THIS WRITTERS HEART

I wrote this poem before I read my morning devotion. I also intended to join the early morning church prayer meeting.But God granted me sleep last night and a sleep in this morning, so I never made it to the prayer meeting,  Yesterday I was told I needed to be more joyful, I wasn't sure how to take it so I just parked it.  I guess the poem today reflects on yesterday's statement. I am trying to be positive in this current season, I've felt no anger and yesterday there were no tears.  Today's Bible devotional from 'Our daily bread' felt relevant to the current circumstances.  I wanted to share it with you as a blessing and encouragement. https://www.odbm.org/en-GB/devotional/devotional-category/comfort-of-god I don't know the relevance of the image, I saw it on the Oswestry Facebook book page and it just intrigued me. I know the photographer and have been granted permission to use it.  Church bells primarily call people to worship and mark significant moment...

*This is the first piece of writing I am able to physically share in my present situation, warning tissues are essential*  THROUGHOUT THIS SEASON  By Sarah Joy Holden  God hold onto my hand  Catch my every tear Wisdom to understand  Remove whatever I fear  Lord, Hold me close  Never ever let me go God of faith and love  Anchor in the storm Take from me any guilt  In this I am not to blame  Give me peace in the night  One small step at a time  God my ever present light  With you I am never alone  Cast out the shadows of doubt  Grant over me your peace There is an unseen reason  One I shall not wallow  Throughout this season  There's a brighter rainbow  Let this be my daily prayer  Wherever I am found to be  Whatever is now ahead   Allow me space and time  May I continue to serve you  To show your love and grace  In the best way I'm physically able  This i...

  THE BACKGROUND TO THE STORY: You may have read this story sometime ago by author Sarah Joy Holden (16 June 2025). It was written in Sarah's infancy as a writer and at a time she realised that she was not a story writer as a story writer should be.  Over the Christmas period Sarah rediscovered this piece of writing and now with a better experience in writing has updated it, mainly grammer and creating the characters profiles. It is not going to be published as in a story book format, just for our pleasure.  STRANGER ON THE TRAIN : Written by Sarah Joy Holden  It was a chilly late morning in February, and the railway station at Bayern has just witnessed the early morning rush hour. Arriving at the station just after the rush hour commute is a young lady called Bernadette. She is a single lady in her mid -forty’s, medium build and jet-black curly hair. Bernadette works in the civil service, often working full four hours days a week. She regularly has to commute by pu...

For some athletes 202.2 miles in a year might not seem a big deal. But for me it is a great achievement, especially when 54 years ago being told you would never walk. On Sunday depite foot pain and tiredness I pressed on and reached my goal 100 walks in 12 months. Those who really know me, know that when I put my mind to something there's no stopping me. On my birthday in 2024 I set myself a goal to walk 53 walks in my 53 years of life, complete it by 9th December 2025. By June I had completed 53 walks. I was then challenged to raise the bar and get to 100 by 31st December. At 3pm on 28th December I had finished walk 101. In my head I thought it was walk 98/99. I had walked 2 more than i thought.I have been using my Strava app to keep me on track, this was a personal challenge and not for a charity fundraiser.  If only those doubtful medics could see me now. Dr Bamford at Manchester Children's Hospital would be proud of me. Over the last few months the plantar fasciitis in my ...

  Mary, did you know? Mary (mother of Jesus), you have heard the word of God tell you the news and confided in your cousin Elizabeth who also was with child. Mary's child was a tiny cell a small foetus. Women won't have had the technology, skill and knowledge we have today. Mary relied on the confidence of Elizabeth, first to tell her the news that she had been chosen by God to carry his child. Secondly Mary may certainly have relied on Elizabeths experience as she was further on in her pregnancy than Mary; There weren't any self-help manuals around back then. It was far too risky for her and Joseph to reveal the truth. Can you imagine if Social services were around back then, the scandal and protocols that would have been implemented. God made the impossible possible, through the baroness of Elizabeth and the miracle through Marys conception, two humble woman of God. Of all the women, God showed his favour and trust in Mary, and Elizabeth acting as Mary's mentor. M...

I am not sure how long a poem should be, long enough to keep the reader interested. Unfortunately for this one I got carried away. So it could only in my opinion be a blog post as well as a spoken word piece on my new favourite app suno.  This week I was accused of being a fake writer, using AI and claiming the work as my own, this is categorically untrue (some of you may have seen my Facebook post ). So I guess this genuine poem by myself is in response to that. It hurt at the time, but with the support of my fellow writers who came to my aid; it hasn't stopped me from writing. After all I am 'A prolific writer' even if I don't always write it write.' https://sarahjholden.blogspot.com/2025/11/fake-writer-update.html I don't mind if you lose interest half way through, it is why I have shared the recording and the printed version. I am aware some of my readers are visually impaired, and it helps them and myself hear it spoken aloud. I believe it maybe the long...