R's rue

This time last week, hardly anybody had heard of a little girl called Olivia Pratt-Korbel. She was just nine years old and lived on Kingsheath Avenue in the Dovecot area of  north Liverpool. Her relative anonymity evaporated on Monday night of this week when she was killed in a tragic shooting incident. When the news first filtered through I imagined a scenario rather like this one. An older relative, perhaps a sibling involved in gang crime in the city had been messing about with a handgun. Maybe showing off to Olivia and somehow the gun had gone off - accidentally killing her. It wasn't supposed to happen. But as it turned out the truth was worse than that - much worse. Hearing a commotion out in the street, Olivia's mother  Cheryl had gone to the front door and opened it to see what was going on. That was a fatal mistake that will live with her for the rest of her life. A local criminal on parole from prison was being pursued by a gunman. Seeing Cheryl Korbel's ...

  Roger has had a good day  Four pees outside  And a solid hour watching Eastenders and the start of Repair Shop from Going Gently https://ift.tt/AiUGYwl

 Like some people who have their insecurities I can be pompous at times. My mother would occasionally sneer and say You love the sound of your own voice, you do. Something, ironically that would increase my insecurities as a child. I was in the supermarket this morning and passed one of the staff, in an aisle.  She was a smiley, attractive middle aged woman. She caught my eye and chirped “ You’re from Sheffield arnt you?” I preened a bit and laughed “ Do you remember me ?” I said, thinking she must have a good memory of me or perhaps she was a blog reader who suddenly recognised me  We stood looking at each other , smiling for a second  Then she pointed at my T-shirt  Before walking off from Going Gently https://ift.tt/UOg3G2l

 Any prayer requests? I have a few Pray for a friend and her recent cancer diagnosis Pray for healing for a child still hospitalized after an accident Pray that I may trust God in everything and anything from R's rue https://ift.tt/ZlYL5ry