[Continuing the hymn-for-Sundays series] Seeking earthly treasure, status, ease and leisure brings no lasting pleasure … thus the best things losing … Seeking first God’s kingdom… eternal life unending. …Matthew 6:33
[The picture is of an ordinary parrot, as I hadn't got one of a cokatoo] Have you heard of the clever cockatoos who've somehow found they can often use …
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Even when planned and
Posted on Thu, 03 Jul 2025
Even when planned and prepared for, Children are always unexpected.
So easy to forget children's personality needs work to get to know as you nurture and teach endeavouring to love, understand and communicate not frustrate!...
How sad she feels she has nothing to give or do. An awareness of life given can help perseverance and some satisfaction and purpose, looking outwards and upwards. Rhiannon
It is so difficult to know what to read, and what to trust. And then there will always be gloom-forceasters, but we know this world is uncertain. The only hope it to put one's trust in the One who not only sees, but has his hand on the messes,...
A really interesting thought-out glimpse at coping with loss and grief and being turned to realise the loved-one would want them to continue helping others, and finding satisfaction in it. Rhiannon
As well as forgiving, He can change our heart and desire for what is wrong, and His Spirit can give us the victory. But we need to be willing to pray for that help, even help to stop loving and desiring what is wrong.
Even when planned and
Posted on Thu, 03 Jul 2025
Even when planned and prepared for, Children are always unexpected.
So easy to forget children's personality needs work to get to know as you nurture and teach endeavouring to love, understand and communicate not frustrate!...
Read full commentPosted in Some Birthday thoughts on the 2nd of July
How sad she feels she has
Posted on Tue, 01 Jul 2025
How sad she feels she has nothing to give or do. An awareness of life given can help perseverance and some satisfaction and purpose, looking outwards and upwards. Rhiannon
Read full commentPosted in Where The Sea Might Take Me
Catching, recording in your
Posted on Thu, 19 Jun 2025
Catching, recording in your mind, and in words maybe better than a shaky, hasty film could have been!
So much of drama around, and even the glimpse we see of the terrible, we have no knowledge of much of the detail that is occurring — and...
Read full commentPosted in The Fox and the Siamese
Enjoying the present mixed
Posted on Tue, 17 Jun 2025
Enjoying the present mixed with the memories it stirs, and the pleasure of writing about some of them. Rhiannon
Read full commentPosted in When Time Has Elapsed
It is so difficult to know
Posted on Thu, 05 Jun 2025
It is so difficult to know what to read, and what to trust. And then there will always be gloom-forceasters, but we know this world is uncertain. The only hope it to put one's trust in the One who not only sees, but has his hand on the messes,...
Read full commentPosted in Perverse Future
A really interesting thought
Posted on Tue, 03 Jun 2025
A really interesting thought-out glimpse at coping with loss and grief and being turned to realise the loved-one would want them to continue helping others, and finding satisfaction in it. Rhiannon
Read full commentPosted in "Mr. Nothingsworth"
Liked the last two lines,
Posted on Sun, 01 Jun 2025
Liked the last two lines, Jenny, the peace and beauty distracting from the irritating trivia, rather than the opposite so often happening! Rhiannon
Read full commentPosted in Treasure of Sensory Impressions
So Julia steadied up, with a
Posted on Tue, 27 May 2025
So Julia steadied up, with a man who could both steady her and help her exercise her abilities with family and business! Rhiannon
Read full commentPosted in A Victorian Lady's Memoirs Part Eight
Julia seems to be ripe for
Posted on Mon, 26 May 2025
Julia seems to be ripe for instigating problems! Rhiannon
Read full commentPosted in A Victorian Lady's Memoirs Part Seven
As well as forgiving, He can
Posted on Sun, 25 May 2025
As well as forgiving, He can change our heart and desire for what is wrong, and His Spirit can give us the victory. But we need to be willing to pray for that help, even help to stop loving and desiring what is wrong.
And when we slip,...
Read full commentPosted in Forgive – and forget?
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