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Faith

Rereading the Day

September 27, 2025

Each evening, do you reflect on your day? Do you make a note of the blessings and delights you received? How about the difficult times? Perhaps you think about the moments when

Creativity·Faith·Life

Shame About AI

September 26, 2025

Should people who use AI feel ashamed? Should I feel that way? While researching AI, I found a commenter saying authors who use AI to promote their work should be ashamed of

Creativity·Faith·Motherhood

Birth Pangs

September 22, 2025

Suffering is not death rattle, but the pain of birth pangs. Eight times, I was convinced the birth pains were too much for me to bear. “I want to go home!” I

Faith·Motherhood·Womanhood

Silence and Slow

January 10, 2024

The other day, I listened to a podcast conversation between Fr Mike Schmitz and Matt Fradd. Matt said something like, “I’ve been telling people I went to Sydney to give some talks,

Faith·Life

Saturday Snapshot

April 25, 2020

As I stand in our back garden, hanging the clothes on the washing line, I listen to the laughter drifting out of our family room window. My girls are rearranging furniture, spreading

Faith·Life·Marriage

Pause, Picnic, Pray

April 20, 2020

I’m driving alone, on my way home from town, early in the day. As I pass through the rock cutting tunnel on the narrow road that winds into our village, I plan

Faith·Life

Look

April 14, 2020

Andy grabs the car keys off the hook in the kitchen and says, “I’m taking Gemma-Rose to work.” “Can I come with you?” I ask. “I need to get out of the

Faith·Grief

One Day at a Time

March 5, 2016

I open my eyes, and I immediately realise that nothing has changed overnight. There is still a huge ache in my chest, and one all-consuming thought in my mind: Thomas. Although it

Faith·Grief·Motherhood

Life after Babies

August 14, 2012

When I regained consciousness, I discovered I was lying in a pool of blood. As I was unable to get up, I shouted for Andy. It took several attempts before he woke