Tag: jesus is king

  • Highway to the Heights

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    “Take nothing for your journey, no staff, nor bag, nor bread, nor money—not even an extra tunic” To walk more every day, especially in the hills is something I would like to do. Walking teaches me. The rhythm, the fresh air, the sightseeing. Yes it’s therapeutic and so lovely discovering places the bus or car… Read more

  • The Godfather

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    `God’s’ That is the one word that describes me. After many prodigal years I found that out by accident. Killing time, staying uncomfortably, in someone else’s house I read the Footprints in the Sand poem which was in a clip frame in their bathroom. I could hardly avoid it as I brushed my teeth. I… Read more

  • The Garden Bug

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    “Well at least it will give you peace of mind” was all I seemed to hear when my first flush of youth was over. “I don’t want peace of mind” I raged inside. I want drama, romance, jealousy, possession, love! I guess you can’t want something you never had and I don’t know if I… Read more

  • Have we forgotten the State Intervention we Loathed during COVID?

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    I just knew 2026 was going to be a challenge.  For twelve years my husband had enjoyed little complication from Prostate cancer.  Now he has advanced stage 4 prostate cancer.  The advanced bit we knew early January.  The PSA blood test used to detect if prostate cancer spreads had rocketed.  More than doubled in a… Read more

  • The Hidden Paws

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    I guess cats. If I am to make any comparison then cats. For starters I can sleep like cats sleep. For long, long periods. I am a real stickler for routine the way cats are. I like to think I go where I am needed, like cats. The cats I have had the joy of… Read more

  • Margaret’s Magic

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    We were big on middle names in my family. Many used their middle name as their first name. I was not too hot on my middle name. It seemed so boring and so old fashioned. I guess when I knew it was my grandma’s name I felt more warm towards it. She was a strong… Read more

  • Learning to hear birdsong

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    It was a summer of contrasts, fearful imaginings and new beginnings. I met a man.  A real man.  My tumultuous and never should have happened marriage was dispersing into an empty painful divorce. We couldn’t be amicable as we never had been. My goal now was to finish the nurse training I never should have… Read more