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Heading Home- A Poem

Heading Home- A Poem

Oct 15, 2019 | Holidays

The wind was a howlin’, blowing a gale. Our Coral Bay holiday was beginning to fail. The sand stung our legs and whipped through the van. We’ll leave a day early, conceded The Man. We agreed to set off next morning, first light. If we drove 14 hours we’d get home that...
Dolly’s Dream

Dolly’s Dream

Sep 20, 2019 | Parenting is Haaaaard

The parents of Dolly Everett, a 14 year old girl who took her own life after being relentlessly bullied, have created a very powerful and evocative advertisement to address the issue of cyber bullying. The advertisement, directed by 15 year old Charlotte McLaverty,...
Sawadee kha!

Sawadee kha!

Sep 11, 2019 | Holidays

My sisters Kath and Liz are both missionaries with Australian Baptist mission agency Global Interaction. Kath, me, Liz and our other sister Jenn are incredibly close. We had a childhood both magical and traumatic so we might be closer than the average family. But I’m...
Dear World/ The Hunting

Dear World/ The Hunting

Aug 16, 2019 | Thinking About Life

Dear World, I’ve been watching a lot of television lately. Tired, I guess. I’m very good at doing nothing. It’s one of my many talents. I’m not sure how the kids get fed and clothed and the house remains (relatively) tidy. No, that’s not true. It’s all Leigh. He gets...
I Joined the Gym

I Joined the Gym

Jul 22, 2019 | Thinking About Life

Here’s a scary thing that I’ve done lately: I joined the gym. Me to the guy at the gym (I ramble when I’m nervous): “Hi, it’s my first time here. I haven’t done any exercise in a long time. The other day my ten-year-old was complaining about having to go to basketball...