October 5, 2023October 5, 2023 inspiration, Prophetic words, Uncategorized God, hardship, hope, inspiration

Flowers And Hidden Treasures

He takes all the painful things, confusing, uncomfortable, awkward, messy, broken, neglected ... and there in the darkness, He gives us treasures.

January 22, 2014 Family Stuff, Prophetic words, Writing Christianity, creating, creativity, deadlines, desire, dreams, family, focus, fruitfulness, goals, God, hope, humour, inspiration, life, manuscript, progress, publishing, waiting

2014: Syncing and Downloading

I’ve had this post regarding new years resolutions brewing for weeks now and I thought it would be best to get it out before January is over. Good plan, yes? Did you make any? How is that working out for you? I don’t do resolutions for the simple reason it’s like drawing a line in the […]

December 7, 2013 Prophetic words, Writing God, publishing, waiting

Trust the Process (Why waiting is good for you)

Way back at the start of my writing journey, I naively thought it would take a month or two to sell my novel once I’d finished writing it (which I did mid-year 2005). I scoffed at writers who only managed to sell the third or fourth book they’d penned thinking that would never be me. […]

November 28, 2013 Family Stuff, Prophetic words, Writing affection, cats, God, love

3 Cats, 1 Mom and God

We have 3 cats. You can read about how we got them here. They are sisters, so they share genes. They’ve grown up in the same home – ours – and we’ve done our best to make sure they get equal rights, privileges and love. In spite of that, their personalities are completely unique. This […]

October 16, 2013 Prophetic words Christianity, freedom, grace, inspiration

How not to eat a nut… some thoughts on Law & Grace

I watched my friend eat pecan nuts the other day. She bit them open, easily shedding the hard shell to get to the yummy stuff inside. Stuck at work the next day, I found some in my bag. Without me knowing, she’d shared her loot with me. I was delighted. Hungry and delighted. I followed […]

June 9, 2013 Prophetic words, Writing creativity, dawn, desire, dreams, focus, freedom, fruitfulness, goals, God, hope, inspiration, Jesus, joy, life, longing, newness, progress, waiting

It’s a New Dawn, it’s a New Day!

December 12, 2012 Family Stuff, Prophetic words Christianity, despair, dreams, family, fruitfulness, gardening, God, hope, inspiration, soaking, waiting, weeds

Pulling weeds

We had to let our gardener go. We just couldn’t afford him – he kept breaking things. Like the lawnmower and the edge cutter. And the mower’s power cable. And more rakes than I have fingers… Need I go on? The point is – this weekend found me in the garden, up to my elbows […]

October 28, 2012 Prophetic words, Writing creativity, desire, dreams, focus, freedom, fruitfulness, goals, God, hope, inspiration, joy, life, longing, pressure, priorities, productivity, progress, vision, waiting

Pop the waterbed! Do it!

This post is really about passion. In fact, it’s not even my post, but it was so profound I got goosebumps. Serious goosebumps. So if you have every wondered what God wants you to do with you life, this post is for you. Head on over here and check it out. Let me know […]

April 13, 2012December 13, 2023 Family Stuff, Odd bits & pieces, Prophetic words Christianity, despair, family, God, hope, inspiration, kids, life, pressure, waiting

Bubbles and Rock

When things get tough, do you ever eyeball yourself firmly in the mirror and give yourself a pep talk? I know I do. I just make sure nobody is watching first. I’ve come to realize though, that my motivational eyeballings – even the very best ones, are a little bit like wrapping myself in a bubble. […]

April 7, 2012 Family Stuff, Prophetic words, Writing books, chaos, Christianity, creating, dreams, external, family, focus, fruitfulness, goals, God, inspiration, kids, life, vision, waiting

Things aren’t what they seem…

If you had peeped into my bedroom this morning at 8, you would have thought – look at that lazy thing, tucked up under the duvet doing nothing. You would have, in fact, been dead wrong. Oh yes – to a casual observer it would seem that I was lying very snug and still, but what you […]

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