Have you ever found yourself driving on autopilot? You reach home and realise that you can’t remember much of the drive you took to get there. Or you don’t notice significant changes on your street – the “for sale” sign that has gone up or the tree that has been cut down. Your mind was… Continue reading An Ordinary Day; An Extraordinary Encounter
Category: Quiet Times
A Creative Space
"Guard well your spare moments. they are like uncut diamonds. discard them and their value will never be known. improve them and they will become the brightest gems in a useful life.” Ralph Waldo Emerson Coming in from a morning spent on the soccer field (well to be precise the sidelines!), I set to and… Continue reading A Creative Space
The Rhythm of My Heart
Life for many of us is lived in the fast lane! We have full schedules, long lists of must do’s and very little time to pause. Often our hearts are responding more to the beat of our smart phone notifications than to the heartbeat of our Lord. But when we take time to respond to… Continue reading The Rhythm of My Heart
Mountain Tops
It was like I had been blanketed in a fog. I could almost tangibly feel the discouragement descend on me. And like when one is in a fog my vision felt obscured and impaired. There had been no trigger point rather just a general feeling of malaise. The discouragement, like a fog, was slow in its appearance. Maybe brought on by a week… Continue reading Mountain Tops
Quiet
Peace
Rest…
The Restless Heart
"Our hearts are restless until they find rest in you." St Augustine "Truly my soul finds rest in God; my salvation comes from Him." (Psalm 62:1) Like a wanderer - rootless, aimless, a rover - so too our soul often is. We roam, wander away from God through hurt, discontentment, through apathy, through boredom even. We… Continue reading The Restless Heart
The Architecture of My Heart
I cannot number how many glorious and ancient cathedrals across Europe that I have had the privilege of visiting. Absolute masterpieces of design and architecture. Of seeing the tall spires, the soaring vaulted ceilings and intricate stained glass windows. Cathedrals built as a house of God. A place to encounter God and worship Him for centuries to come.… Continue reading The Architecture of My Heart
Grace in the Pace
I could hazard a guess that if I were to ask how you were the word “busy” would appear at some point in your answer. It seems to be the default answer nowadays and almost what we are expected to say. Busy means successful and fulfilled right? We wear the “busy” like a badge of honour… Continue reading Grace in the Pace
Blue Skies & Lollipops 