A Rough Diamond with Even Rougher Edges.
Hello to 2026. A new year with new opportunities - we can leave the last one behind. Take a moment though to think what parts of the year that has past do you want to to hold onto in a positive way? Who are the people you want to nurture? I have spent hours in those years being with people. Who are the people that matter? Who brings warmth to your heart when you think of them? Where were the smiles? Where were the tender moments? If there were raw moments, do they need tended to? In this coming year I will have been a Christian for 40 years.... Where has the time gone? If I said that becoming a Christian made my life joy and delight - I would be lying through my teeth. Last year was a dark one for me. I have been raw and impassioned. I have been someone that most would say " if that is a Christian....!" I can even hear the words "call yourself a Christian!" a phrase often expelled from my mother's voice in an argument. I have spent most if not all of these nea...