A touch of Tolkien, as the evening holds its breath…
…and an invitation to the inn.
Stepping Up To Burn
I had a lovely morning, spending time with friends from church at the Women’s Conference. We heard about what it means be an overcomer, and heard how some of the women had seen it in their own lives.
And we prayed.
And sang.
And listened to song.
And then went home to shine a light
in such a time as this.
Where’s The Confetti?
It was a bit of a storm tonight…
no inhouse flooding for us, thankfully, but some hail.
The hail didn’t last for long. Just long enough to get the car as far under the overhang as possible, before the rain drowned it out! 😆
There was a spectacular lightning display out the bedroom windows as well.
So, we’ve been checking the windows for flooding most evenings this week, as the rest of the world flows around us.
Feels like there are storms all over the place, and at least half the world has lost their collective minds.
Feels like time for prayer.
And no, not “thoughts and prayers”.
More like the warrior kind…
and a time to not forget that joy is coming.
Or, if you’re not quite there yet, and need to remember that you’re seen –
Blue Sky Smiling
I’ve been out this morning – a women’s get together at church. We were doing “faithbooking”, which is basically scrapbooking.
Lots of fun!
It wasn’t as hot as I’d expected, even while I was waiting outside for my ride home.
I took some photos of flowers, just because they were there.
And I’m sure the sky was smiling at me!
😀
It’s Saturday night – time for some music!
Ok, I can fit in another one…
Whether scraps or smiles
flowers or fuzzy clouds –
it’s been a good day!
🙂
A Rainy Walk For Good Friday
I had wanted to go to an Easter set up at a church we go to sometimes – a “contemplative journey through the events of the first Easter” – but somehow it didn’t happen. It was a modern take on the traditional Stations of the Cross, which I’m not overly familiar with, but thought it would be interesting.
So, I didn’t get there.
It’s been raining a lot lately.
And then, up popped this YouTube walk up a rainy Irish hillside!
Friday’s nearly over.
But Sunday’s coming!
❤
Sitting In The Dust
Packing for our coming move proceeds…sporadically, and with some difficulty. But it is still ongoing.
I’ve been finding that I have bursts of ability, so I dart about, trying to do what I can in that space. Then the next day or so it feels like I’m coming down with flu!
Today I thought I’d tackle the stuff under the bed. In my head, it seemed simple (I do a lot of “packing” in my head). In reality, I found I couldn’t pull the larger boxes out far enough to clean them down, and ended up sitting on the dusty carpet, crying… Thankfully, my Babe was around to help ❤
I cleaned off the dust, in preparation for packing more in the boxes that have space. Then I was able to do the ordinary cleaning, before luxuriating in a lovely hot bath 🙂
We still don’t know where we’re moving to. We just have to trust that it will all come together when it needs to.
In the meantime – here’s a song that came out today!
Roll On
Sometimes the world seems a little…too much.
Sometimes it’s easy to forget our roles in life – the possibilities we have of making the world a little better.
…and sometimes we could do with being reminded that we’re not helpless, with nothing to say!
Brings to mind some verses –
“But let justice roll down like waters,
and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream.”
– Amos 5:24
And one of my favourites –
“He has shown you, O mortal, what is good.
And what does the Lord require of you?
To act justly and to love mercy
and to walk humbly with your God.”
– Micah 6:8
And if you still need cheering up, here’s one that came out today.
❤
Out And About
I had a “big” day in town the other day – I wanted to vote early (and avoid the crowds), so I went to some other places I hadn’t been to for a while. It felt a bit strange being outside for so long! 😆
Another frangipani!
This one was outside my favourite cafe, where I was waiting for my takeaway order – not quite ready to spend too much time sitting inside yet…
I did better than I thought I would. Still had to go home to bed for a bit.
I miss being able to walk wherever I want to, for as long as I want to – to go somewhere without having to formulate plans B, C etc, depending on how I am.
It was back to the doctor today, another course of antibiotics and another round of tests, for something different this time. Still, I’m feeling better than a month, or even a couple of weeks, ago! 🙂
The flowers are still blooming.
And there are still songs to sing.
1000 Fields of Roses 