England’s three highest mountains are all located in the beautiful Lake District. On one side of the third highest, Helvellyn, is a ridge known as “Striding Edge”. If you are mad enough to “hike” along this ridge, you’ll discover that, at times, it involves some narrow paths/scrambling with pretty sheer drops for company. It isn’tContinueContinue reading “Destination: Unknown … But I’m Okay With That”
Category Archives: Faith
Pressed, but not Crushed
I feel like it is not a very easy time at the moment in our household. J has exams coming up, and I’m right up against a deadline to finish the major part of the editing of my PhD thesis. Both of us have found our work set back by persistent low-level colds that onlyContinueContinue reading “Pressed, but not Crushed”
Contentment
One of the first houses J and I lived in was tiny – there was about a metre from the chair on one side of the living room to the little sofa on the other side. And I used to think something along the lines of, “If only we had a slightly bigger house, I’dContinueContinue reading “Contentment”
Guilt and Forgiveness.
A little while ago, J and I were chatting in the car on our way to meet up with some friends. Although I don’t remember exactly what we were talking about – possibly something to do with his medical course – I came away with some thoughts that have stuck with me since then. TheContinueContinue reading “Guilt and Forgiveness.”
I am who I am
(Photo taken by my father in law). In the Bible, God refers to Himself as “I am”. I have been thinking about that lately, particularly what I might learn from it. I spend far too much time worrying about what people think, or might think, about me. How much would that worry decrease or evenContinueContinue reading “I am who I am”
Some, Some and Some 