Life, Love and the Everyday

  Proverbs 15:2 A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.   Sometimes we don’t have to tell each other that a relationship is over, simply dropping ‘out of touch’,  or ‘unfriending’   on Facebook and other forms of social media say it all for us these days if we need a clean break. But what if this person is someone we love? In a world which is undignified and over-reacting is a confronting (and often hilarious) scene in a week-day sit-com or a movie. Is it still possible to ‘break up’ with dignity? What does dignity have to do with parting company? Whether it is a friend or a steady relationship, sometimes things happen, stuff is said which makes us want to make certain hand-gestures and say things in the heat of the moment. In those moments it is easy to forget the good times, how you both poured effort into building love and trust which unravels with a firm pull. Whether the tango was sabotaged or one partner stood...

LIFE: When I was a little girl I would try on my Mum's shoes and swipe her lipstick across my face in an attempt to be glamorous and grown up - I wanted to be just like her. Instead I looked like a slasher victim in a horror novel but that's to be expected of a four year old experimenting with lipstick! Today at the age of twenty-five, I realise that I need more than my feet in order to fill Mum's shoes. My Mum is a beautiful example of motherhood - she wanted to give us girls a loving home, she could be the nurturer and the discipliner. Whatever we threw at her, she would sometimes get frustrated and yell but she never ran out of grace for us and she always reminded us that we are loved. Despite having her own battles to fight, Mum could still help us fight ours. When I have kids, I know that I have a strong foundation for motherhood. I love you, Mum.  LOVE: I am really proud of A. He is not just a pretty face and an incredible human-being. He is also really...