Tag Archives: hope
The black dog…
I have a black dog, a darkness that will not shift regardless of circumstances. It comes and goes, sometimes circling hungrily, sometimes shy and hiding in the background, sometimes as far from the horizon as the eye can see. When … Continue reading
Some days are better than others…
It’s Friday night, the husbandface is marking, for now the boy is asleep and I feel like I should write some words on this screen before sliding into a small coma on my bed. The trouble is once again I’m … Continue reading
Weary…
All this week I’ve been feeling weak and weary, weary of trying to get the boy to eat things, weary of his limpet like qualities, weary of no sleep, weary of endless piles of washing, weary of my lack of … Continue reading
Thoughts from Word Alive…
Life at Word Alive is very different these days, especially when you can remember coming to a conference on and off for 20 years – things are bound to change over the decades. I’ve come as a snotty moody teenager, … Continue reading
Sunday
Dawn. Resurrection morning The tomb is empty. Tears are shed. Where is he? Not here in the place of the dead. Not here in darkness and gloom. Here speaking hope in a garden. Here on a bright sunny morning on … Continue reading
The Long Walk Home 