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  • Ropes, rocks and resurrection

    Ropes, rocks and resurrection

    Have you ever participated in a tug of war? I think the closest I have come to a tug of war is pulling a Christmas cracker in the hope that I will get the joke, the gift inside and the bigger bit of cracker. A full on tug of war is a ‘sport that directly… Read more

  • When Good Friday Doesn’t Seem Good

    When Good Friday Doesn’t Seem Good

    Hot cross buns have been toasted and eaten. The church service was amazing – there was a goat and it peed in the aisle (more on the goat later). Across the country, many are celebrating Good Friday. As Christians we remember that Jesus Christ died a horrible death by crucifixion. Doesn’t sound good does it?… Read more

  • The Mustard Seed Mum: What I’m Learning

    The Mustard Seed Mum: What I’m Learning

    I am learning a lot about being a mum. Or I think I am. Everyone has their own way of being a parent and puts their stamp on things. There’s lots of trial and error involved. For me, a lot of head scratching and confused looks as I try and figure my beautiful boy out.… Read more

  • My Greatest Adventure

    My Greatest Adventure

    Empty supermarket shelves, low water pressure, uncollected bins… turns out we are not built for snow in this part of the world! We ran out of bread and milk and apparently everyone had the same idea because we couldn’t get either for a couple of days and all the long-life milk had gone too. Walking… Read more

  • It’s snow time!

    It’s snow time!

    As I type, I watch the beautiful snowflakes fall like icing sugar, dusting the view from the front of the house. Wind catches it, causing it to blow here and there before finally landing on the pure white ground. The car is covered in what looks like rolled icing. I love sugar – can you… Read more

  • The time is now

    The time is now

    A lot of my time is spent lost in my thoughts which is also part of the territory as a writer. I have had a lot of dreams – some that have come to life and others that have fizzled out. There have also been those dreams that have been put on the shelf for… Read more