Back after the Christmas break, the Mothers and Toddlers group were making calendars. Granddaughter hastily and clumsily donned a plastic apron, scrambled onto the dauntingly high adult chair and surveyed the scene on the table. She gleamed over to me with a look that said “Really Grandma? Accessible plates of coloured paint? Are you sure…
Our holiday in the Lake District in the Autumn of 2020 was memorable. It was very wet. While we were there the Prime Minister announced the second lockdown which started. But we were heartily thankful to be able to get away at all. On a walk up the Copper Mines Valley to Levers Water we…
Daniel had every reason to feel down about his situation, he had lost everything he knew: his family, his country, the teachings and priestly worship in the temple, the annual festivals, his hopes and expectations for the future, even his name. In their place he now lived in a pagan culture, where the people worshipped…
Our 10 minute service this week, reflects on Luke 7:37-38.
2 Corinthians 12 verse 5 includes this phrase – I will boast about a man like that, When I was 13 years old, and thanks to the intervention of an aunt, I started work on Saturdays and some school holidays on a Land Settlement Association holding in Newbourne, Suffolk. It belonged to a Christian man who also…
I am not the world’s best timekeeper. Twice a week I share a lift with a friend to our local gym for keep fit classes. We have a system where she picks me up about 15mins before the class is due to start and we arrive with plenty of time to spare. However our system…
Second Sunday in Ordinary Time. Year B 14th January 2024 Lectionary Readings: 1 Samuel 3 v1-20. The Lord speaks to Samuel. Psalm 139 V1-6, 13-18. The Lord is always near. 1 Corinthians 6 v12-20. Honour God with your body. John 1 v 43-51. Jesus chooses Philip and Nathanael. ‘The Nearness of You’ A…
One of my many “favourite places in the world” is Porthcurno in Cornwall and I love standing at the Minack Theatre and looking down at the crystal blue sea, yet another corner of heaven for me. I remember the first time I ever visited the place; it was May 1982; I was staying at the…
On the first of January as well as entering a new year I entered a new decade in my life. I was blessed to be able to share an Afternoon Tea Party with my family and friends. It was lovely to be able to relax and share some time and some excellent food with friends.…
I’m not a great fan of fireworks but this year we started to hear bangs and squeals just before midnight and opened the bedroom window to an amazing display from as far as we could see in all directions. For the best part of thirty minutes we watched sparkles and colours and heard explosions and…