Mosaic
Yesterday I had a beautiful friend round for lunch. I have only known her since we moved here but we are already close pals. A while ago she and her…
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Reminder
How do you remember to do things? Do you write lists? Post-its? Store information on your phone? I have been struck in the last couple of days that God often…
Love Languages
The other night Jon and I were talking about love languages and how we show love to others and like to be given love. The Holy Roman Emperor Charles V…
Emergency
Yesterday I received a call from my Grandma’s nursing home to say she was in an ambulance on the way to A+E after suffering from a bleeding leg. They said…
Free up your wardrobe
A couple of days ago, God told me to go and see a lady who is a friend of a friend. I wasn’t sure why. She is the manager of…
Trespassers W
One of my favourite parts of the Winnie the Pooh books is where Piglet describes his Grandfather’s name. Piglet, you may recall, had a grandfather called Trespassers W, which was…
Deep waters
A US shallow diver has broken his own world record by swan-diving 36ft (11m) into a paddling pool containing just 12in (30.5cm) of water. Darren Taylor, also known as “Professor…
Affection
Today I am going to look at a taboo subject :affection. Now you may wonder why I think this is so taboo. Well, let me ask you something. How comfortable…
Seed case
Two weeks ago the boys and I planted some seeds in three mini greenhouses. Tom was very proud of his pumpkins that grew slowly and steadily and then suddenly shot…
Straight Aim
My children can be horrid. They can say very pointed things. But then the Bible describes them as arrows, so I guess its not surprising. Psalm 127: 4 says: “Like…