Isn’t this a lovely photo? Perhaps it seems peculiar to take a photo of a graveyard. Yet, the scene was so compelling, I simply had to. Last Friday, 1st January, I’d finished my work at the church office and I was walking home. Low-hanging grey clouds drabbed the skies. An ancient fir tree, which …
Above: Sunset on Christmas Eve Proverbs 18:15-17 – 5 The mind of the prudent is ever getting knowledge, and the ear of the wise is ever seeking (inquiring for and craving) knowledge. 16 A man’s gift makes room for him and brings him before great men. Saturday, 26th December was Boxing Day here in England. Because …
Monday, 07 September 2020 Hi! Happy September! I’d like to say, “Happy Autumn”, but according to the calendar, there are two more weeks of summer. (Officially Autumn starts 22nd September) The weather doesn’t seem to reflect that, as the temperatures are more autumn-like. And autumn is my favourite season. So, I’ve some news! The book …
Last Monday, (3rd August 2020) I felt well, so well that I walked over two-and-a-half miles. Tuesday I felt low, so sat most of the day reading. Wednesday, the essential tremors I struggle with made me so tired I stayed in bed till the middle of the afternoon. Thursday, I managed to make a broccoli-cauliflower …
So many changes. So much to adapt to. But I have to do it to build my website, increase my mailing list, collect e-mail addresses. Lord Have Mercy.
I have missed blogging. I know it might be a bit random for me to suddenly show up again. But I found a way that I can serve two purposes. One is to actually have a topic to share. The other to introduce you to other authors I found and want to encourage and support. …
The following was posted in the weekly news sheet I produce for our parish. “Saturday, 16th December, 10.00 am to 12.00 pm at St. Francis—Advent Prayer Morning. Take some time out to reflect on the Christmas story in a range of ways. Please pop in and spend a few minutes, or a lot if …
The Heart is near the middle of the sky, to the right of the 2nd tree from the left. Prayer is about speaking and listening. Church services include moments of designated time to speak to God. We give thanks. In Catholic and Anglican meetings, we acknowledge our sins and ask forgiveness. As Christians we …
A pot of chili soup is simmering on the back burner of the stove/cooker. The online radio station I am currently enjoying is http://www1.cbn.com/radio Exactly six months ago I wrote that my blogging Sabbatical was over. Then silence—a post-less blog. Ironic, isn’t it? So, what was I doing during that six months? I …
My last blog post was indeed over a year ago, 12th May 2016. I found myself asking, “What is the purpose of my blog? What is the theme I want to focus on? I’ve wanted to be a writer since I was thirteen years old. It was a few months after I fell in …