Posts by Anna Porter

Complete with free hairdryer!

It was my husband’s birthday in May. He was born in 1950 and one of the little presents which our son gave him was a packet of information about things in the 1950’s. I found it really interesting to read about some of the foods and equipment used all those years ago. The photo is…

Cling on

Today’s thought for the day is brought to us by Anna Porter I first started to write a Thought for the Day on the 16th March 2020 as we were going into lockdown. I’m finding it more and more difficult to think of what to write so I’m constantly looking for ideas. Recently I enjoyed…

“The Amazon with Robson Green” Part 2

 In the final episode Robson visited a floating village. At the time of filming the water level was quite low so the villagers had redirected part of the river to actually keep the houses floating. When they weren’t floating it caused problems with how the people travelled. The lady who acted as a guide was…

Working together

I have been enjoying watching the programme on television about “The Amazon with Robson Green.” Part of the second episode dealt with where the Amazon was joined by its massive tributary called The Rio Negra. The Joining of the Waters is a short boat trip east from Manaus. The two rivers meet but they do…

New Part?

Many years ago my husband bought me a Waterford Crystal clock for my birthday. I don’t think he was trying to tell me something about my time-keeping but merely buying me a present. About a year ago it finally gave up the ghost and stopped working. The clock mechanism wasn’t working. I took it to…

No climbing required

I enjoyed reading Sue’s Thought for the Day on Wednesday. She mentioned that Zacchaeus was not very tall and pondered what it was like to be short. Well, I’m one of the short people. At the minute I’m about 4ft 10ins. I used to be about an inch and a half taller but the difference has…

What a friend we have in Jesus

The other day I was “sorting out” my handbag and right at the bottom I found a keyring which also is a little light. It was given to me by a very good friend who sadly is no longer with us. The message on it is “Life is better with friends.” I miss my friend.…

Buddy

On Tuesday I went to Ipswich, travelling by bus. We only have one bus per hour and it was 25 minutes late but the sun was shining so I didn’t mind waiting. It might have been a different story if it had been raining. There was a “Buddy Driver” on board and I assumed that…

Courage

At a recent Service of Healing and Wholeness a young man came into the church just as the service was about to begin. He looked nervous and I immediately went to welcome him. He explained that he had never been in a church in his entire life (I think he was about 30). He sat with…

No need to shout

My husband and I enjoy watching the Bridge of Lies in the afternoon. The aim for each contestant is to make their way across the “Bridge” without standing on a lie. The question topic for each crossing has some answers which are true and some which are false. Each true answer earns the person more…