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Comfort

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I've literally just heard that a dear friend's husband died sitting in his chair - most unexpectedly; news from another friend tells me that her neice has cancer of the cervix; another friend's only son dies of a brain aneurysm at 36 year of…

7 ways to Help Struggling Readers

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I used to teach struggling readers in small groups in many schools up and down the UK. The one thing I noticed was that every struggling reader responded to PRAISE.It is so easy to say what is not right about their reading but the fact that…

Why?

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Now there's a question! Many young children love to say this word and many older ones too can be heard to say it in a derogatory way when they are asked to do something they don't wish to do. Through the ages this word has been used to try…

Soaring

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Here's a word that makes us look upwards! I immediately think of an eagle soaring through the air currents.Then, I think of the jet planes soaring above the clouds. I remember one day in London when it was a beautiful sunny day and I was admiring…

What’s grey? Who’s Gray?

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This, you may say, is a mysterious title to start the New Year of 2017 off! I was on a walk yesterday and started to think about this colour grey and my family connections. Here is England, we get quite a few grey days with little sun but…

Jesus – The Word?

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What words - each packed with meaning! Why is it that Jesus is so prominent at Christmas? If he was just a man, then why make such a fuss of him? People come and go. If a good prophet, why do the dates of history start as Anno Domini  (AD)…

Listening?

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I'm probably one of the worst listeners in the world. I butt in to conversations and I get very opinionated and want to barge in and say my bit. God has a different way of operating which I have yet to learn and that is to listen more than I…

Miracles today!

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Each life is a miracle just considering the human brain alone, the most complicated computer of all! I often wonder when a child is born that so much is right with them when there could be so many abnormalities in anyone born. The majority thankfully…

4 reasons why we Create

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Sometimes, we can create a din or a mess or trouble, but I believe we have more creativity to offer for several reasons. I strongly believe that we each have the DNA of the Creator that made us, passed on from previous generations right…

A Box of Chocolates

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At the beginning of the 'Forrest Gump' film, Tom Hanks (as Forrest Gump) states that life is like a box of chocolates - you never know what's going to be in it! However, with God, all the surprises and disappointments can be turned to good and…