This year has been particularly rough. Staying apart to keep our cities safe. Here’s a little something to help us say hello, re-build lost connections and deepen ones we’ve kept dear to us throughout this […]
Church: We’re a mixed bag
When I was young, I used to love sorting things. Buttons, lego pieces, stamps, you name it. My lucky day came when mum gave me a gigantic bag of buttons of all different shapes and […]
When the Hamilton soundtrack comes alive
Soundtracks of musicals are like, half the musical. Some argue still for a higher percentage. For a time before Covid-19 and before Hamilton: An American Musical was announced to open in Sydney, Australia, the Hamilton […]
The Killers are back and something just didn’t feel right
I’m sipping my second coffee after lunch and scrolling through Spotify, expecting to find some new releases that will see me through my remaining tasks. The latest release from The Killers has me bopping along, […]
Unstoppable Grace.
In the middle of my sixth Zoom call of the day, my mother walks into my room with a tray of food and mug of fresh lemon and honey. My desk is a royal mess; […]
The space between us
Hey friend, Thank you so much for stepping into this space. Where cables, whole companies and app developers have made a way for these words to travel. Thank you for checking in. Can I get […]
Surprising joys in uncertain times
My family and I migrated to Melbourne many many years ago, leaving a large community of uncles, aunts, cousins, grandparents, coworkers, church community and friends in Hong Kong. Building and sustaining connection has involved many […]
Dear diary
Scribbled in blue texta, right after ringing in the new year by myself with hot tea. “12:05am : 1st January 2020Consider it pure joy to know Jesus and be still. 2020 is His :)” And […]
The necessity of a 'weekend away with the girls' for the single woman in her thirties.
It’s 9:45pm on a Sunday night: the dishes have been done, there’s apple turnovers in the oven and Day Spa, a three-wick candle phenomenon, is burning silently but powerfully next to me. Soft jazz wafts […]
He came down.
He knows that which he created, Every impression on our hearts, he knows The lift of lightness as we meet new life A first cry, a first bloom, a first prayer The welling of wonder […]
