Unnamed Hero

Did you know that today is ‘Easter Wednesday’? Nope? Me either! Well, not until the wonders of t’internet bought it to my attention… Anyhoo, in those church traditions that follow the ‘Easter Octave’ (google it) today is when they remember the story of the 2 disciples who met post-Resurrection Jesus on the road to Emmaus [...]

So Sweet A Morning

Mary The Love I love Came in the early dawning Standing as still as light. How could I have dreamed so sweet a morning After so dark a night? Elizabeth Rooney (‘A Widening Light’, Luci Shaw, ed)

Sweet Return

The Sweetfamily are back from our holiday! Hold on for the highlights… SUNNY days exploring Wales – who’d have thunk it? Spending time with fabulous friends and family Steam Trains & birds of prey – The Sweetfamily’s nerdy holiday obsessions!  The best Liver & Bacon I ever did eat… Followed by the best Sticky-Toffee-Pud I [...]

Verse…but not Memory!

Of late I have been reading poetry. Oh, how very cultured, I hear you cry… Not really… I just have a brain that gets easily bored and thought I’d try something new in my ‘playpen moments’. I recently discovered a Christian poet called Luci Shaw. I find her poems inspiring, challenging and beautiful to read [...]

Mind-Boggling with Mary

I’m speaking at the Sweetchurch this Sunday on Mary, Jesus’ mother. I have loved learning more about this truly amazing woman and can’t wait to do m’sermon! Anyhoo, in my ‘research’ (how grand), I came across this poem which has inspired me to think more deeply about how mind-bogglingly-awesome this ‘Good News’ is! I hope you enjoy [...]

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