This morning I woke up thinking about my family in the states, and reminiscing about the numerous trips we made to the US to join Jared’s family for thanksgiving celebration. A particular passage in the scripture came to mind as I was getting out of bed, 1 Thessalonians 5:18: “In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.” Continue reading “Grateful for Many Things”
That’s the shadow of the tree next to my mother’s headstone. Took that picture on the fifth anniversary of her ‘homegoing’, and I thought I was fine when I visited her at the cemetery. But I blubbered all the way home. And I remember I took a walk in the woods (my brother and his family live in a neighbourhood with loads of beautiful old trees surrounding a golf course), to pull myself together before heading back for lunch with my family. That was five years ago. Continue reading “A Time of Grief and Joy”
The sunset is beautiful in and of itself. Whether we attempt to capture it or not, it captivates us, stirs us and inspires us. But, if we attempt to capture the sunset, what are we attempting to capture? A photographer could take a perfect picture, but would that capture what is stirred within us? A photographer can’t take a picture of the stirring in our heart, and that stirring, so flagrant in youth and, all too often, so withered in the old, is what poetry is all about. A poem or a song attempts to express in words that which already exists — what a photograph fails to convey. Continue reading “Sunset and Special Childhood Memories”
London might not be renowned for good weather but every once in a while, the sun is shining, the birds are singing and the grass are green, and we go out and enjoy the day! 🙂 The days are getting longer; it doesn’t get dark until after eight o’clock in the evening and it enables me to do more outdoor activities even late at night. Continue reading “Just A Normal Day in London”
There is a great difference between surviving and succeeding. Those who work to live, and those who live to work. Many people are satisfied to survive on the scraps of earnings yet they have goals that extend beyond their workplace and see their occupation as only “a means to an end.” Others are more focused on their profession and are goal-oriented people and who give their life to their end purpose. Continue reading ““We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give.” – Sir Winston Churchill”
With the upcoming elections in the Philippines, the USA, and here in the UK, every time I open my device it is flooded with astonishing election related pundits. It seems like there is some type of ‘social-media-war’ going on. Every statement by an avid supporter is filled with anguish and hatred; a lot of times the contents of their commentaries are created out of sheer ignorance that makes me burst into laughter. Continue reading “Hero or Villain?”
Spring days fill with reminders anew each day. Continue reading “Spring Ponderings & Postcards from London”
Romance, in my humble opinion, has little to do with any specific location. It exists in a sequence of illuminated moments…snapshots taken when at least expected, and occur in the least likely of places. Sometimes all it takes to elucidate a moment is to share it with the right person. Continue reading “Unexpected Idyllic Moments”
In considering this post, my thought ran to how God says we are to number our days . . . “So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.“ (Psalm 90:12) I realise that God would not want me to waste His gift of time, so I seek to discover the meaning of living and learning as a person made in God’s image. Continue reading “Growing old is a good thing”
Tapestry has been a form of textile art for centuries. The weavers are artists who can create very intricate designs, and make such a breathtaking and desirable tapestries. When you look at a tapestry hanging on a wall, you see a completely spectacular and perfect work of art. The form, the colours, the texture, and the patterns make a tapestry a display of surpassing beauty. Continue reading “God’s Needlework of Grace”