I have always loved walking along the beach, or through a paddock, or searching through disused quarries. Why? Well, I love stones and pebbles. Each one is different whether it is their size, their color, even broken rocks have their inner beauty and it is often only when they are broken that you can see
Read more..The wonderful time of Advent is upon us. Unfortunately, it is also a time of busyness when we rush around madly trying to find just the right present for a family member or friend.
Read more..I love God’s sense of humor. To laugh is so good for us. It changes our mood and allows us to see the world through new eyes.
Read more..Fear is something that we all experience at some time in our lives. Our bodies cope by sending a surge of adrenaline rushing through us as a “flight or fight” mechanism and we feel ‘wired’.
Read more..How often does our preoccupation with living make us forget that we are always in the presence of God? We try and cram more and more into each of our...
Read more..Two simple words "they matter” and how much difference these words would make to so many people in a world where often there is little hope?
Read more..I don’t know about you, but the things that stress me out the most are often the little things. Things that, if you put them in the context of things you need to worry about, would be at the bottom of the list.
Read more..“ too many people crowding in and making demands on us, that we simply want to stand up and say “enough is enough”. That is when God wraps us in His loving arms and lifts up our heads so we can face another day.
Read more..Prayer: Loving and Compassionate God, we can only be truly happy when we have a willing heart. Help us to open up our hearts so that we may let your light shine through to all that we meet.
Read more..Do we hang in there when things get tough? Do our bad moods or our despair transfer onto others that we meet each day? Our promise to ourselves each morning should be that we will take joy with us and so our joy will overflow and touch all we meet. Now I do not mean to go around with a silly grin pasted to our faces, but just have that inner joy that Paul and others speak of and believe me it will embrace all those around.
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