Disappointment and the Bird Feeder

Sitting in my garden is a new bird feeder that our local birds either haven't noticed, or don't like! My expectations of rainbow lorikeets, galahs and cockatoos stopping by for a visit each morning and afternoon have not been met and I feel disappointed! If only disappointment was always the bird feeder kind of variety! …

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The View Out the Window

Clouds are one of my favourite things. I like them so much that for a while I was a member of the Cloud Appreciation Society Facebook page. Yes, there is such a thing! But because there are so many awesomely beautiful clouds in the world, I soon tired of having my Facebook feed over run …

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Dreams and Reality

Have you ever had a dream where you're totally aware that you're dreaming and can control events within the dream? My ability to lucid dream has waned in recent years, but occasionally I can still tell myself during a dream "you're dreaming", and then control to some degree the direction I want the dream to …

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Abiding in the shadow

This blog written "live" in the chemo chair this morning. The delta strain of covid has arrived in Brisbane. For those of us with suppressed immunity, it's potentially our worst nightmare. For others, the whole covid thing is a conspiracy and a ploy by Big Pharma and governments to gain control of us all. Regardless …

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Be a Titus

There's a verse in 2 Corinthians 7:6 that says "Nevertheless God, who comforts the downcast, comforted us by the coming of Titus..." To give some context, the apostle Paul and his companions were in Macedonia, and were troubled on every side. As they awaited news about the brand new christians in Corinth, their bodies had …

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The David Ring

Every morning I look in the mirror and a bald-headed reality stares back at me. The result of chemotherapy treatment. Every morning I face a choice. Will I complain to myself about the situation I find myself in? Or will I rise above it and focus on the positives? My David ring helps me make …

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