Category: God’s love

  • The Christmas Present….

    The Christmas Present….

    My husband knows me so well…he always buys me such thoughtful presents. I’ve discovered this is a skill in itself (which should not be underestimated or go unappreciated) because I am not very good at it. There are people who just know the right, special gift that will give you that special feeling…whether joy, love…

  • Awe and Wonder…

    Awe and Wonder…

    This time last year my talk at church was about “Christmas Means”. I had chosen as my theme: “Emmanuel which means God with us.” “Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel,” which is translated, “God with us.” Matt 1:23 “Therefore the Lord himself will…

  • Too painful to look..

    Too painful to look..

    Are you currently or have you been or experienced something so painful that you just couldn’t bear to look. It was or is too painful to bear the pain of looking. God wants you to know today that God sees you. He is the God who sees everything. God sees you. God sees that pain,…

  • A Covering of Love

    When Adam and Eve sinned and stepped outside of God’s glory, God made a covering of animal skins for them because their nakedness made them vulnerable to their changed environment. They had tried to cover themselves with fig leaves, but God knew that fig leaves alone would not give them enough covering for warmth and…

  • Overwhelmed….

    Overwhelmed….

    This was me at this time last year. Overwhelmed. I’ve read a few posts recently, and know some of you are feeling the same, so I hope this re-post helps. Perhaps it’s just for you today lovely reader to let you know you’re not going through it alone. I woke in the early hours with…

  • Letting go…

    Letting go…

    I’ve found that is been hard to let go as a parent. I know it needs to be done. It’s the natural rhythm of life – to let them find their own way as adults and do their own thing without (too much) interfering. It’s hard though. To trust that our Father in Heaven is…

  • Bill’s story – Lessons from my Father

    Bill’s story – Lessons from my Father

    As it is Father’s Day here in the UK then I want to re-post this post to honour my Dad, William or Bill as he was usually called, and tell you about him. Dad was born in Edinburgh in 1933 and lived in Leith for his early years. He did various trades from an apprentice…