Speaking in Tongues
Joining my first ship in Sweden could have posed some problems linguistically had the Swedes not been so fluent in …
Category Archives: Love
Lost
Having five children has resulted in an accumulation of items of interest to little people, which Marilyn has insisted that …
Flows
It is Easter and the Welford family are back in Skegness for Spring Harvest. We hope for a recharging of …
Driven by Love
On Monday this week Marilyn, myself and our youngest son John headed down to Cardiff (75 miles from us) to …
The MiT Diaries – It’s all Greek…
Welcome to the MiT Diaries! MiT in UK Baptist terminology means ‘Minister in Training’ after this I become a NAM …
Business Traveller
Business travel is not all it is made out to be. I drove down to London’s Heathrow Airport last Sunday …
Humans
Anyone else round here getting fed up with humans? I know that we have to share the planet with them, …
Family Matters
Five children! I’m still not sure how it happened. I don’t recall that Marilyn and I ever sat down and …
For the Love of My Wife
On 1 October 1973 I was issued with my Seaman’s Discharge Book having officially joined the Merchant Navy as a …
Nicknames
Not long after I joined my first ship I picked up the nickname of ‘Road Runner.’ It seems that my …
The Force Awakens
I have seen the new Star Wars movie. I enjoyed it despite being initially confused. Judging by the lines on …
The Battle of Britain
The Battle of Britain has been in the news recently in the UK as seventy-five years have passed since a …
Treasure
When I was walking on the seawall in Devon a couple of weeks ago there were two men with metal …
From Russia With Love
It is just over forty years since I wrote my first letter to the girl who was to become my …
Against the Flow
There are times that a song gets stuck in my head. Last night I went to sleep with the words …
Beyond Eden
Driving to London’s Heathrow Airport early this Monday morning and getting stuck in various traffic jams got me thinking about …
Even When My Eyes Can’t See
In the last few years I have made several friends who I have never met in person. We have got …
First Love
After watching Return of the Jedi last Sunday evening I expected to be dreaming about Star Wars all night. I …
A Lesson in Love
On Sunday evenings Marilyn and I watch ‘Call the Midwife.’ Marilyn loves the programme because it involves things medical and …
Starman
One of my favourite movies is Starman, which was released in 1984, and starred Jeff Bridges and Karen Allen. Last …
Summer of ’69
It was the summer of ’69. I was twelve years old. For the first time in my life I attended …
Overwhelming Love Pt 2: Locusts
On the afternoon of the day my emotions about being a dad caught up with my logic, I read these …
Good Cop, Bad Cop
This time last week some of our family were at Spring Harvest getting our spiritual batteries recharged. Spring Harvest is …
What Kind of Father, What Kind of Son?
When God told Abraham to take a three-day journey and then sacrifice his precious only son Isaac on a mountain …
Overwhelming Love Pt 1
As I write this it is little Welford’s birthday and I had a moment. I wasn’t expecting it, I thought my …
Be Ever Graceful
As I continue down the path that will eventually lead to ordination, or so God tells me, I learn and …
Feeling Real
Parenthood has so far been a fascinating journey for us. I don’t know how I expected to feel, but it …
The Right Things for the Right Reasons
The other day I was walking to the supermarket with Little Welford. To get there we have to walk down …
Dad’ll Fix it
Since becoming a father I have changed in many ways. One of these ways is fixing things. Or at least …
Defining Love
I can’t describe how I felt on the day in August 1980 when our first child was born. Marilyn my …
Stepping Into Other Worlds
Earlier this week a Facebook post pointed me in the direction of a blog written by a young mother about …
Ebs and Flows... 