Fear – A study of The Word
Fear, anxiety and worry are words that are commonplace in our conversations today. In fact we are seeing them in epidemic proportions. This isn't surprising considering our fast pace of life, high...
Look for the doughnut (instead of the hole)
Overcoming Overwhelm Step 4 - Sinful attitudes revealed Slowly, as I spent time at The Lord's feet, talking through my struggles and difficulties with Him, He began to reveal sinful attitudes I...
Overwhelmed? Me? – NEVER!
I might have said this very thing in our first 17 years of marriage. There were the usual struggles and adjustments, marital spats and immaturity. We even threw in an international emigration....
He fills my cup
The unseen nature of a mother's work is often the most challenging. "Has anybody noticed?" we ask ourselves. "Do they know how tired I am?" No accolades, promotions, or acclaim in this...
Mother – The Sunshine Maker
A house is different to a home. A house is a building - a shelter, a dwelling. A home is where someone lives. Attached to a home are feelings, memories, emotions and...
Overcoming Overwhelm – Step 3
Keep me as the apple of your eye; hide me in the shadow of your wings PSALM 17:8 (NIV) A crisis of identity Who I think I am, and who I am...
Overcoming Overwhelm – Step 2
The Top 5 Priorities As I sought the Lord faithfully, each day, He brought things into my mind and soul to wrestle with. Discovering His priorities for my life was a treasure...
Flash flooding on the farm
We've had a crazy few days on our macadamia farm. 480mm of rain overnight, and 200mm a day later had our dam overflowing, our usually 6m wide creeks roaring at 80m wide...
Introducing the Refined – By Fire – Mother
"These trials will show that your faith is genuine. It is being tested as fire tests and purifies gold - though your faith is far more precious than mere gold. So when...
Overcome Overwhelm – The first Step
It’s one thing we all understand. When all you see around you is an endless sea of endless tasks, people, chores - all screaming for your immediate attention. What to do first?...