It started out as just a story but turned into a lesson on ‘seeing differently.’ There was a young baby born, his name was Rocky. His life started out like any other young baby boy’s life, eating, sleeping, growing. But it became apparent as the years went on that there was something different about Rocky’s growth. After a gazillion of tests, it turns out he was born with a condition called Fibrous Dysplasia, where abnormal growth or swelling of the bone occurs. The affected bones become enlarged, brittle and warped. Rocky’s parents tried to protect him as much as possible from physical danger due to the brittleness of his bones,…

I cannot but start this blog with another beautiful, delightful story from Willow. Willow is my 4-year-old granddaughter for those of you who don’t know. She is the youngest of four girls but often seems to be more grown up and to say things that are above her years. She had hurt herself at Kindy. She came home with a huge scratch that was bleeding all the way down her leg.  Supposedly she had jumped over this book with a metal spine down the middle and did not make it. Her Mum, Melissa, put a band aid on it, more to protect it from dirt and sand from the sandpit.…

It started a few months ago and has been building ever since. My awareness of my frailty. Humanity’s frailty. The world right now is in Crisis everywhere. If it’s not covid and trying to cope with this virus and the effect on people lives (many have died, many staying sick longer, and also many affected livelihoods, where does it stop?) then its climate change problems, floods, fires, earthquakes, and now wars that are escalating. Some of this is man-made from greed of power and possessions. But much is out of our hands, out of our control. All of these things can affect our Life here on Earth. What control do…

Is anyone else in the same boat? The hours of every day seem to be getting fuller and fuller. Less time for leisure, for the things I would like to do. I’m far from retired, but I have heard that retired people often are busier than ever before. I believe it. I thought I would have heaps of time, after the children grew up. After the children left home. When it was now only Bruce and me in the house. But no, I seem to squash in more and more things. Maybe that’s one of the problems. Not saying ‘no.’ But I would like to do it all. So how…

The thoughts come and go and so too the feelings of sadness. Loss does that. The questions still pop into my mind. Again, loss does that. But the stability in my life remains the same. I stand upon the promises of God, who is faithful and true. Some of the thoughts whirling around in my limited brain…….. He will never leave us orphaned. I turned to Psalm 46:10 and John 14:18. “Be still and know I am with you, be still I am the Lord, I will not leave you as orphans, (or the comfortless), I will come to you.” God will never leave us when we face tribulations. Even…