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Praying with Understanding

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Prayer, I believe is a conversation between us and God, either we are giving thanks, making requests or even asking questions. Yet it is not uncommon to feel like a prayer could be such a complicated and maybe even a delicate conversation to have, after all, it's God we are talking to here. There is no way that wouldn't be somehow daunting! I remember learning to pray as a child during family devotions and how nervous I'd get, mumbling through my words, hardly able to get anything coherent out. My auntie, bless her, would jump in the middle of one of my many long pauses to rescue me and carry on with the prayer but once we were done, my uncle would almost chide her for not giving me a chance to learn and develop my confidence. I didn't blame her; I found those long pauses very uncomfortable too! So, I usually understand when people tell me they do not know how to pray and would prefer others to pray for them or they'll just avoid it altogether and some even ask if ...
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International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women

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25 November is the International Day to End Violence against Women & the 🌎 is turning orange 🧡 to show that #GenerationEquality stands against gender-based violence.  Let’s kick off the #16Days of Activism with UN Women & #orangetheworld! Remember, you are not alone.  For more information,please click on the link below: https://www.un.org/en/observances/ending-violence-against-women-day #spreadtheword
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Spread Some Cheer!

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Logged out of work and remained at the table with nothing other than mini stollen bites and chilled Baileys Irish Cream on my mind! I've been thinking of how to make this Christmas one to remember (…yeah I know what’s going on, I haven’t just crawled out from under a rock!) just as the whole year 2020 will be unforgettable.....do I hear an Amen?! Having a Christmas devoid of a proper school nativity, Christmas panto, carol services where you are belting out songs at the top of your lungs (now, I’d be panic stricken if someone decides to sing near me!) or going to a Christmas Market teeming with loads of people while you work your way through each stall, munching on warm delicious macaroons or giant churros dripping with warm chocolate syrup! I refuse to feel depressed about anything and instead make this 2020 Christmas a memorable one as God will allow! I had a white Christmas tree delivered weeks ago and I already have my theme in my head. Never had a white tree before, alwa...
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A Time for Everything

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Autumn never was a season I would say I embraced, probably because of the mess I thought it made, with all the dead leaves falling to the ground and the additional job of having to tidy your garden! My kids have always loved it, they love kicking their feet through the pile of leaves and grabbing a fistful of it and throwing it up in the air (with me holding my breath and praying they weren't grabbing dog poo with it!) I have now come to see it differently, more appreciative of how nature and things around us respond to these changes in seasons. I don't see dry and dead leaves again but beautiful autumn shades. I don't see a mess again but an autumn inspired beautifully decorated carpet. It gives us time too, time to prepare for a harsher season, winter. This got me thinking of how God has a strategy to all He does, there is absolutely no chaos to anything He does. That is why we can use our intelligence to unravel things and find solutions to several issues. Some m...
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