I have been feeling quite at a loss and unmotivated to blog of late – evidenced by the fact that I did not put up a recipe last week. For as long as I can remember, being in the kitchen baking and experimenting has been like therapy. My coeliac disease diagnosis challenged that, but alsoContinueContinue reading “Lemon and Almond Asparagus (Gluten Free, Vegan)”
Category Archives: Faith
Bread for Life and Bread of Life
Lately I have been reflecting on bread. Prior to my coeliac diagnosis, I doubt there were many days that went by when I didn’t have bread for at least one meal. Bread was an essential source of nutrients and calories for energy for us. Since my coeliac diagnosis, we eat a lot less bread. InContinueContinue reading “Bread for Life and Bread of Life”
God is my Hope in a Pandemic
Nearly three weeks ago, the whole of New Zealand went into level 4 lockdown for the first time since March 2020. For most of 2020 and 2021, between coming out of our first lockdown and entering the most recent one, life was pretty normal for me, except that the country’s borders were largely shut. The currentContinueContinue reading “God is my Hope in a Pandemic”
Unexpected Paths
I waved goodbye to my son as he cheerfully called and waved goodbye to me, relieved that he seemed happy despite my refusal to take him with me as I went running. I am not a good or even regular runner, but I do appreciate the time to be still in my mind even asContinueContinue reading “Unexpected Paths”
My Experience of Miscarriage
A little while ago I was asked to write an article about my experience of miscarriage. I received some really kind and positive feedback on it, so thought I would post a slightly edited and abbreviated version here, in case it is helpful to others. I ve had two miscarriages. Both were very different andContinueContinue reading “My Experience of Miscarriage”
Some, Some and Some 