yet watching the hours tick by. Insomnia isn’t fun. Back when I...
I was talking to someone the other day who was worried that they might have missed their calling because they were getting older. When you think about it, your local cemetery is one of the richest places around. Just imagine all the ideas that never...
One of the first things you do when you start a new group is to get everyone to introduce themselves – so about a month ago, when we kicked off two new online bible study groups for women, I asked everyone to take turns introducing themselves...
Have you ever noticed yourself bitterly complaining about someone or something? This episode is for you. This morning I was talking with my husband Brad and I found myself complaining about someone and their behavior. Now I felt that this person had...
Are you in the middle of a storm at the moment? It was July last year, and my husband Brad and I were out for our daily walk along the bay foreshore near where we live. We’ve been out walking pretty much every day over the last 12 months...