Yesterday we celebrated our 52nd wedding anniversary – and – as I sit and look back over the years I’m filled with thankfulness to God for the great part He has played in our lives. What an adventure we have been on – and are still on – with Him. He has taken us to places…

  It was interesting to note – on a recent walk – how many tracks I spotted on a small stretch of dry sandy path. It’s quite usual to spot tracks when we have had rain and the ground is soft and wet – easy for prints to be left behind – or – in…

What a fascinating time of the year this has been – so much happening around us on the farm – so much different machinery going up and down the lane. The combine has probably been the largest of them all – with the tractors coming and going alongside. We’ve passed the long span of the…

How refreshing this morning – sitting outside in the freshness of the early morning – seeing the grass glitter with the morning dew – a sure sign of a new day about to begin. There really is something so special about these early mornings and I’m enjoying them – so grateful for the opportunity –…

A few weeks ago we visited some good friends of ours – spending a few hours catching up with each others lives – swapping memories – simply – picking up where we had left off – as you can with the ease of a good relationship. It was late when we left – and even…

I just love living in the countryside – and especially as we live alongside a farm – where we can watch the crops  – as they are planted – see their growth – and wait – for harvest time. We watch – to see if the harvest has been a good one – wait for…

Walking in the area near where we live I find myself  going down many different  pathways – some are only small tracks – alongside the farmers fields – some – more worn by other walkers – others – quite overgrown.  Depending on how the weather has been – they can be dry and rutted – or…

Walking along the country lanes the other day one of the first things that I noticed was the usual bits of rubbish along the hedgerow – at first I was distracted by them and found myself deliberately seeking them out – taking notice of them – until I realised that what was actually happening was…