It's amazing how an item, place, sound, smell even, can transport you back years to your childhood. Suddenly your mind is flooded with memories good or bad, but hopefully good! My workmate had it happen when our workplace installed a door bell that reminded him of his grandparents' home. I had it walking into my parents' home… Continue reading Memory Lane
Category: Ponderances
Modus Operandi
I'm no Latin expert, truth be told -,I'm not even a novice. The only Latin I know is that of my University Song and the odd English appearing word here and there. So when "modus operandi" was used in a description of my work, I confess I had to google it to see what it meant! Modus… Continue reading Modus Operandi
A Worthy Walk, A Worthy Life
"I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received." —Ephesians 4:1 We are called to live a worthy life. A life that is worthy of the Lord, worthy of the call and worthy of the Gospel. But what exactly does that entail? And is it achievable? Living the worthy life… Continue reading A Worthy Walk, A Worthy Life
The Aroma of Coffee
“Do we harden against God like the egg or take the aroma of God like the coffee in testing situations?” anon I love the aroma of Coffee! Nothing like a whiff of a good espresso to make me want to indulge. Flat whites are my coffee of choice at the moment but I am partial… Continue reading The Aroma of Coffee
The Rhythm of Life
"For the rhythm of life is a powerful beat. Puts a tingle in your fingers and a tingle in your feet." These are the words to a song that I've found myself singing - a homage to my school choir days. And as I have sung them, I have thought about the rhythm of life.… Continue reading The Rhythm of Life
Frogs on a Log
Five frogs are sitting on a log. Four decide to jump off. How many are left? Answer - Five. Because deciding and doing are not the same.
The Casting Vote
Sometimes during a National Election it is hard to think that your vote counts, that your vote can make a difference amongst millions of others. And funnily enough for me there are many times that my husband I cancel each other out as we vote for different political parties! (Even the more motivation to ensure that I… Continue reading The Casting Vote
Do it afraid
I've been enjoying the last of the Summer holiday with my boys. We have gone on adventures, explored new places - beaches, playgrounds, swimming pools. I have watched the boys stretch themselves that little bit further each day - climbing the rock wall a little higher than last time, being braver and going out in… Continue reading Do it afraid
Be You!
Marianne Williamson wrote this “We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you NOT to be? You are a child of GOD. Your playing small does not serve the World. There is nothing enlightening about shrinking so that other people won't feel unsure around you. We were born… Continue reading Be You!
Love Actually
"Whenever I get gloomy with the state of the world, I think about the arrivals gate at Heathrow Airport. General opinion's starting to make out that we live in a world of hatred and greed, but I don't see that. It seems to me that love is everywhere. Often, it's not particularly dignified or newsworthy,… Continue reading Love Actually
Blue Skies & Lollipops 