Marriage

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Waiting and Creating

January 2, 2024

“If art doesn’t make us better,” Alice Walker said, “what on earth is it for?” I found these words in Claire Cook’s book, Life Glows On. My sister, Barbie, gave me this

Faith·Marriage·Motherhood·Womanhood

Adorn

May 12, 2023

A parcel from my favourite clothes shop – Karma East – drops in my letterbox. Tearing it open, I reveal a print fabric bag that conceals a vibrant dress that delights my

Marriage

The Biscuit

May 30, 2021

The man drops his hard-backed novel onto the table next to ours, unzips his jacket and pulls out his arms. Noticing his inside-out shirt, he strides with legs slightly wide to the

Faith·Marriage

Our Two Weddings

July 22, 2020

Many years ago, on a wet Friday afternoon, I waited with several other white-dressed brides in the foyer of a registry office, for the moment when a few words and a legal

Marriage

Who Cares?

May 1, 2020

My husband Andy and I are sitting on our old wooden chairs on opposite sides of the wobbly table in our front garden. Our eyes are following the bees which are buzzing

Life·Marriage

Quick

April 21, 2020

Quinn bounces at my heels, her leash trailing behind her. She’s grinning. She can’t wait for me to find my shoes. We’re going for a walk through the bush. “Shall I come

Faith·Life·Marriage

Pause, Picnic, Pray

April 20, 2020

I’m driving alone, on my way home from town, early in the day. As I pass through the rock cutting tunnel on the narrow road that winds into our village, I plan

Life·Marriage

Out of Bounds

April 18, 2020

When I emerge from the cafe holding two coffee cups, I discover my husband Andy standing on his regulation isolation spot, chatting to a socially distant mother and her three young children.

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