How To Prepare For 2017
Happy December! Welcome to the final month of 2016. I don’t know about you, but I’m pretty eager to get this year over and...
When the days are long
"The days are long but the years are short" is a quote I recently read in regards to raising children. The article encouraged parents...
What Does Abuse Look Like?
"I've never laid a hand on her! Don't you dare stand here, in my house, and accuse me of such a thing! You're my...
Street Light
This is a poem about the internal battles we face as human beings.
Street light so bright, you provide me with the spot light….
You bring...
What to do when you love someone who doesn’t love you back
“The greatest thing you’ll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return.” – Nature Boy – Nat King Cole
It’s a fairly...
Are you too selfish?
It's all around us, isn't it? This blaring message everywhere we turn that it's all about us; it's all about what we want, what...
Put Away Prejudice
I was twenty-four when I realised I have an accent. I knew other people spoke with an accent, but I didn’t think I did....
Being Single is Not the Disease you Have
I got married 6 years ago when I was 35 years old.
Phew, cutting it fine there, Brett. If I was a woman, people would...
Hurt – Heal?
This week I was sad to hear two stories within days of each other of the heart-breaking effects of bullying or emotional abuse on...
How showing love sometimes looks like a pillow
I bought my wife Valerie (aka tbV or the beautiful Val) a pillow yesterday.
I know what you're thinking: not the most romantic move of...