During this holiday period our family has been greatly depleted – half of them being away – not counting Frankie – our family dog. Life has certainly not been the same – and as I pondered this – the phrase came to mind – “Absence makes the heart grow fonder”. It often is quite true…

There is a language that is like no other – it’s the language of the soul – the language that speaks to the very depths of my being – that nourishes me – that calls to me. It’s a language that is special to me – personal – one that no one else can hear…

This week I will be posting my blog on Good Friday – which of course is a very significant day in the Christian calendar. It’s a day that marks great darkness – and sadness – when Jesus was put to death. How his followers must have struggled through that time – feeling bewildered – filled…

I am appreciating more and more the value of finding that – ‘Inner Silence’ – the silence experienced – from within. It’s not been something that has been particularly encouraged – or taught – but definitely something that I have sought throughout most of my life. I love the way someone put it here –…

I’m entering into an extra busy time just now – having set out to grow so much – from seed – for the garden. I’m excited to watch the growth – but of course much work is needed in tending them all – watering and nurturing – and now some of them are ready to…

Much of my time has been spent this past week tending my seedlings – and has been both exciting – and concerning – as I have tried to negotiate through the whole process – and learn my way. I love this quote I came across – “Life is a dance – you learn as you…

I love that life is a journey – and that it always has so much to teach me. I am loving the journey that I find myself on – ever changing – full of surprises – always moving – and – always changing me – and challenging me – to try new pathways – and…

Over the past few weeks I have been ‘champing at the bit’ – as we used to say – waiting for the opportunity to prepare for growing plants for my garden. A couple of years ago – I experimented in growing some flowers from seed. It was not a total success – but I was…

On one of my recent walks – along the country roads – I passed a young lady – pushing her young child in a pushchair. I noted that the child was sitting facing her mother – and for some reason this set my mind on a train of thought – as I pondered on the…

I recently read an article – where the author was recounting the number of times when – who he was had been defined by the things he did – or the things that he believed. I do find this quite a common assumption – and agree that – we are far more than these things….