Unless we realize how bad we are as humans, we can’t grasp how much good Jesus did on the first Good Friday. Sadly many people who have been brought up in countries that have at least a semblance of Christian values and tradition  have been raised on half truths. One of the most dangerous assumptions [...]

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In the week since I wrote my last post about Christmas, I have noticed that it is not just our family that is fed up with Christmas being virtually abolished in public places. A couple of years ago the Christmas abolitionists were on the rampage, re-naming Christmas trees “holiday trees” and employees at many well [...]

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I have not had time to respond to life, in my blog recently, as life has been fast moving and any written comments or thoughts would have been fragmented and illogical. My parents visited from England and we shared many valuable moments, watching James(16) and Alice(13) excel at soccer and eating delicious meals thanks to [...]

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Living in the US is often a very positive experience. The waiters and waitresses are always friendly and shop assistants ask “Can I help you”. “Have a nice day” can be a little repetitive but it’s better than silence. I remember being shocked when I got off the plane at Heathrow airport and, in a [...]

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This morning my husband Martyn went to a meeting to discuss how high schools can best teach web design in San Diego county. Although my kids have grown up at a time that will probably be coined “the computer age” they have received very little technical instruction at school. Technical illiteracy is unhelpful given the [...]

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I enjoy watching nature programs. They are usually much less offensive than many other TV programs except when the sweet doe eyed baby animal is eaten! The predator, whether it’s a crocodile or a lion, generally goes for the smallest member of the herd and the camera man records the harsh reality of the natural [...]

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I have taught Sunday School in many churches in both England and the US. My first attempt was when I was a student and I taught five year olds at the Round Church in Cambridge. I still remember the joy of teaching the exciting truths that I had recently discovered and choosing games that would [...]

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I met a woman in a grocery store about a year ago and since then I have received the occasional email from her. I am the sort of person who enjoys meeting new people and I have met some delightful people in interesting places. Essie is one of them. In a recent email she addressed [...]

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My British upbringing included participating in and attending the local village horticultural show. This was a community event which was put on, not with the goal of raising money but instead, to appreciate local gardeners and to perpetuate a delightful village tradition. Any money that was made was pumped back into the following year’s [...]

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I was under the impression that teenage rebellion was typical of the present but not of the past. It seemed that old, proper grandparents must have always been good and respectful and Victorians, at least the ruling classes, expected children to be “seen and not heard.”
It seems that teenage and younger children’s disrespect towards adults [...]

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