Category Archives: together

Love as Was Foretold.

Posted on October 11, 2017 by Pauline Small

The last sign was a little further away from me. I decided that whatever it said would be the message I accepted in relation to our marriage. Continue reading →

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That Glossy Red Box.

Posted on September 1, 2017 by Pauline Small

(This past week I have been thinking a lot about connection, and especially where things from the past enter our present while we are unaware. I found a piece I had started a while back, and reshaped it to suffice … Continue reading →

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Blood Revisited.

Posted on June 28, 2017 by Pauline Small

One of my earliest associations with blood was to taste it by licking my bleeding finger… Continue reading →

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An Armful of Grace on Our Table.

Posted on May 3, 2017 by Pauline Small

In the classical tradition of still life painting, there is always an intimation of mortality – a piece of fruit that is spoilt or blossom that has fallen and withered. Looking at these exquisite flowers as a work of art, Continue reading →

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Gladness and Learning to Float.

Posted on February 22, 2017 by Pauline Small

There were not many dry eyes when we saw George proudly waking his daughter… Continue reading →

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What you didn’t want to find in your Mum’s wardrobe just before Christmas.

Posted on December 6, 2016 by Pauline Small

This Advent, a more disturbing gift has lain in wait for us.
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The Gritty Side of Love.

Posted on November 27, 2015 by Pauline Small

It wasn’t hard to find the place to take off my shoes for this post. On Saturday our Mum was taken to hospital with a stroke. Mum lives alone, independent by choice, but through a wondrous chain of events one … Continue reading →

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Allowing for Surprise.

Posted on August 16, 2015 by Pauline Small

Allowing for Surprise..

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Pondering, waiting, going deeper.

Posted on July 21, 2014 by Pauline Small

A Reflection given on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Sunday. 6th July 2014. Each time I read the selections for the coming Sunday, I fail at first to see the connections they make to the life we are immersed in. … Continue reading →

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Hope In A Very Hard Place.

Posted on May 5, 2014 by Pauline Small

One of my biggest joys is writing. It is the means of releasing my heart on to a page, and letting insights form.  I can’t draw or paint, I love to sing but need a choir around me to keep … Continue reading →

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