Reflecting the light

Posted on December 18, 2022 by Alison Wadsworth

There is something special about lights, isn’t there? It’s just magical to see more and more of the Christmas lights going up all around, as 25th December draws ever closer. Significant for us as ... Read More

Posted on December 9, 2022 by Alison Wadsworth

We are now well into the part of the year that gives us an enticing constellation of traveling stories: Mary’s visit to Elizabeth, her journey to Bethlehem with Joseph, the arrival of the shephe... Read More

Everything else is a bonus

Posted on October 9, 2022October 9, 2022 by Alison Wadsworth

During the summer we had a couple of days in Sheffield and enjoyed a walk in one of the local parks. After watching the children playing in the water park, we walked on a little further and then sat a... Read More

Welcomed Home

Posted on September 20, 2022September 20, 2022 by Alison Wadsworth

We knew the day would come, it was inevitable, and yet it was quite sudden and unexpected so has left everyone saddened and shocked. The passing of HM Queen Elizabeth II will affect every one of our l... Read More

Posted on September 10, 2022 by Alison Wadsworth

I went for a walk along our lane just before writing this. I’d just finished recording the address for the Nidd Valley Circuit on line service for Sunday morning and was coming back to write this th... Read More

The apple of God’s eye

Posted on August 7, 2022August 7, 2022 by Alison Wadsworth

Last month, Charlie and I enjoyed going to the Driffield Show. We attended on the second day of the event and the weather was just right, not too hot and no rain. Over the two days thousands of people... Read More

Thought for the week 24th July 2022

Posted on July 24, 2022July 20, 2022 by Alison Wadsworth

I wonder why the disciples asked Jesus to teach them to pray? They have been journeying with his for some time and watched him heal but have not ask them to teach them how to do that. They have seen h... Read More

Posted on July 2, 2022June 30, 2022 by Alison Wadsworth

The Old Testament reading for today is one that I’ve loved since I was a child – perhaps because it’s about a little girl. In 2 Kings 5:1-14 we read the story of Naaman and his little servan... Read More

Thought for the week Ascension Day 2022

Posted on May 26, 2022 by Alison Wadsworth

The Ascension of Jesus is a strange day in the Christian calendar – for a start it’s celebrated on a Thursday and so, for most people it will go unnoticed – this year it happened on the ... Read More

Aldersgate Sunday

Posted on May 21, 2022May 19, 2022 by Alison Wadsworth

This coming Sunday is Aldersgate Sunday – the closest Sunday to the 24th May which is commemorated in the Methodist Church as Wesley Day and is as close to a saint’s day as we get in the Metho... Read More