Walking with God

My flatmate made some pancakes. I said to her, wow, is Pancake Day here already? She said she fancied eating pancakes and she gave me two of them. (Shrove Tuesday aka Pancake Day is actually on the 4th March, signalling the start of Lent). I remember when I was working at this primary school and the teacher I was assisting wanted us to make pancakes with the kids from scratch.  Neither of us had made pancakes before. After she mixed the ingredients, muggins here had to fry over 30 pancakes. Never again!  The kids seemed to enjoy my labour though.  What do I want to give up for Lent? I've already stopped bingeing on chocolates and cookies.  I've been eating a lot of raisins so I might cut down on those.😊 Happy Shrove Tuesday in advance! ❤️ https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shrove_Tuesday

"God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble." ----- Last night I dreamt about my ex-boyfriend who is now a very good friend. In the dream, I was upset with him for not being there for me and forgetting my birthday.  When I woke up, I thought the dream was really silly.  Why would I care whether he forgets my birthday?  Besides, even though, we haven't been together for almost 10 years, he always remembers my birthday. This morning, I received a text from the same friend. He told me he recently had a minor operation and was recuperating at home.  He asked if I was available to visit him. I told him I was busy doing my laundry, but I could visit him in the afternoon, as he only lives about half an hour away from me by bus. He asked me to visit the next day instead if I was still available. Now it made sense why I had had that nonsense about my friend. I guess when you've known someone for 30 years, you're bound to be able to pick up on their vibe...

I forgot to check the status of the transport system before travelling. I discovered because of some event in central London the bus wasn't going all the way. I had to walk for  about twenty minutes to my destination. Just as well the Lord inspired me to leave earlier than usual. I still arrived early and had time to relax before my shift started. God is good. ❤️

Before the children's show I was working on started, my colleagues and I were in the foyer welcoming parents and their kids, directing them to the theatre and showing others where to park their buggies.  I noticed one colleague was speaking to this man.  She told us the man said after he gave his Bible to a homeless man, God told him to come to this arts centre and get a Bible.   Why would God send him to an arts centre that specialises in music, drama and dance? I suggested he could download a Bible app, if he needed instant access to a Bible. I even recommended an app I use, but  the man was adamant that God had told him to get a Bible at this arts centre. While my colleague continued to chat to the man, I focused on welcoming guests to the arts centre. Finally I saw the man holding a Bible. Apparently, my colleague always carries a Bible with her which she has been studying. As she was speaking to the man she was inspired to give him her Bible. We were all am...

As I don't like to rush  I always give myself more than enough time to get to work. I'd rather arrive an hour early and relax. This morning, I left home even earlier. The bus I was in was packed full. Most passengers get off at the nearest tube station. I also get off at that stop and catch another bus into central London. As I was walking past the tube station, I noticed it was closed. Two members of staff were telling commuters that the line wasn't working because of signal failure and advising commuters to catch a particular bus to another tube station a few miles down the road. When I got to the bus stop, there was a long queue of passengers waiting for my bus. I decided to use another bus route. After waiting for a few minutes, I was inspired to return to bus stop with the long queue. When I arrived, there was already a bus at the stop. By the time I got on, there were no longer any seats available both decks. I had no choice but to stand. I walked all the way to the b...

Last night I noticed my wireless charger was no longer working.  Usually, when the wireless charger is on, the light underneath the charger is blue. While the phone is being charged the blue light changes to red and returns to blue when the phone is fully charged. This time, the light underneath the charger remained blue and wasn't charging my phone. I wondered whether the fault was in the charger or my phone. I tried charging my phone with the cable and it worked. Today, I took.the charger to our local phone repair shop. I asked the techie if he could test the charger with his phone.  He showed me it wasn't charging his phone either, which meant there was a problem with the charger. I decided to get a new wireless charger which I tested first before buying.  Later, while I was going for a walk, I pondered over why the charger had stopped working.  It reminded me of the phrase  "The lights are on but nobody's home," which is a polite way of saying someone lacks ...

 I took some food for my brother. When I arrived, he gave me his gift - a bottle of V*mto, which he knows is my favourite drink. At first, he wasn't sure whether he should get the normal one or sugar free, but he went for the normal. He made the right choice as I can't stand low sugar drinks. 👍 We had a really good At first, he wasn't sure whether he should get the normal one or sugar free, but he went for the normal. He made the right choice as I can't stand low sugar drinks. 👍 up and he loved the peanut butter stew. Thank you, God, for my brother and for providing another bottle of my favourite drink. ❤️