Christianity
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The Discipline Challenge
I came upon this picture yesterday, posted by an inspiration and role model of mine, Christine Caine. It really spoke to me. I am quite good at the vision part- dreaming big, coming up with ideas, knowing where I want to end up- it’s the making it happen that I find more challenging. Having a… Continue reading
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Good Girls (and why we shouldn’t always try to be one)
A few years ago I attended a seminar about working with teenage girls. I was hoping for some useful tips, inspiration and new ideas, and I came away with all of those. But I also came away with something a little more unexpected- a revelation about myself. This seminar introduced me to the concept… Continue reading
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Raising Risk-Takers
A ship in harbour is safe, but that is not what ships are for. (John A Shedd) My Big Girl and I have been talking a lot about taking risks recently. As someone unused to failing or getting things wrong, this is a concept she struggles with. The issues now may be small- trying something potentially… Continue reading
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Marriage Matters: A Question of Priorities
I was reminded of something crucially important this week. That whatever else is going on in my life, however significant or momentous they may appear to be, there are few things more important to me than my relationship with my husband Graham. So much hinges on it; it is vital both to my own wellbeing… Continue reading
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The Heart of the King: People Matter
As Jesus was saying this, the leader of a synagogue came and knelt before him. “My daughter has just died,” he said, “but you can bring her back to life again if you just lay your hand on her.” So Jesus and his disciples got up and went with him. Just then a woman who… Continue reading
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Bee Yourself (Life Lessons from Disney Volume 2)
I was in the car today, listening to the radio, when an unwelcome voice came into my head. “You are so old, listening to Radio 2! If people could see you they would think you are so sad…” A trivial example, I know, but a couple of years ago I would probably have listened to that… Continue reading
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An angel to watch over me
What comes to mind when you hear the word angel? Cute chubby figures with wings decorating a Christmas tree? Something akin to a fairy, but with a halo- and just as mythological? Recently I’ve been thinking a lot about angels. I’m pretty certain there’s been some concerted angel-action in my family over the last month or so,… Continue reading
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Beginning to Bloom: A Princess Project Update
Yesterday morning, as I was thinking and praying about the Princess Project, a picture of a rosebud came into my mind. A tightly closed, deep red rosebud, just beginning to unfurl; a tantalising taster of the beautiful bloom soon to be revealed. To me it was a powerful metaphor for the development of the Princess… Continue reading
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In Someone Else’s Shoes: How Falcon Camps broke my heart… and changed my life
In the summer of 1996, I spent a week at Halls Green activity centre a few miles down the road from my home in Kent that would change my outlook on life for good. I’d just finished my first year at Cambridge University, and hadn’t been a Christian very long. I had enjoyed a wonderfully sheltered,… Continue reading
