My Lord God, I have no idea where I am going. I do not see the road ahead of me. I cannot know for certain where it will end. Nor do I really know myself, and the fact that I think I am following Your will does not mean that I am actually … [Continue reading]
Do not labour for food which perishes, but for food that endures to eternal life. John 6.27.
Franz Snyders Do not labour for food which perishes, but for food that endures to eternal life. Not all of us have choices about what labour we undertake. Many of us have our choices cut out for us by long years of training and … [Continue reading]
Thoughts on the Election of President Obama
I was proud of America. I feared that when it came to it, most white people wouldn't vote for a black person. However, as the New York Times said, the economy was the overriding issue, and so many, no doubt, "swallowed hard" and did the … [Continue reading]
Buttercup and Daisy– Our Aylesbury Ducks
Buttercup and Daisy are our Aylesbury Ducks, birds bred over centuries to be too fat to fly. This is an injury we have done them, for they have on one frightening occasions been caught by a fox. One of the most terrifying moments of my life was … [Continue reading]
Another Bushism
George Bush'One of the great things about books is sometimes there are some fantastic pictures.' Quoted in US News & World Report, January 2000.And here is my absolute favourite Bushism.On favorite political philosopher:Asked what "political … [Continue reading]
George Bush’s favourite political philosopher
Asked what "political philosopher" he most admires, Texas Gov. George W. Bush, replied, "Christ, because he changed my heart....When you turn your heart and your life over to Christ, when you accept Christ as the Savior, it changes your heart … [Continue reading]
LITTLE WOMEN by Louise May Alcott
I am listening to Little Women on CD with the children in the car. I probably haven't read it since I was twelve. I first encountered it when I was 8 and read it several times over the next few years, sobbing over Beth's death, furious with Amy.The … [Continue reading]
The Worst Journey in the World Apsley Cherry-Garrard
The Worst Journey in the World Apsley Cherry-GarrardCherry-Garrard's introduction:Polar exploration is at once the cleanest and most isolated way of having a bad time which has been devised. It is the only form of adventure in which you put on your … [Continue reading]