I recently promised to post an interview with a Christian Aid representative about the situation in Syria – and here it is! Many thanks to Jessica Hall, who has put substantial work into giving us a real insight into what life looks like for the millions of Syrian people we hear about on the news,…
Category: Reflections
Survival
I am so aware recently that a lot of people I know are having what might be called ‘survival days’. Or, in some cases, survival weeks, months, or years. Sometimes it is tough trying to get up in the morning, get out of the house, get to work, summon a smile, be sociable. You probably know…
A Round Up of the Week
I thought I would incorporate my ‘Small Things’ post and general thoughts into one post this week – hopefully there’s something here for all of you 🙂 I’ve been listening to: Another Radio 1 Live Lounge – this time Imagine Dragons’ cover of Rudimental, which you can hear here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uA0yyeYX0CY Starts off kind of slow, but his…
A Novel and a Reality
I’m reading a novel at the moment – The Postmistress by Sarah Blake. It is a beautiful, thought-provoking, gripping read. And it is really speaking to me. The Postmistress is set during World War 2. The main character is brave American journalist, Frankie Bard. She is desperate to get the truth about the horrors of…
Some great quotes I’ve read this week…
I’ve been doing a lot of reading this week and I thought it would be good to post some of the quotes that have made me think 🙂 1. I read these on a Christian Aid appeal email. They are stark reminders of the suffering of our Syrian brothers and sisters: ‘If you help us,…
Stepping Up 5
Ever feel like giving up? Feel like though you believe in what you are doing, it is just too hard? I feel like this most days! Don’t get me wrong, there are a lot of great things in my job and life, but there are also daily challenges. Things like tensions between co-workers, others not…
My Job in Pictures 2
So this is my second ‘My Job in Pictures’ post. It was hard to choose this week but here are my final three! 1. Some of the younger children enjoying our day out to Clivedon National Trust site 🙂 I had so much fun playing with them and being with them as they made ‘collections’,…
Inner Peace Award
Thank you Marlyn for nominating me for the Inner Peace Award 🙂 http://kintal.wordpress.com/2013/08/16/inner-peace-award/ If you like colourful art work and quirky poetry, her blog is well worth a look, As I am relatively new to blogging, I don’t have loads of nominees but here are a few: http://www.nishaantishu.com/ – means ‘to be in love with one’s life’. Beautiful…
Stepping Up 4
I’ve been carrying on looking at the Pilgrim Psalms using Beth Moore’s ‘Stepping Up’ and here are this week’s thoughts… So I read Psalm 127 and 128 this week, and to be honest they initially really annoyed me. They seemed to imply that you are only blessed by God if you have children, which really…
Stepping Up 3
I wrote this a week or so ago, but have been unsure whether to post it, worrying it may be a little heavy! But I figure it may encourage someone somewhere so I’m going to be brave and post it anyway! Here goes… I have been continuing with my ‘Stepping Up’ book which I have…
Being honest but appreciative…
Have you ever been in the situation where you’ve been browsing facebook, looking at someone’s holiday snaps, or even just catching up with friends, and you’ve had that nagging feeling that maybe your life doesn’t quite match up? I think a lot of people have moments of dissatisfaction with where they are in life, and…
Life Lived 