Monthly Archives: July 2011

Gems and faded gems of meadow and heath

Posted on July 30, 2011 by

So my menfolk are now officially both into the school holidays! Fortunately this has arrived just after the new vicar has started to get his ‘feet’ under the parochial table, and I feel a slight sense of pressure lifting. But … Continue reading →

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The watcher and the watched – a prayer reflection on Exodus 3:1-14

Posted on July 27, 2011 by

I ended up writing a sort of prayer reflection to use after my sermon at this morning’s mid-week service at which I was using Exodus 3:1-14, the story of Moses and the Burning Bush. Knowing that God is watching my … Continue reading →

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Exodus 3:1-14 Moses and the burning bush – the watcher that was watched!

Posted on July 27, 2011 by

Have you got the feeling you are being watched? I grew up in the New Forest, the daughter of a wildlife manager. I regularly had the opportunity to go out with my father to watch the wildlife of the woods … Continue reading →

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Things I’ve done with gin

Posted on July 19, 2011 by

I have two liquid passions: one is tea, the other is gin. I think my Mother’s Godmother introduced me to gin, probably before I was in my teens. She was a Shropshire farmer’s wife and about 4’10” high, wiry and … Continue reading →

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Contraception as an aspect of God’s mercy

Posted on July 16, 2011 by

I’m catching up on myself today, and also catching up with my family – including reading my husbands blog posts! He’s a secondary school biology teacher and doesn’t blog often because of his workload. When he does, he tends to … Continue reading →

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