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  • Riffs, doodles & odes

    About God’s words & our words #3

    July 24, 2019 /

    Today I’m continuing a series of posts. About transitive verbs. Last January, I began daydreaming about words – a strange habit, I know. But as my mind wandered and meandered, I noticed how many transitive verbs begin with the prefix en-:…

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  • Riffs, doodles & odes

    About God’s words & our words #2

    June 14, 2019 /

    Today I’m continuing a new series of posts. About transitive verbs. Last January, I began daydreaming about words – a strange habit, I know. But as my mind wandered and meandered, I noticed how many transitive verbs begin with the prefix…

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    Riffs, doodles & odes

    About God’s words & our words #1

    May 24, 2019 /

    Okay, so today I’m starting a new series of posts. About transitive verbs. I know, it’s a little weird – a bit odd, a tad strange, a smidgen curious. But won’t you join me anyway? Daydreaming Last January I was daydreaming…

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  • A mature woman and young woman sit together on a sofa and pray holding hands
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    Assurance – confident or uncertain?

    May 9, 2019 /

    I think I am, I think I am. Am I? Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine! O what a foretaste of glory divine! Heir of salvation, purchase of God, born of his Spirit, washed in his blood. This is my story, this…

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    Family practice

    August 10, 2018 /

    This week, I joined three friends from my Bible study group to be honorary aunties to the young son of another friend from our group. She had invited us to her son’s school assembly because he was to receive a special…

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  • Stone statue of powerful angel with trumpet
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    Daniel, the dentist and the TV news

    July 25, 2018 /

    Recently, I went to the dentist for a check-up. It’s not my favourite thing to do. Ever. I see dentistry as a necessary evil, probably due to some unhappy experiences in childhood, and so I usually put off any dentist visit…

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    Riffs, doodles & odes

    Of predicaments and mysteries in time

    July 14, 2018 /

    About six months ago, I shared with you my plans for this year. Back then, I planned to blog more often, preferably weekly, and to tell you more about my everyday writing life and my latest book project exploring the topic of…

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  • Young woman sitting on concrete bench, waiting
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    What are you waiting for?

    March 23, 2018 /

    Do you find it hard to wait or do you draw on great reserves of patience? I’m not very good at waiting. I can go from calm to impatient in a few nanoseconds, especially if I’m stuck in a sea of…

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    Something honest and real #2

    March 9, 2018 /

    This is the second part of a long-form post. You can find the first part HERE. In Part One of this post, I began with an old mahogany bench and an old-style stapler—one old thing and one old-style thing. I wanted to…

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  • Old mahogany bench with cushions and throw
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    Something honest and real #1

    February 23, 2018 /

    This is Part One of a longer post—Part Two to follow. It definitely shows signs of use, lots of use. So I sometimes wonder what the old bench would tell me, if it could actually speak. Perhaps it would tell me…

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After over 350mm of rain in three days, I am so gr After over 350mm of rain in three days, I am so grateful to be safe and dry. And I’m mindful of the many in NSW who have been in danger from floods and now face a gruelling clean-up. But yesterday on a late afternoon walk, I found beauty. As the land continues to drain, it has, as if by magic, produced a rare delight - a waterfall and billabong hidden in the bush right next to suburbia.
After a grey, wet & cool start to summer, what a j After a grey, wet & cool start to summer, what a joy it was today to be out walking with a dear friend in this! 😎☀️ So thankful to God for the sparkling beauty I experienced and for the delights of a friendship forged over many years. Look carefully at the second photo to see four paragliders hanging together. #blessed #thankfulforbeauty #gratefulforfriends #monavalebeach #turimettahead
I’ve always appreciated symmetry. But in the pas I’ve always appreciated symmetry. But in the passionfruit flower, symmetry is eccentric, extravagant and extraordinary. Love it! #symmetry #passionfruitygoodness #petalsinthesunshine
It was so good to be in church today, in person, e It was so good to be in church today, in person, even when restricted to 100 peeps! First time since March - definitely worth celebrating with party poppers for all! 🎉🥳 #christchurchstives #partycentral #godisgood #masksderigeur #sogoodtoseeeveryoneagain
Celebrating life & friendship with a sparkling bir Celebrating life & friendship with a sparkling birthday girl on a sparkling spring day in Sydney. #lifeandfriendship #hoorayforbirthdays #godisgood 🎉🥳
Winter wouldn’t seem right without wattle! A few Winter wouldn’t seem right without wattle! A few sprigs ‘pruned’ from my tree - suspects last heard screeching as they fled the scene. #thegreenandgold💚💛 #sulphurcrestedcockatoos #aviandelinquents #gottalaugh
Problem: how to hide clutter inside a glass-fronte Problem: how to hide clutter inside a glass-fronted cabinet. Solution: cut up wallpaper samples, kept for a decade, mix them up and attach inside. #couldntthrowthemaway #creativerecycling #inacupboardbutondisplay #porterspaintswallpaper  #catherinemartinwallpaper #annaspirowallpaper
Off with the old, on with the new! The original 50 Off with the old, on with the new! The original 50-year-old Zincalume metal deck roof gives way to the sleek new and much lighter Colorbond. #fiftyyearsyoung #16metreslong #colorbondsurfmist #rainraingoaway
When your new roof gets delivered on a very looong When your new roof gets delivered on a very looong truck - 16m lengths of Colorbond metal decking with a few rolls of insulation thrown in. 😉 Kudos to the truckie for navigating the way here, up steep hills and around tight bends!👌#drivelikeaboss #colorbondroofing #nomoreleaks
I’ve never been a confident or a joyful cook, bu I’ve never been a confident or a joyful cook, but very occasionally I try something new that turns out to be, um, delicious! 😳😁 Pumpkin & nut flapjacks, gluten-free, low carb, and served with stewed spiced apple & dobs of cream cheese. 😋 #celebratingthelittlethings #maplesyrupdrizzle #pumpkinandbanana #followtherecipe #getcreativetoo
Once upon a time there were three bunnies - Papa B Once upon a time there were three bunnies - Papa Bunny, Mama Bunny and Baby Bunny... #chocolatebunnies #eastergoodies #whichonetoeatfirst
Strange not to be sharing a commemorative hot cros Strange not to be sharing a commemorative hot cross bun or two with others outside my immediate family. We’ve done it for years, but today it’s different, like so many things. But it gives me time to savour the flavoursome spices. And they remind me of the aloes & myrrh in which Jesus’ body was lovingly wrapped for burial. #averygoodfridayindeed #hotcrossbuns #spicedinfarewell
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