Author Archives: Kathie

Our new Christmas Tree

After years of having a pine tree Graham thought it would be nice to get one of those fibre optic trees which light up of its own.  We hunted all over the local shopping centre and he checked in town … Continue reading

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Well, that was 2008 for the Thomases

The year started out well for us, we all had our goals and managed to achieve most of the things we wanted to do.  Graham is enjoying his work, I’m loving mine and completed a new book.  Mel and Ryan … Continue reading

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The “W” in Christmas

I belong to a lovely group of women called Baby Boomer Divas who have been very supportive, loving and prayerful to me during our family time of grief. One of them just sent through this story and it is so … Continue reading

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Cat on a treadmill – hilarious!

Saw this at Facebook and thought it was really funny. We won’t let our cats near our treadmill for fear they might get their paws caught but perhaps they might do this instead!

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Looking for blog updates?

I don’t write here as often as I used to but I do own several blogs and you’ll find them linked in the blogroll so make sure you check them out! I’ve been doing periodic posts on life in Melbourne, … Continue reading

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A cat and a horse

Many of our friends know that we’re cat mad and I’ve often added things here about our cats. We also have a horse-mad daughter who lives and breathes horses. Well, I’m sure she will be delighted when she sees this … Continue reading

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Brief is good

I don’t know how others handle grief when a family member has been lost but I know for my husband and I we prefer to keep the conversations brief. I’ve gotten to hate the question ‘how are you?’ and yet … Continue reading

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The Need For Community

Many of you know by now that we recently lost a daughter.  The days and weeks that have passed since then are a blur and we struggle to remember every moment. Some moments we don’t want to remember, others keep … Continue reading

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New book now available!

I have been working on another book this year and it’s based on a series of God-incidences – real-life stories from a number of contributing authors. And, of course, I have a number of stories in there myself. The book … Continue reading

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Who are you?

Many of you will know we lost our beloved daughter, Miriam in September.  I can’t say I’ve been very inspired to write much but have been writing to a couple of blogs, not many though.  However, I thought the clip … Continue reading

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