Trials. God is incredibly patient. I consider the patience my parents had with me. I look at the patience I evidently need to have with my children. That is great patience. It is understandable because the parents as adults should have better quality character than the burgeoning developing talents of the impulsive children I consider, […]
Read More Grateful For … (10)Disappointment. True story. I am grateful today for disappointment. Things that don’t turn out as expected and come out a bit worse. Those things I am grateful to God for. Why would I be grateful for that? Well here’s what it says to me about me. It says I still have expectations and I am […]
Read More Grateful For … (9)Conversation. My wife and I do not always agree. Sometimes when we disagree it is a serious disagreement. Authrine won’t mind me writing that. (Authrine gives CD The Look.) What I love about our relationship at the moment, however, is the freedom for us to express ourselves and for us to react emotionally at first […]
Read More Grateful For … (7)Legacy. It’s an interesting word and concept and today of all days I am grateful for it. I am by gifting, desire, heart yearning, talent and predisposition a teacher. I enjoy related terms for it that have been job titles for me – trainer, tutor, development support officer, life coach, etc. I love the flexibility […]
Read More Grateful For … (6)The Word. I have loved words ever since I can remember. I have loved the way they conjure so much in my mind and can stimulate so much in me. They have kept me amused for hours on end. Today, however, I am particularly grateful for the impact of the Word of God on my […]
Read More Grateful For … (5)Good people around you are a blessing. It is not always the case that good people will be around, so when good people are around they are to be treasured. Today I came across a friend I used to work with. I had come across the friend for the first time since I moved back […]
Read More Grateful For … (3)These are not the ten best things necessarily and they certainly are not in order, but these are some of the things that bring a big grin on my face thinking about the privilege I have being married to Authrine. 1. Watching her watch a television programme The way she gets engrossed in it, the […]
Read More Ten Things I Love About Being Married To AuthrineEven after all these years, he remains a key influence. He never drew attention to himself. He lived in an understated way. He found contentment doing what he needed to do and then returning to the comfort of his home and the reassurance of his allotment. His consistency and diligence becomes all the more remarkable […]
Read More Solid September Signing: The Faithfulness Of A Good ManChurch is family. When I was a child growing up in Wellingborough, my Dad was the deacon of the church we attended. It was a small church. There was the Elder and my Dad the deacon and a few other members besides. As far as my memory serves, the Elder and my Dad had a […]
Read More A Note Of Gratitude For The Family LoveDifferent things motivate what I write about. I’m delighted to say joy is one of them. It’s worth me recording at the moment what gives me tremendous joy. That is the state of my marriage. My wife is a source of extreme joy to me. She is an amazing woman getting through all she gets […]
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