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 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 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”
40 day challenge day 7: Being perfect (or not)
Sticking with the theme (yes, I have too much time on my hands and have probably seen this film too many time), Encanto strikes again. Today, Mirabel’s other sister. Need context? Read the post from day 5 (and day 6…) Isabella’s gift is to create flowers and beautiful things. In the introduction song, she’s calledContinue reading “40 day challenge day 7: Being perfect (or not)”
40 day challenge day 5: You can’t earn it
I wonder if you’ve seen the latest Disney film, Encanto? It’s a dream for children’s work. The story has a great message, the characters are relatable and the development for each are things that children can take on board and learn from. In fact, not just the children. That’s why it’s made its way intoContinue reading “40 day challenge day 5: You can’t earn it”
40 day challenge day 3: Worthy of it all
Forgive me, this is a short post, possibly a bit of random rambling. I’m not feeling 100%, so I’m just sharing a moment when I met God today. I had an interesting kind of day today. It involved preparing for an event that we have subsequently had to cancel. But while I was merrily paintingContinue reading “40 day challenge day 3: Worthy of it all”
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