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I have 1835 stories published in 16 collections on the site.
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His work in the heart

[Continuing the hymn-for-Sundays series] Hardened hearts won’t learn God’s wisdom:… I was limp like empty glove till He entered with his love.

For whose benefit …?

discreet … ostentatious … displays for praise … generous … parsimonious … discreet … to ease distress — which giver is blest more than the receiver?
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“… They will not sweep over you.”

[Continuing the hymn-for-Sundays series] Flood and storms can pound and shake me, who can hold my head above? Faithful Brother won’t forsake me,...

January (northern hemisphere)

So much bleak and weak and waiting, so much dark and stark, deflating, but see … so soon will come a colourful time, a warmer clime.
Cherry

1949

An end of war, blossoming joy, as waiting girl and returning boy could now be wed and optimism in every heart viewed the years ahead: work hard,...

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1317 of my comments have received 1355 Great Feedback votes

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Can be so strange knocking at

Posted on Mon, 24 Oct 2022

Can be so strange knocking at a new place like that, waiting to meet the unkown people.

gothis was that meant ot be gothic? Rhiannon

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Posted in 2. Belfast Simon community 1978 - I arrive at my work

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You certainly get into your

Posted on Fri, 21 Oct 2022

You certainly get into your characters' lives. Observation of the age group thoughtful. Rhiannon

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Posted in The Spirit of Jenny Jones (Part One of Two)

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How did you get on?

Posted on Wed, 19 Oct 2022

How did you get on? Challenging, sometimes feel can help, sometimes feel helpless but caring, I suppose? Trying to be real friend, ayway, I guess. Rhiannon

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Posted in Railway - a true memory poem

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You show clearly your

Posted on Tue, 18 Oct 2022

You show clearly your enjoyment of the pleasure in youth's escapism. I suppose escapism at other ages is more private! But maybe older years bring more opportunities for different interesting times maybe not as immediately exciting, but bringing...

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Posted in Interesting Times

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Ray, I'm baffled, this doesn

Posted on Mon, 17 Oct 2022

Ray, I'm baffled, this doesn't seem to have any connection with the quiet Gladys working most of her life with orphans in China and helping in a prison riot and telling all of Jesus, and also in later life helping orphans in Taiwan!  Rhiannon

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Posted in Gladys Aylward 2 - How Gladys helped her entire family

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A quick revealing sweep over

Posted on Sat, 15 Oct 2022

A quick revealing sweep over the years! Rhiannon

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Posted in Here

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It sounds as if you can

Posted on Fri, 14 Oct 2022

It sounds as if you can quieten down amongst your trees in the drizzle. Their steadiness and varied greenery (are alder leaves furry underneath like felt, I couldn’t remember) Like the mountains, they do point me to the steadiness of their...

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Posted in tree time

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Bereavement at the lockdown

Posted on Wed, 12 Oct 2022

Bereavement at the lockdown time must have been very difficult especially if younger family weren't able to have much contact, but hopefully many would be inovative in ways to keep in some sort of contact - through windows, and phone, skype for...

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Posted in Only The Lonely

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Hi, Jean. I too can

Posted on Sun, 09 Oct 2022

Hi, Jean. I too can commiserate to some extent. My teeth are so poor that 3 broken teeth didn't hurt and didn't count as an emergency, as our dentist and then 1 or 2 others retired/left the practice and dentists don't seem to want to come to...

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Posted in chemo 11

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Evocative memories. Nice to

Posted on Sat, 08 Oct 2022

Evocative memories. Nice to share. Reminded me of granddaughter emerging after we'd settled her last night, to say she's heard what she thought was a thief, and she was afraid. My husband had been earlier reading her a story where a missionary...

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Posted in Mysterious Times

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