A great day - I ain't complaining. Mind you the bathroom unit is built but still in the living room! I got coffee out with a friend and we didn't talk work!

We have a wonderful piece of poetry/prayer from Sheena Oo today, inspired by our Covenanting with Creation series (Eco-Congregation Scotland influenced) and it is fab. I am sure you will agree.

Grateful for the encouragement too!

God bless you!

Love Sarah

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Welcome to a time themed podcast. Perhaps just sparked by the fact family are going to see Back to the Future tomorrow or just the busy period of Lent and Easter. Struck today in my reflecting on how God knows we are human and what that actually means...

And that I need to swallow my own advice...

So enjoy whilst I go find a comfy seat (and walk the dog and pick up the kid and... :) )

God bless

Love Sarah

Not quite another day in the office but certainly not a lot of time in front of a screen. Chatting and sorting, listening and praying...definitely another interesting one for me.

Hopefully you enjoy this and have an answer to the question -which is most important the crucifixion or the resurrection?

Enjoy...

Blessings

Sarah

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Welcome to another day in the parish and I was in the parish. Hanging out in the church office was good for me (and put some on their best behaviour!). And then it was some more Holy Week prep before a visit to Maxwellton Primary for 3 hours. And then the largest Zoom call I have been on with the Presbytery! What have I got myself into now?

Included is a beautiful piece Like a Mighty River by singer and organist Jonathan Buchan that he had recorded for people like me to use for video services. It seemed apt for tonight!

Prayers for Presbytery.

God bless! See you at coffee tomorrow?

Love Sarah

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Scripture pushes me to be honest about how I feel the ministry we are called to can, at times, be manipulated by the good intentioned. And that I too must be honest about how I feel about other workers in the field especially when they are different to me. As human beings we can resent others without meaning too...question is am I a guiding light or a snuffer?

Plus I learn about insurance for Isla and enjoy a different kind of coffee and buy books...

Enjoy and forgive me...

Love Sarah

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It's Monday again - how does that happen?

Welcome to this episode where the Lord challenges me over hindrances, I do get out and about and get outsmarted by my dog Isla!

Enjoy!

Love Sarah

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Happy St Patrick's Day! Welcome to another reflection on my day in ministry. A positive day with a focus on the place of feedback and encouragement and motivation. There is no real handbook on how to be a minister so feedback is important (though keep it kind!).

Also wee insights into manse life...

Every blessing

Love Sarah

Another day of two halves - work this morning and rest this afternoon! Well...

Finally planned a Silver Wedding Anniversary party...

Grateful for technology and frustrated by it.

Thanks for joining with me and in our wee reflection I am grateful. A lovely reading from Philippians...

Every blessing

Love Sarah

Today is one of those days where there more left unsaid than said. It is actually hard to keep everything on track when there is so much going on. But entering a new environment, culture even with its own language was fascinating.

Plenty people say we shouldn't go to Church either!

So its Bingo, Burns, and People today.

And it is super late...so goodnight and God bless

Love Sarah

Hey! It's heading towards the middle of March but not quite there. Today's podcast is running late but I was caught up in school for a few hours...

Ministry is about being where the people are - and I hope that what we are trying to do as part of Connected Calderwood and as Moncreiff is go where the people are. What I do know is that there simply isn't enough time to do everything!

Be blessed and be present!

God bless

Love Sarah

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