The old bags club
A few days ago, an acquaintance and I laughed about her calling her ageing dog “old bag”. Spontaneously I said, “I’m an old bag too” She, also gray haired, laughed and said,...
God’s love
Summer – time for friends
Summertime! In summer we meet more and more with friends, whether at the pool, for a coffee, a beer, or on warm, long evenings around a crackling fire. Maybe we will also...
Too much or not enough?
In my last blog I encouraged self-love. We should love ourselves because otherwise we cannot love others. While researching this topic, I came across a Christian blog post in which someone wondered...
Are you getting active for a starfish?
You walk along the beach by the ocean and admire the many shells that have washed up. Wow, there’s also a starfish! It’s moving, it’s still alive! But it dries up here...
You won’t get me!
The other day I had a tough weekend. Tough for me means being with people from morning till night, several days in a row. Then I know that I need to rest,...
What does knitting have to do with God?
Nothing at first glance and yet everything, is my answer.Spontaneously you might say: Angie, now that’s a bit far-fetched, what kind of question is that?Sorry, my mind works like this, I like...
Where’s the joy?
The Bible says in Nehemiah 8:10, “„…the joy you have in the Lord is your strength.”The verse is familiar and has always spoken to me. But the other day someone at a...
Light in the Darkness
Last week first my husband, and then I had Corona, like so many at the moment. It came with a surprising number of symptoms for me: fever, sore throat, aching limbs, headache,...
Stand in the breach
Do you know the expression: Stand in the breach? According to a dictionary, it means “to give support in a critical situation, to lend assistance.”The idiom has its origins in chivalry. If...
Take a break with Jesus
Are you extremely busy, have a mountain of work ahead of you, many appointments, don’t know where to start? Do you feel that you’ve reached the end of your rope? It’ s...