One of the greatest children’s songs we sing is: Jesus loves me. This I know, for the Bible tells me so. Little ones to Him belong, they are weak, but He is strong. Yes, Jesus loves me. x3 The Bible tells me so. I love singing it
I recently asked a group of teenagers whether they thought the life of a Christian was easier and more trouble-free. Without hesitation, one of them answered, “Yes!” Unfortunately, this is not the case. I took the opportunity to share the truth that we all face difficult days, giving examples from
Have you ever been so busy that you felt totally overwhelmed? It might be for your child’s birthday party, visitors arriving, a project at work, or whatever fills your mind with stress, placing you under huge time pressure. You think once this is over everything will calm down. But often
Confronting a Different Path Throughout our lives, we make lots of plans, from big life changing ones to little everyday ones. Some people are amazing planners. I think every adult friendship group needs a planner; otherwise, we never actually get around to meeting up! In our house, holidays are planned
I love going to weddings. This is not just because you get to dress up nicely and relax for the day, but they are always joyful occasions filled with hope for the future. Marriages connect together two extended families and friendship groups. It is beautiful to see a new family
Have you ever walked past a group of people and heard just a snippet of their conversation to the point that it intrigued you to wonder what their life is like? Where are they going to right now? Where do they live? Will we ever walk past each other ever
Thankfully a few centuries ago royal families lost the power to kill someone for approaching them incorrectly. However, there are still protocols for meeting the royal family in the UK. (I am sure this is the case in other countries with royal families, too.) If you meet King Charles, he
Fencing is a sport I only ever see when the Olympics is on. It’s fascinating to watch. While I don’t know all the rules, it is a quick moving battle between two athletes who use swords (foil, épée, or saber) to attack and defend with the aim of striking their
When I was younger my sister and I were given a job: just stand in a gap in the hedge. Easy. Meanwhile, the rest of the extended family were running around the field trying to get a very large, incredibly angry bull to go into a cage to get an
Have you ever been reading a book and realized at the end of the page you weren’t really concentrating, and you have glazed over so you’ll have to read it again? It used to happen to me all the time when I was studying for exams. It can be really