Category: Growth Shift

The empty cup

Gosh, there is just so much heaviness around us at the moment, in the world and in our beautiful country.  This inevitably spills over into our homes and it’s often the…
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Be a beginner

Last week my son started reading.  Actual words.  I had one of those mom moments when I thought ‘how can we be here already?!’ as I listened to them learning…
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Same, same but different

Have you gone through something you’ve gone through before, but it’s different somehow?  Like when you order your favourite pizza toppings in a different restaurant and although the ingredients are…
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Yes to this, no to that

As I’ve done for the past few years, I’ve spent the past few weeks praying and thinking about my word of the year for 2021.  Having a word for the…
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Looking back

The last few days of 2020.  We finally made it! What a year it has been.  Many of us probably started the year with goals and intentions, plans and dreams…
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The Unseen

Every time I spend time in the bush, I’m reminded of the same thing – there is so much that is unseen.  We drive slowly along unpaved roads for hours, off…
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The F-word

Fear.  Noun.  An unpleasant feeling triggered by the perception of danger, real or imagined. Fear.  Verb.  To be afraid of someone or something as likely to be dangerous, painful or…
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The thief of everything

The mom of three on the other side of the pool, who speaks once and her kids listen. The girl on the other side of the boardroom table who presents…
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Goals that matter

If you’ve been around here for a while, you’ll know how much I believe in setting goals and having something to work towards. I believe so much in this process…
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What matters?

When you’re high-fiving yourself for being pretty healthy and germ-free all year and then a ridiculous virus hits you right out of the stadium, sending you into a morphine-induced haze…
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