I don’t recall the exact time I started to use this phrase, ‘Ribbon and Bows,’ but I do know that it was through seeing how God, in His goodness and graciousness, kept on tying things up in a nice bow. As if, a lovely, delicate ribbon full of beauty and detail was being used by God’s intricate hand to package all things together. And every time I am left in awe, praising His holy name. These Ribbon and Bows moments …
I don’t remember the last time I felt so afraid, so uncertain about what was happening and so utterly out of control. My eyes had been covered and the last words my ‘mother’ spoke into my ear were, “I’m sorry I couldn’t protect you,” and with that I was taken away, placed in an unknown environment with people I had never met before. My eyes still covered, my hands tightly held under my legs; I could hear someone close to …
In my experience when working with children and young people through fun, engaging and enjoyable activities it can be easy to stay on the surface level of friendship and relationship. It is easy to focus on the planning, preparation and good execution of activities and programmes.Of course, there is nothing wrong with that, it is a joy to have fun activities for children and young people, especially when the majority of the children and young people attending live their lives …