This little ol' blogger just hasn't been in the mood to blog, or had the mental energy to write creatively lately. Yet here I am. Drawn to tap out my thoughts and discover what this post evolves into. Isn't that what writers do? To be honest, I have felt a little lost in blog world …
Do you have peace? I'm not talking about peace in your circumstances but peace in your soul. The peace Jesus assured for His followers when He said, "Peace I leave you, My peace I give you; not as the world gives, do I give to you. Do not let your hearts be troubled, nor fearful."(John …
This is New Years Day and 2023 is a blank slate. None of us know how the pages of our story will unfold. Sure, we can set our goals and make plans, but ultimately... A man’s heart plans his way, But the LORD directs his steps.Proverbs 16:9 By the end of 2023 this now blank …
Thanksgiving is not officially celebrated here in Australia. So it has been refreshing reading blogs of my WordPress friends where Thanksgiving is the focus and it is celebrated with a public holiday! I thought it would be fun to join in on the theme and share an excerpt from my gratitude journal. Each day I …
She slipped me the envelope this morning as we crossed paths at church and said, "I'm so embarrassed; this is something I was given to pass onto you, but I've had it for the past year and forgot about it until I switched handbags today and found it!" When I got home I opened what …
The very word "assignment" casts my mind (way) back to high school. Nothing used to strike fear into senior students more than a maths assignment handed out by Mr Payne. The assignments were always notoriously difficult, and with trembling we would cast our eyes over the requirements and inwardly groan, knowing there was a high likelihood …
Have you ever lost something and were desperate to find it? Three decades ago I had a dream in which I was searching for a child called Grace. I had to find Grace. The dream impacted me greatly at the time, and I woke from it knowing that if I ever had a daughter, she …
Nine months ago I felt that I got to hit the "Play" button on my life once more. For the nine months prior to that, I felt that my life had been put on "Pause." As a brand new blogger at the time, I wrote about that here. I say "felt" because feelings are not …
Yes, we are! We left home via one highway and over seven thousand kilometers later came home via a different highway. Now that is one very big loop! We managed the great distances by staying at least two nights or longer in the same location so that in total, we only had a handful of …
Here's the approach to the rock at the very northernmost tip of Australia. I can laugh about it now (well, almost), but just ask my husband...I have been grumpily uncomfortable for the past few days. It was a typical night as far as this far north Queensland portion of our road trip goes. We had …
Quietly Roaring 