January 2012
1 post
The worst thing about fibromyaliga is not the pain, the debilitating fatigue or the inability to concentrate for very long. All of those things are unpleasant and negatively affect quality of life, but the worst thing, or so it seems to me right now, is just how dull life with fibro often is.
July 2011
2 posts
“I’ve always been a little homemaker. I know I’m talented, but I...”
– Amy Wodehouse - a tragic and heartbreaking quote
“The mind of Christ rules other minds. Created minds - whether rebellious or...”
– John Piper in “A Godward Life” chapter 27
June 2011
6 posts
“The Icelanders talk about their mountains the way Italians talk about football...”
– Guðmundur Andri Thorsson
“On the contrary, I often think that God must have been looking for someone small...”
– Hudson Taylor on being asked if he was sometimes tempted to be proud of how God had used him.
“From my inmost soul I delight in the knowledge that God does or permits all...”
– Hudson Taylor on the death of his first wife.
“It doesn’t matter, really, how great the pressure is, it only matters...”
– Hudson Taylor
“We may have more wealth in these days, better education, greater comfort in...”
– From “Hudson Taylor’s Spiritual Secret” by Dr. and Mrs. Howard Taylor
“I am taking my children with me and I notice that it is not difficult to...”
– Hudson Taylor on being told that, without a home missionary organisation, he would be forgotten and would starve.
December 2010
1 post
Sometimes I feel like the last 7 years have been spent in limbo, waiting for God to break in. I thought that, perhaps, he had done earlier this year, but very little has actually changed. I’m still waiting, hoping and expecting.
October 2010
1 post
Would really appreciate prayer from those who are so inclined. The last couple of days I have felt as bad as I ever did during the worst of my Fibromyalgia. I am really hoping this is not a relapse - I was just starting to get on with my life again! Either way, though, I know God is good and only has good for me and my family.
September 2010
2 posts
Bats
I put a bat box up in our garden in the hopes of attracting some bats. The good news if that we seem to have some bats. The bad news is that they may not be in the box, but in a hole in our roof that urgently needs repair. If that’s the case then I’m not sure we’ll be allowed to repair it…
“The New Testament is full of descriptions of how to transform the culture. The...”
– Ed Stetzer in Planting Missional Churches
August 2010
1 post
“American Catholic theologians will have to wait and see the exact wording of a...”
– “My Grammar & I” in discussing ambiguous sentences.
July 2010
3 posts
How can one trust a healing if, a couple of months after the “healing” you experience a full relapse? I don’t know the answer to that - but this is still all true: http://www.redfruit.co.uk/2010/04/dont-waste-your-fibromyalgia/
It’s interesting to me that reformed seems to have become synonymous with Calvinist. Obviously the sovereignty of God is a key part of reformed doctrine, but I always thought that justification (and sanctification) by faith alone was the reformed “thing”.
These days it is, thankfully, quite rare to have a bad pain day. Unfortunately, they do occasionally still happen and today is such a day. K & the girls are out all day and I’m trying to have a “retreat”, but the codeine is making it much harder. Thankfully, meeting with God does not depend on how sharp I’m feeling!
June 2010
1 post
I keep telling my girls to remember that worse things happen at sea. Whilst I think this is very sensible advice, I do worry that they will grow up scared of the ocean…
May 2010
4 posts
Health Update Day #5
I still seem to be doing really well. Every day that passes makes it more likely that this is a permanent healing.
Initially it seemed like yesterday was a bit of a step backwards, but I think it was just the result of a couple of bad nights due to a crying baby.
Despite yesterday I don’t seem to have paid at all for Sunday’s activities - which is quite a significant indicator to my...
Health Update Day #2
I have now had 2 very good days after being prayed for on Friday evening. Today I went to the entire church meeting, visited some friends with their new baby, went out to dinner with my family & mowed the lawn.
Before Friday it would only have been possible to do one of those things without experiencing significant problems.
The next few days are now quite key. If, as I believe, God has...
It’s too early to say with any certainty what happened when I was prayed for at #release2010 last night, but something seems to be different. I’m certain that I’m not completely healed because I’m still experiencing some pain. However today is the best day I’ve had for a very long time - possibly years. The pain is still there but is significantly reduced....
“…the newly engaged couple who think romance preserves the marriage, when...”
– Kevin DeYoung http://www.ligonier.org/learn/articles/glory-plodding/
March 2010
2 posts
“In 2008, a news website run by the American Family Association censored an...”
– A BBC article on Spam filter failures: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8528672.stm
“Not called!” did you say? “Not heard the call,” I think you should say. Put your...”
– William Booth
February 2010
2 posts
Bible for the Hard of Hearing
I was once shown a bible that was supposed to be for those with hearing difficulties. As far as I could make it out the only difference was that the type was much larger than normal. I can only imagine this is to encourage the reader to shout…
“God is not evil but He controls both good and evil while His holiness is in no...”
– Terry Virgo http://blog.terryvirgo.org/?p=1469
January 2010
2 posts
“It’s like a French Revolution in reverse in which the workers come pouring...”
– Thomas Frank Quoted on the BBC: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8474611.stm
Profiling
Just read this article on the BBC news website and was very concerned to read the following:
“In addition to body scanners, the government is also considering “additional targeted passenger profiling”.”
December 2009
6 posts
“I suffer this day by men, not sorrowfully, but with a glad heart and mind. For...”
– George Wishart on the day of his execution by fire in 1546, St Andrews.
Medicine
We had to give Noa some Calpol this morning because she has an ear infection and it’s quite sore. When Summer saw this she desperately wanted some. Kirstine tried to explain that she didn’t need any; so she held up her finger and said “Ow”. :-)
“The British population is changing in its make-up of races - a wonderful thing...”
– John Beattie - Ex Scotland Rugby Player: http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/johnbeattie/2009/12/garth_thomas_is_gay_so_what.html
Will it work?
Will this Tumblr post show up in Twitter I wonder…?
Testing Twitter & Tumblr
I’m hoping this post will appear in my Twitter timeline. Time will tell…
