Author Archives: lorlori

Sometimes I can be listening to a song or I smell a certain smell or someone says something and it takes me back in time. It can be good times that I think about or challenging times but sometimes it is sad times. Our thoughts can cause us to think of how things may haveContinue reading “That Was Then and This Is Now”

Grass is everywhere isn’t it! In England we have lots of grass and I live in the North East near the countryside so we have loads of it. I remember particularly in my earlier years of being a Christian that I would sit in the middle of our back garden on the grass and IContinue reading “Sit down on the grass”

“Why is Lorraine writing a blog about Christmas in February?” I hear you ask. Would you prefer to read about New Year’s resolutions and holiday plans rather than Christmas? I wonder. Is this how it is for you? Is Christmas now far from your mind or does the meaning of Christmas stay with you throughoutContinue reading “Christmas Today and Everyday”

Two days before Christmas my friend asked me if I was all sorted for Christmas? It was early on the morning and I was sat in my living room with a cup of tea in hand and my pen and journal in the other as I considered what I was being asked. The Christmas treeContinue reading “All Sorted for Christmas?”

Are you a morning person or a night person? I am definitely a morning person. If I wake up too late, I feel like I have missed out on something. I find it very difficult to lie in bed although when I make a deliberate decision to stay in bed longer and just rest andContinue reading “Good Morning and Good Night!”

I moved house earlier in the year and when I came to put up my Christmas tree up, I realised that I didn’t have enough room. I could have chosen not to erect the tree but for me this is a way of welcoming Jesus into my life at Christmas, so I chose to moveContinue reading “Making Room to Let the Light In”

Do you know where you are going? Do you know what direction you are heading? Do you think about where you are going in life or just keep plodding on regardless? Do you have a plan and what happens if your plan fails? Have you heard the saying? ‘All roads lead somewhere’. Below is anContinue reading “WAYMAKER”

It’s so good to have someone to talk to. Sharing good news. Checking on each other to make sure they are okay. Ringing a friend to connect with them can make a person’s day feel so much better. Sometimes when walking down the street or going into the local shop even just saying ‘hello’ mightContinue reading “It’s good to talk”

Have you worked out what it means? I love you! Don’t take it personally, I am sure you are a lovely person but whether I love you or not is debatable. Three words. I love you. So easily said but what do they really mean? Do we use them so loosely that they lose theirContinue reading “831 – Eight letters, three words, one meaning”

Imagine a flock of pigeons all happy and content feasting on their favourite seeds and corn. Unknown to the pigeons……a cat has been watching and waiting for an opportunity to pounce on them, hoping to secure a meal for itself. Just when they thought they were not going to be disturbed the cat decides toContinue reading “Cat Amongst the Pigeons”