You are not defined by your mistakes. You are not defined by your successes. You are not defined by your job. You are not defined by what you own. You are not defined by what you have been. You are not defined by what others think of you. Unless you let yourself be… You areContinue reading “40 day challenge day 16: Remember who you are and whose you are”
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40 day challenge day 15: Heroes of the bible – Gideon
A few years ago I wrote something about Gideon. Today, I was reminded of his story again. Gideon’s story is one of my favourites, partly because I can relate to bits of it. I mean, not the circumstances, but some of his actions and responses. His story is in Judges 6-8. The Israelites had startedContinue reading “40 day challenge day 15: Heroes of the bible – Gideon”
40 day challenge day 14: The more you give the more you get
I did an assembly today. I had roughly 15 minutes to explain the concept of God’s love to 5-8 year olds. We started talking about Easter (Jesus died, got put in a tomb and came back to life), the reason Jesus did that and then we finished with a very energetic song. Love working withContinue reading “40 day challenge day 14: The more you give the more you get”
40 day challenge day 13: Hands wide open
Yesterday I shared a seasonal piece of music that I love and which I find helps point me to God (which is the point of these 40 posts…). It was a long work, and quite intense. Today, I heard another piece of music that is important to me. It’s much shorter and much simpler, butContinue reading “40 day challenge day 13: Hands wide open”
40 day challenge day 12: the power of music
I am musically trained. I’ve been singing since I was 6, playing the piano since I was 7 and the clarinet since I was 10 (ish), and along the way I have dabbled with the organ, the accordian, the recorder (as in, more than just school level) and I own a violin and a guitar.Continue reading “40 day challenge day 12: the power of music”
40 day challenge day 11.5: ‘Seek him in his temple’
So apparently, in order to make lent last 40 days and stretch from Ash Wednesday to Easter, it doesn’t include Sundays… So, post 11.5. Rather than a full blown post, I’m gonna keep it simple. I was reading Psalm 27, and verse 4 stuck with me: One thing I ask from the Lord, this onlyContinue reading “40 day challenge day 11.5: ‘Seek him in his temple’”
40 day challenge day 11: what do I know about football?!
I once told a friend I could make a theological point based on anything. We then proceeded to have a theological discussion based on an odd sock… However, I think I may have exaggerated. Because a different friend requested football in a post. I am not an avid follower of football, I much prefer playingContinue reading “40 day challenge day 11: what do I know about football?!”
40 day challenge day 10: Waiting on a miracle
OK, last day in Encanto (please keep cheering to a minimum, some people like Disney…) Now we reach the main character, Mirabel herself. Mirabel wasn’t blessed with a gift when she became the right age. She doesn’t have a room of her own. At the beginning of the film we see her introduce her wholeContinue reading “40 day challenge day 10: Waiting on a miracle”
40 day challenge day 9: We need to talk about Bruno…
OK, so if you haven’t seen Encanto, that title is very random! But I can’t put him off any longer. Bruno is Abuela’s son and Mirabel’s uncle. He is absent for the first half of the film. His gift is having visions of the future. People don’t always want to hear his visions. Bruno lovesContinue reading “40 day challenge day 9: We need to talk about Bruno…”
40 day challenge day 8: Control
Woops, late post today. But it is still today and not tomorrow, so it still counts! (It just might make a little less sense than usual…) OK, we’re not done with Encanto (recap is on day 5). But today’s character doesn’t have her own song. Or she doesn’t have a song specifically about her. SheContinue reading “40 day challenge day 8: Control”
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