What is better than an unexpected gift? A personally, hand-made gift from a dear friend. To be shown how much one is loved and appreciated through a special expression of friendship fill one’s heart with wonder. Well, such events fill my heart. Last Saturday afternoon, (10th April) I was watching television when …
Dreaming, I was; the kind of dream that had all the salient and succinct details been clear upon awakening would have made for an intriguing book. So lost in the dream it felt real, yet I knew it to be illusion, a product of an active mind during sleep. Through this state of …
St. Mary’s After the Service Coffee time Easter—“He Is Risen” rings through my ears and in my heart. Our Easter Sunday provided us opportunities to make wonderful memories. Firstly, the weather suited the day—with patches of broken clouds and sun shining through. At least the morning was dry. The eleven o’clock morning service …
2016-03-27 Good Friday True friendship that is cherished and nurtured becomes a precious treasure. It is marvellous to invest in the lives of people with whom one has similar faith, call to mission and areas of interest. Since my teens I have been blessed with such friendships. In 1997 I applied to join …
On Friday, 2ndApril, a little dry niggle appeared at the back of my throat. “Oh Great! I hope this irritation isn’t what I think it is.” I’d spent almost 10 days in January weathering through a virus. Three months later I was experiencing similar symptoms. But it wasn’t a simple virus! It quickly deteriorated …
Every year St. Mary’s Sunday School does an activity with the young people around the story of Gethsemane. The result is a beautiful flower display that the children create with potted blooming plants. Above is this year’s result. “Maverick” and I had lunch with friends in the afternoon, as well as spending the afternoon with …
Brought up as a Protestant Christian, I thought only the Catholic Church provided services for the Stations of the Cross on Good Friday. I was unaware that the Church of England provided opportunities to corporately worship, focusing on Jesus’ journey from the Mount of Olives in the garden of Gethsemane to the tomb. …
No, I am not trying to set the Guinness World Record for most blog posts in one day. Rather, it seemed prudent to make each topic its own post; thereby adding to the list towards my goal of 200 blog posts for the year. I hope you will indulge me on this occasion. …
Changes are coming to our neighbourhood. The council has purchased the property where the Merrymaker Pub has stood for years. It is to be razed and a new medical centre and community building constructed. It is only recently that we were informed that the plans had indeed been approved of by the council. Now work …
At least once a day Maisy will do something really sweet, or silly, which in affect makes me smile. This post has to do with sleeping. When Maisy first came to us, I made a point of putting her into her kennel carrier at night to sleep. I was NOT going to allow …