Category: Spiritual
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“Fake it ’til you Make it”
I am constantly amazed at how some people use social media to promote their faith and beliefs. Don’t get me wrong…I think that we have a powerful platform with a captive audience, why not use it to tell the world what you believe. It shows a reflection of who we are, right? Or is it…
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Cat and Mouse
We need to have a cat here in Africa. As someone who is transient, committing to a pet is always difficult. But here, something needs to stop the never ending swarm of little critters in the kitchen. Mice, lizards, roaches…whatever they are, it’s not good to have them in the food stuff. Watching her in…
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In Her Shoes
“Before you criticise someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way when you criticize them, you are a mile away from them and you have their shoes.” I know, I know…not the nicest quote, I just find it really funny. Warped sense of humor and all, and I know that there are…
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Faces
I have noticed that I am a different person with different people. It is subtle, but noticeable to me now that I am trying to be more aware of my motives and thought processes. With my parents I behave more like a child. With my children I have more of a parent face, and they…
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The Measure of Life
Right now we have 2 boys trying to decide what it is that they want to study. Life choices. Large ones, in some ways. These adult choices are the ones that will define the years of their adult life. Or do they really? As a 17 year old, there were very few classes in high…
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Love and Truth
The other day I was given the gift of music. (These things make us so happy here in the bush!) I chose an album that my son recommended and there were a few songs on there that touched me to the core. One of the songs was, “Loving You With the Truth.” It talks about…