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In 1975, a man named Brian penned a letter to his sweetheart Margaret, asking for her hand in marriage. He was living in Papua New Guinea and she in Australia. They had met ten months prior, and only once since, but they’d sent each other cassette tapes full of news...
Everyone’s a ten!
One of the jobs I had as a teenager was in a service station. It was the worst job of my life because the manager of the servo was a very mean lady who seemed to enjoy making me feel small. I was not allowed to do any of the tasks that carried any responsibility...
Wonderful Things
One of the upsides of Facebook is that I am now aware of how many wonderful events that are going on in my city- so many things to attend! Retreats, conferences, worship nights, concerts, bands gigging in funky little basements, movies under stars, guest speakers at...
Keep Your Hands to Yourself
I was doing a puzzle with my five-year-old Amelia before her Pre Primary class started. Another child had plopped down beside her and made a game of snatching the puzzle pieces from her hand. She looked at me and sighed. I asked the boy to please stop. He’d been...
With My Head in the Clouds
I’m standing in the kitchen daydreaming when I hear the cordless drill going off in the other room. Hang on… Leigh is at work so it has to be one of the kids. I go into the lounge. Nic, my nine year old daughter is putting together the chair I bought at Office Works....
Scanning the Channels
We wind through the sand dunes on the way to the lagoon. Going slow in four-wheel drive, the tyres slip on loose sand. The engine works hard to get us up over hills and round sharp bends. In the valleys, we can't see what's ahead. The tracks are narrow with occasional...
