‘Storytelling’ by Elisabeth Grant** 'Read the right books at the right time’ is one of what I call my ‘life prayers’. How do I decide what is a right book? And when or what is a right time? Is ‘right’ just a subjective feeling, something I like or find interesting? Or does it have a …
Tag: memories
Everyone Has a Story To Tell
Not seeing the wood for the trees. A fair amount of posts over this two year blog journey has been about my past. It has been a way to tell my story. Recalling the past creates a variety of emotions. Positive ones like excitement at the memory of ‘good times’. Thankfulness for people and family. …
Endings and Beginnings
Cherry blossom After 2 years in Japan my wife and I felt our time there was coming to an end. Our task had been to represent Operation Mobilisation (OM) in the country. OM was the Christian organisation we worked for. The work engaged us with people, churches and other groups throughout the land. We also …
A Harvest of Memories
In my summer break as a student in 1975 I took a job in Canada. Looking back it was doing something I am not now proud of. Picking tobacco. How doing this squared with my convictions at the time I don’t remember. I do know that smoking and tobacco was not seen as negatively back …
Window on the Past
Recently I have been transcribing old letters and reports from 30 - 40 years ago into a digital form. My work at that time involved travel to many countries and reporting back to those I was responsible to as well as to friends. I am thankful to have this window. A record, a snapshot into …