My week started badly. I was in the wrong frame of mind on Monday morning, so negativity swept across my day like a hurricane. It’s destructive, letting yourself travel down the road of despondency. My New Year’s Resolutions – things like ‘see God’s goodness’, ‘keep hopeful’, ‘be thankful’ – seemed to be slipping away as I…
Category: Small Things
Where I reflect on the good things in the past week
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: 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…
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…
Small Things
It’s time for another list of the ‘Small Things’ I’ve been feeling thankful for. Having written a few slow, rambling posts lately, I thought it would be good to make this mid-week one short and snappy – so, without further ado, here are the past few weeks’ lovely Small Things: *New pens, and writing letters. *Making…
Small Things: Nature’s Pace
Rather inevitably, since moving to the countryside, I find myself slowing down. As I write I’m sat on the sofa. The sun through the window feels very natural. The dog sat in the patch of light on the floor does, too, and the quietness broken by Andrew’s voice chatting to our neighbour outside, and the…
Small Things
This week has been a busy one full of appointments, meet-ups and plan-making, but I’m finding that when I am at home I’m embracing rest time. I think it’s something about the rain on the windows and the crisp air outside – it makes me want to slow down and look after myself, to walk outside,…
A little update…
My posts have been sporadic recently, to say the least. I am still getting used to my new life and haven’t yet found a regular writing slot, but I haven’t forgotten my little blog, and I thought it was time for a catch up. So – Life lately, in verbs: I’ve been… Working on: taking…
Small Things
Those of you who often read this blog will know that my most regular posts are my ‘Small Things’ lists where I write about the little things that have been brightening up my week. It’s been a while since I have done one, and actually I have really missed the process of carving out time…
Small Things
This week I have been struggling with something that really gets me down. It leaves me in a dark place at times, and yet, even there, there are always the small things. Always a cup of tea made by a friend, always the sunlight on the floor, always the jokes of children and the fulfillment…
Small Things
This summer, home is a running theme for me as Andrew and I settle in to our new place, which has been lived in by his family for years. My reading has accompanied this nicely as I have slowly made my way through Under the Tuscan Sun, about Frances Mayes’ restoration of a house in…
Life Lived 