Final word for 2017

by | Dec 30, 2017 | 4 comments

It’s nearly 2018. Didn’t 2017 fly past?!! Did you achieve any goals this year? Did any dreams come true? Have you dreamt a new dream? Did you make new friends? Have you changed a bad old habit? Did you start a new good habit? Have you developed an interest in a new...

The eve of Christmas Eve

by | Dec 23, 2017 | 0 comments

Not long now until the man in the red suit begins his trip from the North Pole. We’ve got the house decorated with lights on the outside, and a tree and a few Christmassy things on the inside. Some presents have already been given; the rest still need to be...

God bless all who sail in her (them).

by | Dec 2, 2017 | 10 comments

Last night, a long-awaited dream came true. I attended my own book launch. Or, I should say, books launch. I’d waited so long, I figured I might as well kick off with two. It wasn’t a good date to hold it: lots of people couldn’t come because of end...

At long last …

by | Nov 4, 2017 | 6 comments

Back in February, during my first meeting with the publisher, the Old Boy suggested that we ask Tim Costello, the CEO of World Vision in Australia, to speak at the book launch. We laughed.  (It was always my dream to have something from World Vision at the back of the...

#MeToo

by | Oct 21, 2017 | 0 comments

I’ve been watching the #MeToo thing pick up momentum. I’ve been both saddened by the number of women who have typed #MeToo, and yet I’m also encouraged by the fact that we are finally speaking up and being heard. I thank God I was never sexually...

Just an update

by | Oct 7, 2017 | 18 comments

I’ve just had the latest dose of Denosumab. (Immediately my mind says: Ah Denosumab, Grand Vizier to the court of pharaoh and close friend of Imhotep.) Chatting with fellow patients while I waited, I was once more reminded of what a blessing this drug is to me....