Like trudging through mud, I feel I’ve clawed my way through 2022. Though bright spots of joy peak out through the clouds, the onslaught of the uphill climb has rained down on me like few other years.  I know, I should have had a brilliant year of snuggling my newborn, celebrating my new-to-Big-School daughter and…

Be a camp fire, not a candle! This little refrain has cropped up in my house – it’s odd, I know – but it has been adopted quickly and seemingly effectively – even by my youngest. Here’s the backstory… At school my eldest has been learning about fire safety and so naturally we spent Friday night…

Recently, I have said tearful goodbyes to friends as they set sail across the seas to settle into new adventures under non-African skies. I have had the enormous privilege of knowing a plethora of spirited and brave individuals that have scaled challenges and opportunities across the globe throughout my life. Some have returned to re-plant…