When You’re Lost in the Big Supermarket of Life [1 MINUTE READ]
Once when I was very little, I went up to a familiar pair of hairy legs in a shop. Hugged one of those legs… Looked up. Oops. Wrong dad. It’s one of my earliest memories because it’s hard to erase abject mortification. I also remember my mom telling me and my sisters – often – […]
5 Sabbath IDEAS to help you #rest
It’s early in the year, and we’re not getting it totally right. Still, committing to a Sabbath rest is the only official resolution that Murray and I made for 2016. (Read here why I’m also praying for Wonder, Wisdom, Love and Leverage.) We figured, maybe we wouldn’t get to December so strung out if we […]
How your life’s beauty can outlast you
On Wednesday after school I drive into the city with the boys and two cousins to see the jacarandas. The heatwave has broken. Homework can wait. The flowers are in full purple magnificence and we have muffins, juice and time. We let the traffic take us through the lilac tunnels of old streets with new […]
The startling power of disappointment to set you free
A year ago I went to a conference in the States and serendipitously got to host one of the speakers for a day. It was the stuff of dreams. When I said goodbye to said speaker at the end of that day she hugged me hard – held onto my arms – asked me with […]
