“Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.” – Søren Kierkegaard What a true quote! When we look back on our life with the light of Christ shining on and in it, we often see the hand of God. We understand more about our humanity. How weak we truly are in some circumstances while in others so strong that we know Christ was carrying us. We understand how immature we were and some of us needed to “grow up” as the saying goes but in a not so funny way, we needed to go through some things to mature. Our focus comes off ourselves, our careers…

The training has come to an end. The preparation is done. It’s now or never (not quite). The whistle is about to blow, the cauldron is about to be lit and the games of the Olympiad’s is about to begin. So many across the world are glued to their TV sets or listening on the radio. I am one of them. Every spare moment I have I’m watching, cheering our team on but also cheering and feeling that exaltation when the underdog wins. There must be only one winner with a gold medal but often I wish that all would get a medal, for their effort, their perseverance, what they…

I’m a big softy, always have been. The other night Bruce and I were watching a movie. Part way through it I needed to get up to get the tissues for the tears pouring down my face. As I looked across to Bruce, I saw tears in his eyes too. Now I know that we are just watching a movie, often a storyline that is made up. But some of the stories hit my heartstrings and feel so real. The actors are so real. The way the movie is made makes it seem so real. My spirit seems to connect with the mood or spirit of the storyline. The older…

I feel like I’m going up and down an escalator. Never getting to the top. Each time I look up I’m still so far from the top. Just an analogy of how I feel within me right now. Tired, drained, so much to still do on my ‘to-do’ list. Even the deep breaths I physically take in don’t seem to help. Then I think a good night’s sleep will fix everything. NO, it’s the same in the morning. You know that heavy cloud that hangs over you. It could be your work, your family, your health. Your………. I feel so drained I can’t even think straight. My mind is in…

It came out of the blue. I was not prepared. My co-worker leaned across to my desk and said with a “harsh” voice. “Don’t ever tell me to do that again!” I was like a deer in headlights, as the saying goes. I had no idea where it came from. Why it came. I was stunned. So I said, “oh I’m sorry”, not truly knowing what I had done to offend her? I started questioning why? What did I say? What just happened? Then after reflecting upon the whole scenario, I heard a quiet voice within me. “Don’t take offense. Your co-worker was speaking out of her past hurt. She…