Of Mice & Marshwiggles – Day 5 – Call To Read: Setting the Scene: The beginning of the book Prince Caspian shows that you don’t have to go ‘through a wardrobe’ to get into Narnia. It was an empty, sleepy, country station and there was hardly anyone on the platform except themselves. Suddenly Lucy… Continue reading Of Mice & Marshwiggles – Day 5 – Call
Of Mice & Marshwiggles – Day 4 – Saturday after Ash Wednesday – Turning To Read: Setting the Scene: Eustace tells the story of his transformation from being a dragon back to boyhood. I looked up and saw the very last thing I expected: a huge lion coming slowly towards me…..I was terribly afraid of… Continue reading Of Mice & Marshwiggles – Day 4 – Turning
Of Mice & Marshwiggles – Day 3 – Friday after Ash Wednesday – Turning To Read: Setting the Scene: Eustace, who until know has been a ‘difficult’ passenger on the Dawn Treader has been magically turned into a dragon. This has unexpected consequences for him…… In spite of the pain, his first feeling was one… Continue reading Of Mice & Marshwiggles – Day 3 – Turning
Of Mice & Marshwiggles – Day 2 – Thursday after Ash Wednesday – Turning To Read: Setting the Scene: After meeting Aslan Lucy returns to her Sister and Brothers who decide to follow Aslan. Later on Susan speaks to her little sister. ‘Lucy,’ said Susan in a very small voice. ‘Yes?’ said Lucy. ‘I see… Continue reading Of Mice & Marshwiggles – Day 2 – Turning
Of Mice & Marshwiggles – Day 1 – Ash Wednesday – Turning To Read: Setting the Scene: At the beginning of Prince Caspian the Pevensie children try to make their own way to help Caspian but become lost as the road has changed since they were last in Narnia. Lucy hears Aslan calling her… Continue reading Of Mice & Marshwiggles – Day 1 – Turning
Of Mice & Marshwiggles – Forty Days in Narnia – Prelude About these words: Over the next few days I hope to post a series of reflections about the Chronicles of Narnia They were written in 2011 as a Lent Course for daily reading so please be alert that some of the words are set… Continue reading Of Mice & Marshwiggles – 40 Days in Narnia – Prelude
Becoming Real: 40 Days with the Velveteen Rabbit Day 40 – Holy Saturday – 3rd April2010 To Read: Autumn passed and Winter, and in the Spring, when the days grew warm and sunny, the Boy went out to play in the wood behind the house. And while he was playing, two rabbits crept out from… Continue reading Becoming Real – Day 40
Becoming Real: 40 Days with the Velveteen Rabbit Day 39 – Good Friday – 2nd April 2010 To Read: And he found that he actually had hind legs! Instead of dingy velveteen he had brown fur, soft and shiny, his ears twitched by themselves, and his whiskers were so long that they brushed the grass. … Continue reading Becoming Real – Day 39
Becoming Real: 40 Days with the Velveteen Rabbit Day 38 – Maundy Thursday – 1st April2010 To Read: And she kissed the little Rabbit again and put him down on the grass. “Run and play, little Rabbit!” she said. But the little Rabbit sat quite still for a moment and never moved. For when… Continue reading Becoming Real – Day 38
Becoming Real: 40 Days with the Velveteen Rabbit Day 37 – Wednesday in Holy Week – 31st March2010 To Read: And she held the little Rabbit close in her arms and flew with him into the wood. It was light now, for the moon had risen. All the forest was beautiful, and the fronds… Continue reading Becoming Real – Day 37
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