Tag Archives: love one another as I have loved you

Why was I annoyed? It isn’t My Woodland!

Posted on May 21, 2017 by honestaboutmyfaith

My family and I went to Hanningfield Reservoir yesterday for a quiet day out but it turned out though that it was the Hanningfield Triathlon and so our walk was far from peaceful! For the first part of our walk, … Continue reading →

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To Do or just to Speak, that is the Question!

Posted on April 27, 2017 by honestaboutmyfaith

It feels to me like there has been an increase in the ‘show your support by pasting this’ type of Facebook posts recently. The idea is that is you either share or copy and paste the status in order to … Continue reading →

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Every Church needs a Lucy

Posted on March 20, 2017 by honestaboutmyfaith

So, I asked my daughter if she would rather go to our church or the church that she had visited with me the week before. She said that she would like to go back to the other church and when I asked … Continue reading →

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Loving people because we Love them, not because we ought to Love them

Posted on July 7, 2016 by honestaboutmyfaith

So, we finished Homegroup (a group of people meeting in a home to explore faith) last night by asking God to speak to us. As we were quiet, Christine began to talk about God’s love and how we need to … Continue reading →

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The One About Being Connected

Posted on July 3, 2016 by honestaboutmyfaith

We went for a walk yesterday and for reasons that only they fully understand, my girls decided to tie themselves together with loom bands. Connecting themselves to one another didn’t make walking along easier but it certainly did make becoming separated impossible … Continue reading →

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Tissues for Mothers Day

Posted on March 6, 2016 by honestaboutmyfaith

Mothers day is a day that brings either great joy or great sadness to different people. We attempted to recognize this at church this morning by handing out tissues in pretty packets to all of the ladies. Tissues are helpful when we cry … Continue reading →

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The One About True Love

Posted on February 14, 2016 by honestaboutmyfaith

Some thoughts about true love as a gift to you all this Valentines day. Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud or rude. It does not demand its own way. It is not irritable, … Continue reading →

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How Do You Treat Your Minions?

Posted on December 27, 2015 by honestaboutmyfaith

So, who are your minions and how do you treat them? In the Despicable me films, the minions (the little yellow characters) are the servants of and workers for Gru. They do his work, they cook and clean for him and they … Continue reading →

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Do you love the church?

Posted on February 27, 2015 by honestaboutmyfaith

So, I was sat there feeling pretty miserable and then I heard the words: Do you love the church? This all happened a long time ago. Life was tough and things were not going well at the church I was … Continue reading →

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