Often when we find ourselves saying yes to things we donât actually want to say yes to, itâs because we donât have a strong sense of our core values. Your pet peeves can help you find out what some of these values are.
Author Archives: Hilary
When youâre asking yourself if youâre making a difference, remember that the tip of the iceberg is all you see
Never measure the fruit of your labours or the impact of your life only by what you see. Because what you see is only the tip of the iceberg.
đ The best gift you could give your kids for Christmas đ
But just then, Eden says, âmummy, I want to give you a cuddle.â
Hugging her close, I said, âAww thanks, Eden, whatâs that for?â
âBecause mummy, YOU are my present! â
No regrets: itâs time to do what youâve been dreaming about.
If you had one day left to live, what would you say, what would you do, and what would you give?
Feeling all wrung out? Self care for emotional sponges
âMummy, it really hurts me in my tummy when other people are sadâ
ZoĂŤâs wee eyes filled up out of the blue earlier…
When somethingâs gotta give, give it over.
When somethingâs gotta give, give it over to the one who got the balance perfectly right.
Jesus walked the impossible tightrope of deity and humanity on this earth. He was always productive, in rest and in work. He poured out endlessly but stored up spiritually. He knew to say no to the wrong things so he could say yes to the right things. He was perfectly self aware without being remotely self focused. He balanced the scales of grace and truth perfectly. He is perfectly consistent in all his judgments and totally fair in all His assessments. His unmistakable authority complements His irrefutable humility. He is always loving, in kindness and in rebuke. He is majestic and meek simultaneously.
Jesus understood who he was and what he came to do. He gave his life so others could find it. And because he lived the perfect life and died the perfect death, he provided a win-win solution to our inability to get things right.
Clinging on for dear life
âFor everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven…â (Ecclesiastes 3:1) I looked out my kitchen window yesterday and noticed an apple or two still on my tree. It looked like they were just clinging on for dear life, just hanging on by a single twig. Anyone else feel aContinue reading “Clinging on for dear life”
Donât put your post (or pearls) in the wrong place
I did a ridiculous thing today. Just when I think I canât get any more daft, I reach another level. Iâve concluded that sometimes my head is so far âin my headâ that my environmental senses donât work properly. Bill asked me to post a really important piece of correspondence this morning. He drove meContinue reading “Donât put your post (or pearls) in the wrong place”
Weâve never come this way before
Winter will end,â¨And time will heal;â¨New life will come!â¨Weâll see the Sun, andâ¨Come forth whole.
A trip down memory lane: Five of the best (and worst) things about the nineties
Coming from the depths of the African jungle, I cut my teeth in British society during this decade.