Have you ever looked back at your journey and marveled at how far you’ve come? Recently, I found myself reflecting on past versions of me – the me who didn’t value myself very highly, who could be grumpy and defensive, and who wasn’t always the easiest person to be around. And yet, that was theContinue reading “Lent 2025: A God’s Eye View”
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Making the ordinary extraordinary
The fourth Sunday of advent is when some churches focus on Mary. Reading the gospels, all we know about Mary is she was a virgin pledged to be married to Joseph in the town of Nazareth in Galilee. She wasn’t remarkable, she had no special quality. She was ordinary. Except… Mary found favour in withContinue reading “Making the ordinary extraordinary”
40 day challenge day 33: The Power of Belonging
When I’m not writing this blog, baking cakes or fawning over ducks, I also run a community choir. It’s an informal group who enjoy singing together. We welcome anyone that would like to be part of the choir, no prior experience needed. We don’t audition people, we aim to accept people as they are andContinue reading “40 day challenge day 33: The Power of Belonging”
The Reason for my Hope Blog 