Lovely family walk yesterday. (Okay, lovely after dragging out daughters who would rather read, do homework, or commune with their computers). We walked through the University Parks from Magdalen College to Norham Gardens where I used to … [Continue reading]
When Forgiveness Unleashes the River of Creativity
About four years ago, I attended a prophetic training day at a large Anglican Charismatic Church in Oxford. I was taken aback when Rachel, the self-described “prophetess” leading it, asked us to give the person next to us “a word from God.” I do … [Continue reading]
George Macdonald, The Prayer of an Old Writer
LORD, what I once had done with youthful might, Had I been from the first true to the truth, Grant me, now old, to do--with better sight, And humbler heart, if not the brain of youth; So wilt thou, in thy gentleness and ruth, Lead back thy old … [Continue reading]
In which Fritallaria Meleagris, or Snake’s Head Fritillary tell me something of the goodness of God
Spring in the garden. A rhapsody indeed. White Cherry blossoms. Daffodils! Cowslips. Flowering Judas tree. Forget-me-nots. Bright red tulips in my garden! And fritallaria. These were never easy for us to establish in Virginia, so it a joy to … [Continue reading]
God is love, one of deep affection and grace and forgiveness and inspiration
Reading an interview with Young, author of the self-published best-seller "The Shack," which I own, but have not read. "I really do believe that God is love, one of deep affection and grace and forgiveness and inspiration." A God of deep … [Continue reading]
In which Irene Comforts Me
Irene, crooning to me, "Mummy, you're a mummy, and you'll always be a mummy, but I am an Irene, and one day I will be a mummy." Me, "Well, I'm not just a mummy." She, soothingly, "I know. You are a writer, a Mummy, and a chatterbox." … [Continue reading]
The Wit and Wisdom of Roy
I was reading an article by a younger friend, and was cross to come across a word I didn't know. (I am a vocabulary freak, who don't often come across words whose meanings i don't know, and when I do, I look them up immediately). Roy: "Don't … [Continue reading]
Flylady, Domesticity and Housework.
Our cleaning lady from Zimbabwe is singing in rich, high voice as she cleans. She is singing worship songs; I believe I have heard the melodies before. She reminds me of Lena, our previous Brazilian cleaner who also sung as she worked. I … [Continue reading]
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