Monthly Archives: March 2022

The weather today seems to be trying to reflect my mood, sunshine, showers, hail, rain, snow, dark skies, bright skies, cold wind… Maybe it is just a comment on how the world is, for all the hope of spring war … Continue reading →

It’s raining, well sleeting really, after days of sunshine the weather has turned cold and grey again, not really surprising at this time of year, fluctuations in temperature are common, we all know it, but it is a British hobby … Continue reading →

My previous post was upbeat, and while those things are still all true, and I need the reminder of them, I find myself sitting at my desk head in hands, the “fit note” has arrived from my doctor, it says … Continue reading →

More than half way through Lent, these days seem to be moving quickly, I began Lent under a cloud of despair, have watched the days lengthen and the seasons turn, felt the warm sun on my back, and though snow … Continue reading →

Half way through Lent, and these days that have been filled with the violence of war in Ukraine, the women MP’s who have been travelling Europe seeking support are reporting rape and abuse of women among many other crimes ( … Continue reading →

Once again the text for Mothering Sunday looks at the Father figure in the Parable of the lost Son, there are other characters of course, the older and younger brothers, the servant, and then the bit parts, the farmer the … Continue reading →

Yesterday I was feeling really upbeat, I had managed to walk every day, I was enjoying the sunshine, and felt like I was making good progress. The truth is I was, I am, but a couple of things have set … Continue reading →

Setting your face like flint you turned your face towards Jerusalem, despite the pain that awaited you, were you truly aware of all that was to come? On the way you taught, you wept, you challenged, you kept going, day … Continue reading →

I slept for 9 hours! 9 hours…. I have been sleeping better, creating a routine, getting exercise during the day, but 9 hours…. of course I then start questioning myself, was that too long, is this just another sign of … Continue reading →

Lent, desert wilderness, stripped back reality, calls us on… but on from where we are, we never begin from where we want to be! So, stripped back and real we are left to ponder our past, to lament, to rejoice, … Continue reading →