Category: Why You Make God Smile Vol 1

The video below explains what this volume is about:

Why You Make God Smile (despite your faults and weaknesses) Vol 1: Preface There is an easy way to tell that you have reached your old age. When holdingan ice-c...

I’m one of those old-fashioned people who puts a full-stop (period) at the end of a sentence when writing a text message or email. Most of my friends do not. Fo...

I struggle with patience. Patience goes hand in hand with self-control and therefore, when I am impatient, I cannot keep still and my mind wanders to a far-away...

None of us are perfect. As hard as it may be to believe, we all annoy somebody. I would like to suggest that the world divorce rate isn’t high just because peop...

So, run this by me again – why did you give me a copy of this woman’s book? You know I’m not into this religious stuff, right? What? It’s not ...

One day when you’re struggling for that last breath, I hope it won’t be too late for you to remember that while Jesus was asphyxiating, he had you on his mind. ...

Jesus had self-control enough to finish what he came on earth to do – die for the guilty. It takes supernatural humility to be accused of being a weakling when ...

The ghost of Tottering Towers had no manners. His behaviour was that of a teenager who had grown up having never been scolded by his parents. Afterall, who goes...

I was trapped with a mindThat was tormented day and night.When I looked in the mirror,It gave me quite a fright.My eyes were so lifeless,Like those lying in the...

I was petrified. The dictionary definition says, ‘So frightened that one is unable to move.’ That was me, 9 metres high above the ground, standing on a wobbly p...

There are three tumble driers I head for when I enter the launderette. I am sure they are hotter and more economical than the others. I was happy to see that Nu...

He sat staring ahead while listening to a rock song – his eyes focussed on the Central Line map. The London Underground tube train was speeding toward...

I love anchovies but apart from my dad, I don’t know anyone else who likes them. I’ve heard people calling them ‘Devil’s Food’. Yes, they have a strong, fishy t...

(Part 1 of 2) Wouldn’t it be refreshing if social media posts were more real? Can you imagine what it would be like if people’s sentences on Faceboo...

Like a robot, I have followed, Re-posted and commented, Staring at my screen, Like I’ve become demented. ***** I’ve sprinted with the crowd, Brain-washed and de...

I had a wobbly. I mean a real wobbly. When I told my husband how I’d been, he thought I was saying I was unwell, but to me a wobbly is when one is feeling so em...

They found him dead in his favourite armchair – eyes wide open with a look of shock and disbelief. Between the rigid fingers of Ned Devine, was a lottery ...

My sister winced as her tongue came into contact with what she thought was going to be delicious fruit. But instead of a juicy sweetness dancing delightfully ac...

There are people who have had horrendous things happen to them yet through Jesus – his comfort, his peace, his strength, they are free from acute P.T.S.D., bitt...

It’s one thing to struggle with despondency over things that were done to you that were not your fault, but how do you deal with guilt brought on by your own ba...

Just before this book was published, I turned on my car radio to hear the news. I had decided to be Miss Super Sensible, so the station I tuned into was BBC Rad...