Grandchildren can be such fun! They may be tiring to entertain, but it’s so worthwhile. As you help them understand the world, they draw you into a different way of seeing it yourself. And oh! how you have to laugh at yourself!
Category Archives: Challenges
Blisters and Blessings
Blisters can ruin your walking holiday. Fortunately, on our adventure in France, we were marvellously supported by our fellow travellers (or pilgrims). The blessings we received, and hopefully gave, greatly enriched our holiday.
The Chemin de St Jacques – an Ideal Holiday?
This week, here’s a straightforward account of our walking holiday-cum-pilgrimage. Would this be the holiday you would choose?
To be a Pilgrim
A fortnight walking in France has provided a lovely, although physically strenuous, holiday. But it’s also challenged me to embrace a different sort of activism that springs from stillness, from spending time with God.
Parched Soil and Living Water
Sometimes I feel bombarded by Climate Change. This week, I’d like to share a golden nugget – to introduce you to a short video that is both moving and inspirational, that made me want to act and to encourage our church in our journey.
Old Boots for New
What d’you do when you spend out on a brand spanking new pair of boots, and you can’t wear them? When it’s not them, but your ageing body that’s the problem?
I reckon it’s all part of the challenge of ageing gracefully…
Life in the ole dog yet?
Is your body gradually wearing out? Aches and pains? You’re in good company, including mine! Here I’m exploring the challenges of staying healthy and fit, and why it matters to me.
A lament for Ukraine
Do you ever feel angry, helpless, and that you want to scream in frustration? The writers of the psalms often did – and they cried out to God. That’s what I did this morning in a writers’ workshop.
Who’d be a Grandpa?
Caring for children is all about the unexpected. They tire us out, but they keep us youthful by showing us how to view the world with wonder.
Which, for people of faith, is important!
The End of the Day
The final days of my life may present some of its greatest challenges, to myself and to my loved ones. My prayer is that, when my time comes, I’ll go out in style.
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