Do You Remember What I Said?

There was this great treat I used to get as a child. That treat was being able to go out for my Mum down the road to the shop to get something for her. Like some item she might need for cooking or something she was doing in the house. Sometimes it would be going […]

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Walking Home

Some people had to take a bus to get home. There would be a school bus and they would get on it and be transported wherever and then get off to go where they were going. That worked for them. My parents were able to get a school where we could walk to school. It […]

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Service Dynamics

Have you ever wondered about people who supposed to serve you? Have you ever thought about those who are supposed to represent you? Have you ever considered the ones who are supposed to be there on your behalf for the best of your welfare? By that, I mean, the thinking surely is that you are […]

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Where You First See Service

The first thing that comes to my mind is the dinner table. Later on I found out that certain families had the table set up where the food would be in different bowls and plates and it was for family members to share out what portion they wanted, or for someone to actively there and […]

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We Got Through This Together

Are you with me? I am a big fan of that question. If there’s anything that life teaches me is that it’s good to know who you’re with and who’s with you. It’s a real shame to claim to be a part of something only to discover that you were completely deluded. It’s also not […]

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Not On Your Own

Things really began to come together when the team was formed. Harry had the initial idea to do something to really help the community. He was mulling the idea over, but it was only when he shared it with his wife, Linsey, that the idea had to go beyond just wondering if … Linsey wasn’t […]

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Amazing Invitation to Conversation

You ever been in a setting where there are the popular types and the really engaging and fascinating types as well as the boring types? Those in the boring types tend to keep themselves to themselves because they have acknowledged their status as boring and having acknowledged it, they dare not aspire to anything beyond […]

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Prayer for Change – Pure and Simple

Contaminated. Infested. Diseased. Malignant. Corroding. These are not the most positive words in the English language and they all refer to the state of something. You ever think the state of relationships could be described in that way? Who may ascend the mountain of the Lord?     Who may stand in his holy place? The one who has […]

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Sharing: A Conversation Piece

It’s a skill. It’s a gift. It’s something wonderful to experience. You just have to give some people the slightest opportunity and they will get to chatting for ages. They will talk and talk and talk and talk and it’s a great effort for them to finally reach the end of what they’re saying. Then […]

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