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The life and thoughts of Freda Marshall, a retired Church of Scotland minister living amongst the mountains and glens of Argyll.Pages
Monthly Archives: December 2007
The meaning of things
The last day of the year is an appropriate time to think about the meaning of things. (As I write that I feel a little like Pooh Bear.) Anyway, several people have spoken to me about this blog in the … Continue reading
Still here
Yes – I am still here. The silence over the Christmas Holiday merely signifies the term replete. In other words almost, but not quite too much turkey, cake, pudding, TV and alcohol. And as for church…….well there was nearly too … Continue reading
The gathered company
Whenever I was preaching at this time of year I was always conscious of people who had experienced loss or sadness during the year. Balancing the joy of Christmas with the aching loneliness felt by many, required skills I did … Continue reading
Advent 4
Today in churches throughout the world, the focus will be on Mary, Joseph and the disgrace of an out of wedlock pregnancy. How apt that the lesson is to learn that doing the “right” thing, in the eyes of the … Continue reading
Temptation
Last Slimming Club meeting for three weeks. Oh what temptation!
Too late
It is nearly too late to order anything by post to arrive in time for Christmas. What a relief! But then there will be the January online sales.
Clean comedy
Thanks to Ronni Bennet for directing me to this video: [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWrj9TaA0Mc]
O Happy Clean Day
I am pleased to report that we now have a functional shower room and electricity in the porch. Him Behind the Wheel has already tried it out. I am tempted to throw a shower-party!
Cranford
Watched the final episode of BBC’s Cranford last night. Floods of happy tears all round. I was about to say, now if only real life could be as tidy, yet the fiction portrayed death, disease, poverty and injustice as well … Continue reading