Walking with God

On my way to work, I was very aware that my pants (underwear) were feeling very uncomfortable undernearh my trousers. As I had a lot of time before my shift started, I decided to pop into this store, which is renowned for their great lingerie. I chose a packet of four underwear in my size and preferred style and headed off to the ladies' toilet to remove the annoying pants and wear the new ones. I then chucked the old underwear in the bin. When I put my trousers back on, I noticed I was still having the same issue.  Give me a break!  That's my size and this style is supposed to fit nicely.  I couldn't return them  as I had already used one of them. I will just have to put up with it for now. The next day, I had the same issue with another underwear that was perfect before. Either the underwear has shrunk or my bum has gone bigger. While I was out, I stopped off at another store to buy some underwear my size and style. After I changed into them, they seemed quite smal...

When some people hear that I work in museums, galleries and theatres, they think I am "lucky" to be around artefacts; and get to see lots of art exhibitions, great masterpieces and many shows for free.  I would say yes and no. Let me address the "no" part first.  As a Christian, my world view is totally different from the world of the contents and artefacts in those places. So I have to protect myself from those ideas.  When I first started working at this particular museum, a colleague and I went into this gallery to see the artefacts, but I wasn't feeling comfortable around them. That night, I had a dream where I was being stabbed in my heart. This happened twice.  After calling on the name of Jesus, it stopped and I woke up. Later, while I was sharing my dream with my colleague, the duty manager overheard our conversation and asked me if I had been around the artefact that had nails. He said people still come to worship it. After that, I never went to that ga...

Recently, Prince Harry and Meghan (the Duke and Duchess of Sussex) and their two children returned from America to live in the UK. King Charles has made it very clear that Harty and Meghan will not be allowed to carry out royal duties or use their HRH titles as they have chosen to live as private citizens.  In other words, they can't be half in and half out.  They're either going to represent the royal family 100% and abide by the royal household rules or do their own thing.  Harry and Megan's dilemma reminds me of what it means to live as a born again Christian.  The essence of Christianity is crucifying your self and allowing Christ to live in you. (Galatians 2: 20).  In other words, you no longer have a life of your own, you are representing Christ according to His teachings in thought, word and deed. While King Charles isn't going to disown his son, Harry, and his family, he's not going to allow them to enjoy the benefits of being in the royal household. Sim...

In my job, I work with a lot of kids.  Sometimes, I work in the soft play area, which is very controlled as we have certain rules that the kids and parents have to abide by. The kids only have a certain amount of time to play before we have to call time and finish that session and start the next one. Some of the parents look very awkward as you can tell they've forgotten how to play.  One time, while I was laying down the rules of the play area, I was reminded of Seven, from Star Trek Voyager, when she said  "Fun will now commence," and it made me chuckle. 😀 🖖 VOY: "Ashes to Ashes", S6, E18

The photo below depicts a younger version of me vs and an older version of me (taken today). I am certainly at peace with the older me now.   I look forward to the much older me as she continues to grow in Christ. ❤️ ---- Relevant Bible verse:  "As your days, so shall your strength be."  Deuteronomy 33:25).

When the bus we were waiting for arrived, this woman got on before me. After she tapped her card on the machine, a beep came on signifying she didn't have enough money on her card. She tried again and got the same result.  Just as the passenger was about to get off, I pulled out my Oyster card that had cash on it and paid for her. After thanking me, the woman offered to reimburse me, but I refused. She asked if she could buy me coffee, but I declined. I was amazed how she was having difficulty receiving my gift. It was only £1.75. During the journey, the woman approached me again and insisted on giving me a box of sweets which she said was from Cyprus. She told me she used to live in London, but now lives in Cyprus with her family. She was currently in London visiting her son and grandkids. She told me all about her family in Cyprus and what the weather was like. After we got off the bus, I showed her where she could top up her card and then wished her well. As for the sweets, I to...