I pray, with my favourite Worship song, that Christ be magnified in me. With the desire for magnification comes a…
parenting
My Heavenly Father…
I was born in Germany and until I was six my life was ordered; I was loved, sheltered and nurtured,…
Loving Daughts…
One of my friends this week said, “When’s Malia due?” “Next Monday, ” I said. “Are you just,’ ho-hum, been…
Lost and Found…
Luke’s gospel is being read at church and recently we’ve listened to the parables of the lost coin, the lost…
Birthday Boy…
First and last children get to be onlies for a couple of years… if they’re lucky and especially if they’re…
Ten Things I Learned from my Young Son…
One of my film-maker son’s cards last year, sent in November, had a thankful note to it. He wrote: “This…
The Signs of Advent…
Long ago when we were adding children every two years or so and working hard we had fun deciding which…
Praying With Children…
I was raised in a convent from the age of 12-18½. Living with an order of nuns taught me that they turned…
Lost in Hand-Helds….
I have been thinking about the culture of hand held and not so hand held devices. An advertisement at the…
The Wonder and Awe of Life…
The independent life is difficult, it can dull the promise of one’s youth and disenchant the most optimistic of young…