This prayer was written for the Family Worship on Sunday, 15th November 2015: Reader: Lord, in Your mercy Response: Hear our prayer Our Heavenly Father, thank You for letting us freely come here today to worship you. Teach us how to make room for you in our minds and hearts every day—through being quiet, reading …
There are times when our vision is limited. Common imagination probably thinks about blackness inhibiting us from seeing things–a moonless night, an unlit cave, a closed up room with undrawn curtains. But there can be “white-blindness”–thick, cold, fog seeping with dampness. Today we could not see across the street, let along down the road. These …
What about Job’s wife? “And the Lord said to Satan, Behold, he is in your hand; only spare his life. So Satan went forth from the presence of the Lord and smote Job with loathsome and painful sores from the sole of his foot to the crown of his head. And he took a piece …
“Your apple tree looks loaded!” I said to Mrs. B about two weeks ago. “There are lots on the ground. But if you want to pick some, please help yourself. Mr. B. and I will be away, but “Maverick” can use the ladder to get up in the tree to pick all you …
Bloom where I’m planted? Walking is a mandatory activity now that Maisy is in my life. That’s because our flat (apartment) is on the first floor and requires that I take her down stairs to get outside. Just to clarify—in Britain we live on the first floor, because below us is the ground floor. …
Pfaff on the left and Frister+Rossmann on the right The past couple of weeks my studio/guest room has had the look of a sewing workshop. That’s because I’ve had two sewing machines set up, using them in turn to make a dress for one of my granddaughters. One model is a Smart manufactured …
“Go look at my cactus on the window sill.” Amy said as I walked into her flat. I take the newspaper to Amy on Mondays and Thursdays. So, I handed her the newspaper and took the shopping bag into the kitchen. I would put the vegetable spread away while I was in there. …
Dreaming—thinking about desires that are part of your heart—can lead you places. For me, I started dreaming of England when I was five years old and the film “Mary Poppins” came to the theatre. Those images of chimneys at sunrise, the Bird Lady at St. Paul’s Cathedral, the beautiful countryside captured my heart. …
Saturday I was busy with a sewing project and other chores on my to-do list. Since I’d not written it on my “Chores List”, I’d forgotten to get something (meat) out of the freezer for dinner on Saturday night. I was half-way avoiding the kitchen, as I was feeling stymied about what to cook …
Autumn has always been my favourite season. The colours change into vibrant reds, oranges and yellows. The temperatures cool and become crisp. If there is a time of year that I am tempted out, it is September, October and November. Today I took Maisy out for a mid-morning constitutional. The sky was still hazy, …