In a long life, now in the eighty-fifth year, I have of course accumulated stories worth telling. Sad stories, light hearted stories, stories of struggle and stories of hope. My ancestors were early settlers in Australia. As one of their descendents I am beginning to understand the long history of the First Peoples of this country their culture and their belonging in this land. There are deep questions of what it means to be Australian. My personal experience also includes decades of involvement with Cambodia, where I have been witness to extraordinary goodness and courage. I am part of the community of Josephite Sisters and look for God's Spirit in the life of my time. And so I keep writing of life.