by Alet | Jul 16, 2021 | Articles, Writing
“If only I could walk again!” This is the cry from the heart of a friend in her wheelchair, months after suffering a head injury. Likewise, this was the cry from the heart of the invalid who was lying at the pool of Bethesda for the umpteenth time, hoping for the...
by Alet | Apr 27, 2021 | Articles, Writing
“Can you give me a hug?” Hugging a complete stranger, and a homeless one at that?! I was completely taken aback. This homeless man was selling Big Issue magazines in one of London’s Underground stations – and I was in a hurry. I wasn’t wearing a WWJD wrist band, but I...
by Alet | Apr 1, 2021 | Arts and crafts, Series 13
This fabric with a selection of pretty shoes was my choice for Katie, an enthusiastic liver of life, a valuable asset to her husband and a loving mother of two little princesses. Her passion for telling others about Jesus reminds me of “the shoes of the Gospel of...
by Alet | Feb 26, 2021 | Articles, Writing
Three of my favourite childhood memories are based on a feeling of absolute security. I remember the warmth of snuggling up to my mother in the church pew, the relief of being able to snuggle behind my dad’s back whenever I had braved the long, dark passage to my...
by Alet | May 14, 2020 | Arts and crafts, Series 13
Rachel’s apron is choc-full of symbolism. Life is like a kaleidoscope of impressions, influences and responsibilities and it is only when God’s light shines into it that the beauty and sense of it all becomes visible. As I had made quite a few aprons for women I am...
