So I have always had the terrible habit of comparing myself to others. I have been doing this recently. You see I’m not 100% happy with where I am at in my career and I am spending a little bit of time on LinkedIn where I inevitably encounter the profile of someone whom I used … Read More
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What is the way through the fog of motherhood?
I’ve lately been struggling with a Mum fog. I’m not sure if you’ve had this same fog? It’s the feeling like you are existing in a fog, not able to see out of it and not able to see who you are clearly within it. Perhaps the fog is also existing within me. I am … Read More
White waves and living water
Jesus answered her, “If you knew the gift of God and who it is that asks you for a drink, you would have asked him and he would have given you living water.” There are so many parts of the Old and New Testaments that refer to water and use it to describe God and … Read More
Los Angeles: A once in a lifetime trip to the Coffee Bean and two lives changed forever
LAX Kathump. That was the first sound I heard the first time I landed in Los Angeles. I had just awoken from a deep sleep. My head had been firmly resting against the window of an economy seat of a Boeing 747. Thick white clouds were all I had seen after waking and I had … Read More
Days of Pandemic, Weeks of Renewal Prayer by James O’Brien
This is a beautiful prayer about the time we are living in with the Covid 19 pandemic. It is written by gifted author James O’Brien: Days of Pandemic, Weeks of Renewal God of all days These days of pandemic are weeks of fear Tend our hopes with affection Walk with us in our darkness Speak … Read More
Remembering being loved by Philadelphia – the city of brotherly love
My first days in the USA after moving there for an indefinite amount of time to pursue love were spent in Philadelphia. It was a city I knew only a little about but one that in the few months that followed I grew to love. Philadelphia, I learned, was a city devoid of pretence. Its … Read More
Is Covid 19 the death of the church pew?
The covid 19 pandemic has changed the way we do many things. More things have gone online more so than they were before. Gyms, schools, mothers groups have all gone online. Many new apps have been built and the number of zoom calls skyrocketed. The way we practice our faiths and spirituality has not escaped … Read More
Dad’s resurrecting tree
I have always found that when someone dies there are often uncanny occurrences that happen afterwards. I have found this especially so in the first couple of days to weeks after they pass. Someone once told me those that have passed on wish to let those left behind know that they are okay – often … Read More
A beautiful death
My Dad had a beautiful death. I did not think a death could be described that way but after witnessing and living through it with him that is how I would describe it. Dad was deeply peaceful and comforted by God’s presence. There were times before he was moved into palliative care where he was … Read More
Further further thoughts about work
I anticipated that I would write something more about work earlier than now. I did discuss all the things I was thinking about with my spiritual director a few weeks ago but my thoughts are still percolating and I haven’t arrived at any conclusion about what it is I will or want to end up … Read More