This year saw the birth of Christopher Journeyman. A big reason for that was my recognition of the importance of the journey in my life and what it was to pay more attention to that. Who set the journey, the purpose of the journey, the scenery in the journey, the stops along the journey, the […]
Read More December Thanks #19: JournalAs 2016 faces its final ten days, it’s a good time to review what has happened this year. Following the series last year, there will be a series of posts about my Year In Review (YIR) going one month at a time. January was a very interesting month for me. In retrospect I was still […]
Read More YIR16 – 01 – Starting with ExodusPsalm 23 is a great comfort to recite and consider when thinking of life and the reassurance that it is being lead by the Good Shepherd. Recently I was reflecting on the aspect of being made to lie down in green pastures. Living in a layout where our idea of green pastures is the local […]
Read More December Thanks #18: BedThis one is for Andy. I don’t think there has been anyone who has made me appreciate the power of laughter like Andy. He brought out the truth that I had never considered properly of how people can be open to relax and engage by laughing. Not only that but stimulating others to laugh has […]
Read More December Thanks #17: Laughter(HT: Tim Marshall Photography) My parents nurtured me in a church environment. I know of other environments like work and school, but the church one is something I was familiar with. As a human collective, it is something with good points and bad. The thing about church, however, is what has been written about it from […]
Read More December Thanks #16: ChurchIt took me a while, but I did come to realise there has to be a good reason to wake up and get out of bed in the morning. My parents were not the lazy sort at all. Very industrious, tenacious, committed folks who knew all about a hard day’s work. In fact I got […]
Read More December Thanks #15: MotivationLife for me is not without its struggles and challenges. I find more and more, however, that I am better equipped to engage with these realities on the basis of meditating on the Word of God. Not from a simplistic point of view that the Bible has all the answers. In fact, sometimes it deepens […]
Read More A Brief Word About The WordThe idea was a good one. It would have given us the right focus to help achieve what was needed. It was heard out with due patience and consideration and then rejected with little reason given. That was a bit baffling. As time elapsed other suggestions and comments with dismissed out of hand and the […]
Read More December Thanks #14: OppositionA good friend of mine took me to watch a movie recently. I have probably been to about half a dozen films at the cinema this year. The film I watched with my friend is the second best one of the year. A really good story was told. Why I am grateful for stories is […]
Read More December Thanks #13: StoriesHe asked me if I was a sociable type. There was a friend we both knewwho definitely was a real social animal. That guy wouldn’t have a problem meeting someone and talking to them real friendly like. Me, on the other hand, that is an aspect that has not been a particular strength of mine. […]
Read More December Thanks #12: Strangers
Life With CD 