Have you ever felt your marriage tested? In principle, I’m all for monogamy, love at first sight, him being your best friend and you both living happily ever after, but what about the reality? That first time you look at him and think, ‘Oh dear he’s not so gorgeous now?’ Followed quickly by the memory, … More Testing marriage.
As it’s Thanksgiving for many of you I of course got thinking and began to wonder at the many different ways we can feel thankful. This day two years ago a very sick Daniel came home. We busied ourselves readying a bed and room for him, filled with mixed emotions. Knowing his greatest wish, to … More Giving thanks
Are you a writer? A Blogger? Do you write stories, or books? Have you been published? Last Saturday as some of you may remember, I went to a book launch. I loved it. It was like moving to a parallel universe inhabited by people who write. In my everyday life I am known as many … More How do you write?
As the days and weeks are passing through November I’ve found myself to be a little bit whiney and not exactly full of blogging mojo. Next week is Danny’s two year anniversary and I’m hoping come December I’ll be full of inspiration and ready to entertain you all once more, with my wit and storytelling. … More Tomorrow, I love you tomorrow.
We hear of the attacks in Paris and we worry, yet the reality in all our lives is that when tragedy strikes our family our circle shrinks. We care not one bit for what is happening in the world around us. The day we hear a family members life is at risk, we close rank … More Take a moment…
I heard about Paris and I was sickened. I searched for information and I was sickened. Hours passed and social media went into overdrive. Everyone’s thoughts on Paris were everywhere and like everyone else I had a few of my own. Initially my thoughts were with the mothers whose sons and daughters would never come … More Can we ever overcome terrorism?
“Friendship is the hardest thing in the world to explain. It’s not something you learn in school. But if you haven’t learned the meaning of friendship, you really haven’t learned anything.” ― Muhammad Ali Where would we be in life without our friends? They are the ones who entertain us on nights out, counsel us … More Testing friendship.
I’m very famililar with the term Catholic guilt, but is that true? Are Catholics the only people who go through life with guilt? Of course not. There are all kinds of guilt. Mothers in particular are full of it. Guilty for putting their children into a creche. Guilty for not putting them in a creche. … More Are you guilty?
Today I was forced to sit for hours contemplating my age, looks and mortality. No I wasn’t in an Accident and Emergency department, moments from death, but in the hairdressers inches from a mirror, which quite frankly was doing my face no favours. As I sat there, I spent as much time as possible … More What reminds you of who you truly are?
We all have many people who share our lives every day, parents, grandparents, partners, family and friends. Their support and love gets us through the good and the bad. This post is not about these people. This post is about the people I have met, who have had a profound effect on my life, and … More If only they knew.
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