The house was full, more rudely put stuffed! This was the first time we saw it. Coincidently, we were two families both needing space. They had three teenage children, one was soon to leave for university, and three dogs as well as everything else that goes with a full-on interesting life. They had found aContinue reading “The new house and a table”
Category Archives: Memories
Remembering our move from the cottage.
Jesus is speaking to his disciples who are a little worried about His talk of leaving them. This is how He cheers them up: ” If I go and prepare a place for you, I will come and get you, so you will always be with me where I am.” John 3:16 I knew weContinue reading “Remembering our move from the cottage.”
Remembering falling trees.
We were all sleeping peacefully in the two up two down cottage. The sounds of the night had changed, and I woke up. The flailing trees opposite were sending weird, fast-moving shapes across the bedroom walls. I peered out the small window where the curtains were never drawn. I instinctively knew we had to goContinue reading “Remembering falling trees.”
Remembering pickpockets and the kindness of adults.
Know that the Lord is God; He has made us, and nobody has managed to make themselves. We are His people. Very much like (helpless) sheep in a pasture. Psalm 100:3 ( Sandy’s wording. We really can’t stop much when it starts!) My in-laws moved from Yorkshire. Our boys were about nine and seven. RoyContinue reading “Remembering pickpockets and the kindness of adults.”
A poem/ rambling of thinking: from 3 January 2023
For the Lord is good; His mercy endures forever, and His faithfulness to all generations. Psalm 100 : 5 I planted three rooting mint stalksSimply growing in water since the last week inOctober 2023. I took down the Christmas decorationsCarefully, thoughtfully One at a time.Let me remind you it is wet and greyWe all gotContinue reading “A poem/ rambling of thinking: from 3 January 2023”
Remembering a rat and a mouse!
May the Lord smile on you and be gracious to you. May the Lord show you His favour (approval) and give you His peace in 2024. Numbers 6 : 25 -26 (NLT) I asked my parents if I could bring home a mouse, so I must have known they were coming to school. I actuallyContinue reading “Remembering a rat and a mouse!”
Remembering a school painting and then another.
Dear God, Be close to all of us on Earth’s eye, the apple of your eye, keep us held close in your mind whether we live or die. Sandy😪 I asked my sister in Africa quite innocently this question: “Do you remember seeing a painting on the inside of the airing cupboard door? The creamContinue reading “Remembering a school painting and then another.”
2023 Flowers part 2
Jesus is saying something He wants you to hear: ” Don’t let anyone deceive you because many will come saying ‘I am the Christ; ‘ and will deceive many.” The last great delusion is soon to open before us. Antichrist is to perform his marvellous works in our sight. So closely will the counterfeit resembleContinue reading “2023 Flowers part 2”
A post box before Christmas
Paul’s experience of God led him to say this : Do not be nervous , uneasy, or worry about anything. Instead, do this: Think of things God has helped you with already and say thank you. Then, in a sincere, humble way, ask God for help with a problem or for something you want. ThisContinue reading “A post box before Christmas”
A walk to the past in the present.
We will walk together from where the cottage stands and the road curves to where our young children used to sing about Jesus’s birth. Come let us go through this tree lined passage. The leaves are thick, and stick in the mud and on our shoes. There, through the fence, is the ancient tree fromContinue reading “A walk to the past in the present.”
Remembering the trees lining the curve.
The Lord Jesus is our only helper. Through His grace, we shall learn to cultivate love, to educate ourselves to speak kindly and tenderly. E.G White Here, look at tall Holly mixed with laurels just as tall and branches of the oak intertwined. These lined the road as it curved exactly where our front doorContinue reading “Remembering the trees lining the curve.”
Remembering a couple of visits by Mom and Dad to England.
This is Jesus talking: “The advocate, the Holy Spirit, who the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said.” John 14 : 26 Mom walked gingerly from the customs’ exit under her arm was a bag carefully balanced and held. Inside was pottery.Continue reading “Remembering a couple of visits by Mom and Dad to England.”