"Did I offer peace today? Did I bring a smile to someone's face? Did I say words of healing? Did I let go of my anger and resentment? Did I forgive? Did I love? These are the real questions." (Henri Nouwen) I was having one of those "meh" days. Heading out late one evening to… Continue reading Making a Difference
My Prayer
God, please enlighten my mind with truth; Inflame my heart with love; Inspire my will with courage; Enrich my life with service; Pardon what I have been; Sanctify what I am; And order what I shall be. AMEN.
After.
It was Queen Elizabeth who said that "grief is the price we pay for love." And it was her grandson Prince Harry who recently shared that when you're grieving you need to know that there is laughter after the tears, happiness to be found, life to be lived. Some days when we'reĀ in a hard season,… Continue reading After.
Quiet Retreat
Technology is quite good at telling you when it's at capacity. My phone gives me a message that it's "almost full" and then, well it simply stops letting me take photos or open apps. My phone has a finite capacity. Once you hit it, there's nothing you can do until you address the storage level.… Continue reading Quiet Retreat
Adventure.
The Punches of Life
"The goodness of God is challenged everyday with the punches of life" (Havilah Cunnington) Let's face it,Ā some daysĀ can be hard and we're left wishing we'd put on boxing gloves to knock back some of the things that have comeĀ our way. Some days it can feel we're living on the wrong side ofĀ the crucifixion and not… Continue reading The Punches of Life
Be Brave
Chasing Sunsets
It all began a couple of weeks ago. Leaving my parentsā house one evening I glimpsed up and saw the beginnings of a sunset. I decided that on reaching home Iād take the opportunity to pause and watch it. Unfortunately by the time I arrived home the sunset had faded into dusk. A few days… Continue reading Chasing Sunsets
God’s got this!
I don't know what the future holds. None of us do. And if I am honest I would say that my thoughts of the future can oneĀ day be optimistic inĀ a let's conquer the world kind of the wayĀ and the next day the very thought of itĀ can scare the living daylights out of me. EvenĀ picking… Continue reading God’s got this!
Scratching the Surface
I remember as a child loving doing crayon etching. When you fill a piece of paper with a myriad of colours in no particular pattern and then colour over them with a black crayon. You then etch out patterns and pictures in the black letting the colour behind come through. In the Gospel of Matthew, Jesus… Continue reading Scratching the Surface
Blue Skies & Lollipops 