Tag Archives: spirituality

Fontanini time

Posted on November 18, 2011 by freda

We’re being lulled into thinking winter is a long way away. Yes, the nights are dark by half-past four, but the temperature outside hovers from 9C to 14C – and the grass is still growing. HBTW cut the back grass … Continue reading →

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Under the weather and the economy

Posted on November 11, 2011 by freda

Unfortunately, I’ve been unwell for two days following a night of throwing up. Pah… or perhaps that should be Blah!  The good side is that I have been able to read a bit more, though I slept for Scotland for … Continue reading →

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Fifty Words

Posted on October 30, 2011 by freda

Too good not to quote here: via St Andrews Blantyre God made, Adam bit, Noah arked, Abraham split, Joseph ruled, Jacob fooled, bush talked, Moses balked, Pharaoh plagued, people walked, sea divided, tablets guided, promise landed, Saul freaked, David peeked, … Continue reading →

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Posted on October 30, 2011 by freda

There was something understated about our Harvest Festival Service today, and it was all the better for it. Being a small church ours had a small display of gifts, produce and flowers. The non-perishable gifts were to go to a … Continue reading →

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Catching up

Posted on September 14, 2011 by freda

Where have the last five days gone? I seem to have spent each day either tremendously busy and frantically rushing to catch up, or falling asleep on the spot. Today has been a good day so far. It is 4pm … Continue reading →

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Eat Pray Love

Posted on September 9, 2011 by freda

Good in parts but fails to hit its full potential…. You could view the story as one woman’s search for self-enlightenment, or as a self-centred gap year in middle age. Having said that, Julia Roberts holds this 3 stories within … Continue reading →

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New every morning

Posted on September 4, 2011 by freda

God’s blessings are new every morning Great is God’s faithfulness 

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Flower Festival

Posted on August 20, 2011 by freda

  A busy church this weekend – all part of the 200 years anniversary. This is a to represent the Agricultural Show. Note the welly boots and umbrella. Someone suggested there should have been more mud.     This is … Continue reading →

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Transfiguration

Posted on August 7, 2011 by freda

To make an act of worship, we bring ourselves:     perhaps a little tired;    perhaps a little preoccupied; expecting much, expecting little. And we bring our thoughts:    some thankful and happy;    some worried and anxious;    some … Continue reading →

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Being a Minister

Posted on August 4, 2011 by freda

  This is me in clerical garb getting ready to go and do a wedding yesterday. It’s been a very busy few days getting to know the families and making all sorts of arrangements. When people think about a Minister’s … Continue reading →

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