Other, Prayer, RelationshipsFive pairs of eyes watched us in silence. Five daughters half-hidden in the furtive darkness of the ramshackle bamboo hut. Probably they had never seen foreigners before. Probably our clipped, studied pronunciation of the national language...
Other, Life Lessons, On Track, RelationshipsYour tears are not the only outward sign of your deepest pain Your need is desperate Your words are filled with horrors You scramble to fill a bag with warm clothes for your children For your baby Your house is cold Your...
Education, Partner, Relationships, WomenWe sat around her table, overlooking the valley down to the city. The table was covered in papers and we frequently reached for our phones to record things that struck us as together we wrestled with the issues. My friend is a...
Hospitality, Other, Life Lessons, Partner, RelationshipsIt all started when a friend told me that she had an idea. It was late 2012 in a Melbourne suburb where a church hosted a free food distribution point for those in desperate financial situations. Most of the...
Medical / Health, Partner, Relationships, Transformation, WomenI see myself more as a Jack-of-all-trades than a specialist. I spent more of my working life raising children than in my profession of medicine, returning to family practice and then counselling as they...
