We looked on in horror as the might of the Russian army rolled into a sovereign nation only two weeks ago; as gunfire rang out and bombs dropped in cities like Kyiv, Sumy and Mariupol. We felt powerless as Ukrainians threw themselves under armoured cars and tanks; as ordinary people started to take up arms […]
Read More Time To Do What Good We CanYou’ll see this statue of John of Nepomuk on Charles bridge if you visit Prague. Legend has it he was chained and thrown into the Vltava river to drown for not divulging the confessions of the Queen of Bohemia. The image was taken with the iPhone and edited using the Hipstamatic App. For Debbie’s Six […]
Read More Patron saint of bridges and confessorsMy faith in Christ helps me endure. It gives me hope for a better world. It helps me feel strong when I am weak. I remember having the following song on repeat when I was feeling fragile. It’s not particularly theologically sound, but it reminded me that I am loved by God who died for […]
Read More StrengthI have many favourite quotes. What I’m drawn to changes depending on my day, my mood, the lesson I may need to learn. The following is from 1 Corinthians 13. Just the first three verses. The ones that are usually ignored in wedding ceremonies as people rush to talk about the nature of love in […]
Read More A Favourite QuoteHome. It’s more than a place to shelter and sleep. It is a place where we are accepted for who we are and can feel like we belong. I think we all need one. I think it’s part of our human condition to long for one. So imagine if you were one day forced to […]
Read More A Place To Call HomeLife I am grateful for life today. In all its messiness and glory. For the living of it. For the pain and joy of it. Daunting and difficult it can be at times, I’m grateful we can’t hide from it. It’s there to be lived. From the monotonous days to the adventures ahead, we can […]
Read More 5 things I’m grateful for todayBefore the new year gets too old, I just wanted to thank you all for sticking around. I’ve really appreciated your thoughtful comments and interest throughout the crazy year that was 2021. Nomad online is in its sixth year now. It had a bit of a wobbly time towards the end of last year, but […]
Read More Here’s to 2022This will be our third Christmas in London. I’m starting to get used to the dark afternoons and the winter chill. I’ve been dressing in big jumpers and scarves — cosy and warm. It was just me and my son for our first London Christmas as my husband had to work. The day was bright […]
Read More Christmas 2021It was Saturday. We hurried our reluctant teenage son out the door to go for a guided walk through London. The tour wasn’t about the history of the magnificent buildings or well known events, but about the Christian men and women who lived and worked in this great city, centuries before us, who ended up […]
Read More A walk to rememberWe went for a walk around London today. A six hour guided tour around the city’s Christian heritage. It was very encouraging. I was moved to tears at some points. For Debbie’s Six Word Saturday
Read More St Paul’s cathedral in the distanceWe found this on the floor of Westminster Abbey. Between long gone Kings and Queens, politicians and national poets, was this memorial to the church plumber. He must have been good at his job. And well loved by the church he served. For Becky’s October Past Squares
Read More There once was a plumber who must have been loved by his church
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