Spells of sleet, hail, snow, rain and sun accompanied me on Tuesday as I drove north up the A41 through Shropshire and Cheshire, passing signposts to places I am sure I had never heard of before, let alone ever been … Continue reading Snow, Sun & Smiles @ University of Chester Chaplaincy & Chester Cathedral ~ YES!
The third Monday in January is known as Blue Monday – and is supposed to be the northern hemisphere’s most depressing day of the year due to ‘weather conditions, debt level (the difference between debt accumulated and our ability to … Continue reading Cathedrals and Cars: Beating the ‘Blue Monday’ Blues @ Coventry: UK City of Culture 2021!
Y’know, you can’t beat a good ruin! And Stonehenge, in wonderful Wiltshire, well, that is some ruin. Possibly the world’s most famous prehistoric monument, constructed between 3000 BC to 2000 BC, possibly originally as a burial ground. Many of the … Continue reading Stonehenge & Salisbury ~ Wiltshire Wonders of the World!
Cross the meandering River Tees from N. Yorkshire into Co. Durham at its southernmost point, before the river starts to head north again on its way to Teeside and its arrival at the North Sea, and the first village you … Continue reading With All the Saints at All Saints Church: CMS Link Visit @ Hurworth, Darlington, Co. Durham!
And what a great weekend it’s been! The lovely little town of Sedbergh, book-town and home of the famous Sedbergh School, nestles at the foot of the Howgill Fells in Cumbria ~ but is also part of the Yorkshire Dales … Continue reading Following the Star on Epiphany: CMS Link Visit @ Sedbergh, Cumbria!
New Year’s Day in the Lake District ~ and the sun came out, all day long! So did all the people. The secret is to get out early, while everyone is recovering from their New Year celebrations – or don’t drive too far and stay nearer home. So this is a mix of photos taken yesterday morning at Coniston, and in the afternoon sun on Wansfell Pike with the fell ponies. Enjoy! A wonderful start to 2019 ~ hope your New Year also got off to a sunny start, and long may it continue! Continue reading Happy New Year 2019!
The end of 2018, and I’m here in the UK’s Lake District for Christmas and New Year, and looking at mountains and lakes and spectacular scenery. People pay thousands of £ € ¥ $ to come here on holiday, and, … Continue reading Farewell to 2018!
#AdventWord #Celebrate #慶祝 「你可能認為，要忽略真正的好消息很難。」我的意思是，誰會錯過慶祝的機會?但是，我們卻錯過這個福音，12月25日的福音。 讓我們今年別錯過了。不論你怎麼看它，上帝來到這世上，不為別的，只為了愛。當你思考這件事時，你會知道，愛是好得無比的好消息，一個值得我們花時間來慶祝的好消息。 You would think that it would be hard to overlook really good news. I mean, who would miss a chance to celebrate? But, too often, we miss the good news, the real good news, of December 25. But let’s not do that this year. Because no matter how you look at it, God coming into the world for no other reason but love is, when you think about it, incredibly good news—news that is worth making the time to #Celebrate. St. Mary’s Church, Holy Island. All around is darkness, but the church door is open, … Continue reading Advent Word 2018, Day 24 ‘Celebrate 慶祝’
#AdventWord #Peace #平安 如同復臨節的人們，我們要等候，慢下腳步，除去使我們分心的事物並且尋找上帝應允我們的平安，直到伯利恆統治者的再來。安靜並接納平安的禮物，愛的果實，它就在你的內心裡而不在你的作為裡。記住，耶穌是一切平安的來源。 As Advent people, we are to wait, slow down, free ourselves from distractions and search for the peace that God has promised us through the coming of the ruler from Bethlehem. Be still and allow the gift of peace, the fruit of love, to be found within your being rather than in your doing. Remember that Jesus is the source of all peace. A cross in the Holy Island churchyard against the wall of the priory ruins. It’s Christmas Eve: wishing you all a peaceful and blessed Christmas! Continue reading Advent Word 2018, Day 23 ‘Peace 平安’
Catherine Lee 