If you’re stuck, help’s on the way! A few years ago I entered a Tough Mudder race. In the lead up, our kids were annoyed at my constant gee-up, self-talk, “Tough muddddderrrr”, made with a harsh guttural sound, like I was saying, tough mother!” After raising 4 children, with a 6 year age range, it’s one […]

Helping Broken People Chatting to our neighbours and the topic of conversation focussed on the rough element in our local Main Street. They were relating the story of a man who had exposed himself while urinating in front of their children, whilst another man was shooting up drugs. This reminded me of a woman I […]

Making a Murderer Episode 1 Review More addictive than nicotine, more twists than a 60’s dance-off, this Netflix documentary will have you immersed in the heart breaking, unfortunate life of Stephen Avery. It starts with a background assessment by lawyers on the Avery family’s standing in the local community of Manitowoc, a region in Wisconsin, […]

Motorcycles & the Messiah, Crossing Boundaries Starting to ride a motorbike on the road was hectic scary for me. Sure as a kid I’d some experience riding on the farm with my brother, going up and down creek gully’s and racing through mobs of sheep. But I was younger then, and ignorant of the pain […]

Avoiding Gossip Termites (also called white ants) are horrid little critters. They burrow in the dark, eating your home’s foundations until there is nothing left but a thin veneer which crumbles to touch. Generally by the time you’ve worked this out, it’s too late, the damage has been done.             […]

DARKNESS FALLS CHAPTER 1 No matter how many good decisions we make, when life throws unexpected challenges, we can find ourselves at a loss. It’s at those times that we question our purpose in life and reason for being, which is what happened when life overwhelmed me. We lived in a nice house in leafy […]

How to overcome evil in your world When Jimmy Bakker, the television evangelist, found himself in prison, he may have felt the heat of spiritual warfare, but truth be told, he was already in it and being used by the enemy long before. From his book, “I was Wrong”, he recounts his error, I began […]

Don’t tell, Show When an elderly asian woman asked me for directions in Miranda Fair to the train station, it took me by surprise. She was loaded with parcels, a heavy accent, and confusion, and I had no confidence in my ability at giving her instructions. We were deep in the shopping jungle and there […]

Easy Sock Puppet This is a great craft for kids to make, not only that, they will have loads of fun playing afterwards! All you need is socks, hot glue gun (bought from any store that has crafts, etc), cardbaord, red felt, googly eyes, wool and pom pom. You could also use buttons for the […]

FREE fun arvo with kids, AND Key lessons learnt! Kids are therapeutic, there’s nothing complicated about them. The other day I got a lift home with a mum and her 3 year old. As I jumped into their car, Miss 3 wasn’t happy about that; she took a dislike to me, fair enough, I did […]