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Bird power!

Bird power!

As I watched our two Love Bird parrots playing in their cage, I was warmed when they turned towards each other to exchange an affectionate peck and nussle in close..

  • When will this all end?

    August 2021 was going well. Here in New Zealand we’d weathered the COVID19 storm quite well. Life was relatively normal, the elimination strategy adopted by our government was by-and-large working. Of course, there was opposition to some of the restrictions that we were living under, but no country escapes opposition to government direction.

  • Being in control…

    We all like being in control of our lives, in knowing what’s happening. Most people don’t like living with uncertainty, and we tend to be creatures of habit. That’s normal.

  • The minority report

    With an open mind I visited the anti-mandate protest camp at Parliament in Wellington, New Zealand in February. I had some empathy for the protestors plight. Many of my friends are not vaccinated and are paying a price for their stance.

  • Turning on the lights

    Like most kids growing up, at times I remember being pretty scared of the dark. It's a fear which everyone can relate to—that feeling of helplessness where you know you're unable to fully comprehend and interact with your surroundings.

  • Fringe finances

    Something from the recent past and relevant today as there are third party consequences all over today. News Daily titled 'Why Coopers boycott could be bad news for same sex marriage' requires a comment. Yet the Australian people in a referendum approved SSM.

  • Aboriginal medicines

    This is a fascinating topic. Before there were modern methods of making and analysing medicines, and before there were regulations about testing them for safety and efficacy, there were traditional herbal remedies handed down from one generation to the next. 

  • The beauty in his sacrifice

    As I thought of articles, titles and my approach in writing them, my mind started to venture off into the Lenten season and what it truly meant, seeing that at the time of these thoughtsLent was fast approaching. In this article, I share from my interesting viewpoint, the beauty I found as I thought about the sacrifice.

  • The other form of a miracle

    What are you expecting when you hear about a miracle?

  • Excited giving

    Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver (2 Corinthians 9 verse 7).

  • The Rebel in Me

    Unpopular Opinion: Rebellion is not bad. It is just an act of or for change.

  • Breaking, choosing, and learning

    One year ago, we lost our first child. I had a miscarriage, and it was a very dark phase in our marriage. To add to that, our small business wasn’t going well. We were no longer earning what we used to as there was a newly opened competitor  on the same street as our store.