Randomness is a great leveller. Those of us who like to be in control may develop a tendency to manipulate events and even people to our advantage. Everyone deserves impartiality, the chance to fulfil their potential and express the spirit within them no matter what their age, state of health, situation in life, or any other attribute. … More The Beetle drive
I do not know what the future holds. Storms rage – emotional and spiritual as well as physical, bad times crack open the secure base of life, warnings of worse to come cause fear.
Three stakes hold me:Faith in God; The support of people who believe in moral struggle; A determination to take each day as it comes and make it better.
I work with others to eradicate poverty https://atd-uk.org/about-us/atd-fourth-world-uk/ and the challenge can feel overwhelming in difficult times but with those stakes in the ground, I know we can do it. … More Know the stakes
The basics of good writing:- having a story arc, building tension to keep the reader’s attention, creating believable, complex characters, developing a unique voice, showing how the characters change through the story, the seven deadly sins, we all have one or more, but it is how our characters deal with them that is intriguing. … More Both and….
I love to run things. I joined my first committee at fifteen and was on a mission board in my early twenties. I love the way people interact around a table, I hear their passion and their fears. I experiment with ways to provoke a response if there is too much silence, or to create a space where those who are naturally reticent or reflective have time to speak. The secret of meetings is to vary the pace, and keep a perpetual eye on the end goal. … More Running efficiently
I have come to the end of a complex task, which has involved my time, and brain space, almost to the exclusion of everything else. Monday was a day of closure. I should feel relieved but have been restless and uneasy. Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord. Before exploring new plans some restoration may be necessary! I hope you have a restorative weekend. … More Explore
Guildford Cathedral was built one brick at a time by public donation. Do you ever experience chiaroscuro moments when light and shade contrast? As representatives of the many Mother’s Union groups paraded their banners down the aisle from the darkness of the entrance into the sunlit nave, it seemed as though we joined with Mother’s Union members worldwide. I have seen parades in many cathedrals in South Sudan, usually involving more dancing and clapping than is common in the UK! There are conflicts and sorrows in our world today but there are many who join hands and spring up to do a new thing.
The pictures I see on the news of people urging their elderly relatives forward as they scramble across bomb craters, and over bridges made of planks, in order to flee the country they have loved all their lives, burdens my heart with compassion. I can send money, and clothes, pray, join others in prayer, but I cannot heal their trauma, only God can do that. ‘For you, Lord, see the trouble of the afficted; you consider their grief and take it in hand.’ … More Heavy hearted, but held in safety
We set out on a task and it turns out to be more burdensome than we thought. Do we give up, or carry on?Resilience is what we get when we don’t get what we want. It can only be acquired by carrying on when life gets tough. Whatever we are dealing with in life let’s pr … More Carrying on
Fiveminutefriday time and the prompt word is STRETCH. Life threatening gales sweep the UK today. Trees billow under the pressure of the gale and then collapse in on themselves leaving a trail of smashed twigs and chunks of timber scattered on the ground. The dog looks at me anxiously, his eyes pleading for me to … More Blowing in the wind
Do you have days when life seems to drag you down? Today’s fiveminutefriday prompt of COMMIT challenged me to look upwards instead of into the mud of endless tasks and duties. Extra jobs have cut in on my plan to focus on writing this week: Resending a document missing in the post Chasing an overdue tax … More Commit your ways
Letitia Mason 