For several days now our house has been in a flurry of activity as we prepare for Christmas. The Christmas Tree has been put up and decorated. Advent Calendars, nutcrackers and Nativities are out. The annual tradition of a last minute dash to the shops for more Christmas lights has occurred (one can never have enough!) and lights have been strung across windows and doors. Even presents have… Continue reading Preparing for Christmas
Author: Blueskiesandlollipops
Finding inspiration for everyday life in everyday life.
Little boy, big faith
An excited son arrived at the car after school. His wiggly tooth had fallen out! He reached into his pocket to show me, and his happy face fell as he realised that he had lost it. Running down the hill from school to meet me, it had fallen out. What to do? I saw his eyes begin to… Continue reading Little boy, big faith
Christmas Lights
Christmas time it seems the ordinary becomes special. Lights on Christmas trees sparkle in darkened rooms. Houses glimmer with fairy lights like diamonds on a crown. Candles in Churches glow in warmth. Light it seems is an important part of celebrating Christmas. Just as it was on that very first Christmas. A star in the… Continue reading Christmas Lights
O Come
And the soul felt its worth…
"Till He appeared and the soul felt its worth." I love this line from the carol O Holy Night. Our Soul wants to feel of worth, of value. And we all search for that worth. We can rush around life looking for it in status, possessions and prestige, in appearances and position. But inevitably they… Continue reading And the soul felt its worth…
The Weary World Rejoices..
Hope Street – {Advent}
I've recently discovered that the meaning of the street name, Esperance, where I live is Hope. Esperance comes from the Latin word Sperantia which means to hope. I like that. Hope, Expectation. To me it means that I live on Hope as much as I live in hope. Quite appropriate I think, to have discovered this as we begin the… Continue reading Hope Street – {Advent}
How Great…
If…
It was one of those passing comments on a documentary that I was only half watching that totally gripped me. A documentary following people with extreme stutters receiving training to help them. One teenager, barely able to say his name, typed this on his computer to communicate why he was there - "If I could speak fluently… Continue reading If…
What colour is the wind?
I was recently gifted a CD from a lovely woman of God. Listening to this gorgeous CD there was one particular song that captivated me. Titled “what colour is the wind”, the song is about a blind boy singing to his father what he knows of the colours of the world from what his father has… Continue reading What colour is the wind?
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