Why me?

Counting my blessings leaves me amazed at how much I have to be thankful for, but it also makes me wonder: why me, God? why have you chosen to shower me with so much goodness? why have you protected me … Continue reading →

it’s a Monday and God loves me.

it’s a Monday and God loves me. everything else pales into insignificance. knowing I’m loved by the one who made this universe, knowing he cares about me – I’m not just some random jumble of cells, I’m a human being … Continue reading →

Sigh

Once again I see a fellow blogger post something that is a complete copy&paste of someone else’s article. I’m hoarse from trying to get people to understand that it’s not okay to do that, that it’s a breach of copyright … Continue reading →

Guilt trip? No, thanks

So I’m reading a blog by a fellow Christian who is talking about why we should all find time to do X (I’m deliberately leaving that blank, as my grumble isn’t about that specific thing she mentions – it’s about … Continue reading →

rss feed grumble

Two grumbles, actually. So I thought I could change all my blog subscriptions from rss feed to email. But then I discovered that some blogs don’t offer an email subscription, so I’m still going to have to use some feed … Continue reading →

Giving up on rss

A few months ago Google announced the demise of Google Reader (coming soon!) and I, like many others, started looking for another feed reader to use instead. I even got as far as exporting my subscriptions to an alternative reader, … Continue reading →

The Atheist’s Mass

I read this story again today. It’s in a little book I have with three stories by Honoré de Balzac, a book I’ve had for years and somehow felt like looking at again now. I didn’t realise how closely it … Continue reading →

No, I didn’t have a lovely time

So I’m back from my trip home to Israel, and find that even people who did know why I went are still capable of thinking it must have been lovely. I guess they’re imagining some super meaningful time with my … Continue reading →

She meant well

So I wrote recently about not having any brilliant ideas for something pithy or profound to put on my mum’s tombstone, but having been home for a visit and had some chats about her with my niece, I suddenly thought: … Continue reading →

Getting angry about being told not to get angry

I’m reading a book that talks about the way families deal with emotions and how it can affect us, and the subject of anger came up. Now, in my family when I was a child there was a clear division: … Continue reading →