Grace in Action
One of the greatest moments of grace in my life came to me when my baby son was in hospital for another heart surgery. …
Category: Anecdotes
Land Mines and Daffodils
I was not quite seven years old, when we moved, my mum, dad and baby brother Grant from Hayes – then on the edges…
A Generation X Gray-haired Journey
People tend to think I’m older than I am. Even some of my fellow Generation X friends tell me that they often forget that…
How I Survived the Mad Men Era and Lived to Talk about It
Those were the days my friend, in the mad, mad world of Mad Men fame. Only for me, it was the financial world of…
The Nearness of You: Re-emerging memories of those lost
Until quite recently, I had thought it was just me but then, while talking among friends, we all began to realize that this was…
There’s No Business Like Show Business
I am standing at a bus stop in the centre of Newcastle on Tyne, waiting for the bus to Jesmond Dean and the Playhouse…
Coping with a Fixed Income
In my mind I never saw myself 64 and living on a fixed income. The old budget isn’t what it used to be. Things…