I find myself always ‘doing’. Like most people, I am running from one responsibility to the next. I am flying out the door in the morning for the onslaught of a very busy, noisy day as a teacher. I deal with staff and friends all day. After work, we sometimes have the...

I was about 3 years old, when I arrived in Australia, from Cambodia. At the time there was my dad, mum, younger brother and two cousins, who were now faced with trying to start a new life in a country that was very foreign to us. Yet, I love the courage and...

I stood and looked up and down my street last weekend - it’s lined with lovely deciduous trees that I realised were suddenly looking very bare. It felt like it took a long time to get to this Winter season, summer seemed to go on forever, autumn came late and we...

During my years at Bible College, I was 'volunteering' at Hillsong conference resource centre. Opening night I was chosen to stay watch at the resource stand while the rest of the team attended the service. As they were leaving our team leader said, "I just found 5...

A lot can happen in 10 years. As I consider my own family, 10 years ago we had 3 pre-schoolers and now we have 3 teenagers! 10 years of marriage is certainly a milestone to celebrate. Interestingly, the symbol of this milestone is traditionally tin or aluminium....

There are many women in the Bible who inspire and encourage me, but none more than Esther. She lived in a dark and troubled time. She was really one of the most marginalised in her situation—a Jewish girl, orphaned and essentially living in as a refugee in the Persian...

The passing of Billy Graham last week was a funny mix of emotions.  For me, it was a trip down memory lane to one of those truly defining moments of childhood: sitting in a sea of people, a buzz of expectation and the witnessing of an outpouring of God’s Spirit, so...

DISCLAIMER: No, this is not a Valentine’s Day piece. No, it’s not about a time I turned down coffee with a guy. Nor am I thinking about how I was alone on the blessed occasion last Wednesday. Ha! I would also like to preface that I LOVE coffee, like, LOVE coffee. In...

Welcome back to the blog for 2018! This year we are diversifying and adding categories different to the current Sisterhood blogs.  We’ve even invited the fellas to contribute, and they’re a bit excited!  We’ll be covering topics that layer wisdom and resource to our...

When the word “Church” is mentioned, most people picture an old building made out of sandstone, stained glass windows, and a huge steeple with a cross on top. The picture is complete with the sound of chiming bells and an organ playing inside. This is such a beautiful...