St Paul’s cathedral in the distance

We 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

The dim light

Watching in horror as Afghanistan falls to the Taliban. I’m transfixed by heart crushing scenes that my husband is telling to set aside. How can you look past this post from the New York Times? In Tigray, Ethiopia, people are running from their homes as the fighting takes hold. Southern Haiti was made rubble as […]

Love your neighbour

It’s raining again in London. Summer has been a wet one this year with brief moments of beautiful sunshine. I was scrolling through my social media feed, when this image came up. It made me pause and think. Are my actions speaking as loudly as the the faith I profess in Christ? What about this […]

Love All. Serve All.

There is a sense of excitement in the air. The shops in the village have dressed up their windows in preparation for the event. Every year our local tennis club puts on a competition that draws top tennis players from many different countries to these shores. Established in 1877, the Wimbledon Championships is arguably the […]

When love changes everything

When was the last time you cried tears of joy? I don’t mean pretty delicate movie tears that trickle down our cheeks. But snot snivelled ugly cried because something moved you so deeply because of the beauty of it? We see it all over the internet. From someone getting the latest pair of sneakers to […]

On hope

I recently read an excellent interview on the Rust Belt Girl. It’s a blog I follow by the lovely Rebecca Moon Ruark. The interview was with author Eliese Colette Goldbach — a writer from the rust belt of America. A thought-provoking and honest piece, the questions and answers ranged from Goldbach’s time working at a steel mill to […]

Dear 2020

Dear 2020, Not long now before you’re gone. And I have to admit, a part of me is glad to see you leave. There was so much pain and suffering during your turn around the sun. You’ve been one awful year for so many people. As COVID-19 began to impact the country, it was sometimes […]

Christmas 2020

This was not the Christmas we were expecting when we moved to London. About a week ago the Government announced that London would move into Tier 4 lockdown. Meeting people is restricted, non-essential shops and restaurants are closed again. We are all housebound except to exercise or buy groceries. We were to spend Christmas lunch […]

Love and other failings

I am proud today. I know. I’ve got to watch it. But I couldn’t help the emotion ballooning. Our son didn’t win a medal. He didn’t bring home an A for his homework. BUT Our son’s cello teacher told us that he was a good student and that he had potential. Now that he has […]

How a story transformed my life

Powerful things, stories. They can help us understand another. The good ones make us feel. The even better ones end up mobilising us to care. I’ve known the power of stories since I was a young girl. There are stories I still remember, stories that have moved me to tears. I was about six years […]

5 things I’m learning from this pandemic

Truths are unmasked whenever we face difficulties. Our struggles can often be painful opportunities to learn and grow. I have listed five things this period of isolation is teaching me. Value of friendship We moved to London about five months ago. A few weeks later we were told to stay at home. All places where […]

Saving lives on London’s rail network

Millions of lives slip past each other every week on London’s sprawling rail network. 1.8 billion journeys were made last year with more than a million passengers travelling to central London by train on any given weekday. Most have places to get to on time. The crush of people during the mornings reveal the lucky […]