Like many people, I will be trying to follow up the feasting of Christmas time with a healthier January. Here are some of my go-to healthier recipes that will hopefully keep me on the straight and narrow. (I’m not a nutrition expert – these are just the things that I’ll be doing, as a food…
Author: Amy T
I am a writer, reader, adopter and teacher. I have started a new project called Feel Good Education and also write at Life Lived blog.
New Year’s Resolutions when you really don’t know what the year will hold
My sister and I love the ‘what’re your New Year’s Resolutions?’ discussions on New Year’s Eve, and as I wrote here, I’ve tended to be a big fan of looking ahead and giving ourselves goals and hopes. I really buy into it. This year, though, I have found it hard to come up with anything…
2014
How would you describe 2014? For me, it was a year of two halves, one of change and growth. During the first 6 months, I finished my job in Buckinghamshire without really reducing the pace of life and work at all, had a lot of fun with friends and family with dog walks and trips to London and meals…
Small Things
After a week of festivities, there is no better time to share a Small Things post. Here are some of the things I’m thankful for this week… *Walks in the crisp air and bright blue sky, when the frost stayed on the ground all morning and crunched under our feet. *Spotting wildlife, like deer leaping…
Small Things
The last couple of weeks for me have held a few ups and downs. When people use that phrase they are usually thinking more of the ‘downs’ than the ‘ups’, and that is the case for me: self pity often seems to be nipping at my heels lately. It is in this frame of mind…
Finding Faith in Christmas 2
Recently I posted about the goodness of God – how knowing He is good can help us to rediscover the true joy of Christmas. But it can be hard to find faith in this: when we see those around us suffer, when we feel our prayers have not been answered, when we feel forgotten as we…
Finding Faith in Christmas: Small Things
In my previous post about Finding Faith in Christmas, I wrote about seeing and sharing God’s goodness. Sometimes, it’s hard to believe in the goodness of God, but being deliberately thankful can really open our eyes to it as we notice small blessings we might have missed if we weren’t looking. That’s what my Small Things…
Finding Faith in Christmas 1
I love this quote from Ann Voskamp (image downloadable from her website): It’s what I’m thinking about as December drifts in. Everyone’s getting ready now for the big day, aren’t they? Presents and food and outfits and parties… Amid the excitement, I’m feeling a little subdued if I’m honest. It’s not that I don’t enjoy…
An Uncomfortable Read
I have just finished a novel – a good book with a great story to tell, but one which I found a little uncomfortable to read. You see, there was so much in it that I identified with, so much that felt painfully close to my own heart. Perhaps that is what made it a…
What Would your Clothes Cry Out?
A question I ask in my latest Hand and Heart post, which is about Fair Trade fashion. Please click the link to read more!
Life Lately
This Friday was the loveliest of Fridays. I have Friday afternoons off, and this week Jamie and I had an unspoken agreement that the rainy weather obliged us to spend it in the kitchen where the Rayburn would keep us warm and we could generally do very little. Jamie duly snoozed for hours and I was the…
Small Things
I never get tired of writing my Small Things posts – isn’t gratitude the best way of life ever? Ann Voskamp never fails to remind me of this and I love her recent post on spending Thanksgiving with her family. Even when things are hard, there are always Small Things to be glad about and I…
Life Lived 