K | December 19, 2024
One year, a friend generously gave me a Christmas gift of imported chocolate. It was an extravagant and generous gift, and I was so happy until I turned it over...
Continue ReadingK | October 23, 2024
There is a well-loved children's book*[i] about a young boy named Alexander who wakes up with chewing gum in his hair, and his day gets worse from there. At every...
Continue ReadingK | April 30, 2024
One of the stories my family has told about me over the years occurred when I was four or five. We were away on a long weekend trip to the...
Continue ReadingK | February 16, 2024
I checked the mailbox when I got home today and the parcel has still not arrived. Yet again, I am waiting. It feels like I am always waiting for something:...
Continue ReadingK | August 18, 2023
For years Sundays have been my least favourite day of the week. Why? Because they are the days when I, as a single woman living on my own, feel most...
Continue ReadingK | May 5, 2023
I love the story of Ruth and Naomi, not only as a story of love, commitment, and God’s inclusion but also of women who, like me, live in a culture...
Continue ReadingK | December 19, 2022
One of my favourite Christmas Carols is not about wise men, shepherds or even a baby in a manger; it is about a faithful, faith-filled King who cares for the...
Continue ReadingK | July 21, 2022
It is Wednesday morning, and with coffee in hand, I settle in on my sofa and open my devotional guide. I tend to shift between different devotional books, but this...
Continue ReadingK | May 10, 2022
I have always been a talker; my family lore is filled with stories of family members' efforts to get me to be quiet. I rarely got into trouble in school,...
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