• Your Little Matters

    Chores never ending! Washing is just continuous at the moment due to many visitors but at least I have clothes and bedding to wash. Not like so many. And the numbers of people in dire straits seems to be growing. Those in war zones, those in natural disasters with floods, fires, earthquakes, famine appearing to grow in number every season. My heart and limited funds go out to many in need. But I often feel my contribution is so little. What can I really do? Well little by little grows and soon this little we have all given adds up to a lot. In the same way we can all…

  • Being Grateful

    Wow I must have been tired. I slept for over 8 hours. That’s big for me! Lack of sleep catches up with you and so often affects your demeanour and how you cope with things. I seem to never get enough sleep as I get older. Either can’t sleep for no reason or my knees are annoying me and speaking to me when my mind and brain need to rest. Or I have grandchildren over that are up at the earliest of hours and need supervision. One morning I was trying to help one of the little ones with their breakfast. The porridge I made them was not like how…

  • All Different but Oh So Loved!

    The other day one of my granddaughter’s was studying for some exams. She had a week off school and only had to go to school on the day to sit the exam. Her mother was sharing with us how this particular child would study. She would have background music in her room, singing at the top of her lungs and writing all this information on some white boards. The information being the areas, ideas and knowledge she needed to retain for that particular exam. Maybe not the way you would do it but the way that she studies and gets results. Another granddaughter, the previous week, had gone to her…

  • Being Gracious to Others

    There are many days when I make mistakes. I choose incorrectly, spell or say things incorrectly. Times when I am not wise in the words I choose, the love that sadly does not come out of me as much as it should. We all make mistakes. Have you ever said something that someone was taken the wrong way? I have. I didn’t mean what they thought I meant but alas it was said and they thought I was being critical. I often reflect upon Peter, Jesus’ head apostle, who denied Christ three times. What a big mistake but He came back from the brink of disaster. So if God can…

  • Working Hard

    Spending a whole day in the garden is so worthwhile. It will be more enjoyable once we see the fruit of our labour, for we are starting from scratch. We added compost to the sandy soil so as to give the plants as many nutrients to start off with. Later that evening my body was really feeling all the bending down and carrying the plants to their particular position. I needed a good hot shower and some muscle rub to relieve those muscles. In the book of Psalms it states that the favor of the Lord be upon us and establish / prosper the work of our hands. Let the…