Posted in 1 on December 15, 2007 | 6 Comments »
A light in my day – and a joyful pointer to the value of waiting, working, listening and singing … check out this three-minute wonder.
Rivals the same number of men chasing a ball round a pitch!
Perhaps also illustrates the possibility that even imperfection and apparent chaos can be beautiful…
Posted in 1 on December 15, 2007 | 2 Comments »
I came downstairs a little while ago to the sight of my two girls rolling out cookie dough and pressing out Christmas shapes. A close family friend was mixing dough for Snickerdoodles (a cinnamon/sugar cookie), Christmas carols were playing on the cd player, my wife was preparing the cookie sheet, and it was gently snowing [...]
Posted in surprises, tagged belfast, smile on December 15, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Battling a chilling wind on a Belfast street
my barely noticeable
nod
was matched
by a cheery hello
and an open smile
from the older man
with the stubbly chin
and the black baseball cap
and the enclosing woollen coat.
Posted in 1, surprises, thanksgiving on December 15, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
There aren’t may workplaces in which staff choose to gather to sing carols one lunchtime before Christmas. And while I don’t work there, I was in the building and ended up in BBC Reception in Belfast with sixty or so other people for half an hour yesterday lunchtime.
With 11 carols printed out, beautiful accompaniment on [...]
