A window pane had fallen out of the back of our little greenhouse during the cold winter months, and we noticed a robin flying in and out. Then, a few weeks ago we discovered a robin’s nest containing six eggs tucked safely inside a flowerpot. We’ve been watching Mr and Mrs Robin come and go…
There’s a bag in my home office containing knitting needles and a ball of wool attached to a big chunky unfinished grey scarf. Catherine’s handiwork. She hadn’t been a knitter but on one of her visits home I reintroduced her to the pleasing and relaxing activity of knitting. She had gone away with the wool…
(Reprint of my article first published on “GodInterest.com” – a Christian perspective, looking at some of the clichés around grief and questioning whether they would have been appropriate words to comfort the followers and mother of Jesus on the day of his death. A short reflection to challenge the Christian community to travel better with…
(A post for those interested in Christian perspectives) It’s been a long cold winter in the UK. The frozen snow in our back garden just about melted in time for the Spring equinox, although the pond was still covered with a thin layer of ice the other morning and there are frozen heaps of snow…
On missing a loved one.
Are you struggling to remember happy times? Is the sadness of your loved one’s passing overwhelming you? Here’s an idea about creating a memory board, but first a personal reflection on the day I started clearing out my books.
