SOUL SNAPS
Jamie’s leading role
Today’s little story for you, compliments of my ex (bless him): ...
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The book for parents who want to get the joy back in their lives
Parenting with Soul won’t tell you what to believe, but it will show you how to make spirituality part of your family’s life. It’s about seeing the sacred in our homes and turning the things we do each day into opportunities to practice mindfulness, gratitude, love, generosity, and other soul
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It could have been anybody’s child
Sophie's Journey tells of a child's resilience, of the choice between life and death, and of a strength that prevails through suffering. Sophie Delezio has a message of hope for us all. This is her story. Ten days before Christmas. A room of children, napping on mattresses in their childcare cen
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Can good things emerge – unexpectedly – from the cancer journey?
Featuring deeply personal insights from author Stephanie Dowrick, Sass & Bide founder Heidi Middleton and former Australian cricketer and AFL player Simon O’Donnell amongst many others, Positive represents a collection of 50 voices: cancer survivors‚ carers‚ partners‚ parents‚ siblings
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You can’t hide a piece of broccoli in a glass of milk
Kids tell it like it is. And they know some very useful stuff indeed. Such as the fact that you can't hide a piece of broccoli in a glass of milk. Or it's never a good idea to try to baptise a cat. Our children are bursting to share commonsense advice that will help us grown-ups get through the d
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Love and loss
The morning after my first daughter was born, my father came to visit us at the hospital. He brought a stuffed Winnie the Pooh toy for his new granddaughter. I loved that, especially because I remember Dad reading Pooh Bear stories to me when I was little. He did the voices so well. It’s one of
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What’s new in my Ride to Conquer Cancer journey
Everything I do at the moment seems to come back to the Ride to Conquer Cancer. Even my Christmas present. I have a trusty but rusty mountain bike that I’ve ridden for ten years now. The lovely people at my local bike shop gently suggested that I might find it hard going to do 200km in two days
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The wise night owl and the easy sleeper
I do wonder who is raising whom, sometimes. My elder child is a night owl (or "night hour", as she would say). Sleep has never come easily for her; she seems to fight it, and we’ve wrestled through many long evenings with her bouncing out of bed and up the hallway time and time again. I can
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What keeps me cycling this week
My training for the Ride to Conquer Cancer is underway now. I’ve done one 23km ride and surprised myself by a) completing it and b) not hurting too much. I’ve increased the length of my gym workouts, building in extra strength work to build the muscles that will power me up the hills. Here’
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The inspired writer
An interview with Elliot Perlman in the Sydney Morning Herald's Good Weekend magazine contained a lovely thought about writing and inspiration. I haven't read his books (yet!) but I like what he says here – it also connects with what I've been talking about with other writers lately about needing
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Ride to Conquer Cancer
Next August, I'll be participating in a 2-day major cycling event called The Rio Tinto Ride to Conquer Cancer®, benefiting the Queensland Institute of Medical Research (QIMR). I'll be cycling over 200 kilometres that weekend through Queensland's scenic countryside, with thousands of other rider
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Love and loss
In the Dec 11/Jan 12 issue of Melbourne’s Child, I write about what it was like to be struck by grief from two directions just after my first child was born. The morning after my first daughter was born, my father visited us at the hospital. He brought a stuffed Winnie the Pooh toy for his new gr
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SOUL SNAPS
Children of the heart
Here’s another in my mini-series of sweet stories from the depths of my in-tray: ...
SOUL SNAPS
God’s wife and other stories
We all get them. Those jokes and stories, circulating through our email in-tray. Every once in a while, one grabs me because it is extra funny, or somehow tugs at my heart. A bunch of those stories fell in my in-tray over the weekend. I figured they were sweet so I’m going to share them around. ... ...
PARENTING WITH SOUL
How to get more from your ‘me time’
I’m just about to head off for a lovely long weekend with my gorgeous husband and adorable daughters (adjective overload, anyone? – you can tell I’m excited) but I wanted to share an article I wrote for Bub Hub on ’me time’, that pinnacle of desirability for busy parents. ...
BOOKS
Gorgeous books and the people behind them
I really, really love a gorgeous book cover. And I really, really love a book that looks good on the inside too. So today I want to blow the trumpet of one of Australia’s best book designers, Gayna Murphy. ...
SALLY'S VIEW
Would you like to see God?
If you have ever wondered what God looks like, here is a story that I love from the Indian spiritual teacher Eknath Easwaran. Yesterday we had a triune celebration at Ramagiri. It was Easter, the wedding reception of our dear friends Steve and Debbie, and also the Kerala New Year. I had forgotten all about ... ...
PARENTING WITH SOUL
Sssh – resting blog
Zzz – what’s that sound? Oh, it’s the snore of a resting blog. Things have been kind of wild lately. Parenting with Soul released in April, v-tour and media to let the world know about that, deadline for another manuscript in seven days’ time (tick tick tick), layered with a hefty dose of flu that ... ...
