"I thought I was prepared. We'd known for a while that it would happen. But when it did, it was sudden. And I wasn't ready for it."

Some days things just don’t go well. What do you do when that happens? I used to be very good at grumbling 😩 but since I took note of the promptings of the Holy Spirit to look at my blessings instead, it has changed how I view so many things.

We make our plans and we have our dreams. What do we do when dreams die and plans come to nothing?

I used to think of cemeteries in the context of horror movies. Then, for a while, when it felt like it was the only place I could connect with our daughters, I found great comfort in being there …

1, 2, 3, Go!

I love kookaburras. They have such amazing focus!

A failed trip to Liffey Falls results in us finding a camping gem.

I don’t enjoy supermarket shopping, but sometimes, when you least expect it, something unexpected and special can happen …

I was searching for time but found snow!

He liked predictability, he said, when she tried to get him to walk a different

way. Mollie shook her head. She pushed the gate closed, leaning on

it briefly, willing the rising tension away. She had liked predictability too. (Running Home p.96)

New Mornings Grief Seminar December 2nd 2023

The Annexe - a refuge from the wind!

Dictionary definition:

The act of a person who jots.

A quickly written or brief note; memorandum.