“White flowers for Easter!” she announced triumphantly. … “It looks like a church at Easter time, doesn’t it?” remarked Jenny. As she spoke the sun rose behind the mountain and streamed into the room, blessing them with warmth and light.” Star of Light, Patricia StJohn Hello friends! I hope you all had a joyful Easter,… Continue reading New beginnings against a backdrop of storm clouds – April 2024
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A Long Lent and Easter Expectations – March 2024
“I have found a very perfect man who wishes to live after the precepts of the Holy Gospel…..And I believe the Lord intends by him to renew the the faith all over the world” Elizabeth Goudge - My God and My All - The life of Saint Francis of Assisi Hello Friends! How have you… Continue reading A Long Lent and Easter Expectations – March 2024
Easter – April 2021
Happy Easter all! This year it’s felt as if we have been rocketed through Holy Week with a turbo charged engine and landed abruptly onto Easter Sunday; far from the gentle and meditative journey I like to take. However, yesterday was special. Here’s how we spent our day...how did you spend yours? We watched the… Continue reading Easter – April 2021
Family traditions for Holy Week and Easter – March 2021
I love the journey of Holy Week; beginning on Palm Sunday and finishing at Easter. We do endeavour to walk through Lent, but it always seems a low time of year anyway, cold and dark, so my intentions at the beginning often don’t make it through to the end! I admire how my Catholic friends… Continue reading Family traditions for Holy Week and Easter – March 2021
Easter in Uncertain Times – April 2020
Our church at home display “The angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus who was crucified. He is not here, he has risen just as he said!” Matthew 28:5-6 Jesus is our rock and our fortress, our refuge and our strong tower, our shield… Continue reading Easter in Uncertain Times – April 2020
Easter family traditions April 2019
I love Easter, both spiritually and physically. In our little part of England we've had some wonderfully warm weather recently and I've enjoyed being out in the garden planting seeds, painting my girl shed, watching the children play while catching up with friends, or simply sitting with a cup of tea and my Bible on… Continue reading Easter family traditions April 2019
Mothering through the seasons 