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Christmas “cat”astrophe..a re-post

It’s Christmas Eve and I’m just off to work before we break up for the holidays. I thought this little story of our cat’s antics on a previous Christmas Eve will bring a smile to you today. We have a family cat called Leia and like most cats she is extremely curious. This Christmas Eve…
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Advent prayer..love

“do not merely look out for your own personal interests, but also for the interests of others.” Phil.2.4 NASB Father God, help us to be aware and notice those around us who are in need this week so that we can show your love and bring you into the situation. You are the answer. Help…
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Advent Love letter for you..

My friend Jan wrote this letter for me many, many years ago. It blessed me and I hope it blesses you today: A love letter from God From the beginning of time to the end of time – I love you; For the times when you felt that I was far off and distant –…
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Advent Love..

This weekend at church we will light our 4th Advent candle which represents love. Christmas reminds us as believers that love requires action. Christianity is not lip service love. God demonstrated His love by sending Jesus, His beloved son to us. Jesus demonstrated His love by willingly laying aside His glory, leaving His Father and…
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A Deep Deep Deep Joy..a repost
The advent theme this week is Joy so there are naturally a number of posts being written on the theme of “joy” and given it’s the season “to be joyful” I thought I would “joy-n” in…🤪 Do you need some joy in your hearts today my friends? A re-discovering of the joy in knowing the…
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Prayer for joy in the week ahead..

“Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.” Rom.12.12 NIVUK Dear Father in heaven, hear our prayer today we ask. May the joy of our salvation and gift of life with you through faith in your son Jesus, His patient enduring of affliction and suffering and His daily example of prayer to you,…
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Joy in the hard times…

In this season of life: Though the fig tree does not bud and there are no grapes on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though there are no sheep in the pen and no cattle in the stalls, YET I will rejoice in the Lord, I will be…
