tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post9155334166837792464..comments2023-12-18T17:32:03.325+00:00Comments on Kindred of the Quiet Way: Believing in summerUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-88345986750265434932012-02-11T06:09:36.225+00:002012-02-11T06:09:36.225+00:00:0):0)Pen Wilcockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13818227904371811230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-90154613721305993472012-02-11T02:29:45.667+00:002012-02-11T02:29:45.667+00:00Thank you for this post Pen. Soul food.Thank you for this post Pen. Soul food.Pennyhttp://www.pennyreeve.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-60846353680334937252012-02-10T17:46:50.837+00:002012-02-10T17:46:50.837+00:00:0D:0DPen Wilcockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13818227904371811230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-38516586961671136232012-02-10T14:03:38.447+00:002012-02-10T14:03:38.447+00:00When I had a TV I used to love watching the Extrem...When I had a TV I used to love watching the Extreme Makeover in the Home programmes and DIY SOS...I'm a sucker for house makeover things :-)<br /><br /><br />I know for myself buying things was a way to try to fill that hole that was inside me that really should have been filled by God...and would have been if I'd asked him! lol I used to love reading The Little House on the Prairie series of books and it always struck me how excited and happy they were to get a cup each for Christmas, as they had been sharing up til that point. <br /><br />We really don't need stuff and I'm trying to get out of the habit although one can never have enough fabric or beads or ribbon or paper or...or...it's for work...honest!! ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-86103649714046800052012-02-10T13:53:30.702+00:002012-02-10T13:53:30.702+00:00Discovering just how much STUFF we have is quite s...Discovering just how much STUFF we have is quite sobering really.<br />We here like watching Ultimate Makeover Home Edition on the Really TV channel, and the episode that sticks in my mind is one of a family with a dad and 5 lads, really poor. They were very neat and clean; they had a sofa (providing the bed for one of the boys at night) and armchairs in their living room. They had a fitted kitchen (broken sink). Almost nothing else. Each boy had a change of clothes. The bedrooms were bare except for a neatly folded blanket for each boy to sleep on, laid out tidily on the floorboards. They did have a large fridge. In it was some reconstituted mashed potato; that would be their supper that night.<br />Concentrates the mind, doesn't it.Pen Wilcockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13818227904371811230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-51581065756129641482012-02-10T13:43:12.842+00:002012-02-10T13:43:12.842+00:00I can really relate to what you say Pen, about min...I can really relate to what you say Pen, about mindless consumerism. After reading In Celebration of Simplicity I got rid of about 50% of my belongings and i don't really miss them! Why on earth did I buy them in the first place?! When I have a clear out I give the things to friends whose church has a charity shop and they keep saying to me, 'You'll have nothing left' ...the sad fact is I have LOADS left! Even not taking into condideration my workroom there is still a lot of 'stuff' in my house. I do still intend to whittle it down though!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-40756528256267340072012-02-10T12:12:31.232+00:002012-02-10T12:12:31.232+00:00Hi Maria! Waving! x
Hi Elin! If you have nev...Hi Maria! Waving! x<br /> <br />Hi Elin! If you have never seen the West Country, I thoroughly recommend it. Mousehole and Penzance in Cormwall, which I had heard of many times but visited for the first time only last year, are just delightful. And Totnes in Devon is a fascinating place, where green craftspeople have converged making it quite a centre. And Stonehenge is worth seeing while you're there. West Country folk tend to be relaxed and human in their approach to life; I think the West Country would be a good place to go with a baby.Pen Wilcockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13818227904371811230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-59299325356009165102012-02-10T10:48:03.733+00:002012-02-10T10:48:03.733+00:00Believing in something that is not tangible requir...Believing in something that is not tangible requires faith. And so it is for us my friend. I don't pray 'come quickly Lord' not because I don't want to see Him or be with Him - no far from it! But because I feel that He is here guiding me, showing me, loving me. And in this life, my faith is being tested and my life is my testimony.<br /><br />So yes, like you, I believe in summer like I believe wholeheartedly in God, because He exits and His presence is everywhere - you just have to believe and see Him.<br /><br />Your earrings are a bit like a pair I bought on a whim last year, before this no spending year began. Now, I can not bear to wear them again. I have spend so much on useless things...but thankfully He forgives me and guides me to the right path!<br /><br />Blessings to you my friend,<br /><br />m.mariahttp://amomentinmyday.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-59392095253585021582012-02-10T10:03:16.830+00:002012-02-10T10:03:16.830+00:00Wow, I can relate to not believing in summer at th...Wow, I can relate to not believing in summer at this time of year. I still have about two months of winter ahead of me and maybe more if I am unlucky. We have a had a cold spell here in northern Sweden, in my town temperatures have been between -15 to -20C and it has been even colder in other places, in my old hometown -35 and colder. Summer? Well, I have a distant memory that once upon a time I could go outside without 14 layers of clothing and I seem to remember seeing a yellowish ball in the sky but I am not sure if it is a dream or actual reality...<br /><br />On an unrelated note, do you have any tips of places in the UK to visit if going on a holiday (with a baby)? I have seen London a couple of times and several different towns and areas of Yorkshire but not that much outside that. I have been on a short trip to Glasgow a cold November weekend and that is about it. I have been thinking of seeing the south of England for example, is there must-see place/s there you can recommend?Elinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06401440551873070129noreply@blogger.com