Monthly Archives: August 2017

Abandoned

Abandoned. It’s a funny word, isn’t it. It’s one of those words with a range of meanings, all with the same root, but some meanings are very negative and some are really positive. To be abandoned is one of the worst and most lonely experiences that a person can go through. To abandon yourself to […]

August 27, 2017 – 7:19 pm | By tim | Posted in Eyton | Tagged , , , , , , , | Comments (0)

Restoring Preaching

Every day, at exactly the same time, Margaret would go to the bathroom cabinet, open it, and take out a huge bottle of castor oil. Then she would head to the kitchen to get a tablespoon. At the sound of the drawer opening and the silverware rattling, Patches, her Yorkshire terrier, would run and hide […]

August 27, 2017 – 12:10 pm | By tim | Posted in Wellington | Tagged , , , , , , , | Comments (0)

Restoring Strength

When we get back from holiday earlier in the week there was a pile of post on the doormat, all needing to be sorted out. I wonder how you feel when you see a letter on the doormat. Some are marketing bumph and go straight in the bin. Some look official: on the bright side […]

August 20, 2017 – 12:15 pm | By tim | Posted in Wellington | Tagged , , , , , | Comments (0)