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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Shield and Sword

The laundry. Where all unwanted items in our house seem to end up. The latest item awaiting adoption in my laundry is a shield of armour. Left over from a theatre production perhaps? Upon quizzing the only theatrical member of our family I'm told "I'm going to use it for a kids church lesson and …

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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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Listening with the heart

I have Youtube subscriptions, Spotify playlists, and favourite podcasts. I have the car stereo tuned into local radio stations, and if I hit the digital button I can listen to radio stations from interstate and overseas. The world is literally at my fingertips. Radio waves and satellite frequencies abound in the atmosphere all around, 24/7, …

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The Golden Bell

There's a new sign in the hospital reception area. It says "I've conquered this moment." Underneath is a golden bell that cancer patients victoriously ring once their treatment is completed, as staff gather around to clap and cheer. I still have a few months to go, and can't wait to ring that bell!Breast cancer treatment …

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The Pause

It's a weird feeling, being stuck in a carriage on a roller-coaster I don't want to be on, slowly making my way up the biggest incline. If you've read my first blog then you'll know what I'm talking about! It can feel like I'm crawling at a snail's pace just counting down each day, each …

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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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Ambiguity

My husband made a statement to me the other day. He said, "You just need to become comfortable with ambiguity." I knew he was right. It was a statement made in response to me voicing the unknown outcomes in regards to a decision that needs to be made in coming months. There are multiple possible …

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Wrestling with Why

What? Which? Where? Who? Whom? Whose? How? When? WHY????? Out of all the interrogative question words, WHY has surely got to be the one which has the potential to cause the most frustration, confusion, and heartache. Wrestling with WHY is the mental and emotional equivalent of trying to organise my boxes of old photos. I …

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