The purpose of human life is to serve, and to show compassion and the will to help others Albert Schweitzer Here we are on the last day of 2022 and another year is almost over. In a matter of hours we will be wishing everyone a Happy New Year, setting resolutions we probably won't keep … Continue reading The True Meaning of Service
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A New Year – 2022
It is hard to believe that we are at the end of another year. It doesn’t seem that long ago that we were relieved to see the end of 2020. The Covid-19 pandemic threw the whole world into a spin and we saw things that we could never have predicted: closed borders, local and national … Continue reading A New Year – 2022
Hope in the Midst of Pain
The New Year is just around the corner and I imagine there are many of us who cannot wait to see the end of 2020. The Corona Virus has delivered a major hit to our communities and our way of life during this year and our New Year celebrations will be no different. Large gatherings … Continue reading Hope in the Midst of Pain
#BookSnapSunday – Great Expectations
Guilt and desire, money and the nature of capitalism are pervasive themes in Dickens’ magnificent novel. Pip’s expectation, before his expectations, is that he will be shown to have already committed a crime…The orphan Pip’s terrifying encounter with an escaped convict on the Kent marshes, and his mysterious summons to the house of Miss Havisham … Continue reading #BookSnapSunday – Great Expectations
The Silence of 2020
This morning I woke to 2020 and noticed the silence. Nothing too unusual about that. We live on the outskirts of Toowoomba where there is open space across the road and no neighbours right on our fences. Last night was New Years Eve so the revellers are probably still asleep. But then I remembered the … Continue reading The Silence of 2020
2019: Looking Forward
Another year has come and gone. I don’t know where 2018 went. It seems like I had just settled into 2018, remembering to write an 8 instead of a 7, and suddenly it’s the end of the year. How did that happen? The older we get, the faster the years seem to zoom past. … Continue reading 2019: Looking Forward
A New Year Dawns
As the sun sets on 2017, our eyes turn to the new year. 2018 promises us a chance to begin again, to wipe the slate clean. As we reflect on the past year, our achievements and blessings, our failures and disappointments, we resolve to be better, be healthier, happier, kinder, work harder, spend more time … Continue reading A New Year Dawns
Living on the Downs 