In the tent : shush now

Father help me to relenquish the right to have an opinion about everything… Sometimes I just need to stay silent. Often I just need to stay silent. I’m an ungracious auto correct and just as annoying as the one on my laptop. This year is almost over and I’m still trying to work on myContinue reading “In the tent : shush now”

In the tent: I need you

Father I’m in an agitated mood.  I feel irritated and annoyed under the surface.  I wouldn’t call it frustration.  I’m not depressed. But I’m not at peace. I’m not at rest in my soul.  I need you Jesus. Come and still me. But what if part of this is you stirring the waters? What ifContinue reading “In the tent: I need you”

The stress of tea, coffee and a few buns.

Now in my forties I’d hoped that my insecurities would have dissipated. Yeah, right. A few weeks ago I thought that id like to host an afternoon tea party, I planned the menu, but froze at the thought of a guest list.  I tried a few times to make one but the more I thoughtContinue reading “The stress of tea, coffee and a few buns.”

I love how our lives and loves are intertwined

“I love how our lives and loves are intertwined”. I wrote those words in a text to a close friend a couple of weeks ago. They’ve stuck with me.  They describe February. In February I have watched and observed how the people that I’m joined to have cared and loved each other and extended that toContinue reading “I love how our lives and loves are intertwined”