I don’t know about you, but sometimes that’s how I feel. “This sucks…” ‘This’ could be one of many things. It could be related to work, home, family, or health, or something else entirely. Maybe it’s looking at the world and seeing poverty or violence. But whatever it is, sometimes it’s just plain rubbish andContinue reading “Sometimes, it sucks…”
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40 day challenge day 29: Faith over Fear
A friend once gave me a picture. I love it and have it somewhere I can see it often. It has a mouse floating on a dandelion seed and says ‘let your faith be bigger than your fear’. Part of what I love about it is that it doesn’t say ‘don’t be afraid’ which isContinue reading “40 day challenge day 29: Faith over Fear”
Fix your eyes on…?
Anybody grow up going to Sunday School (or an equivalent)? There’s a joke about a child who goes to Sunday School and the leader asks, “what is grey with a long fluffy tail, runs up trees and eats nuts?” The children think for a bit then one pipes up with, “I know it sounds likeContinue reading “Fix your eyes on…?”
Highs and lows.
Any Junior Bake Off fans out there? I’ve been catching up on the latest series and stumbled across something very profound that gave me cause to pause. Obviously, in a competition people enter because they want to win and it can be hugely disappointing to have to leave. I think even more so when youContinue reading “Highs and lows.”
It’s ok to change your mind
I wonder what the best piece of advice you’ve ever received is. For me, without a doubt, it was a college tutor telling the tutor group that it’s always ok to change your mind. You can think one thing today and then learn something new, or experience something which impacts you, or meet someone whoContinue reading “It’s ok to change your mind”
Life… finds a way
Any Jurassic Park fans out there? This quote, from the very first film way back in 1993, shows Dr Malcolm’s cynicism at the scientists being able to control the dinosaur population. It is his suggestion that, despite all the measures they have put in place life isn’t meant to be contained and controlled in suchContinue reading “Life… finds a way”
The Reason for my Hope Blog 