I’ve just re-read the story about a lady, who, when she was putting her groceries into the boot of her car discovered a greeting card she hadn’t paid for. She went back into the shop, waited in line at the till, apologised for the oversight, and paid for the card. The man behind her in the…

Imagine there is a bank that credits your account each morning with £86,400. It carries over no balance from day to day. Every evening the bank deletes whatever part of the balance you failed to use during the day. What would you do? Draw out every cent, of course!!!!! Each of us has such a…

When my husband and I were in Northern Ireland recently Drew celebrated his birthday. It was a bit strange not having any presents to open and only a card from me. I was very aware of the weight of the case and Drew was having to wait until we came back to get his presents…

I mentioned last week that I had been back to N.Ireland to visit family and friends. A couple of the people I met were friends from my previous church. We spent quite a long time catching up on each other’s news. I was horrified to learn that during Covid twenty-one members of the church had…

I’ve just returned from N. Ireland having spent a week visiting family and friends. On one of the days we enjoyed a lovely afternoon with my sister and brother-in-law. When I opened the door as we were leaving there were some visitors standing on the welcome mat waiting to get into the house. Her seven very…

Do you ever find something you’re not looking for while you are searching for something else. I found the following poem by accident. It was written by an elderly gentleman in my previous church in N. Ireland. We do not need to see a sign To know that you are here, We only have to look…

I had a wonderful time last weekend watching the coronation and then the concert on Sunday evening. There were so many memorable times during the service but one thing which really stuck with me was during the concert in Westminster Abbey prior to the service. The young gentleman who was playing the French Horn in…

Every morning and every evening my watch tells me to “Take a Moment”: A short time to reflect and to breathe. In this very busy and impatient world it’s a reminder that we need to relax. It seems to me that people, especially young ones, want things immediately instead of taking time and being content…

Over the past three weeks I’ve been watching the programme on BBC 2 at 6.30 called The B&B By The Sea. It’s set on the north coast of Northern Ireland at Downhill. The scenery and the beach are stunning. When we lived near it this beach was my favourite. I have so many wonderful memories…

Anniversaries can be joyful but they can also be very sad. The 26th of April is going to be a sad one for our family as our beloved shih tzu, Misty, crossed the Rainbow Bridge two years ago. She was over 15 years old and in her last year she suffered many health problems but…