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December 31, 2023
I find myself sitting in the quiet of my big and empty (for now) home this Sunday morning, reflecting, while the family is off to Church. It is the last day of the year – 2023. I am now Mother to three adult children and a sixteen year old. I have one year left of their schooling – my third child is completing year 12 in 2024 and my youngest is completing 3 terms of year 10 and then attending...
July 8, 2021
So, if you too are in this time of waiting - a process of time that seems endless and continuous, then I want to encourage you. At the end of the waiting, there will be a glorious, wonderful, precious outcome, if you let God do His work in you while you travel through the waiting.
October 30, 2020
What if I told you there is something scientifically proven to reduce stress, improve your health, and improve your productivity and focus? And it’s available to everyone, and sometimes it’s even free? I’m sure you’d want to get yourself some of that, yes? Well it turns out that there is something, and it’s right under your nose. The answer is nature. Let me demonstrate. Imagine yourself for a moment in a forest, sitting comfortably underneath a large tree. Flowers dot...
May 20, 2020
In all things we have choices, so in this season, let's choose to lean in, be present, devour all the good things that surround us, and in return we will grow, bloom, flourish and blossom into becoming more of who we are supposed to be.
April 28, 2020
A home is a space where the tide of life can ebb and flow. Homes should evolve with our needs and journey with our seasons.
April 20, 2020
Marriage is wonderful, delightful, romantic and special. It's anger, fighting, misunderstandings and making-up. It's forgiveness, understanding, togetherness and journey. It's annoyance, arrogance, forgetfulness and waiting. It's learning and growing, bad habits and good intentions. It's patience, kindness, gentleness, love and commitment. It's unconditional.
April 11, 2020
And here is what is important; not that they say ‘yes’, but that you ask. Extend the invite because whether they turn up or not won’t make an ounce of difference to how the invitation initially made them feel.
December 20, 2019
The traveler has been out in the big wide world on their own (away from family and loved ones) and they need to reacquaint themselves with home, with the everyday rhythms of the household, with the things that have happened or changed since they left, so give them that time and space.
December 11, 2019
I have learnt through working in interior design that there will never be a perfect solution for a home. However, there is always a better, an even better, and often a best solution within the limitations I have to work with. True creativity after all is birthed in limitations, not in absolute freedom.
October 31, 2019
No matter what your house is like, there are things you can do to make it speak love. For me, vases of foliage and the smell of baking have made a world of difference, no matter what our physical house is like.