Ruth Clemence

writer & blogger

Blog

  • Brussels: Hope This Easter

    Like many, I woke up to the news that there had been deadly explosions in Brussels. Two at the airport. One at the metro station near the heart of the European Union. Isis have claimed responsibility. Another coordinated attack. Paris attacks come swiftly back to mind. Fear is trying to get a foothold. Its grip… Read more

  • The Higher Way Code – No Overtaking

    Have you seen comedian Michael McIntyre talk about overtaking farm traffic? He describes the experience of wanting to overtake a tractor and and entering the ‘death lane’ by driving into oncoming traffic. Nobody wants to drive into oncoming traffic. You wait for the straight bit of road and edge out and then edge back in… Read more

  • The Higher Way Code

    This series on my blog will examine The Highway Code in a unique and fun way. It borrows some of the signs and signals found in the driver’s bible ‘The Highway Code’ and it will twist them in a lighthearted way to examine this road map we call life. I have chosen to call it… Read more

  • True Love This Valentine’s Day

    Typing this on the sofa under the blanket full of cold. Flicking through my favourite romantic films on Netflix and skipping to what I deem to be the best scenes. Waiting for Joel to come back from church and cuddle me better. This is Valentine’s Day 2016 and I am thankful that today is just… Read more

  • What Goes On Behind Closed Doors

    Are there people in your life that you feel you can share everything with, warts and all? Like a tree in winter, can you expose your branches of heartache, sin, fears, doubts, thoughts and everything in between to that person or group? If you have an accountability partner, do you tell them absolutely everything in… Read more

  • Great Expectations

    What a difference 24 hours can make. You know when people say ‘sleep on it’ before you make a decision? Maybe that’s good advice. Do we wake up with a fresh perspective after catching 40 winks? Maybe. I think it helps me when I return to a piece of writing after a while to look at… Read more