Author Archives: kennedygreen112

We spend a lot of our lives regretting what we have done in the past and wishing we had behaved better and done things differently. Everyone makes mistakes and it is very easy to dwell on them to the point where they interfere with you living a carefree, peaceful life. God is always listening andContinue reading “Forgiving Yourself”

We live in the most incredible world. The diversity of flora and fauna, of landscapes and seascapes, coasts and mountains is incredible. Wherever you live, you are probably a short journey away from somewhere lovely to relax and take in the beauty around you. Plants seem to fight to grow everywhere (along with weeds unfortunately)Continue reading “Beautiful Creation”

One bible passage I like to quote to myself when I am going through difficult times for any reason, be it worrying about my family, my health, our society etc – we could spend our whole life worrying about many things! – is: 1 Corinthians 10:13 ….You can trust God not to let you beContinue reading “Hope in times of trouble”

We tend to generalise about our children. Boys act in a certain way and girls in another. This may be a trend but it isn’t a definite. My sons are very different from each other; one is an extrovert and the other the opposite. I was talking to another parent the other day about howContinue reading “Our Children”

It isn’t easy living on your own although I can’t say I have had much experience of this so far. My two sons have been moving in and out of my home since leaving for university and at the moment my eldest son is living with me until he moves into a place of hisContinue reading “Living Alone”

It’s so much easier to feel a connection with God when we are going through something that is difficult. We involve him, we ask for his help and we are constantly focused on prayer and intercession if it is for someone else. I feel much closer when I suffer than when life goes on asContinue reading “Sharing the good and the bad”

Sorry to go on about things medical, but it occurred to me today that what we say is so important and we must be careful to be encouraging rather than judgemental or negative. I have had some experience of this lately in some of the treatments I have had to undergo. I was happy toContinue reading “Encouragement”

I have just been to the Accident and Emergency department of our local hospital on recommendation from a doctor. I was worried because it is the last place you want to visit when Covid is around and so I reluctantly did as I was told. I masked up, registered at reception and sat down inContinue reading “Thinking of others”

I’m writing this today as I sit with my leg propped up and an ice brick on it, attempting to reduce the swelling of some really nasty insect bites. They can cause unbelievable pain and I find it hard to do anything at the moment which is very frustrating. This and reading about St CatherineContinue reading “Suffering”

I remembered something once said during a French class by one of the older students (it was an evening class). We were asked ‘Can you tell us about something that has made you really happy in your life’. William – I remember his name due to the extraordinary thing he said – answered: ‘I movedContinue reading “Measuring Happiness”