Author: Blueskiesandlollipops
Finding inspiration for everyday life in everyday life.
The heart remembers…
...what the mind does not It's a story currently doing the rounds on social media. A story of a man in his eighties who has alzheimers. Memories have gone. The mind can no longer remember. But what this story shows is that while the mind can no longer remember, the heart does not forget. One… Continue reading The heart remembers…
She will not fall
Hope Hurts
Hope - such a lovely word. Pregnant with promise and potential. Hope is the favourable and confident expectation; it’s an expectant attitude that something good is going to happen and things will work out, no matter what situation we’re facing. But I think hope also has a flip side. Hope is hard sometimes. And sometimes… Continue reading Hope Hurts
Gossiping the Gospel
GOSSIP - A person who habitually reveals personal or sensational facts about others. Somehow, despite the lack of social media, internet, phones even, from the Day of Pentecost, the Early Church spread quickly throughout the Roman Empire and beyond. The Early Church was dynamic, crossing cultural borders with ease. It spread across water, across language… Continue reading Gossiping the Gospel
Keep Calm
The Attack of the Ants
I'm waging a war against ants in my household! And I am not sure I am winning. In fact I'm pretty sure I'm not. Ants seem to be everywhere! One solitary pea left on the floor attracts a whole nest of them, one drop of juice left in glass over night means the bench is covered… Continue reading The Attack of the Ants
His Mercies
Go confidently
Once
"Once, that is all we get. No dry runs. No do-overs. This day you're living right now is not a dress rehearsal or a practice lap. You're on the stage. You're in the game. Start playing." (Joe Gibbs) Zacheus was one who made full use of his "once". Zachary's was a man of action. He… Continue reading Once
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