She hath wings
Learning to soar above life's storms
Category: Making Sense of the Journey
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Dear Readers, It has been quite some time since I wrote anything and published it on this site. I haven’t forgotten about writing. In fact, I am on the brink of trying something new. I am going to learn some skills to help me try my hand at writing a children’s book. For many years…
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Just a few short months on and I am now crying, not tears of anticipation, but of farewell. I watched my dear father pass away – that very spiritual moment when his soul left his body and went to be with the Lord, almost 2 weeks ago. This week we will celebrate his life and…
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Tonight I finally accepted that Victoria wasn’t going to go back to zero Covid cases in the foreseeable future. It was such a blow – we worked so hard for it in 2020 and the start of 2021. If not for those months of respite when we could almost return to life without worry of…
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I’ve come to the end of my strength;Will, nor circumstance enough-My best not amounting to anything much;I’m doing it really tough.I tell myself that, one day “this”Or one day, maybe, “that”;But I keep falling on the floorWhere once, I calmly sat.And he’s not here- he’s in pain- in there-The one who made me calm;Everything is…
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Have you ever received such painful news that you couldn’t think beyond that particular sentence? Where the world stood still and even a small child, so beautifully dressed as a princess, crawling into your lap to request a story, could hardly have removed you from your stupor? I sat in that grief late afternoon today,…
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You cared – really cared; You made me feel like a princess When everyone else passed me by. But you were not to be mine. I watched you from a distance Then hid myself away; I couldn’t bear it any longer. You had moved on, But I was still stuck in yesterday. You looked after…
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I wept for you throughout the night – Your breath is here no more; The prime of your life, no prize for you – You longed for heaven’s door. No joy, it seemed, in simple things – Your hopes strewn all over the place Despondent, slipping – you tried to overcome… Now I’m haunted by…
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Today was one of those days which define a crossroad and lead into the next chapter. I began the day feeling nervous and nauseous, wondering about the outcome of a meeting. Right up until the last moment I wasn’t sure whether I would be able to come to agreement on the main points but in…
She hath wings 