There is a mountain of worry in my head. There is a pile of presents on the bed. The sky is covered in clouds. So much is crowding out what really matters. I think about the cradle with baby Jesus, and the cross where He died. I live for those two amazing truths – God…

I was sitting on the sofa, stuck on what I could write about this week when my daughter came smiling down the stairs. I wondered how many times she had done that, and how many times have I missed out on her smile?

Life moves quickly, for some. I don’t know how it got to be 2025. I remember I said at the beginning of this year that it will be the year I would walk properly again. There’s no sign of that happening sadly. It’s November and I’m still the way I was this time last year.…

I’ve been making myself sad by reading a few ‘letters’ by people with MS, published by the MS Society. Read them here I have to share my letter. It is sad but the best thing is, there is NO FULL STOP. Nothing ends with defeat. I believe that so strongly. There is a verse in…

There’s a pool in Donegal that has been there for at least three years. (I’m told the storms have filled it in again now). I think the first year I tried to get down the steep hill but couldn’t make it across the sand to it. Since then, I’ve become increasingly unable to get there

Something must be going right. If you feel like you’re overwhelmed, look around for good things.

If you think back over the last few encounters you have had, you will have come across people who have had their fair share of hardship. Actually, everyone has.

I’m always writing about things that get fixed or telling you how to get through them. But what if they are still broken and you’re left with a situation you cannot philosophise your way out of?

Every time you think it.

We have three little pots of succulents that have been languishing in our front room for a few years now. My husband finally noticed them, soaked them in water overnight and declared them alive, (even though one of them still looks dubious.)