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Yesterday I came across this C.S. Lewis quote: ‘There is a kind of happiness and wonder that makes you serious. It is too good to waste on jokes.’ When I was younger, I enjoyed Lewis’ ‘happiness and wonder’ when I was running. Forrest Gump said: ‘Now you wouldn’t believe me if I told you, butContinue reading “Happiness And Wonder That Makes You Serious”

When I worked in school there were teachers and secretaries, caretakers and cleaners, cooks and teaching assistants, experts in artistic display, communication, finance. Each brought a unique, vital contribution to the table. The children and the school community benefitted. ‘To bring to the table: ‘to contribute or supply a valuable ability or quality to aContinue reading “Bringing Something to the Table”

We moved to Lowestoft in 1986. Joining our local church we got to know a mum and her six daughters. Kim was the youngest – bright, ginger-haired, unmissable. I’ve known her through the years. She became a good friend. Early yesterday morning Kim passed away. Our friend Rebecca expressed the feelings of many: ’Your bubblyContinue reading “Kim and Martin”

Weep with meLord will You weep with me?I don’t need answers, all I needIs to know that You care for meHear my pleaAre You even listening?Lord I will wrestle with Your heartBut I won’t let You go You know I believe, Help my unbelief Yet I will praise YouYet I will sing of Your nameHereContinue reading “Returning to ‘Weep With Me’”

On Tuesday I had to pick up grandson-Luca from his dance club on other side of town. It usually takes about quarter of an hour. On this occasion I found myself stuck in stationary traffic. I was irritated; I thought of possible alternative routes; I’d like to have given up. I was still stuck inContinue reading “And Through It All”

I was amused by a letter in yesterday’s Eastern Daily Press that started: ‘Why on earth did Norwich city sign Ashley Barnes? …He is to goal scoring what Long John Silver was to tap dancing.’ Football started as a game – young men, competition, fitness… Now it’s a multi-million-pound industry supported by fans who payContinue reading “It Started as a Game”

A little girl went into school one Monday morning and told her teacher that her parents had won the lottery. Her delighted teacher announced it to the school. The good news got around. The truth was that the girl had made up the story. Her parents hadn’t won the lottery. Mum had to go intoContinue reading “Problem Solving”

My friend Jill was talking about a ‘Ghillie Suit’. I confessed ignorance and googled it. Wikipedia says: ‘A ghillie suit is a type of camouflage clothing designed to resemble the background environment – such as foliage, snow or sand. Typically, it is a net or cloth garment covered in loose strips of burlap (hessian), cloth,Continue reading “Ghillie Suits”

This old song starts: ‘I wish I could fly way up to the sky but I can’t, You can… I can’t!’ Keith Harris promises that he will mend Orville the duck’s broken heart… I was reminded of this principle yesterday by the recent ‘No Trousers Tube Ride’. I imagined conversations: ‘You can’t go to workContinue reading “You Can’t – I Can!”

Yesterday I took advice from others travelling life’s journey… Claire wrote about her daughter’s decision to leave university: ‘…Things don’t always work out the way we want and expect. They’re not always easy or right. I’m so proud of my daughter for knowing herself enough to say “I’m not ready”… I’m proud of my kid,Continue reading “A Traveller’s Notes”