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…

I’ve just heard the news. I feel a bit numb. Tears are in my eyes and flowing down my face. I don’t know what to say, what to think. So many of us have been in this same situation. Another life lost to covid, to disease, to cancer, to an accident…… Oh God why? A life in years still so young. So much ahead of him, her…….just starting out, more to give…… And so I turned to my God for comfort, for answers….. My phone beeped. It was a message. After reading it I felt it was God’s reply If you have been dealt a loss in your life lately…

Burning the candle at both ends is not a good idea. You can do it for a time but then it catches up on you. I know there are seasons when this can occur but my body is wearing thin (If only – no weight loss, disappointing sigh!) The legs ache, the eyes are dry, the head throbs, the shoulders are tight and the clock ticks away. 11pm. 12pm. 1pm. Oh dear. My 3, soon to be 4-year-old grandson, Emmett, left his blankee at my work a few days ago and I have been sending him messages and pictures showing his doggy blankee watching the television, helping me with my…

The things we say sometimes backfire on us. This happened on two occasions with my daughter, Melissa, and her 4 year old daughter, Willow. Both brought a smile to my face. Melissa came into the room and stated to Willow and her three older sisters, “time to pack away your things and get ready for dinner.” Willow did not want to. It wasn’t that she did not want to stop doing what she was doing but she did not want to do the chore of packing away. So Melissa said, “Ok, if you don’t pack away you will lose ‘iPad time.’” This is the allocated time they are allowed to…