Being Neighbourly

It was a normal part of life growing up in Scotland to have the neighbours pop in for a cuppa and a chat as I am sure it was here in Australia as well.

It's not so normal these days as we all drive cars and have automatic opening garage doors and such busy life's in general. So you can Imagine my surprise and at the same time my delight tonight to be invited to pop in to an elderly neighbours for a cuppa. Barb from across the road knocked on my door tonight and invited Rob and I to pop in sometime over the weekend for a coffee so we have made a time tomorrow.

I wonder what we can each do to bring a little bit neighbourliness back to our world.

                                     Lets all make an effort to be a little more neighbourly to those around us..  

Caroline ♥

More Easter Reflections

Thought - The only man made thing in Heaven are the scars on Jesus hands and feet...

Reflecting on Easter has brought to mind many favourite Hymns. Several years ago I discovered "I heard The Voice O Jesus Say".

Only is the last few days have I found out more about it's writer.

It was written by Horatius Bonar born on the 19th December 1808 in Edinburgh -
Bonar has been called “the prince of Scot­tish hymn write­rs.” After grad­u­at­ing from the Un­i­ver­si­ty of Ed­in­burgh, he was or­dained in 1838, and be­came pas­tor of the North Par­ish, Kelso. He joined the Free Church of Scot­land af­ter the “Dis­rupt­ion” of 1843, and for a while edit­ed the church’s The Border Watch. Bonar re­mained in Kel­so for 28 years, af­ter which he moved to the Chal­mers Me­mor­i­al church in Edin­burgh, where he served the rest of his life. Bonar wrote more than 600 hymns. At a me­mor­i­al service fol­low­ing his death, his friend, Rev. E. H. Lundie, said:
His hymns were writ­ten in very var­ied cir­cum­stances, some­times timed by the tink­ling brook that bab­bled near him; some­times at­tuned to the or­dered tramp of the ocean, whose crest­ed waves broke on the beach by which he wan­dered; some­times set to the rude mu­sic of the rail­way train that hur­ried him to the scene of du­ty; some­times mea­sured by the si­lent rhy­thm of the mid­night stars that shone above him.

Hymn - I heard the voice of Jesus say

I heard the voice of Jesus say, “Come unto Me and rest;Lay down, thou weary one, lay down Thy head upon My breast.”I came to Jesus as I was, weary and worn and sad;I found in Him a resting place, and He has made me glad.

I heard the voice of Jesus say, “Behold, I freely give The living water; thirsty one, stoop down, and drink, and live.”I came to Jesus, and I drank of that life giving stream;My thirst was quenched, my soul revived, and now I live in Him.

I heard the voice of Jesus say, “I am this dark world’s Light;Look unto Me, thy morn shall rise, and all thy day be bright.”I looked to Jesus, and I found in Him my Star, my Sun;And in that light of life I’ll walk, till traveling days are done.

Todays Pondering

“I declare today a season of letting go of what could have been and taking hold of what is”… Me.

Holding on to the what could have been only holds us back form experiencing the what is to it's full. It's time for another clean out of things I have been holding on to for the what could have been but is not. I want to experience the what is without the constant pulling back to the what could have been and is not... Moving on and moving up...

Flippin Pancakes

Today is Shrove Tuesday (sometimes known as pancake Tuesday).. I wonder how many people know the significance of the day or is it just, maple syrup, lemon and sugar or as one young girl said today ice-cream and sprinkles.

Shrove Tuesday is the day before the start of Lent known itself as Ash Wednesday...

Ash Wednesday gets it's name form placing ash on ones forehead as a sign of repentance...

Lent is the time leading up to Easter a time of fasting and praying and preparing onself for the commemoration of Christ's Death and Resurrection...

A time of making a sacrifice, people usually will give up something for the period of Lent. Lent will last 40 days ( a significant biblical number ).

The word Shrove or Shrive referes to obtaining absolution for one's sins by confession and penance.

So why pancakes??

The pancakes represent that last indulgence before the start of Lent.. Some say that the ingredients in the pancakes are forbidden during Lent!

So here is my pancake recipe given to me years ago by a friend who got it from another friend..

1 Cup S/R Flour

Pinch Salt

2 Tbsp Castor Sugar

1 Egg

Milk

sift together dry ingredients

make well in center and break in egg, mix slightly

add milk for required consistency

cook in greased pan

Serve with what ever takes your fancy...

This is a great recipe base to add or subtract. I have used for both sweet and savory...

ENJOY♥