This month has held the sobering reminder that 25 years have passed since 9/11. Along with many in my generation, I can vividly remember where I was when…
With this summer set to be the UK’s hottest on record, and my garden looking decidedly parched, I’ve found myself (like so many of us) yearning for rain.…
While on holiday just recently, I went for an early morning walk along the vast sandy beach adjacent to where I was staying. The tide was a long…
A few weeks ago, I had the privilege of speaking on an author panel at this year’s St Andrew’s Literature Festival. (St Andrew’s, in this sense, is referring…
A couple of weeks ago, I had the privilege of speaking at a women’s event in South East London. I was hosted by a church I didn’t know,…
If you’ve been tracking this blog for a while, you’ll know how much joy it gives me to hear about your ‘light through the cracks’ stories – whether…
A couple of weeks ago, I was chatting with a young woman, whose parents I have known since before they met and married – and I was sharing…
If you follow the news, you will probably be aware that a number of economists are predicting pending shortages of food and fuel. This is because of the…
Back in my twenties, I spent a lot of weekends attending friends’ weddings. Nowadays, I only seem to be invited to funerals – and this last month has…
Have you ever experienced times of testing? Times when precious people or possessions are taken away? Times when your faith in God is stretched? Times when it feels…