I had the dawning realisation that I couldn’t do it, that I was not a superhuman; that being human was enough.
Tag: kindness
COVID Creations: Dinner on the Doorstep: A Story of Kindness in Difficult Times
Excerpt:
Before she got sick Mum always looked after all of us.
She helped the neighbours with their shopping.
She walked her friend Helen’s dog when Helen was at work.
She helped the kids with their homework at Homework Club.
Mum helped everyone until… Mum got sick.
Her throat was sore and she kept coughing.
She had a bad virus….
Rainy Day Post
Today it is has been raining in my town and instead of putting on raincoats and putting up our umbrellas to go to school we are staying in our homes doing our best to help beat the COVID pandemic…
Mothers’ Day – A Gift
This Mother’s Day I was in Canberra. It was a perfect autumnal weekend. The trees changing colour and the chameleon array of their canopies add a special beauty to the capital city. Being the capital there’s always a lot to do my priorities were watching an ANU med review and spending time with my family. […]
Welcome to Verityville
Verityville, the little town with a big heart not too far from you! A place where people take each day as it comes, doing their job and helping others with a great attitude. Where is this place you may well ask and what is so special about getting on with life? Well to be truthful […]
Indenting Hearts – The Legacy of the Magic Pencil
I am sharing a couple of short videos with you from our Mrs T New Zealand book launch back in April this year. Watching the first one in particular I am once more brought to tears and struck with how very special the inspiration behind my book’s central character Mrs T actually is. To […]
Passing It On
There are always those who just do that little bit extra to help others. You may not realise or notice or see it but the understated and almost invisible things these folk do go a long way to making a community function, helping people to carry on and giving others a sense that they are […]