I recently saw this saying and I really like it. “A person’s most beautiful asset is not a head full of knowledge, but a heart full of love, an ear ready to listen and a hand willing to help others.” Each little part has a simple but worthwhile message. You don’t have to be very…
At the Harvest Service in Felixstowe Methodist Church at Trinity last Sunday the items donated have been given to the Little Pantries Project. The Rev Jo Jacobs remarked about how different our services are now in that we are very much including helping to feed the hungry. It made me think about Harvest Services when…
Psalm 26 v 2 says, “Put me on trial, Lord, and cross examine me. Test my motives and my heart.” I used this verse when I wrote my “Thought for the day” on the 2nd June 2020. At that stage I was writing one every day in order to keep in touch during our Covid…
My husband and I enjoyed watching Canal Boat Diaries recently on television. We have always fancied having a holiday on one but we would want to have a Captain on board steering the boat for us. I believe that it is quite difficult to steer them and I reckon I would probably end up crashing…
Recently a group of my friends had a few days holiday together. They all had a wonderful time enjoying the good weather, visiting various places and relaxing in each other’s company. During the penultimate afternoon 5 of them decided to enjoy a swim in the sea. They were able to stand up with the sea…
In the Ipswich Round this week the Climate Action Group’s tip for ways to be green says, “Plant wild flower seeds. Not only will you enjoy the flowers, you can also enjoy a wider variety of wildlife enjoying them too.” I was watching the news last week and there was an article about using dogs…
My husband and I have just returned from a short visit to Northern Ireland. We went back to visit our family and to meet up with friends who were celebrating their Golden Wedding Anniversary. My husband was able to relate to those present at the party that he was responsible for us being there as…
I have some pansies in my garden and they are one of my favourite flowers. I remember growing them as a child and I suppose I’ve never really stopped. I particularly love purple ones. When I look at the centres of them, I immediately think of angels with their wings outspread and if there’s a…
The other day I watched a short clip of a car driving into a flooded area on a relatively major road. The water came well above the bottom of the car doors but it kept going and succeeded in reaching the other side. Great, you may think, but then the car conked out. The driver…
Many years ago, in my previous church in Northern Ireland, we made up these little survival kits for people in the congregation. I found it recently when I was sorting out some paperwork. PAPER CLIP to help to hold it together in difficult times. PLASTER to help with life’s hurt feelings. CANDLE …