If you don’t ask, you don’t get.

Jesus urges us to ask, seek and knock.
This means our faith has to be an active one.
However, sometimes we are too proud to ask, so we don’t receive;
we are to lazy to seek, so we don’t find;
and we are too timid to knock, so the door doesn’t open to us.
We mustn’t wait for things [...]

De-Cluttering

Y’know when you go away for a while, you return home and see your house with ‘fresh eyes’? Well, since returning from our holiday a couple of weeks ago, I have been struck (sometimes physically) by the amount of junk and clutter we have in every room, every cupboard, every nook and cranny of the [...]

Family Fun at Alton Towers

This was the mildest ride at Alton Towers that my children went on today….

chairswings
And this was one of the scariest….

Oblivion
I only went on a couple of things but the kid’s all had a great time going on this and that ride, though the long wait for each individual ride was a complete pain in [...]

The Patience Prayer

Because I have none…
A PRAYER FOR PATIENCE
Blessed Mary, Mother of Consolation, pray with me for the virtue of patience. There are so many times when my lack of patience keeps [...]

Living more simply

One of the things I’m being forced to look at right now, is our expenditure. This has come as a result of a grievous drop in financial income and an inabilty to get more hours working for the church – or should I say, more paid time – they’ll have [...]

Nice Matters Meme

Many thanks to my dear friend Valerie who nominated me for the ‘Nice Matters Award’. ‘Nice’ is a word I usually have an intense dislike for, because it sounds so trite and wishy washy, but when used in this way, I think it means, genuine, pleasant and amenable and I am very [...]

Scripture – Picture / Encouragement 34

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The Sharing Nature of Marriage

The old man placed an order for one hamburger, french fries and a
drink. He unwrapped the plain hamburger and carefully cut it in half, placing
one half in front of his wife. He then carefully counted out the French fries, dividing them into two piles and neatly placed one pile in front of his [...]

Scripture – Picture 33

Love is ….
 
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Lacking a connection….

I’ve been without my broadband connection since Thursday evening – I logged into my blog briefly while working through my lunch hour yesterday at work- but at home there was no connection until just now.
It’s strange but when I’m on vacation for maybe 2 or 3 weeks and I know I won’t be able [...]

Scripture – Picture 32

 
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Scripture – Picture 31

 
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My son, the sarcastic little whippersnapper!

My son is on a roll. Not only does he frazzle my computer, but now he insults my cooking. Last night I decided to cook an old family favourite of pasta, chicken and chick pea soup. It would have been fine, but I left it on the stove too long (I forgot about [...]

Scripture – Picture 30

Hope you like this new selection of floral Scripture Pictures . First I take the image, then alter it digitally and then add scripture or messages of encouragement. I rather like it.

 
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Scripture – Picture 29

 
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Scripture – Picture 28

Like the new blog banner? It’s a piece I cropped from the following Scripture-Picture…

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Scripture – Picture 27

 

 
And I frequently do.
 
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Boys!

Last night I went to have a bath and specifically told my son and daughter to behave while I was out of the room for say, 30 minutes….when I returned to the lounge, Wonderboy informed me that he had turned the computer off to help stop our families contribution to global warming.
Hmmmm, I thought….this sounds [...]

Scripture – Picture 26

A number of blog friends and visitors have asked me when I’ll blog ‘text’ again instead of or as well as the Scripture Picture posts, and I have to tell it like it is and say, right now, this is what I’m about. Using any gifts I have, to get the E-Card [...]

Scripture – Picture 25

 
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Scripture – Picture 24

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Scripture – Picture 23

Falling in love with the Lord…

 Do you remember how it was when you first came to know the Lord and your heart burned with passion for him; yearned to know him more deeply and to discover the extent of his love for you?  Do you still feel that way?

Scripture – Picture 22

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Scripture – Picture 21

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