How to Get Rid of the Worry Monster

I had it in my hand ready to take to the till. A furry, striped, google-eyed monster with a zip mouth and an empty tummy ready to eat up all the worries. For two whole minutes, I did actually think this was a good idea to buy as a present, the idea being that your child can write down what they’re worried about and then stuff it into the worry monster’s mouth who ‘eats’ it up and makes the worry go away. The multi coloured little chap walked straight into my head and very nearly had me walking out the shop door with him under my arm when, all of a sudden, I paused and said to my shopping buddy of the day i.e. husband,

Curling and the Bible

Ah Friday, glad to see you!

After two weeks of a bad dose of the cold, I’ve spent a substantial amount of my Friday morning lounging on the sofa watching the women’s curling semi finals. #winter Olympics #hardluckGB

Looks like bowling to me only more fun with all that sliding about on the ice although you’d think for the Olympics they would have bowling shoes that were even just a little less ugly but no. I do envy the shoulder strength those girls must have - impressive brush skills. Wonder how you learn to do that? I did wonder out loud on Twitter whether someone might be available to speed brush the rest of my day for me - me being the heavy lump of granite sliding to a dead halt. (Turns out the scoring zone in curling is called the ‘house’. Happy coincidence, my sofa is right in the middle. I win.)

A wishful thought crossed my mind. Wouldn’t it be nice to have someone glide through life right beside you, start to finish, brushing the path energetically like the curlers do.

Oh, now that is a thought! Maybe we do.

Moments of Hesitation

At the outset of a new year, change appears imposingly on the horizon. Like the floods created by the torrential January rains, it lies across your path and before you take another step forward, you hesitate.