I have never been one for making New Year’s Resolutions. As a child and young teenager, I always felt a bit weird at the New Year’s Eve parties my family went to with some close friends of my parents. They would walk around at midnight hugging everyone, wishing “Happy New Year” and then singing “Ole Lang Sign” as we stood in a circle. I did not get it.  As you can tell, I did not get the meaning of the wishes nor the song for I even got the title of the song wrong. It is Auld Lang Syne. A song sung to bid farewell to the old year. As…

When you were a little child did you sometimes not ask for help in some things because you thought people would laugh at you? It would make you look silly, stupid even? Does this feeling even happen now as you are older? You don’t want people to think you are weird, incapable, un-educated…… You don’t want to even have the possibility of embarrassment if people think your thoughts or way of thinking is strange. Do we take this mindset with us when we ask for God’s help? Maybe He will laugh at us? Roll His eyes and think we are so incapable. Ahah No! That is NOT the way God…

I’m watching the cricket matches at the moment on tv.  The stats come up for the best batter in the world, the best bowler – how many people they have bowled out. How well the different countries around the world have performed – in the World Cup, in test matches, in the summer BBL series….. Maybe you don’t follow this sport, or sport at all?  Maybe you follow the cooking shows with the latest foods or dishes that are popular. Not you? Maybe you love fashion. Car-racing. Home renovation shows. The latest movies, series that keep you enthralled.  But really none of those things are really that important.  They are…

It’s definitely feeling a lot like Christmas! The work Christmas parties, the over-eating of the rich food, the end of year school Christmas concerts, the choir rehearsals for the coming weeks, the checking of the lists upon lists…… Then the exhaustion the next day and the aching feet and knees. As I sit and contemplate what to organize for dinner, after a long day of festivities. (Yes, we can still eat more!) My thoughts go to Our Lord and what is happening in the heavenly realm. The angels would be getting prepared for the Saviour’s birth, excitement plus for the Glory of Himself soon to come to the Earth. Would…

As I was getting ready to go to work today, I looked in the mirror at my face. I sighed. Yes, the bags underneath my eyes told everyone how tired I felt.  How tired I was. The bags could have fitted two sets of luggage in them! My mind went to how was I going to cover that up? What was the secret about getting rid of dark circles? Putting cold teabags on them? Covering them up with lighter foundation? The things we do to pretend to everyone that meets us that we are all ok. That there are no problems. No issues. No sleepless nights. Ok that is us…