Snow

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I had a little 'Snoopy' badge that said 'Think snow'- don't know where it's gone now - it might show up when I do more decluttering! This morning, we have snow coming down in flakes and settling on flat surfaces including our garage roof.…

The Reason Children Sing

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Children are often such spontaneous beings and we adults can learn a lot from them. Jesus actually said that we are all to become like little children in the simplicity and simple faith they easily exhibit. Jesus also said that if people didn't…

Puzzled

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Computers and I don't get on as most of my friends will vouch. These last few weeks and months have been those that have seen my computer perform very badly! Sending and copying emails was a problem, thus affecting my communication especially…

Fact or Fiction

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Just recently, we had a family problem that nobody could understand. A wedding was called off, relatives had come from Australia and there was deadlock between some members of the family. While others of us looked on, it was easy to gossip…

Sheer Joy

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The Christmas story says it all - particularly the shepherds encounter with the angels. An angel of the Lord, we are told in Luke 2, said to the trembling shepherds,"Behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which will be to all people.…

A Helping Hand

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How we each need this ... especially at Christmas time when it seems that the world is buzzing with busyness. My 92 year old mother is in hospital mainly with mobility issues and when she tries to walk, she is in need of assistance on either…

Worried Children

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The news this week in the UK highlighted the plight of worried children in today's busy, pressuring world that babies are born into. It made me think about the simple things that Jesus said about worry and anxiety and how our children as well…

Changes and the one who doesn’t change

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"Through all the changing scenes of life..." comes to mind, but when I looked it up in my hymnbook it wasn't there. If anyone out there who is reading this can supply the rest of the hymn, that would be a blessing! I know this hymn has some…

Goody Two Shoes

'Goody Two-Shoes' is the name given to a poor orphan - Margery Meanwell. She was so poor as to possess only one shoe and was delighted when given a pair of shoes by a rich gentleman. Then she kept repeating that she had 'two shoes'. Sometimes,…

Rest

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I was going to write a blog on 'trust' and then I read Hebrews 4 that is about the rest of God and realised afresh that trusting is just like resting. As Christians, we believe that the finished work of Christ happened when Jesus died and He…