I’ve been outside a lot lately. The sun has done me good, and I can’t get enough of the life that’s tumbling out everywhere: everywhere green, everywhere dappled light, everywhere colours and pollen… I love how, at this time of year, every view is glimpsed through a window of green, how I can sit at my…
Category: Small Things
Where I reflect on the good things in the past week
Small Things
Recently, life has been very busy, and all the ‘small things’ have swept passed me, noticed, and appreciated, but largely unrecorded! So… here is a muddly list of some of the things that have enriched my day-to-day over the last few weeks! *SALE in Fatface! *Rain on the windows of the cafe I was sat…
Recently…
Here are some of the small things I’ve been enjoying in life lately: READING One Thousand Gifts, by Ann Voskamp (see this post), the links from this post at Tomboy Style, and Simple Things magazine. VISITING The Cotswolds Wildlife Park 🙂 I really recommend this as a day out: it is reasonably priced, child and…
A Lesson on Small Things from Ann Voskamp
“Do not disdain the small… Give thanks in this one small thing. The moments will add up.” Do you ever have those moments where you read something and the words jump off the page at you, as if they were written just for you? I’ve been getting that a lot lately. Ann Voskamp’s book, One…
Seasonal Small Things
It’s been a while since I’ve done a ‘Small Things’ post – not because I have lost my gratitude for the little things in life, but rather because I felt I might bore you all to tears if I mentioned another Chai Tea or pub lunch! But today, the sun is shining, and it feels…
Small Things
This week, I’ve been… *Reading: This beautiful post about persevering in our relationships, The 100 Year Old Man who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared, and The Kinfolk Table: Recipes for Small Gatherings. *Listening to: The soundtrack to Seeking a Friend for the End of the World. I bought it ages ago but keep…
Small Things and an Inspiration Board
Tonight, my heart feels a little heavy – perhaps there is a deep and meaningful reason for that, or perhaps I am just a little tired after a busy week. In any case, there are always spirit-lifters in any day and any week, so here are a few small things that have made me glad…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Life Lived 