I decided to sit down and write a love letter to my blog and fellow bloggers because I have really missed it and you all!  Then I re read it and realised how sappy, corny and slightly disturbing it was and went right ahead and pressed the delete button :) I hadn't noticed before just...

Last Thursday I went for a run. I had to. It was such a beautiful day here - 80 degrees and sunny with a breeze. I mean, that's great weather at ANY time but right smack at the end of winter and just a mere 4 days after a big SNOWSTORM and man, that made for a good day. There is a trail near our...

I am very good to our pets. Excellent even. I am a superior pet owner. I love them and they love me. I feed them and pet them. And make goo-goo-gah-gah noises at them. Well, most of them. I've never petted Squirtle the Turtle. Actually, I've never even touched him. Gives me the heebie jeebies to eve...

Exactly one year ago today Ma and I touched down in Sydney... actually I think about now we were wandering around the Art Gallery... And you know what... even though it's been a year, I still feel that pull to go back to Sydney. I think I understand now why so many people go to Sydney once and then ...

Remember when I said I liked the folk process? Somebody said it was all called folklore when they took it in school, and yes, that's interesting, but no, what *really* fascinates me is the mere fact that things change, and looking at how different they are and figuring out why. Collecting different ...

A common misconception in the church is that although God is knowable and personal, God's acceptance of us is more from His mercy than from any essential desire for our fellowship with Him. We have to pursue God and keep working to be worthy of His love, grace and mercy. Although the...

The actual central Democratic party apparatus introduced a wacky prank last week to stick it to farty ol’ Rush Limbaugh: they’d come up with a funny slogan about Rush being weird and place it on a billboard in Rush’s hometown. Then Rush would see it all the time and feel embarrasse...

About a year ago I saw a sign in my area advertising a big consignment sale, being held in a local private school.  Andrew was only about six months old at the time and I was looking to buy a used jumperoo for him.  I went to the sale, apparently too late, because as I pulled up I saw a ...

The ever creative HM Queen Rania launched a new initiative to reach out to the unsung heroes of the nation. People who work hard, to make a difference. People who strive to better the conditions of the society around them, despite the hardship. Despite the impossibility of the task, they never falte...

I cannot tell you how many times I have heard in a sermon or Bible class Romans 12:1-2. I am not certain how many times I have quoted this verse at different times to different people. It is a powerful verse on its own. But it is an even more powerful verse when heard in its original context. In Rom...