When I was a teenager, each summer used to see me attending a Christian venture, where about 100 of us, all aged from 14 to 18, would gather…
This is April’s ‘thought for the month’. (You can read March’s ‘thought for the month’ here, February’s here, and January’s here, with the latter including an explanation about why I’m…
Every couple of months, the window cleaner will send me a text, telling me he’s going to turn up the following day, and asking me to leave access…
The news, this week, has been dominated by headlines about the passing of HRH Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh. There has been applause for the things he…
This is March’s ‘thought for the month’. (You can read February’s ‘thought for the month’ here, and January’s here, with the latter including an explanation about why I’m interspersing…
One of the things I’ve missed most, during the last year, when we’ve been living in on-and-off lockdown, has been swimming. (You can read a tale that’s set…
Working as I do, in international development, in a global role, it means I’ve visited many nations on my work travels. About 12 years ago, one of those…
One of the hardest parts of being in an ongoing national lockdown, here in the UK, is the lack of in-person interactions with those outside our households. The…
I recently ‘stumbled upon’ an author whose life seems to encapsulate the lightthroughthecracks theme of this blog. Her name is Chrissie Chapman, and her book, ‘The Night the…
It is autumn in the UK, and the leaves are turning beautiful shades of golden brown, burnt orange and deep red. The schools have returned for another academic…