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What being a Mum has Taught me about Myself…and about God

What being a Mum has Taught me about Myself…and about God

When I took my daughter for her 12 month immunisations and check up, my GP (who I should point out, I really like and respect) asked if I was still breastfeeding and how often. I said yes, a few times a day..

  • It All Starts on Monday Morning

    Picture this: It’s an evening service and you’re stepping inside your home church lobby. A girl, possibly in her early twenties, catches your eye. You stop and stare. What is it about her?

  • Losing My Religion

    When people ask if I’m religious, I usually want to say no. Not because I’m afraid or ashamed, but because I have an inner-resistance to the word religious.

  • Women in a Broad Range of Roles

    There are different issue at hand that presupposes the natural differences between the sexes and the way in society has changed. Some women have managed both a family and a high degree of professional success and one such example is former Governor-General Quentin Bryce with a husband and four children and who is also a grand-ma.

  • ‘Bible Study Leader’ - A Privilege that I Deserve? 

    As a young Christian in 2010, I had an irrational desire to be a ‘bible study leader’ (could also be called a ‘community group leader’ or a ‘small group leader’).

  • Time to put PM Morrison’s Faith to the Test- Release Families from Nauru

    As a result of the recent political turmoil in our country, it is perhaps an opportune time to raise an issue that has been on my heart for a while, but I have not been able to articulate adequately.

  • When You Feel Rejected

    Have you ever felt left out and rejected?

  • Bible, the Source Guide of Wise Builders

    When we have conversations with close friends, mentors, teachers, or family members, their words may affect us. They could be giving encouragements or wise teachings and both of them are important to people’s lives.

  • Lies will Never Last

    It was in March 1970, I was 10 feet tall and bullet-proof.

  • Book Review: Questions and Responses

    This book by the Reverend Doctor Rowland Croucher the Pastor’s Pastor of over 40 years has been ‘coming to us’ for a couple of years as I for one have written of this exciting tome at least twice in my column.

  • Power for the Weak…But What About Me?

    The children of God always have something more to give. We have more to give. Always.

  • I’ll Bet You $5, Australia Has a Gambling Problem

    Two people showed up to the meeting; that’s if you don’t include the two facilitators and the three local city councillors. Granted, the topic wasn’t a Netflix favourite, but it was a meeting tackling one of the biggest issues across our nation.