The last few weeks were like a roller coaster for me as the year rolled on past significant birthdays and anniversaries. First . . . The date of my mother’s birthday in late January – a quiet day which rarely rates a mention, but is always silently remembered by us four sisters. Soon after . … Continue reading The Secret to Long Life and Happiness
Blackmans Bay Beach - My Morning Walk "Choosing" My Day On the top of my "To Do" list template it says "Make Today Awesome"' But to be honest, I don't even notice those words. I'm too busy trying to get all the things in my head out on paper. And then I am too busy … Continue reading Make Today Awesome
I recently visited the little-visited country of Bangladesh on a trip with Baptist World Aid Australia. What did I see? Check it out . . .
There are times as I have grown older when I’ve suddenly realised I don’t know something that everyone else seems to know. Does that happen to you? These bits and pieces of information have been many and varied throughout my life. But they cropped up constantly when I was a young adult. Usually it was … Continue reading The Things My Mother Never Taught Me
The day of my 16th birthday dawned hot and clear. The bright Melbourne sky seared impossibly blue outside my bedroom window. It was the first day of the school year. Year 11 beckoned. I could hear some commotion in Mum and Dad’s room, next to mine. Small noises, sighs and groans as they moved around … Continue reading Never The Same
This incident happened years ago, but to Sara the memory still has a life of its own.
Perhaps you too were traumatised as a result of your parents' actions
Part Two of Living on Purpose “Being a parent is the most important job anyone could ever do.” I read that statement by Christian rock legend Larry Norman when I was six months pregnant with my first baby, and I was completely flabbergasted. I mean, really? To me, important jobs were things like being a … Continue reading Honour My Parents? Really?
Now for the big question: What is the most important thing you will ever do while here on earth? Our purpose in life not something we wonder about every day, and most people reflect on these things only later in life. But I’m thinking that’s a little too late. For me, it was only by … Continue reading Living On Purpose
For some reason this day four-year-old Joseph was cross. And I was cross back at him. I was asking him to do something which I thought quite reasonable. I can’t remember exactly . . . it may have been to put his toys away. But did he want to do it? No! At this stage, … Continue reading The BIG Coverup
Slow down - Things happen! I finished working with Samaritan's Purse as the State Manager of Operation Christmas Child only a few days ago and I suddenly came down with the worst cold I've had in years. It is making me go slow . . . really slow. It's probably not the best way, but … Continue reading Slowing Down
Jenny Baxter 