Category: God’s goodness
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Mary’s Song
One thing that strikes me is that Mary worships in the face of trouble. At twelve to sixteen years of age, pregnant and betrothed to a man that is not the father of her precious child and Saviour. She sees things as God sees them – dealing with what matters and ignoring the semantics. This…
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Navigating singlehood to a relationship
here I was, swimming in the depths of the sea. I heard the Lord ask me to go deeper with Him. As I swam deeper still, He asked me to look up and I saw the sun’s rays gently fracture the water directly above. The water currents gave the dancing sunlight, streaming down into the…
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I know it and I see it!
After the sermon, I honestly could not recall my assignment and my husband and I had a giggle about it – he had no recollection of his either. We had sadly, lost our focus and fumbled our way down a winding and semi-lit path!
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Unwrapped Delight!
Another chance to settle down, unwind and pray. A chance to refresh, reconnect and enjoy the wisdom, grace and love of the Holy One. Time to sit at His feet and gaze at His glory and revel in His warm comfort – the perfect place of joy. The unravelling is on course.
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Letters to my daughter
Children are such a blessing and mine is no different. She came into this world twelve years ago, a beautiful, bouncing baby, with wavy locks, large oriental eyes and a huge heart-warming smile. She spent hours smiling each day, slept through the night and fed well. Our little girl is uncharacteristically quiet, warm and full…
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Waves of Change
I learned that a large group of friends and former colleagues were due to lose their jobs at the end of this month. The international company they work for, sold some years back and the new investors have chosen to send a youthful, highly competent, capable, well-trained and dynamic team on early retirement. For some,…
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Fearful? Who Me?
As we mature into teenagers and young adults, the battle of the mind becomes a harsh reality. Peer pressure pulls one way, global trends another: and then there is a God. What does God want for you? What do you want? How close are you to goal? What needs to change? One word – fear.
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A Journey With A Purpose
What could be worse than hearing from God, then ending up in slavery days later? This is only the beginning of Joseph’s struggles. A brotherly prank goes too far and Joseph soon finds himself stripped of his lovely technicolor coat, family, comforts, security and all things familiar.
