It is nearing the end of year where schools and students start selecting who will be the school leaders and school representatives for the following year. I have a grandson and a granddaughter going into their final years of school and they have nominated themselves for a leadership role. They both must write a speech that only goes for 3 minutes, presenting why they should be chosen. One must give it live to the school while the other must film it (on a phone) and present it first to the teachers that vote, and the students also can nominate 3 names to put forward. A bit nerve-wracking for them. Well…

One of my granddaughters, Charlotte, just turned sixteen and was invited to a birthday party by one of her school friends. It was a themed party titled glamourous. So, all the invitees were to dress up glamorously. Charlotte did not really have anything in her wardrobe like that so it was put out to any family member, did we have something she could borrow? Glamour – what was that meaning? Ballgowns? Fake Fur coats? So many of us delved into our wardrobes to see what we could send for suggestions or send the articles of clothing. None seemed to suit her. Did none of them fit? We could put darts…

How do I follow Jesus? How do I walk in His footsteps? How do I have His heart? I know the more I know Him the more I should understand His ways and the more I can love Him and serve Him and honour Him by acting like Him. In Micah 6:8 it states the ultimate question. What does the Lord require of you? And there is an answer for us. He has told you, O mortal, what is good;    and what does the Lord require of youbut to do justice, and to love kindness,    and to walk humbly with your God? Micah 6:8 NRSV Walking humbly is recognizing your dependence on Him, accepting…

Some of my immediate family are going on holidays. Overseas for the first time. The four children, my grandchildren, are sooooo excited. Talking about it. Researching about the best things to do and then making a plan for each day they are away. The anticipation can be seen and heard in their demeanour. The excitement is real. It made me think. Do I ever pause and wonder what momentous things God might be preparing to do next in my life? How many moments of awe-inspiring anticipation do I miss by never being still before You Lord and allowing You to share Your plans for my life? I need to learn…

I read this scripture the other day: May you be made strong with all the strength that comes from his glorious power, and may you be prepared to endure everything with patience, while joyfullygiving thanks to the Father, who has enabled you to share in the inheritance of the saints in the light. He has rescued us from the power of darkness and transferred us into the kingdom of his beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins. Colossians 1:11-14 I was greatly encouraged, and it reminded me so much that it is in His power that we are truly strengthened. It is from Him that we can truly endure with…