The Prodigal Daughter Returns

My friends cat, Boo, loves  company. Before my friend goes to work, she leaves the television and radio on to keep her company. She's also very vocal and miaows a lot. My flatmate's cat, Zeus, is the exact opposite. He loves peace and quiet and hates it when flatmate and I are having a conversation. He doesn't miaow much, he prefers to communicate in silence. 😊

"For in Him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily; and you are complete in Him, who is the head of all principality and power." Colossians 2: 9-10 ---- I hate being late. I am always early unless it can't be helped.l I do get upset with.people who are always late.  As I see it, if you can turn up for work on time, you should be able to arrive on time for me too. If there are circumstances beyond your control, I expect you to text me.  That's why I no longer attend functions organised by people who are never on time. I don't have the time for such nonsense. While I was working at this exhibition, a few of us agency staff had to cover each other for our shifts and breaks. Because I wasn't familiar with the venue, I left early for my first shift. After working at that position for 40 minutes, a colleague was supposed to take over, but she was a few minutes late which was understandable.. Fortunately, I was going for a 20 minutes break. I deci...

"Yours, O Lord, is the greatness, the power and the glory, the victory and the majesty; For all that is in heaven and in earth is Yours; Yours is the kingdom, O Lord, and You are exalted as head over all.12 Both riches and honor come from You, and You reign over all. In Your hand is power and might; In Your hand it is to make great and to give strength to all." 1 Chronicles 29:11-12 ----- While I was working this evening, I had an opportunity to watch the London Philharmonic Orchestra with Canellakis conducting Shostakovich. It was very intense but I enjoyed it. What I enjoy the most about all orchestras is watching the conductor at work.  In order for the orchestra to be of one accord, they need to let the conductor lead the way and this involves surrender, humility and trust on their part. In the same respect, I believe Christ is the Conductor of my life. However, I need to submit to Him and trust in Him to conduct my life and everything that concerns me. I  can't say i...

For the last two days, I've been looking after my flatmate's cat, Zeus, while she's been away. Usually, when Zeus goes out, she has to tempt him back home with treats. Not on my watch! I asked God to bring Zeus back home so I don't have to go looking for him. On the first day when I came home in the evening, I checked to see if he'd come through the open window, but he was still out. I then closed the window. Zeus must have heard me as he jumped on the window ledge. I opened the window and let him in. Last night, when I arrived home just after 11pm, Zeus was lying on his back outside my bedroom door waiting for me to give his tummy a rub. After making a fuss over him, I gave him his treat. Usually, Zeus starts knocking on my flatmate's door from around 3am to let him out, but she let's him out after 4am. He must have sensed his shenanigans were not going to work on me as I wear earplugs in bed anyway. On both mornings, when I woke up around 4.30am to ...

When I got off the tube, I waited for my bus for the final leg of my journey to work. This woman turned up at the bus stop. As she was taking off one of her trainers, she told me she had a pebble in it.  "It's amazing how one tiny pebble can cause so much grief," I said. "There's a lesson to learn there." After making small talk, my friend started talking about how there are so many awful things going on in the world and she has stopped watching the news. I had a feeling she just wanted to vent and needed a listening ear so I didn't say anything. I simply acknowledged what she was sayimg with a nod. When my bus arrived, I got up. She told me she needed the bus too. On the bus, I wanted to sit on my own so I sat at the back and she stood in front next to the driver.  During the journey, I thought about my friend again and I blessed her with peace. After about five minutes, I arrived at my stop. Before I got off, I tapped my friend's shoulder to say go...

There's no way I would travel to work by bus during rush hour if there were no bus lanes, which bypass long traffic jams.  Cheeky car drivers who use bus lanes get fined for that privilege. 😀 Thank God for bus lanes! ❤️

"And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose." Romans 8: 28 ---- While I was waiting at the bus station for my delayed bus to arrive, this elderly lady sat next to me. I told her I had been waiting for over half an hour.  I said I believe the cause was due to road works.  We made small talk.  I told her I was off today, but back at work tomorrow. I said I used to work as a teaching assistant at primary schools, but I now work at various museums, galleries, theatres, events and films. I told her a lot of those venues have very strict dress codes which I like as it means I don't have to worry about what to wear to work. I asked her what her profession was before she retired. She said she was a teacher and then became a PA (personal assistant). I told her a long time ago, I also worked as a PA. Finally, our bus arrived, closely followed by two more proving the adage, "You wait ages for a ...