I am, by nature, an introvert. I like my own company, at least most of the time. But it is only in the last few years that I have come to crave being alone in a silence that is only broken by my music of choice. My choice of music has always been fairly eclectic.Continue reading “Silence is Golden”
Category Archives: Journey of Faith
New Year’s Resolutions
1. Lose Weight 2. More Exercise 3. Blood-glucose levels under control The usuals. The ones that usually last for about ten days, and then get dumped into the Room 101 Bin! Maybe this year? Who am I kidding? But there is one new resolution this year: BE CURIOUS I have always been curious, inquisitive, orContinue reading “New Year’s Resolutions”
When Everything’s On Fire
Two years ago, mum passed away. And in her passing I discovered a gate that led, out of the garden in my heart, and into a wide panorama of beauty and life. I chose to open the gate and found myself exploring The Great Adventure. For the first time in my life, I was finallyContinue reading “When Everything’s On Fire”
Where the Light Fell
I have always absorbed Philip Yancey’s books. He has never been afraid to ask awkward questions of the church, or of God. The rebel in me kind of likes that. This is subtitled, “A Memoir” and in his usual way, he shines a light on his own life, and the pain that has been enduredContinue reading “Where the Light Fell”
Now and Forever
15.44. It was bitterly cold this morning when I ventured out for a walk. But the sun was out and the wind had dropped. The beach was crowded with runners – crazy people! But I was alone with my thoughts and with My Papa and that is always more than enough for me. We talkedContinue reading “Now and Forever”
The Beauty of Winter
Winter as a child was fun! Living on a farm had advantages, we would often get snowed in for days at a time, which meant no school. Winter as an adult is not quite so much fun. Living on the south coast we hardly get any snow and when we do it is invariably goneContinue reading “The Beauty of Winter”
The Repair Shop
Nestled deep in the British countryside is The Repair Shop, where a team of Britain’s most skilled and caring craftspeople rescue and resurrect items their owners thought were beyond saving. Together they transform priceless pieces of family history and bring loved, but broken treasures, and the memories they hold back to life. [Taken from theContinue reading “The Repair Shop”
Training My Eyes
One step, two steps… climb higher and higher. Sometimes it is easier to look down at your feet. Sometimes it is easier to focus on each individual step. You can’t see the top or where you’re going. But you know you will get there eventually. Sometimes one foot in front of the other is allContinue reading “Training My Eyes”
I saw… but now I see
I saw the cold, inflexible dryness of correct doctrine… now I see a God who will not be restricted by what I believe. I cannot believe that I settled for cold and dry for so long, when the warm rivers of relentless love have always been there. I saw the barrenness of religious duty andContinue reading “I saw… but now I see”
Welcome to the Journey
I am a son, a husband, a father, a friend. I am, a recently retired, local authority foster carer, now a “Lollipop Man” at the local school, a sometimes churchgoer. I am a pilgrim, a traveller, an explorer, an avid reader and novice writer. And I am wounded and scarred, broken and damaged. And yetContinue reading “Welcome to the Journey”
The Papa Journey 