I go back through all my old blog posts about autumn, and find they all ring true - “Autumn has that affect on me; it reminds me of the past and feels like coming home. I am savouring each moment as both the nostalgia and newness of life remind me that God has all things … Continue reading Again, Autumn
Yesterday morning I spent time pruning the garden. With all the rain in January, the plants had begun climbing out of the garden bed. I didn’t realise how bad it was until I began to cut them back; underneath, the grass was brown and patchy. It’s all neatened up now (I don’t want to stop … Continue reading Tidying Up the Garden
From the outside, it might seem like life is monotonous. I keep the same routine each week day; I drive the same route to work, the same dishes are used and washed and used again. Saturday’s hold the same chores that will always need doing. I do not find this routine boring. At times it … Continue reading Do the Next Thing
Why are you looking at a to-do list today? I looked up from my bullet journal, from the seven dot points that ran down the page. While I have long since respected the sabbath, it only occurred to me at eight this morning that I was not really living it out. How can I honestly … Continue reading The Sunday Sabbath
In the last month, I have had a renewed love for my home. It is a temporary home, both in the sense that I am renting and won’t be here my whole life, but also in that I am bound for eternity with God. But this house is mine for a time, and how I … Continue reading Bring the Love In
I love moments of stillness. The pause once the washing up is done. Walking to my car after work. The noise inside me stops in such moments, and there is a clarity, a peace. In the winding down, there is no rush into something else. Quiet is so important. It’s easy to fill days with … Continue reading I See Christ
I started the year in one house, one job, one church, and I’m ending the year with new ones. My last day at my old job was the Friday before Christmas, and I begin the new next week. I feel mostly ready, but of course there are always the nerves at what is unknown. But … Continue reading That Time Again
We didn’t get much of a spring, it feels like. Or maybe I just missed it. But in recent times I have been trying to notice again, with lists of gratitude. People say they feel different when they begin to notice. When those details become magnified, bringing joy and thanks. I love remembering the birds … Continue reading A Slow Return
It is time again to reset. Classical music played while I cleaned the house this morning, setting things back in order. Dusting, vacuuming, washing. It is a cloudy day, which means I have loads of laundry hanging up to dry inside. While this can make the house feel a bit more cluttered, I would still … Continue reading Stepping into the Clearing
This past week, I have intentionally chosen silence over noise. To be alone with God instead of filling every pause with something to watch or something to listen to. I have been convicted to fast from watching tv, at least during the week. I’m not sure how long I will do this for, but I’m … Continue reading On Fasting and Finding Silence
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