It’s a phrase that predates me. When I was very young we would visit grandparents in the North and my Grandma would sometimes read me a bedtime story, and this is how she would begin: Are you sitting comfortably? When it was used on the radio, and when my Grandma asked the question, the desiredContinue reading “Are you sitting comfortably?”
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What music does…
Music has a strange quality. Well, it has a few, but I am thinking specifically of how it can bring people together. I have just come from a local concert where my choir and some other performers came together to provide an evening of music in a small venue. The first half was general tunes,Continue reading “What music does…”
The mental shelf
I don’t know about you, but sometimes I find that life can be a little overwhelming. Sometimes I can find myself juggling so much that I don’t have the mental or emotional capacity to deal with it. Or something so huge comes in that I have no idea how to deal with it (more soContinue reading “The mental shelf”
Still, small voice
I’ve been reading a good book recently. There’s lots of good bits in it, I’m sure I’ll reference it again. But the bit that’s important for today comes in the chapter called ‘Uniquely You’. The gist of the chapter is to be you, exactly as you were created to be, unique and wonderful. To doContinue reading “Still, small voice”
With us, within us, and around us
Do you ever hear a phrase that just strikes a chord in you? Something that sounds profound, or which is like a fresh revelation of something you already knew? It happens to me a fair amount of the time. A phrase will jump out from a film or TV show, or in a conversation withContinue reading “With us, within us, and around us”
The water that hardens the egg…
There is a saying, “the same water that softens the potato hardens the egg”. I have to admit, I’m not sure whether it’s better to be the egg or the potato in this situation. I wouldn’t want to be someone who crumbles in tough situations, but I don’t particularly relish the thought of becoming hardContinue reading “The water that hardens the egg…”
More than words
Christian leaders often talk about reading the bible. They say it’s good for you to have verses you can quote and reference back to. In fact, they are so passionate about it that it can sometimes seem like they are forever banging on about it, pushing the latest daily reading subscription onto whoever they canContinue reading “More than words”
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas…
It’s all around us. The shops are selling festive shaped crisps, houses are starting to twinkle and churches and shops are switching to carols and Christmas songs. It can only mean one thing: it’s nearly Christmas! To some that might lead to a stirring of excitement, for others it’s not quite such a joyful time.Continue reading “It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas…”
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