Sometimes when I enter a shop I am aware of the soundtrack being played. Sometimes it makes me head right out the door again as it interferes with the enjoyment of the shop or just generally grates on me. Other times the music seems to lull me into lingering in the shop and consequently spend… Continue reading The soundtrack to your day
Author: Blueskiesandlollipops
Finding inspiration for everyday life in everyday life.
Who said that?
To this day, I can still vividly remember a TV interview with Lady Margaret Thatcher. When told by the reporter that "some people were saying that she was pig-headed", she replied "who said that, when and where?". The reporter tried to push her again on the statement. She just reiterated "who said that, when and where".… Continue reading Who said that?
When God interrupts
I think a mother's life, certainly in the early years, would always include "interruptions" as part of a description of life. Conversations, reading a book, sitting down inevitably get interrupted by the baby waking, the child needing help, the child out of bed. Ironically as I sit to type this I've been interrupted - by children and text messages! Don't… Continue reading When God interrupts
No Fly Zone
I've heard it said, that a woman's mind is like Heathrow airport. Lots of arrivals and departures. Planes at Heathrow. Thoughts for the woman's mind. At Heathrow they have planes arriving and departing every minute. We have as many if not more thoughts! This morning as I was brushing my teeth, I had a weird… Continue reading No Fly Zone
The Few
The Few is a term famously used to describe the Allied airmen of the Royal Air Force who fought the Battle of Britain in the Second World War. It comes from a phrase in a speech given by Winston Churchill to Parliament in 1940. Many of these airmen went up in the air with a… Continue reading The Few
Look at the Bright Side
Converge
Yesterday, having arrived early to pick up my boys from school, I opted to get out of the hot stuffy car and sit outside on a grassy bank in front of the school to await the school bell. From my vantage point I watched other parents arriving to collect their children from school. There were the fitness gear ones, the ones… Continue reading Converge
Tag – you’re it!
Jesus said “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” (John 8:12) But He also said “You are the light of the world.” (Matthew 5:14) We are to reflect Jesus. We are to reveal Jesus. He has entrusted that to us.… Continue reading Tag – you’re it!
The Excuse Onion
If you've arrived from the Hustle Facebook Page, welcome to my blog! I've decided to be brave, honest and vulnerable on my blog with my Hustle of losing weight 🙂 Hope it encourages you as much as it commits me to my goal! Excuses are like onions, I've decided. Why? They both have layers and layers. You peel off… Continue reading The Excuse Onion
Invisible
One of my favourite books as a child (and still is today) is The Little Prince. In it is one of my all time favourite quotes On ne voit bien qu'avec le Coeur. L'essential est invisible pour les yeux. One sees clearly only with the heart. What is essential is invisible to the eye. What… Continue reading Invisible
Blue Skies & Lollipops 