A Simple Blog

Tina shares her perspective on how God has walked with us through this painful but often joy-filled journey of life with Rett Syndrome.

What if evangelism, the sharing of the good news of Jesus, is as simple as opening up your home and dining table to those who do not know why Jesus is good n...

Kanye's rap in Hands On has the line, 'What have you been hearin' from the Christians? They'll be the first one to judge me.' Whether that j

The Times considered Greg Hurst's article worthy of print and to show support slapped the headline "Pupil's lose out as £400m schools funding diverted to spe...

Can Christianity handle doubt and scepticism? I delivered a talk that covers the topic and shows that the bible doesn't shy away from doubt

A couple of months ago I was asked to share my story about leaving teaching for Paige, a journalism student.

Confirmation bias is a beast that all humans deal with. It is the ability to decide something is right and then justify it, no matter what.

When does a human become a person and who has the right to make that decision?

It may sound a bit morbid reflecting on death but it happens quite a lot. Being in a community that faces the death of daughters and sons regularly through R...

It is an African proverb (according to Wikipedia) that states that it takes a village to raise a child. I think we're closer to needing a city! It is with th...

I recently posted on Facebook an open letter to those who are positive about the new abortion legislation in New York. You can see it in my previous post. I ...

I recently shared a post on Facebook regarding the abortion law in NY changing to allow abortion up until birth. I wrote it as a note to my FB friends. I fee...

Living with Rett Syndrome is tough. It is tough for Rosalie to show what she wants, what she needs, how she feels, whether she is too full after eating, whet...

I often speak at my church. In the summer we did an Alpha series as part of our Sunday morning service. If you don't know what Alpha is, click here. Have a l...

9 months ago, on January 23rd, Rosalie was diagnosed with a condition we'd never heard of. It was a Tuesday. We came home, put Rosalie to bed, left her with ...

"Life is pain, Highness. Anyone who says differently is selling something" ~ Princess Bride The last year and a half has made me more aware of the pain of l...

Place yourself, for a moment, in the shoes of an international student. You are leaving your home and headed for China. You’re going to be there for the next...

Imagine planning a different hour long presentation for up to 30 people up to 6 times a day. Several of the audience don't want to be there and will do their...

Whether they realise it or not, every new father has expectations of what they want for their child and what they want their child to be like. The most basic...

It is the evening of the last day of my teaching career. I handed my resignation in a few weeks ago without any idea of what job I would be going into but kn...