the migrant wife

From Charlie's point of view, life, marriage, work, family, faith, feasting.

Musings over Tea

  • Jabez and his answered prayer

    Jabez and his answered prayer

    In almost every Bible study I’ve been to, I have come away thinking, I really should pray more, pray better. That is a good thing. But how do I know if I’m doing it right? Sometimes, I really wish there was a golden standard against which I can measure my prayers. 7/10? Good enough, could… Read more

  • Exit Stage Right

    Exit Stage Right

    I love a Biblical love story. In a sense, the whole bible is a love story in that God pursues people, that people are invited and embraced and built up purely from His extravagant grace. But I am especially amazed by the love story that took place between Isaac and Rebekah. Instead of describing the… Read more

  • Gospel hope for the ordinary moments, mostly with Steve Green

    When our son was very little, a friend gave us a CD of Steve Green’s Hide ‘Em In Your Heart series. These are boppy tunes composed to help little ones remember God’s word and hide them in their hearts. Steve’s tunes can be heard in our household on the daily – in the car, while… Read more

  • Hope Hidden – Jehoiada and Jehosheba

    Hope Hidden – Jehoiada and Jehosheba

    Lots of action can get lost in the books of Kings and Chronicles. Kings and nations being in sin. People not following God. Everything is bad. We are all waiting for Jesus.  In one sense, the pining for Christ is truly palpable. After all, God had promised a Messiah, but reality did not seem to… Read more

  • What life smells like

    What life smells like

    Scents collected throughout my days at home (or about)… Bread dough rising on the counters, the fragrant whiff of yeast fermentation, harbinger of cinnamon buns. Freshly laundered sheets straight out of the dryer, smelling of crisp cleanliness .  Cherry-flavoured baby toothpaste for the emerging denticles, promising a whole two minutes of squirms and giggles before… Read more

  • Being ‘available’ 

    Being ‘available’ 

    Time seems constantly to be both abundant and scarce when you’re a stay at home mum. You start the day with a to-do list of a few meagre inconsequential things, and suddenly it’s 9am and you’ve changed 5 nappies, did breakfast, washed up, cleaned the floors, put away laundry, and started dinner, and it doesn’t… Read more