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Yesterday afternoon we walked beside the sea… warm, windy… ideal conditions for… Windsurfing… Experts were speeding across the water… Learners proceeded with more caution. Some fell in the water… but then got back on their board wiser and more determined. Kite-flying… Dad launched the kite and handed the control line to his son. Son keptContinue reading “Failure Is Success“

All I have and all I am is Yoursthere’s nothing that I have on earththat doesn’t come from You.I lay aside my pride and worldly worth;serve You is the greatest thingthat I could ever do. We sung this at church a couple of weeks ago; it’s being going round in my head ever since. IContinue reading “Build This House“

When I retired I got a ‘Grumpy Old Man’ sweatshirt. This was a requirement, an expectation of a man of my age and disposition. However, I’ve discovered that as well as my Grumpy Old Man Persona (GOMP) I have a Grateful Old Man Nature (GOMN). They often have discussions and disagree. Yesterday/today’s conversations – thatContinue reading “From Grumpy To Grateful“

Everything seems to be ‘last’ this morning… Last Part: Several people have asked about our new kitchen recently. Kevin the plumber has been round this morning, fitting the radiator in our utility room. – the last part in our lovely new kitchen…. It’s now finally complete! Last Round: Building work at our Seagull Theatre isContinue reading “Lastness…“

Earlier this week I saw some old pictures of the Seagull Theatre. Built as a school in the 1890s there’s builders on the scaffolding, up the roof… Health and safety regulations in weren’t quite so strict then! Football fans are familiar with a yellow card for a caution, a red card for a serious foulContinue reading “Scaffolding, Health & Safety, and Red Cards“

We attended a funeral yesterday. Esther led a difficult service with sensitivity and compassion. She read a poem that starts: Will you…Hold my hand for a little while?I don’t need you to save meNo need for you to fix anythingNo need for you to hold my painBut will you simply hold my hand? I grewContinue reading “The Art of Hand-Holding“

Former Spice Girl Melanie Brown was at the Conservative party conference calling for more support for domestic abuse victims. ‘..I couldn’t pick up the phone to call my mum, my friends, I didn’t have access to anything, and you think, well, Spice Girls are all about girl power. But let me tell you, when theseContinue reading “Survivors, Not Victims.“

Lines and Squares by A.A. Milne (of Winnie the Pooh fame): As a child I enjoyed this poem. I walked down the street making sure I avoided the lines and walked in the squares. It was always good to arrive at my destination having escaped the bears… Getting there… bear-free. Yesterday I chatted to Ruth.Continue reading “I’m Getting There“

My God, full of mercy,Heard our weeping,Came to bring us home again.My God takes the brokenAnd makes them whole. This Stuart Townend song has meant a lot to me for many years. Beautifully crafted lyrics speak of a personal God who accepts ordinary, broken people and transforms them. My God touched the outcast,Raised the lameContinue reading “My God“

Harvey… Important news this week… Harvey Fountain had his driving licence picture taken with a colander on his head… Harvey’s a Pastafarian, a member of the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster. Pastafarians believe that this invisible and undetectable Flying Spaghetti Monster created the universe…They wear pasta strainers as official religious headwear. Harvey’s name… onContinue reading “What’s In A Name?“