Tag archive: grace
Les Miserables
As the priest hands over his valuable candlesticks it is clear that his grace is greater than we had imagined. Psalm 136:1-26 Reference: To him who alone does great wonders, His love endures forever. (Psalm 136:4 TNIV) Explore: The musical, Les Miserables, has just been released as a movie. The music is powerful, the acting exquisite,…
Time To Reflect
A Christian radio station uses my blogs as a devotion for their listeners. They recently noticed that the blurb they use to describe me was out of date. It had been written over five years ago as it said I had three foster children. Since that time I’ve had a foster grandchild as well as…
Easter Lives On
It’s been a little while since Easter now. All the signs are out of the shops and they have moved on to the next advertising opportunity. Bakers have reduced their production of hot cross buns and the eggs have been removed from the shelves. But there are still plenty of chocolate Easter eggs around my…
The Burden of Caring
The other day it was pouring rain outside. The whole family had just arrived home from visiting the shops. We had a four-year-old, a one-year-old and 16 different bags to bring in from the car. My husband and I paused as we watched the rain coming down and spoke out our game plan. I’d grab…
Apricot Jam vs Marmalade
Bread is my most favourite food in all the world. I mean, I love chocolate, ice cream, cheese, roasts, lasagne, risottos, rice, Indian, Thai, pizza, and chips. But bread is my all time favourite. I was recently making a piece of toast for my breakfast. As I spread the apricot jam over my toast I…