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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
Tag Archives: Courage
Tail end of the year
Like many another blogger I have found myself in the midst of a whirl of activity and travel. Hence the long gap – and all of a sudden we are at the tail end of the year. I have been … Continue reading
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Tagged Benefits, Courage, Disability Rights, God, justice, Resolutions, spirituality
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Dragonfly break
I looked down at my arm and saw a dragonfly briefly resting on it. For a moment the world faded out and I thought of all the summers and all the moments and all the many dancing dragonflies that inhabited … Continue reading
Toto and Misty
The Wizard of Oz is usually screened at Christmas or holiday time; Him Behind the Wheel had never seen it, so we settled down the other night for some no-hassle viewing. What can be said about a 1939 film with … Continue reading
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Tagged cairn terriers, Courage, Judy Garland, Misty, Toto, Wizard of Oz, yellow brick road
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Not really a book review
This is not really a book review – I haven’t yet finished the book in any case. It is more about age related problems. As you know, these last few weeks have been busy, and I have been a bit … Continue reading
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Tagged ageing, breast cancer, Courage, Humour, Lisa Lynch, The C-Word, young
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Conquering fear
Sometimes you can’t simply conquer fear. I suppose I should make it personal and admit that I can’t. It doesn’t matter how many times I say the Jesus Prayer, or whisper Please, God…….. the fear won’t budge. Truth is that … Continue reading
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Tagged attack, Courage, dog walk, fear, knapweed, Misty, rescue dog, riverbank
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