Angela Hannafin
The Lost Dress
A few weeks ago, my husband and I went into Leeds to spend the evening together. Whilst we were there, we found a shop which sold a...
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The Reverend Angela Hannafin
Angela Hannafin
- Aug 15, 2022
Rooted in God's Love
Recently I was in London for the wedding of a good friend. I’d lived in Clapham just over twenty years ago so we decided to walk to the...
Angela Hannafin
- Mar 5, 2022
The Divine Gardener
As the weather’s been a bit better, I’ve ventured out to the garden to see what’s what. It looks like there are a lot of dead things...
Angela Hannafin
- Dec 16, 2021
Light of the World
Do you like the darkness? When I was a child, I found it terrifying. My vivid imagination meant shapes on the back of the door became...
Angela Hannafin
- Oct 2, 2021
Don't Forget
Autumn is officially here. Are you a fan? I know many people who have been longing for this time of year, and relish the thought of...
Angela Hannafin
- Jun 28, 2021
Share Generously
Despite the gruelling months we have been through with the pandemic, I’ve seen positive signs of human goodness everywhere. People have...
Angela Hannafin
- May 29, 2021
Life Giving Rain
I spent much of the last, long, lockdown months looking out from our lounge window, wondering if anything would ever grow again. A...
Angela Hannafin
- Mar 23, 2021
Good news indeed
It’s not quite barbeque weather yet, but here in Yorkshire, the sun has been shining, the daffodils are blooming and there are green...
Angela Hannafin
- Feb 25, 2021
Be comfortable just as you are
We’re currently in the Christian season of Lent, a time to put other distractions aside and take stock of our own humanity and...
Angela Hannafin
- Jan 23, 2021
Reflecting on the Positives
During a rare, dry day recently I decided to brave the garden to see what the winter damage had been. I discovered a neglected, overgrown...
Angela Hannafin
- Nov 30, 2020
A light shining in the darkness
As we move forward into Winter, it’s clear that the darker mornings are with us. Many people dislike this time of year, since the lack of...
Angela Hannafin
- Sep 15, 2020
Caring for creation
It’s autumn, and although everything in the natural world is slowing down, the rest of life seems to speed up in September. Yes, we’re...
Angela Hannafin
- Aug 3, 2020
Bearing good fruit
If you’ve passed the vicarage lately, you may have seen me staring into the tree on the front garden. No, it’s not a new form of...
Angela Hannafin
- Jun 8, 2020
Living the easy life!
“Summertime and the livin’ is easy”, sang Ella Fitzgerald. This is probably one summer we will never forget, a summer where life has been...
Angela Hannafin
- May 4, 2020
May the force be with you
As I write this, I am reminded that today is Star Wars Day. Yes, May the Fourth is a special day for many people, as they celebrate the...
Angela Hannafin
- Mar 20, 2020
Finding God's peace at times of turmoil
As I write, the news is changing shape, hour by hour, in response to the current Coronavirus situation. I can’t help but be reminded of...
Angela Hannafin
- Feb 24, 2020
Bringing us back to life
It's just as well I am married to someone who is a dab hand with the superglue. There always seem to be things around the house which...
Angela Hannafin
- Jan 26, 2020
Finding God's love
My favourite Sunday night television viewing at the moment has to be the new SAS documentary on Channel 4. A group of determined...
Angela Hannafin
- Dec 30, 2019
Get off to a great start
Happy New Year to you! I hope that by the time you read this, you will be stepping into 2020 and all that it brings. Yet January always...
Angela Hannafin
- Nov 24, 2019
The Kindest Gift of All
On a recent trip to the cinema, I saw the film 'Joker'. There had been a fair amount of controversy surrounding it, so I wasn’t exactly...
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