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The Moment of Looking
Our phones are off, WiFi is down and my mobile has lost signal. There was a moment of panic – “what if people are trying to phone me, email me, sending messages on Facebook, texting.” Colin is sorting it all out. And so I take to gazing out of the window, again. I notice small…
What I have learnt.
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…
Doubts?
A couple of days ago one of the readings for my daily devotion time was this from Frederick Buechner:Whether you have faith that there is a God or that there is not a God, if you don’t have any doubts you are either kidding yourself or asleep. Doubts are the ants in the pants of…
What are wasps for?
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….
Feeling Discouraged?
Discouragement. Apparently renowned church leader John Stott admitted this was one of his greatest challenges. Everyone, even the most saintly and godly of people can suffer with this. Discouragement. Many things fuel discouragement, and different people find different things discouraging. And this is in normal times; and we all know these aren’t normal times. This…
Breaking Out
On Monday I spent a long time staring at my computer screen. I couldn’t take my eyes away yet I wasn’t working or writing letters or doing any of the things I’d intended to do and I wasn’t touching any keys. Before my eyes a young osprey was fighting its way out of its egg….