I’ve just returned from a week in Bulgaria. It’s one of my favourite places and I’ve been going there since 1990. Some of my closest friends live there, some of my best memories have been made there. Several years ago we played a part in starting a youth event that has now become a national …
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So I’m getting older, yes it’s official and I’m ok with that (most of the time) but I am realising that as you get older it can appear that choices are less obvious and your options seem to be restricted. However, I’ve been realising that isn’t the case when it comes to what really matters, …
Recently I returned from a trip to Uganda with Compassion UK and Spring Harvest. As a Compassion supporter and a Spring Harvest speaker I thought I knew what to expect and pretty much what would happen on this trip….I was mistaken. From the first minute I felt my heart opening up, my mind expanding and …
Once in a while a book comes along that grabs my attention and causes the light bulbs to come on. ‘A Non-anxious presence’ by Mark Sayers is one of those books. In it he describes the world we are living in as the grey zone….the space between the passing of an old era and the …
“How creative can we be with leftovers?” “How many shops can we get too in the sales?” “How long can we legally keep Christmas decorations up for?” “How many times will we say, I ate too much over Christmas?!!” These are some of the phrases that fill the space in-between Christmas and new year.. It’s …
Recently we had the privilege of helping to lead a trip to the Holyland, over 120 people on an amazing trip to Israel and Jordan. We were responsible for 42 people….the blue bus…the fun bus!! There were so many stand out moments, places we visited, experiences we had, reflections that moved us deeply. But one …
I wonder how many of us over this past year have lost our joy? It’s been hard, it’s been long, it’s been frustrating and this week, really hot! Joy has sometimes been hard to find. At the start of lockdown in March 2020 we became grandparents for the first time. We could not see our …
As we put the clocks forward, notice the flowers emerge and enjoy the longer days; it feels like we are entering a new season….or does it? It’s 2 years since Covid and a month after Russia invaded Ukraine. We seem to be moving from one season of uncertainty to another. I’ve been thinking around the …
Time is a funny thing right? It seems to go so quick at times and at other times so slow…. As we prepare to enter another new year how has 2021 gone for you? Maybe it’s dragged or maybe it’s flown by or maybe a combination of both? Here’s the thing, the key word I …
Have you noticed how much tension is around? Maybe you’re rubbing your neck or shoulders as you read this or maybe you read the news and you know there is a lot of tension around? This past year has made me realise more than ever something about tension…..we don’t like it! We will do all …