Author: Ruth Clemence
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Take Heart by Matt Chandler – Book Review
I use affiliate links in some of my blog posts. If you click through and make a purchase, I earn a small commission at no extra cost to yourself. Thank you for your support! In a culture that is increasingly turning away from Christianity, Matt Chandler has an exciting and…
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The Mustard Seed Mum: Fighting Fear with Faith
Do it afraid. Courage is not the absence of fear, but going forward even when you feel afraid. I have heard these expressions a few times and it has become much more real as a mum. Actually, I think it started as a mum-to-be. I was afraid to give birth,…
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Same Sex Relationships by John Stott – Book Review
I use affiliate links in some of my blog posts. If you click through and make a purchase, I earn a small commission at no extra cost to yourself. Thank you for your support! The topic of same sex relationships is something that I tend to shy away from. I…
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Ropes, rocks and resurrection
Have you ever participated in a tug of war? I think the closest I have come to a tug of war is pulling a Christmas cracker in the hope that I will get the joke, the gift inside and the bigger bit of cracker. A full on tug of war…
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When Good Friday Doesn’t Seem Good
Hot cross buns have been toasted and eaten. The church service was amazing – there was a goat and it peed in the aisle (more on the goat later). Across the country, many are celebrating Good Friday. As Christians we remember that Jesus Christ died a horrible death by crucifixion.…
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The Mustard Seed Mum: What I’m Learning
I am learning a lot about being a mum. Or I think I am. Everyone has their own way of being a parent and puts their stamp on things. There’s lots of trial and error involved. For me, a lot of head scratching and confused looks as I try and…
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My Greatest Adventure
Empty supermarket shelves, low water pressure, uncollected bins… turns out we are not built for snow in this part of the world! We ran out of bread and milk and apparently everyone had the same idea because we couldn’t get either for a couple of days and all the long-life…
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It’s snow time!
As I type, I watch the beautiful snowflakes fall like icing sugar, dusting the view from the front of the house. Wind catches it, causing it to blow here and there before finally landing on the pure white ground. The car is covered in what looks like rolled icing. I…
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The time is now
A lot of my time is spent lost in my thoughts which is also part of the territory as a writer. I have had a lot of dreams – some that have come to life and others that have fizzled out. There have also been those dreams that have been…
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