I received a phone call recently from a mum on holidays with her husband and young children. It was their second day and she was in tears. It was only 8.30 am. The children woke up at 5:00AM and were off the walls in their small holiday apartment waiting for the day’s activity to start. […]
Year: 2013
Believe it or not
Two women were engaged in conversation over coffee at a café when the wall mounted television set interrupted them with breaking news of an earthquake tragedy. One woman responded with compassion and concern for the victims and their families and the other woman nonchalantly questioned why the people deserved such punishment from an act of […]
God moves through us
When we were born we were utterly helpless and totally dependent on someone to care for all our needs. It didn’t take long before we wanted to do things ourselves and in our time and in our way. Just observe a two year old at the dinner table or a four year old getting ready […]
‘Take 2 … and … ACTION!’
I woke up in the middle of the night and lay quietly contemplating the reasons of my usual disturbances from sleep and whether I was required to brave the cold by leaving my comfortably warm bed. My thoughts drifted to God and I whispered ‘I love you’. Then it happened. In nano seconds we had […]
Fantasy or faith
A month ago my five-year-old granddaughter whispered to me that every time she made a wish, she wished she would grow fairy wings like her favourite character Tinkerbell. She confided that they haven’t grown yet but she was still waiting. My heart melted at how precious childhood fantasy and innocence are. I ached for her […]