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Watercolor Wednesday: Sea and sky
It’s a rainy day here in the UK, with people either snuggling up inside or donning the waterproofs (or yes, going to work). The cricket at Lord’s will probably be interrupted and carers of children across the land will long for sunshine. I love this work of my dad’s with his abstract take on…
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Watercolor Wednesday: What lies beneath
By this time of the year, the pond where I like to walk along the Dollis Valley Greenwalk gets decidedly murky and green with algae. I stand by it and think of all that lives within and around it – the plants and insects and birds and ducks and perhaps even fish. All covered with…
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Watercolor Wednesday: The beauty of the skies
I’ve so enjoyed the sunsets of late. I’ve shared many of them on social media, but some not. God’s beauty spread over the skies for a fleeting moment… a reminder to soak in the sight with wonder, being fully present. Here’s a painting by my dad of Lake Calhoun in Minnesota. There’s beauty around us,…
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Watercolor Wednesday: Those who have gone before us
I love this farm scene painted by my dad. To me it evokes the fields of grain, blowing in the breeze, under the wide Midwestern skies. My memories of farm life from my paternal side focus on Waseca, Minnesota, where my grandma and great aunt lived, near neighbors separated by a wide open space. Aunt…
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Five Minute Friday: When God felt distant
Some years ago I thought I was listening to God when I decided to move halfway across the country to work for a different organization. Caught up in the delight of hearing God’s voice, I went overboard in my enthusiasm. I didn’t test out what I was hearing. I got it all wrong, and I…
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Watercolor Wednesday: Messing about in boats
Summertime, summertime, and messing about in boats. Will you? Won’t you?
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Let’s Read! The Woman Alive summer reading challenge and readers’ choice awards
What could be better than sinking into a great read this summer? The days are long and I hope you’ve got some space and time to enjoy a cozy novel or to dive into a mind-expanding nonfiction book. To help you, we at Woman Alive have devised the 2019 summer reading challenge. It’s an easy…
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Tips from the Queue for a Day at Wimbledon
Thinking of queuing at Wimbledon? Here’s what I learned from our experience last year… We left the house at 3.45 am to reach Wimbledon by 4.30, traveling through an Uber. What’s your view of Uber? That was only the second time I’ve used it, and our driver was safe and courteous. All very easy. When…
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Weekly Devotional: God’s call (14 in Romans series)
I will not venture to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me in leading the Gentiles to obey God by what I have said and done –by the power of signs and wonders, through the power of the Spirit of God. Romans 15:14–22 (NIV) As Paul wraps up his letter to the Romans,…
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Watercolor Wednesday: Finding Rest in Spain
As I was browsing through my dad’s paintings tonight, realizing that I hadn’t posted one for today, I came across this one that he’s titled Madeira, Spain. I’ve never noticed the title before. It’s fitting because I’m currently in Spain on retreat at the wonderful El Palmeral. Not in Madeira (which actually is an island…
