“Even through the worst storm, even through the worst times in our lives, He’s right there, He’s close to us, He’s on our shoulder, warming us, comforting us. He’s never far away.” Driving Through The Storm
Over the last few months our church has been experiencing new depths of the presence of God. I’ve usually been out with the kids rather than in the meeting, but I’ve still had more remarkable encounters with Jesus over this time than I have had in many years. From belly aching tears in the intimacy…
This weekend I had my first hug with a grown up in three months. This weekend I sunk into my mother’s arms and cried. In many ways I am more fortunate than many, falling within the group given permission by Boris Johnson to ‘bubble’ with another family by virtue of my single parent status. I…
God often speaks to me, encourages and challenges me through nature and day to day life. This morning was no exception. Whilst walking the dog before work my eye was drawn to a small patch of harebell in the middle of a field. The field had been left to the whim of the long grass,…
Earlier today I walked into the living room to find my daughter and her friend had taken all the cushions off the sofas and, together with a gym mat, were using them to create and try out a variety of gymnastics stunts. My son and his friend were doing somersaults on the trampoline in the…
A couple of weeks ago as I was driving home there was a very sudden and almighty downpour. I found myself driving in a horrific storm. Raindrops the size of tennis balls were battering my windscreen, gloomy dark clouds were overhead and visibility was really poor as the rain pelted down ferociously, extremely hard, really…
A little while ago I read an article criticising what it described as the ‘current trend’ to use ‘clichéd, exaggerated’ adjectives such as ‘awesome’, and ‘amazing.’ I use these words quite a lot and for a little while after reading the article I started to become quite self-conscious about it. I mean, I was using…
My new job takes me close to Cambridge two or three times a week. I am surrounded by glorious countryside for the entire 50 mile journey which makes it an incredibly pleasant drive (particularly as most of the traffic is heading in the opposite direction!). Throughout June, the variety of shades of green and the…
I haven’t published a note for a while but I’ve felt compelled to write up what God has put on my heart about waiting. So here goes…(!) Over the last week I have been really struck (again) by Jesus’ command to the disciples to “wait” (Acts 1 v 4). They had seen him raised from the…
It doesn’t matter who we are, how important or insignificant we feel, what others think of us, our role at work, our age, our gender, our race, the colour of our skin, our circumstances, what we’ve done in the past or how much we’ve seen or experienced God, God loves us and has a plan…
Last Sunday a few of us were enjoying Church breakfast (yes, breakfast – I love our church!), munching croissants and chatting. I find it’s often these informal times when God speaks to me most clearly – usually about something he’s tried to point out many times in the past. Conversation turned to joint bank accounts. …
One of my dogs is very poorly and can’t walk far or fast, and needs plenty of rest stops! This has had the benefit of making me slow down. Yesterday, while my dog was ‘resting’, I saw what I thought was a buzzard and found myself watching it soaring overhead. It reminded me of something…
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