Life Lessons

lessons we learn in like

I have always believed God places the right people at the right time in your life to counsel you and offer guidance and encouragement...
I was happy to see the back of last week. I started last week feeling exhausted after a massive weekend of attending events and reading...
I once gave my Grandma Jones a magnet that said, ‘when the going gets tough, head to grandma's’ and head there I would, when...
A couple of weeks ago I had the privilege of dropping a meal to a mum who had had her second baby. I got...
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Busiest Month Yet

September has been my busiest month yet. The first day of the month had me presenting at the Plumbing conference, which I felt unqualified to...
Last Friday, I got lost in my thoughts as I pushed the pram and walked Esther to school. We were running late. Again. I am now...
It was the early 1990’s and I was over at my Grandma Jones’s house in this exact room. The blue and green carpeted, purple walled, green ceiling lounge...
When I worked as an apprentice, I’d get home from work around 3pm. I’d change into my running gear and would walk 10 minutes...
Once a month, on a Sunday afternoon, we head out to our 'connect group' as part of our church. Connect group is a group of...
A couple of weeks ago I was going through the depths of my wardrobe to give it a really good clear out. I’m still...
A couple of weeks ago, I organized to meet up with my grandparents at our local shopping centre. I arrived a little early with...
I enjoy shows that deal with revenge. The Count of Monte Cristo, Taken - any movies that involve a mission to rectify a wrong....
A couple of years ago my mum shared this Facebook post by Dawn French who posted about Irena Sendler. The woman who used a...
If you ever see a turd in a stormwater drain you can know that firstly, someone has hooked a sewer pipe into the wrong...
It takes 4 years to complete an apprenticeship or get a degree (if you study full time), it can also be the pinnacle year...
I want to live undaunted and fearless. I don’t want to second question a person’s reaction to me, I don’t want to fear failure...
In my senior year of high school, choosing what word or name I would have typed on the back of my school jersey was...
The irony of smashing stereotypes when you’re a woman working in a male-dominant industry is you will be stereotyped by your sexual preference and...
Trigger Warning for those who have experienced child loss. Early Friday night our home phone rang. When I picked it up it was my brother...
It’s a bit of a joke that wherever my mum goes, she and my dad meet famous people. Last year they helped with a...
There were four types of tradesmen I encountered when I was an apprentice. There were the tradesmen that enjoyed my presence onsite and couldn’t wait...
I find it hard to say no to a lot of the opportunities in my life. The big opportunities that are life changing, I...