MODUS OPERANDI

MODUS OPERANDI

 Survival mode. It seems to be the modus operandi of motherhood. The constancy of need and demand, the pitting of wills, of character training and potty training. Of school runs and school holidays. Meals required. Every. Single. Day. The relentless barrage of...
INCREASING YOUR CAPACITY, PART 2

INCREASING YOUR CAPACITY, PART 2

  The Inconvenient Truth about Increasing Your Capacity, Part 2 And now for the million dollar question… How do I increase my capacity?  I’ve learned that pressure is a sign that God is giving me an opportunity to increase my...
SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL

SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL

For my husband’s 50th birthday, we decided to celebrate by taking a major bucket list ticking holiday to Hawaii.  We were not disappointed.  The friendly people, the bending coconut palms, the perfect temperature, the rolling swells of Waikiki Beach all...
INCREASING YOUR CAPACITY, PART 1

INCREASING YOUR CAPACITY, PART 1

  ‘Kris you have such incredible capacity’. I shuddered internally at this compliment. On the outside I smiled and said ‘thanks so much’ (as social convention says I should). My internal voice was exhaling its own monologue. The...
STANDING FIRM

STANDING FIRM

 “You can’t always control what happens to you, but you can control how you choose to respond.” The words of some ‘wise-guy’ echoed in my empty mind when life threw a curve-ball at me recently. It’s incredible the one-liners we remember in our...
THE POTENTIAL OF BEING VULNERABLE

THE POTENTIAL OF BEING VULNERABLE

 Today I am pondering friendships old and new. I’m realising genuine relationships are like fresh rain in your heart. Lately, I’ve observed many guarded men and women in the area of building relationships. They are all just trying to do the...