Posted by in Devotionals, Stories Persist. It’s a word that’s been lingering in the background of my life the last couple of years. Sometimes a whispered encouragement. Sometimes a challenge, a goal I feel too tired to achieve. It can sound inspiring – like when we hear it attributed to Olympic athletes who have endured bruises, blisters, long practices, the…Read more »
Posted by in Devotionals, Stories It was a lazy Saturday. There was nowhere we needed to be and what ‘needed’ to be done had been determined by us, it wasn’t dictated by outside parties. The children milled about doing odd jobs and odder activities – one was wearing pajamas and rubber boots and burning things in the fire-pit, I busied…Read more »
Posted by in Devotionals, Stories A friend and I were texting each other pictures of ourselves from before we had kids; admiring each other – and ourselves. (Just being honest here). We dwelt in the ‘then’ for a while before we returned back to ‘now’ when my friend texted, “And they say you bounce right back after having kids. Bah…Read more »
Posted by in Devotionals, Love it! My daughter had a friend over yesterday and they were playing this funny game where one of them would hum a tune, and the other would say what was happening in the song. (Excellent form of entertainment which I am tempted to try with adults!) I was telling the little boy’s Dad about the game…Read more »
Posted by in Devotionals It remains true that for me, details are daunting. I am easily overwhelmed and quick to get lost in them. It is the dreams that call to me; inspire me. Lost in a world of my own, I drift away to places I can control. Here I have the power to imagine, plan, change. Inevitably, I am brought back…Read more »
A Space for Grace 