I feel my stomach turn at the thought of it and all my insecurities return Unworthiness, have I done enough? My career is nowhere Others are so much further ahead I question whether I should have done a different college course and wonder if I should start again Is it too late? I don’t have … Read More
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A prayer for healing for angered and troubled souls in my community
My suburb boasts many conveniences and beauty of green hills and wilderness surrounds Shops, a railway line, easy transport, lagoons and playgrounds It seems mostly peaceful, mostly pleasant The short conversations I share as I journey alongside those who live around me mostly boost my soul Baristers, other parents dropping and picking up children from … Read More
Sepphora’s Choice
Sepphora was stunned when her father first mentioned that he had received a proposal for her hand in marriage. Although 16 years old, she had not thought the time for marriage would come so soon. Sepphora had been around men all her life — her father and brothers — but the intricacies of marriage remained … Read More
Anya, the bleeding woman is healed by Jesus
Plop. A water droplet fell on Anya’s head. The moisture shocked her from her sleep and she opened her eyes. Her sparse single-room dwelling was still dark with just a hint of the morning light creeping through its small high singular window despite light rain continuing to fall. Anya remembered what the significance of the … Read More
Talitha, Jairus’ daughter, recounts being healed by Jesus
It was only to be one day’s journey back to our home. There were ten of us traveling together; my parents, a couple of my aunts and uncles and their children of various ages – some younger and some older than myself. My mother chatted away joyfully with her sisters as they bounced along the … Read More
Where is Jesus in the carpark?
How should we best respond to the injustices we encounter in daily life? There are many things I face on a daily basis as a mother that I would never have known anything about before I became one. One such thing that has come up a lot lately as I have to deal with it … Read More
Phoenix – a place of rejuvenation, endings and new beginnings
My experience is that Phoenix is a place that offers rest. It was a place of pause. A place I really need. I was tired with my grief. In Phoenix I was rejuvenated my American self and adventure was born.
The five emotional stages of my experience of contracting coronavirus
the five emotional stages of contracting coronavirus
San Diego: A successful set-up by a mutual friend
Before we take up again at where I last left off on my travel adventure romance in the United States it’s important to flash back to where I had been in my life about a year prior. Almost exactly a year before my travels stateside I had taken a holiday to Fiji by myself. I … Read More
A mid-wife tells the story of the unexpected early birth of Jesus in Bethlehem
I remember that evening. After it my life was different. “Ouch!”, I had been mending some clothes, and I felt irritated after pricking myself. I put my needle and thread down. I was tired, and this was a sign it was time to stop. But I found it hard to be idle. I held my … Read More