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Heading Home- A Poem
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
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!
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, 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
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...
Part 3: 9 Tips for Leading Well in Church Ministry (especially for women).
Nine things I’ve learned (and I’m still learning) as I step into the leadership roles that God has invited me to take on. I’ve got a lot to say on this so I’ll have to deliver it to you in three parts lest you fall asleep mid-read. Some of these things I learned in my...