The Oxford online dictionary defines a refugee as a person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster.

Waiting : Dear Lord, afford our souls a spring, Thou know'st our winter has been long; Shine forth, and warm our hearts to sing, And thy rich grace shall be our song.

“ Death and Resurrection is what the story is about and had we but eyes to see it, this has been hinted on every page, met us in some disguise at every turn, and even been muttered in conversations between such minor characters (if they are minor characters) as the vegetables.” C. S. Lewis

Advent time is upon us: “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, goodwill toward men!”

What does love look like? It has the hands to help others. It has the feet to hasten to the poor and needy. It has eyes to see misery and want. It has the ears to hear the sighs and sorrows of men.

Roger Federer, the Legend won his 18th Grand Slam! On the 29th of January 2017 Decency won. Humility, Grace, Elegance, Kindness, and Patience won...

So may the New Year be a happy one to you, happy to many more whose happiness depends on you!” “A new heart for a New Year, always!”

“I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year. I will live in the Past, the Present, and the Future.

The scent of childhood had been released and I submitted. I took it in. I watched the movie. I grieved for Vinnie and I grieved yet once again for those I have loved and lost before her. Grief has its own fifty shades too.

Have you ever heard of such a Healer? A Healer-God, Jehovah-Rapha, the God Who heals.

As I have been sifting through the ashes of my past, these memories have revealed, almost released, endless amounts of answered prayers.

Forget not all His benefits!

A Thing of Beauty A thing of beauty is a joy for ever: Its lovliness increases; it will never Pass into nothingness; but still will keep A bower quiet for us, and a sleep Full of sweet dreams, and health, and quiet breathing. Therefore, on every morrow, are we wreathing A flowery band to bind […]

There are no ordinary people. I am learning to accept what I already knew, that we are all immortal. A dear friend talked about human beings having a ‘sell by date’, but actually in the real scheme of things we don’t have a sell by date. We morph. We transform finally into what we were really meant to be.

I met Lucy I met Lucy in my sister in law’s kitchen one day. At first she seemed like a commonplace cat, rather skinny for my liking. I personally prefer those big, fat, lazy ones that I usually see all over Gertie’s farmhouse when I go visiting. But within a couple of minutes it was […]

God has made everything beautiful.