Hello friends, I wonder how this finds you. Maybe you’re hurtling towards Christmas at full throttle, maybe you feel you are limping towards the finish line when the to do list will finally be completed and you can enjoy a well earned rest. Perhaps you have journeyed through Advent holding the tension of pain in… Continue reading Advent Yearning and Christmas Joy – December 2025
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Shifting seasons and my ‘girl years’ – June 2025
Hello Friends, How are you all? As I write our green and pleasant land is looking somewhat brown and dry, but the clear blue skies and sunshine are very welcome, reminding me of those long hot summers days of my childhood. We began the month with a girls’ trip to the New Forest with my… Continue reading Shifting seasons and my ‘girl years’ – June 2025
Christmas and New Year – December 2024
“This is what the Lord says: ‘Stand at the crossroads and look; ask for the ancient paths, ask where the good way is, and walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls.”Jeremiah 6:16 NIV Hello Friends, I trust this finds you still enjoying the Christmas season; maybe you are knee deep with… Continue reading Christmas and New Year – December 2024
Anticipating Advent – November 2024
He came the first time in weakness, a tender infant born of a poor woman in the manger at Bethlehem, unnoticed, unhonoured and scarcely known. He shall come again the second time in royal dignity, with the armies of heaven around Him, to be known, recognised and feared by all the people ofthe earth. JCRyle,… Continue reading Anticipating Advent – November 2024
Misty mornings and golden evenings- October 2024
The autumn, to a person in need of warmth, ties and affection proved a very heartening time. Because soon bleak winds would make the downside cold, villagers turned their eyes to home amusements…So as old man’s beard whitened the hedges and the scarlet of berries shone through the grey of misty mornings, committees…met again, and… Continue reading Misty mornings and golden evenings- October 2024
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
Feasting and fasting – February 2024
“Lent is a time set aside to reorientate ourselves, to clarify our minds, to slow down, recover from distraction, to focus on the values of God’s kingdom and on the value he has set on us and on our neighbours” Malcolm Guite, “Word in the Wilderness” Hello Friends! These are words I need to hear.… Continue reading Feasting and fasting – February 2024
Low light, autumn mists and Advent serenity – November 2023
Hello friends! November has been a month of contrasts; white, drizzly, enfolding mists alternating with rich, vivid displays of autumnal leaves spectacular against crystal clear cold blue skies. It began with All Saints Day, encompassed Bonfire night and Armistice Day and is now leading us into the season of Advent. I have grown to love… Continue reading Low light, autumn mists and Advent serenity – November 2023
Light in the darkness – November 2023
Hello friends, Here’s this month’s offering which I hope will spark a few smiles, remind us to seek out beauty in the mundane, fun in the ordinary, peace in Creation and keep rooted in God and His Word. Molly x An unusual package delivered to our kitchen! I saw this sign a year or so… Continue reading Light in the darkness – November 2023
Autumnal colours and good community – October 2023
Hello Friends! I wonder whereabouts you dwell in this beautiful world of ours? If you’re in the Northern Hemisphere, we’re in the middle of autumn, with all its rich colours, enticing fragrances and comforting tastes. In our little patch of England, I’ve been appreciating some warm sunshine alongside the mists and gentle rain, the hues… Continue reading Autumnal colours and good community – October 2023
Mothering through the seasons 