Today is, traditionally Palm Sunday.  I was well enough to get to Church this morning (which means I will be able to get back to work tomorrow ( Read more... )

Last Monday I had the day off work to meet up with Claire (and Tim, for lunch). We had a lovely afternoon, sitting in the sunshine and chatting ( Read more... )

After we had left the Cistine Chapel we walked across and into St Peter's. I have been to Rome before (more about that in another post) ... but I only have a couple of memories of the city. One is the sheer height of this building, the other is the statue of St Peter that has a damaged foot ... just where people go and kiss it.

( Judge for yourself what it is like )

On the next day of our holiday we swapped hotels, moving to Rome. However we took a very indirect route so that we could visit the town of Assissi ... the home of St Francis of Asissi, and of St Clare (who founded the Poor Clares)

( A small town, with some truly beautiful buildings )

What a week .... talk about a roller-coaster ( Read more... )

We had more than 20 days to complete round 11 of monthlyinspo , which was good, because although it sounded a relatively easy challenge ... it wasn't!!  And some of you may have noticed that I have been missing ... well I have been keeping busy-ish, but sadly my CFS has kicked in.  So I have spent a lot of time sleeping, and therefore am way behind with things ( Read more... )

I know today is All Hallow's Eve, or Halloween ... But, as a Protestant, today is also a special day, as it's the 500th Anniversary of the beginning of the Protestant movement by Martin Luther.

"Traditionally, 31 October 1517 is widely held to be the day German monk Martin Luther nailed his Ninety-five Theses on the door of the All Saints' Church ( Read more... )

My biggest hope is ______

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Well I said I would do it, so here are the first couple of days

What is your number one goal this year?

I really want to try and feel more positive about myself - but after 55 years that may be a bit of a struggle. Still points for giving it a go!

What are you most grateful for?For my friends here, for Jiffy, and most importantly my faith. I am ( Read more... )

When I meditated on the word Guidance, I kept seeing "dance" at the end of the word ( Read more... )