A walk through life with God
Posts that relate to God, church, Christianity, my faith, etc.
This year, a friend has given me a book called “Jesus Calling” by Sarah Young, which has a couple of paragraphs to read each day, written in the first person, as if from Jesus, with a number of accompanying bible verses. They are uplifting, relaxing, reassuring and have transformed my mornings. Continue reading “Peace Out”
I hate waiting. I’m terrible at it. It’s probably the thing I’m worst at. I’m hugely impatient. Whether it’s waiting for dinner to be ready, waiting for a train, waiting for the adverts to finish or something on a slightly longer scale – waiting for a holiday, for example – I struggle. I’m a natural fidget-er. A typical “gen Y”, playing on my phone while waiting for the next stimulus. Continue reading “Waiting… not so patiently”
This Friday was 6th January, and so the Christmas decorations came down (OK, so the tree hasn’t actually left the house yet, but the decorations have been removed…). For me, that always brings a mixed sense of both sadness that Christmas is over, and slight relief that the house is now back to normal. The house feels bigger for a short while, although only really because it is emptier. When the physical signs of Christmas are gone (other than the number on the scales…), it feels like it is time to “move on”, return to the routine and accept that life has to return to normal. That’s not a bad thing, I don’t think, but it’s also important to remember Christmas and to keep hold of some of our Christmas habits. Continue reading “When Christmas comes down”