October 31, 2014
The fragility of life was slammed home last month when a fellow HeartKid family lost their three-year-old son, Xander, suddenly and unexpectedly. His parents, Craig and Sarah Nicholls, held a moving memorial service beside a lake. At their request, family and friends wore bright colours. The sun shone, birds sung and children blew bubbles. The day was a celebration of having […]
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October 24, 2014
One Lovely Award
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I was recently nominated for the One Lovely Blog Award. I confess that I hesitated about being involved. It once again felt a little like an online version of the chain letters I received as a child and in which I refused to participate (apologies to any school friends who were completely devastated when they didn’t receive […]
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October 12, 2014
Recently a friend posted a Facebook challenge that requires nominees to list 10 books that have stayed with them in some way. I normally avoid the challenges doing the rounds of social media. They somehow remind me of the chain letters I used to receive during my childhood. And the introvert in me particularly resists those requiring video evidence. But […]
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September 24, 2014
What’s your story? Have you started writing it yet? Maybe you suspect you have a story inside you, but don’t know where to start. Or you’re having doubts about whether it’s even worth telling. Perhaps you’ve attempted a draft, but now find yourself wondering if what you’ve written is any good. Wherever you are on […]
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September 11, 2014
The Other September 11
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Today is September 11, or 9/11 as it is often known. Many of us still recall hearing, with shock and disbelief, that planes had flown into the World Trade Centre on this day in 2001. Every year the media ensures we remember. For the families of those killed, how can they forget? But there is another […]
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September 1, 2014
As a child who grew up surrounded by books, and often spent more time in fictional worlds than the real one, it’s difficult to imagine a life without them. But for many children, particularly those in remote Aboriginal communities, this is a sad reality. Did you know: Only 1 in 5 kids in a NT […]
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