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  • Half and half…

    I walked towards the gate of Sunny’s new school this morning, behind the bars was an enclosed area for children to sit. My eyes found four children in wheelchairs. One little boy dangled bare feet from his chair, while another had his eyes closed and dribbled quietly in the corner of the school yard. I […]

  • 50 Things I wish someone told me before having babies…

    Having a baby is totally AMAZING but let’s be honest for a second. It can be kinda scary, mega hectic and ridiculously lovely all meshed into one. There’s so much the books don’t cover and your friends forget to tell you. Here are some things I learnt on the job! Say goodbye to sleep Say goodbye to […]

  • A costly mistake: seeking my gain over His fame…

    I was checking to see how many Twitter followers I had. It was just a few seconds of distraction, a few seconds of indulgence, but seconds that cost me so much. I glanced around the room for my 1-year-old daughter. She was nowhere to be found. I called her name. Nothing. I furiously looked around […]

  • Wonder Woman…

    Women like to hear people’s stories. They gravitate to autobiographies, biographies and when bored in lineups at grocery stores, read the trashy magazine covers to fill the need for more; because so many stories are filled with hope, victory, pain and love, (not necessarily in that order).   But why do we love to read […]

  • The God I know…

    “Angela? Would you join me here please?” For some reason the pastor was motioning me to come forward from the back row of the crowded Sunday service at church.  I was holding my husband’s Holy Communion because he hadn’t returned to his seat from ushering, so I had no choice but to bring it with […]

  • Heart change…

    Our man-child, all of 15 years and one month, leaned his backside against the edge of the kitchen counter while his eyes laser pierced the floor at his feet. His jaw was set angry but his heart was set angrier at me. It was not a side of my son I was familiar with, this quiet, brooding […]

  • Daniel Morcombe and the stolen ones…

    On December 7, 2003, the world became a darker place for many Australian parents. It was the day that 13 year old Daniel Morcombe was abducted from a bus stop on a busy main road in the middle of the day on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast. He wasn’t doing anything foolish; there was no alcohol involved, […]

  • What a difference a word can make…

    The impact can be varied.   It can cause a smile, a frown or maybe irritation.   When I hear a word that touches my emotions I can find myself reacting in a way that surprises even me at times.   For some years the word that has for me caused a reaction:   Homemaker!!! […]

  • Acquainted with grief…

    Two items of clothing symbolize two significant moments of my last pregnancy. I wore the first one, a cranberry red dress, to my father in law’s 70th birthday celebration. At that dinner, surrounded by family and friends, he made a happy declaration. “Next year we will have twelve people seated at this table!” A friend […]

  • A mother’s heart…

    The other night I was watching the news. Catching glimpses of the devastation following Typhoon Haiyan. I watched on. Feeling a million miles away. Then there was a close up of a little boy crying. About the same age as my Tyson. The reporter explained that he and his family had gone without food and […]