When I was at school one of my friends lived on a farm in the middle of Dartmoor. I often used to go and spend the weekend at her house. As I lived on the edge of the city, I found the complete darkness at night quite spooky, and waking up to find a cow…
Continuing on the theme of the fruits of the Spirit, I was reminded of kindness through the simple acts of a local lady just a few weeks back. I had the unfortunate luck to be involved in a minor road traffic accident in May. Having been knocked off my bike I came to sitting on…
Having read the TFTD of 19th June I was inspired to continue on with the theme of the fruits of the Spirit. This is my local take on generosity. I was made acutely aware of the generosity of so many people last weekend. A year ago I, foolishly, offered to host my son’s wedding celebration…
Today’s thought for the day is brought to us by Liz Cope I have had to practice this in bucket loads recently. Patience with others and patience with myself. My husband has taken over the role of butler, gardener, cleaner, nursemaid and general handyman. (He might argue – nothing has changed!) Apparently, patience is one…
I’ve recently had a lot of spare time on my hands, and in an effort to stop me getting bored and being tempted to push myself too hard, my sister sent me a jigsaw as a “get well” present. The subject matter of the 1000-piece puzzle was an “80’s” shopping basket – who remembers Cadbury’s…
A few weeks back my husband and I took the opportunity to enjoy a warm summer’s evening in our back garden. The sky behind the trees had a strange green glow – was this light pollution from the nearby airfield? However later that night, after I had decided to retire to bed, the night sky…
Elmsett leadership team recently took the decision to set up a “Free Little Pantry” outside the church to support those in our local community who struggle to buy food for various reasons. Our local village shop and Post office has recently been forced to closed down and public transport is very limited in rural areas.…
I was recently preaching at Chelmondiston Methodist Church. It was a beautiful sunny day and I decided to cycle from Elmsett, a distance of about 17 miles. All went well. The theme of the Service was prayer, and particularly, Jesus’ prayer for protection for his disciples. As part of the illustration I used various images…
I have recently returned from the East Anglian District Synod. In the afternoon we were led in a Bible Study on Philippians 1:1-9. We were then asked to discuss in groups a set of questions. In true group discussion, it doesn’t matter how long you are given, most of the time was spent discussing the…
Last evening my husband and I went to Bury St Edmunds to the theatre. We were there quite early so visited a local pub for a drink and bite to eat beforehand….(it was an ecclesiastical place “The One Bull” so felt justified). Whilst we were sat sipping our drinks, we noticed several people (mainly women…