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I am sitting here with a rare feeling in my heart. The truth is that I have no idea what to write today. Normally, I am bursting with ideas. Normally…
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The Golden Silence
I went to the children’s parent’s evening at school this week. It is always revelatory! One of the sentences I found most amusing when reading through Sam’s creative writing book…
Sparkly eyeshadow
Last night I was at a New Wine event as part of the band. My wonderful parents offered to have the children and put them to bed so that I…
A Different Hunger
Today is Ash wednesday which marks the beginning of Lent. Lent is a word from the Latin meaning ’40 days.’ In the late Middle Ages, as sermons began to be…
Miracles in the back row
On Sunday evening I had decided that I would not go to church. I was tired after a busy weekend decorating and filling a skip with rubbish from our garage….
Recipe for success
On Sunday morning Jon left early as he was involved in leading worship at church. The boys picked up on the atmosphere of praise in the house and started singing…
The Mission of Marriage
The bride and groom are not usually the only people to take vows on their wedding day. At our wedding, my Dad, who married us, said “Will all of you…
Middle Age Spread
I have decided that I am officially middle-aged. Not only have I started buying “quality” clothes instead of ones that fall to bits whilst you pay for them, but I…
Protection
Last weekend I came outside to see that two cars in our adjoining side road had had their windows bricked in and others had been damaged. We are not in…