Psalm 141:1-2 141 I pray to you, Lord! Please listen when I pray and hurry to help me.2 Think of my prayer as sweet-smelling incense, and think of my lifted hands as an evening sacrifice. The Reader: Father, listen when we pray Response: Receive our prayers as sweet-smelling incense. The Church: King of Heaven, Lord of Earth, …
Our Sunday service on 20th March was challenging in a couple of ways. First of all, our Vicar gave a inspiring, yet thought provoking sermon on dying to ourselves. Secondly, after the 8.00 am service, the sound system suddenly silenced itself! For the 11.00 am service this meant those people speaking had to …
The great thing about friendship is that when your hearts are knit together, it doesn’t matter how much time passes between visits. As Christians, we live in a kingdom of not only friendship, but also of family. When I first arrived in England, “Maverick” was settled into and knit into the fellowship of …
Shining clean after the bath. When I awakened this morning I had my list of to-do sorted. It looked like this: Breakfast Cut “Maverick’s” hair Fold dry laundry and put away. Write blog Finish sewing together baby blanket. (No, it STILL isn’t complete.) Write some e-mails. Maisy had dozed on the back of the sofa …
In the early 1990’s I was working two jobs; as a clerk-typist for Indiana Vocational Rehabilitation and as a part-time barber/hair stylist. I enjoyed the barber job, but the administrative job with the state had better health insurance. And I needed the extra money for make financial ends meet. Things that stay put! …
Steam is rising off the freshly made coffee, and after several interruptions, I’ve settled down to write instalment six of the Singleness series I’ve been writing. After my return from the DTS in England in 1988, I settled into life in Indianapolis, Indiana. In 1989 I lived on the sixth …
Last Sunday was Mothering Sunday here in the UK. The parish likes to bless and encourage the women in our congregations. So, as happens on each Mothering Sunday, each woman attending services on that day are given a bundle of daffodils. Since I love taking photos of flowers, I couldn’t resist taking photos of this …
Ever since I was a small child I have loved picture books and story books with illustrations. A small illustration can clarify what the author is explaining in words. A drawing or photo can serve as a marker for information the reader needs, as in a how-to article in a magazine. Word pictures and …
Today is Mothers’ Day in the United Kingdom. When my mother was alive, I’d send her two Mothers’ Day cards a year. One was sent in March for Mothers’ Day in the UK and another one sent in May, which is the American Mothers’ Day. Today I was weepy. It was difficult to put my …