Gathering Picnic: Growing Together

In the TV show Psych there is this running joke about the main character of the show, Shawn. Shawn always changes jobs and those closest to him say that he never commits. However, from Shawn’s point of of view, he thinks that working for a week in job makes him an expert, so just quits…

Identity matters. While I was walking into school one day, my son and I were talking about different kinds jobs that people have. We were talking about school teachers, policemen and builders. As we were walking past the school office, my son asks me ‘who are you dad?’ I could have answered that question in…

What’s the point? That’s the question I asked myself while I was vacuuming the lounge room just as a horde of people arrived to trample dirt into the carpet. What’s the point of carefully wrapping up Christmas presents, with fine detail and ribbon, just for them to get ripped to pieces? We all ask ‘what…

When my family lived in Sydney we had a 40 minute drive to church. One of the great things about the city is the see the change happening all around you. Every week, as we drove to church, I would look out and see the progress on the many construction sites. At first they would…