All I Want For Christmas is……Comfort and Joy

How can we all find comfort and joy this Christmas? I really don't have a dot point list of jolly holly answers for you. I'm not even sure I can rustle up a Ho Ho Ho!

A Messy Easter

For someone with a body failing at every opportunity, the joy and hope Easter offers is one day I will have a new life in heaven and a new body. Imagine no more sorrow or pain. How beautiful and what amazing grace to receive such a gift. At Christmas, we so easily celebrate the birth … Continue reading A Messy Easter

Palms, Passover, and a Little Bit of Easter Peace

I love Easter as much as Christmas. For me, Easter is more relaxing and more reflective than Christmas…..just what I need at the moment as life continues to throw so many curveballs  out way health wise.

Pausing to Ponder

I'm catching my breath with a cuppa to pause and ponder. So much has been going on in recent months. New diagnoses, flares of old diagnoses, my husband dealing with his own health battle, including a trip to ER and hospital admission, and the list goes on.

Why Do We Think We Can Do More Than We Are Capable Of? Why Don’t We Just Listen To Our Bodies?

How often do you tell yourself , "I should be doing such and such” or ” I’d better do this or that” ? We all do it. It’s like we are programmed from birth to constantly have a catalogue of, “should do, must do, better do”, all filed in the front of our minds for … Continue reading Why Do We Think We Can Do More Than We Are Capable Of? Why Don’t We Just Listen To Our Bodies?

Swapping Sleeping Sides After 28 Years… Did We Achieve it?

You know it's ok to sometimes admit defeat. In fact, it often takes more strength of character and courage to do so than to continue with a situation, a circumstance that isn't right for you

Don’t Miss Out on Our Exclusive “Signed, with a Special Message from Sam” Book Sale

My beautiful friend has organised a "virtual" Australian book launch by purchasing 20 of my books to re sell at a special price of $35, including postage to anywhere in Australia. But wait...there's more (as they say) I have signed all 20 books and each signed copy also has a special message from me. If … Continue reading Don’t Miss Out on Our Exclusive “Signed, with a Special Message from Sam” Book Sale

Celebrating Good News, Feeling Sad, Facing Change? There’s Only One Solution… A Cup of Tea!

There is something strangely calming about putting on the kettle, taking out a pretty china cup or mug, anticipating sitting in a comfy chair, and slowly sipping this hot delight.

You Have a Chronic Illness, but It’s Ok to Look and Sound Good When You Can. It’s Ok to Still be You!

I don’t want to be a prisoner to my disease. I want to scale whatever heights I can safely push, and ultimately I’m the only one who can decide my limits.

Honey, I’m Home! (Escaping Hospital Hazards and Embracing Home Harmonies)

Life is short. It's precious, and it's fragile while being incredibly resilient and strong. My home is my safe place, and I'm convinced because I love it, and I love my husband, it's the place that helps me heal in a way I never do in hospital.