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 23, 2012 Family Stuff, Writing Christianity, despair, dreams, family, fruitfulness, God, hope, inspiration, life, pressure, waiting

Hope!

My 5 yo was invited to a party the other day. Her little friend came up, tossed an invitation at her chest and declared, “You’re coming to my party!” Then she skipped off. At the time I laughed, but for some reason, that little exchange tickled something inside of me. I made sure my kiddo […]

September 19, 2012 Writing books, creating, deadlines, despair, dreams, fiction, focus, fruitfulness, goals, humour, inspiration, kids, life, manuscript, novel, pressure, priorities, productivity, progress, words, work

Amazing in utero photo for writers

You know when your friends get preggy and suddenly facebook is littered with murky scan pics that could just as easily be elephants or aliens? Well I’m proud to share MY latest in utero pic with you … Everyone… meet Finding Mia… She is 1/8th of the size she’ll be when fully grown. Much development […]

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. […]

March 30, 2012 Family Stuff, Writing books, creativity, deadlines, despair, dreams, family, fiction, focus, freedom, fruitfulness, God, hope, humour, novel, priorities, productivity, progress, waiting, words, work

Creature of the Night

I’ve always been an owl not a fowl, but with my kids on holiday – my nocturnal tendencies are getting out of hand. My days are filled with wipe this, feed that, mop this, carry that, tidy this, cook that, find this, pick up that, pick up that again, all to the tune of non-stop […]

March 8, 2012 Odd bits & pieces, Writing deadlines, despair, family, freedom, goals, life, pressure, priorities, productivity, work

Wet, muddy – but alive

The last week has been my ‘work deadline’ week in which I produce a monthly mini-magazine for our church. It involves some writing, a good bit of editing, some photography, some arm-twisting (to get others to write for me), a whole lot of design and layout and seriously little sleep. Did I mention that I don’t get […]

February 25, 2012 Odd bits & pieces, Prophetic words Christianity, despair, dreams, freedom, fruitfulness, gardening, God, hope, inspiration, productivity, progress, vision, waiting

Your winter is over

Today’s post is a little unusual, so bear with me. If you get to a point that you feel it’s not for you, you are most welcome to go make some tea and carry on with your life, or move on to the next blog. I won’t be offended in the slightest. Promise. In the December holidays, […]

February 18, 2012 Odd bits & pieces character, despair, family, fruitfulness, God, hope, inspiration, kids, surfers marathon, teenager, waiting, words, Writing

Don’t throw rocks into valleys

Today was one of those icky days that I’d rather not repeat. Ever. I lost my kid. Mercifully, I got her back – but this is what happened. My 13yo (you can see her hands in the pic above) was keen to do the Surfers Challenge with two of her friends. Unlike the name suggests, it’s a […]

February 3, 2012 Writing books, Christianity, desire, despair, dreams, family, fiction, focus, freedom, goals, God, hope, kids, manuscript, novel, priorities, waiting

On being grown up and not getting swallowed…

It’s time for me to face facts. I’m desperately keen to dive in and lose myself in the world of ‘Finding Amy’, (my second novel for those who may not be following my compelling *snigger* saga.) The brutal truth is… I have two other projects that I need to finish first. Its a simple dinner before […]

January 14, 2012 Writing books, despair, focus, fruitfulness, goals, God, manuscript, novel, words

Of polar bears and other disasters

The best laid plans of mice and er, polar bears? This poor bear has had better days, I’m sure. When I think back on this week – I can sympathize. This week has been a writing fail of EPIC PROPORTIONS. And yes, all those capital letters are on purpose. I mean every one. I […]

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