In the midst of life’s challenges, the middle of difficult seasons, it can be hard to muster the strength needed to keep pressing on. To want to keep fighting the fight. Some days it can feel that there are many straws on that camel’s back! When the mountain peak seems far away and the valley… Continue reading Take heart. Have courage.

"Faith is the bird that feels the light and sings when the dawn is still dark." Ravindranath Tagore Pete Greig in response to the above quote wrote this; Birds sing before sunrise, I'm told, not because they are happy but because they have been woken by the cold and it is not vet light enough… Continue reading Before the dawn

For me and for probably most of us it was yet another day made dreary by the rain. Not for my little chap though - he took so much joy in it. Getting to hold the umbrella himself. Normally the rain bothers him, but today it provided him with an opportunity for fun, a spark… Continue reading Glimmer

“I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die.”John 11:25 Such a powerful, profound and revelatory statement. One would expect that it would have been shared on the steps of the Temple, before a large crowd, or imparted to His disciples. Yet Jesus chose to… Continue reading It’s Personal

But if you get lost as you're tossed in the dark of the sea Look for me My love is a lighthouse… Look for the lightFrom Only murders in the building Yes, it’s lyrics of a song written for a TV series. A lullaby as part of a theatrical production in the Show’s story. The… Continue reading Look for the Light

  Winter sunlight streamed through old wooden windows onto the kitchen island around which we gathered. Farmhouse vibes in this church hall kitchen. Aprons on, to learn the art of breadmaking.  Warm water, the right yeast. Mix. Let it rest. Add salt and flour. And then the mixing and the kneading begins. Seeing our raw… Continue reading Process

We’ve been a household fighting the winter bugs recently. From the oldest right down to the youngest. And as typical it seems to be worse for everyone at night. The teenager woke me up, not so much to help, as wasn’t much I could do, but to not feel alone in his sickness. My seven… Continue reading Seen

As a child I loved Scratch art. When we'd randomly fill a piece of paper with different colours and cover it with black wax crayon. Then we'd scratch drawings from the black revealing the colour beneath. It’s got a lot more sophisticated today - pre-coloured and ready to scratch! In hard times, in challenging and… Continue reading Scratch Art

To be honest, most of my days are spent at a rushed pace. Rushing out the door to work, the same at the end of the day. Hurrying to finish one more task before starting the next. But I caught a glimpse of this title across social media - going at the pace of shalom.… Continue reading The Pace of Shalom

Resurrection Sunday when we celebrate that Christ is risen! This is the day that hope stirs afresh. Knowing that Jesus has conquered even the seemingly unconquerable - death. Not even death can hold power over us. Each time today that we declared “Christ is Risen! He is risen indeed!“ my spirit stirred anew with resurrected… Continue reading Christ is risen!