Journal
may it colour your life
Years
February It is time for pruning and preparing soil for Spring to come. For years, no centuries, followers of Jesus have celebrated the tradition of Lent, a ‘downward’ journey of death to ‘self’, to be eventually ‘risen with Him’, learning to love All, as He does. The Brussels English Aglow movement has been going for […]
God’s Gift of One Another
January You are the gift.I am the gift. Although we are still within the all messy, liminal space, catching up with people got us going after the Christmas break. We celebrated a number of lives (birthdays) – a 60 years one and a 50 years. The special ones were the 62 years one and the […]
Wait Watch Welcome
December The year: hungry-to-see-with-gratitude-and-wonder-what-is-and-beyond-inviting-others-on-this-journey 2022 ended as a long year even though the number of months remained as all other years. Energy has slowly leaked into complete weariness resulting in colds, little sleep, headaches, and very short tempers. We decorated a tree, waited to welcome… We watched Kirsty turn 29, Bella Woof 13, and Wim […]
Three Cups of Tea
by Greg Mortenson The story of a young nurse and mountaineer who land up in a small village in Pakistan after attempting to climb K2. He promises to build a school for those who helped him – a school for girls. He promotes peace by building many more schools for impoverished communities in Taliban country. […]
If objects could speak
November We celebrate 19 years in Belgium. Soon after we’ve arrived, it snowed. I’m not sure we know what snow looks like anymore. I celebrate my day of birth. Thank you, Mom, and Dad for giving me life! We arrived in Belgium after the 9/11 turmoil in America and now waiting in Europe for the […]