Those of you who read the Simple Things magazine will know that on the first page, it offers a little summary describing what ‘the simple things’ might be that month… this month included champagne and choux buns and love letters 🙂 I hope they won’t mind me showing this little snap of it, and I…
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.
On Retreat: Small Things
For the last day and a bit, I have been on a retreat with other children’s and youth workers at Douai Abbey. It has been such a helpful, peaceful and affirming time, so I thought for this week’s ‘Small Things’ I would write you a list of the little things I love about being on…
The Week in Words
Most weeks I post a list of ‘small things’ that have made me happy. This week was the week of my 27th birthday, and for a change I thought I’d sum up my goings on in three words… 1. HOPEFULNESS On Saturday evening, we held an event that was basically dreamed up and organised by…
A Little Magic
On Sunday a magician friend visited our youth group and amazed us all by making my ring disappear, fly around the room and reappear in his pocket attached to a keyring. He also managed to demonstrate invisible ‘trapdoors’ in the floor by making corks ‘travel’ through them, and turned the patterns on playing cards from…
Inspiration Boards #1
I mentioned in my This Week… post that I wanted to try doing some Inspiration Boards, as seen here at Penchanting. I think collecting inspiring pictures and quotes is great for helping us to express ourselves, relaxation time, developing creativity, motivation, keeping us both grateful and hopeful, and generally making us happy – so I’ve…
This week…
So this week my mind has been all busy and full! I’ve been: Looking into writing books (more on that another time) Reading about William Booth (book review here) Thinking of friends in tough times Trying to think of new series ideas for this blog Planning for the future Cooking using current favourite book, Hugh…
Unwanted Links
Please note that any links shown with a green arrow/circle are not made by me. If I add links in my posts they are usually shown by the blue underlined writing and I always refer to them in what I have written. Have a good week 🙂
This Week’s ‘Small Things’
This week I’ve been fighting the effects of winter and illness! Here are some of my little tactics for feeling better… Summer Dreams: I am longing for summer now, and whiled away a rainy hour inside by creating a ‘Summer’ Board on Pinterest. Follow the link here to see my 10 Summer Resolutions and some beautiful…
Unsung Heroes
Do you know any ‘unsung heroes’? People who quietly and diligently persevere, make wise choices, have a positive influence, are joyful in the face of difficulty? I know a few. Some would call them ‘the salt of the earth’. I just looked up the meaning of that phrase and found the definition: ‘those of great worth and…
Small Things
Life is such a gift! It is full of highs and lows, but in the day to day it is often the little things that keep us smiling. That is what my ‘Small Things’ posts are all about – creating lists of the cheery bits and pieces that have made my life good in the…
Home
Some of you will have read a series I did a little while ago, in which different people wrote about what ‘home’ means to them. It was so interesting to read the different perspectives and was a topic I have since thought about often. Today, I stumbled across this beautifully worded article, In Search of…
Giving it All
I’ve been thinking this week about using what we have to make a difference. There’s a story Jesus told about a Boss who gave his workers different amounts of money to do what they could with. They didn’t all have the same amount – some had a lot, others a little – but all managed…
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