I’m so glad no one can see me right now. Oh the vanity and pride of “me.” I have conjunctivitis and a blocked infected tear duct and look like I have gone five rounds with Mike Tyson. (A boxer, for those who may not know who he is.) I walk into the shops, social distancing and mask wearing (where appropriate) but also with dark sunglasses on. Maybe I should buy a pirate eyepatch? That way I don’t scare people too much. Oh I laugh about it actually. Here I am old enough now to have to wear glasses to read but squinting with the glasses on to see through the…

Ok I’m guilty. Since Covid-19 I have been watching, scrolling way too much through news reports, media reporting on the world, celebrity input(even if it is just Jennifer Garner cooking at home!) Now sometimes it is no problem to sit and have some leisure watching tik tok funny videos, watching “how to cooking shows,” watching ……. But every day for quite a chunk of my time to be truthful is just a waste of my time. I’m wondering why I feel exhausted, actually in a state of exhaustion most days. My mind is numb, fried even. I have even had some headaches that seem to come upon me every night.…

I was on babysitting duties at a Park while Mum and Dad were in a meeting. The thing that is funny is I don’t have to do it but I enjoy choosing the role to love my grandchildren and to teach my grandchildren love. I was pushing the youngest two on the swing, Mackenzie who is 3 and Emmett who is 2, while their big brother Freddie was climbing equipment. I started singing to them. (I’m famous for making up my own songs). “Swinging high and swinging low it is the way to go. La la la la la, la la la la la. Mackenzie is so happy she is laughing out…

We all want the best. The best for ourselves, for our families, for our world. We all have hopes and dreams in these areas and often work, yes work all of our lives, to attain these hopes and dreams. I read a quote the other day from T.D.Jakes, an American preacher that stopped me in my tracks. “You cannot unlock what God has in store for you if you won’t pursue Him.” What a TRUTH to be realised. The logic works out. If God created us. He’s the maker, the manufacturer, the designer surely then He knows how we are made up. He knows what our gifts and abilities are.…

I did it again. Had a bad day and ranted and raved to God. Actually it was not just one bad day that did it. It was a progressive addition of things going wrong. Doors closing personally and in ministry and none (or so it seems) were opening to replace the blockages standing before me. Ever had a rut in your career? Parenting skills not working? (Actually sometimes I wonder why you call them skills, for they seem non-existent at times.) Have your retirement plans gone astray? You thought you would have at least 10-20 years of enjoyment of travel, family, doing the hobbies you love. But it did not…