As part of my daily devotions, I have started to learn Christian Meditation, notmindfulness but a little like it. This morning as I tried to sit quietly, I was aware of mytinnitus, which at times can be a real distraction. I decided to put on my favouritepiano music CD, “Best of Yiruma”. My meditation for…
As I sat for my quiet time this morning I felt the quietness closing in. It’s never that quiet. There are always the distant sounds of cars taking people to work or children to school, usually there are birds in the garden chirruping as they settle on the feeders; but this morning there was nothing….
The season is changing. The ospreys from the nests I’ve been following have set off on their long flight to their winter homes in Africa. The house martins finally fledged their third brood last week and will now have moved south to gather in larger groups also to fly to Africa along with the swallows…
I’m not good at waiting. When the post arrives I’m there ready to open it straight away. If it’s a parcel then I have to get through the tape and in to the contents quickly to see what’s inside. Sometimes, of course, it’s a disappointment; like the time I ordered gluten free cornets for ice-cream…
How does God speak to you? For me it is in nature or music, or a sudden thought unconnected to what I had been thinking about, or an unexpected vision of a person coming to mind. I’m very much a feelings person. There is no doubt that God speaks. If I wake with a song…
I’ve been studying John 15. The vine. One chapter titled “The discipline of scripture” ended with this short poem by Barbara Parsons talking about the importance of reading the Bible regularly, not just hearing it read on Sunday during the service. Some communicationsShould be studied with utmost care:A map;Battle orders;A love letter. Neglect to read…
During these last six months I have surprised myself. I have watched insects and looked at flowers and other plants more closely than ever before. I allowed a beautiful green beetle to crawl up my arm, I watched ants eating aphids and counted butterflies for 15 minutes for the butterfly count. I gave sugary water…
Someone on Facebook asked can you name one good thing to come out of self-isolation, lock down and shielding? There were lots of positive answers I’m pleased to say. This is my answer. I watched as the female osprey at the Glaslyn and Dyfi nests returned from Africa and waited anxiously for their long standing…
I used to be crafty. I won prices at the Hightown show for my cards and cross stitch so I’m not a novice. However I hadn’t done any for a while but decided that since, during self-isolation, I had time, I would start again. It was the third piece of work that made me ask…
There was a post on the Self-Isolating Bird Club Facebook page which asked the question “What are wasps for?” It’s a question I have asked myself along with “What are ants / slugs / snails for?” One person gave quite a full answer describing how wasps help pollination of our crops, trees and other plants….