Over the last couple of weeks, I seem to have been spending quite a bit of time “sorting out ” wardrobes and cupboards. There are two reasons for this: 1: I’m looking for good items for the bric-a-brac table at the McMillan Coffee Morning and 2: I’m hoping that my son will take a lot…
Over the last few weeks our Hobbies Group at FMC at Trinity has been using the church instead of the hall to meet in. It’s been interesting to see how many people come in when the door is open. I’ve welcomed one German man, a family of five from Austria and on Monday a man…
A while ago I watched a film which had subtitles. You had to really concentrate and read them to understand what was going on in the film. My family tells me that I doze off when watching TV at night but I definitely didn’t during this film. One of the phrases used was, “hopeful music playing.”…
You may well be wondering why there’s a photo of a tube of toothpaste with this thought. For nearly two weeks I’ve thought this tube is almost empty. Every time I go to brush my teeth, I think that this is bound to be the very last bit of toothpaste but each time there’s always…
“You’re not alone and you’re not the one in charge. Ask for help when you need it and give help when you can. I think that is how we serve God–and each other and ourselves–in times as dark as these.” These are words from a book I’m reading at the minute. My friend Jean loaned…
The other day when it was raining, I decided to “sort out” one of my keep-sake boxes. One of the items which I found was a book written by Vera Smith, entitled, Daily Gems of Truth. Vera was a missionary who was from Northern Ireland and one of my sons bought this for me. I think a…
I help at quite a few church events where serving teas, coffees and food are involved. I find that I am washing quite a few tea towels but to me this isn’t an arduous chore. When I’m ironing them, it gives me time to study them and there are so many different ones. There’s Christmas…
On my recent visit to Ickworth House I was very taken by the beautiful old olive tree. It is over 100 years old and is very impressive with a bounty of green leaves. Olive trees have been growing for millennia and used for their oil and fruit. Olive trees in the Bible are rich in symbolism, representing peace, blessing and…
I know that there are many false messages on Facebook but there are also some very good ones. I read this message a few days ago and it really appealed to me. Someone suggested that we repurpose old soup ladles into water bowls for bees and ladybirds. They suggest that you put some pebbles into…
Over the last few weeks, I’ve been having quite a stressful time due to my husband being admitted to hospital. My friends in Northern Ireland have been keeping in touch and giving me lots of support. One of them, Suzan, sent me the following prayer and I couldn’t not copy it for others to read.…