The Living Room Story—just out—shows my experiences as I obeyed God, building the Living Room ministry, and helping those with lived experience be accepted by the church. It shows how God helped me serve for nine years until symptoms of ageing got the better of me. I wrote this book to help me remember […]
Read More...If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. 1 John 1:9 I’ve been writing about the Atlantic Slave Trade and the efforts last year to have those who were responsible apologize for those great sins. William Wilberforce, the abolitionist, wrote the […]
Read More...First published in May 2017 Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold all things are become new. 2 Corinthians 5:17 I had for a long time been thinking of myself as suffering with Christ when I went through pain I experienced. I had […]
Read More...But is bad always ugly? There’s a beauty in all stages we might find ourselves in. Treat yourself with gentle compassion. Love yourself. God does.
Read More...BUBBLES It takes a child to let it all out.
Read More...Scrawny and mangy, and yet there’s love. The love of a mother for her young one.
Read More...By the time my mom ended up in a care home, she had forgotten the many crochet stitches she used to be so good at. But she felt lost no longer having the hobby she had so loved. With great effort, she did re-learn the granny stitch, and once she did she seldom stopped […]
Read More...You may have noticed, I’m starting to run out of words. But I have thousands of photos I’d like to share. I hope you’re OK with that. At the age I’ve now reached, I would really like to share some of my pictures–perhaps including a story or two. My husband and I traveled to the […]
Read More...It’s not often that a person with serious mental health problems gets the chance to make something big happen, like the Living Room faith-based support groups I started in 2006. Many individuals came into my life uplifting me in my faith and courage. When I look back at my 55 years with bipolar disorder, […]
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