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Small but beautiful..
It’s amazing to me still how such a small little island that I am blessed to call home has such a varied and beautiful landscape. It’s not only the landscape that varies but the cultures,dialects and customs too as people settle into their own “tribes” and make their mark across the landscape. If you ever…
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A first time for everything..
Being away this week has given me an opportunity to do and try a few things for the very first time. I have travelled over the incredible Ribblehead viaduct on a train (see my photo) eaten a Yorkshire curd tart (a curious mixture of pastry, currants and cheese but absolutely delicious) been to a livestock…
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Prayer for the week ahead..empathy 13/5/24
“Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need. For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin.” Hebrews 4.15-16 NKJV Father in…
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Never run dry….
These beautiful old drinking troughs in Derbyshire were built to collect the fresh spring water for the nearby village. The men and women would collect it daily and even sell the water for a penny a bucket. The first 2 troughs which collected the spring water were clear but the furthest ones from the source…
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The Narrow Gate…
Tomorrow, we head off to the Yorkshire Dales for a holiday. I’m looking forward to walking in the Dales, breathing in the fresh air and seeing those rolling green hills. I am sharing a re-post about “the narrow gate” which was inspired by an earlier visit to the Peak District. On our first evening in…
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Mercy, Mercy..prayer for the week ahead 6/5/24
And behold, a woman of Canaan came from that region and cried out to Him, saying, “Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David!”Matt.15.22 NKJV Do you know someone who desperately needs God’s mercy in their life. This is a short prayer that we can pray this week for someone and their situation. Father…
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Paid in Full….Debt settled
This time next week, I will be on holiday in the Yorkshire Dales which is one of the most beautiful parts of the U.K. I’m really looking forward to the trip. The last time I was preparing to go away on holiday, I shared this post about a thought that came to me whilst ironing…
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Stirred hearts..
There is a little sentence in a passage of scripture in 2 Chronicles that we could easily miss. It says “He (God) stirred the heart of Cyrus”. “In the first year of King Cyrus of Persia, the Lord fulfilled the prophecy he had given through Jeremiah. He stirred the heart of Cyrus to put this…
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Prayer for the week ahead 29/4/24 Trials
“We sent Timothy…to strengthen and encourage you in your faith, so that no one would be unsettled by these trials. For you know quite well that we are destined for them”. 1Thess.3.2-3 Father God we pray and lift up those of our brothers and sisters in Christ going through trials, persecution and difficult times to…
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Wounded Sheep..Strong Sheep
My dear friend Heather shared this with me a number of years ago. It is a picture that speaks to my heart and so I wanted to share it again as it may be for someone reading. As Heather was praying she saw a picture of a large flock of sheep who were all moving…
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