Two sparrows joined me for coffee the other day. They flew into the café I was at, found a table with the remnants of a long black on it and lingered a while. I didn't realise that sparrows like coffee, mind you who wouldn't?! They were happy, cute and unexpected guests as I partook of… Continue reading The Unexpected Guests
Tag: Christianity
Driving Blind
Driving home from work on a dark and stormy night is not the easiest ride. Visibility is poor. Conditions hard. Add to that driving in an unfamiliar car and you've got yourself a complicated trip home. Tonight, I had all the elements. I was driving our new car and I realised that I had not made… Continue reading Driving Blind
The continuing saga of Lego Batman
Yes, the journeys of Lego Batman continues in my household! And this time it included his sidekick Robin! You'd think that I'd have been more vigilant. And you're right - I have been. Lego Batman does not get to go on outings with my 3 year old anymore. I now add a disclaimer - the outings… Continue reading The continuing saga of Lego Batman
O my soul
The heart remembers…
...what the mind does not It's a story currently doing the rounds on social media. A story of a man in his eighties who has alzheimers. Memories have gone. The mind can no longer remember. But what this story shows is that while the mind can no longer remember, the heart does not forget. One… Continue reading The heart remembers…
She will not fall
Hope Hurts
Hope - such a lovely word. Pregnant with promise and potential. Hope is the favourable and confident expectation; it’s an expectant attitude that something good is going to happen and things will work out, no matter what situation we’re facing. But I think hope also has a flip side. Hope is hard sometimes. And sometimes… Continue reading Hope Hurts
Gossiping the Gospel
GOSSIP - A person who habitually reveals personal or sensational facts about others. Somehow, despite the lack of social media, internet, phones even, from the Day of Pentecost, the Early Church spread quickly throughout the Roman Empire and beyond. The Early Church was dynamic, crossing cultural borders with ease. It spread across water, across language… Continue reading Gossiping the Gospel
Keep Calm
The Attack of the Ants
I'm waging a war against ants in my household! And I am not sure I am winning. In fact I'm pretty sure I'm not. Ants seem to be everywhere! One solitary pea left on the floor attracts a whole nest of them, one drop of juice left in glass over night means the bench is covered… Continue reading The Attack of the Ants
Blue Skies & Lollipops 