Making the most of membership
5 Gold Rings – What an ancient Christmas carol can teach us about effective communication
Most members don’t communicate with other members enough. If they sent more emails, wrote more letters, made more phone calls, they’d make more friends and probably find what they were looking for. It’s a good job Lori is here to dish out some festive advice. If…
Looking for a needle in a haystack
Something worth finding is worth making an effort for I’m writing this during that wonderful time of year when the fields are giving up all their crops – the grain is being harvested and barns are being filled. If you live in the country you can’t help but notice the…
Perseverance brings reward
Today I want to share with you the fruits of perseverance of two people called Anne and Bert who met and married as a result of their friends1st membership. They wrote in to tell us their stories and it’s certainly food for thought. Anne who joined us in January…
Step by step
I received an email from a friend today which went as follow: Katharine, I have been struck, over the last few days, at how lightly the snow has been falling and yet has managed to cause such massive disruption. Even a huge branch of our apple tree, which comfortably…
Does prayer work and if so how?
I was a guest at a church in North Wales and was touched by the sermon on prayer. It seemed very relevant to share as I know many people pray to God about their relationship status. The priest (Terence Carr) kindly emailed me his notes and I hope you’ll find his…
Taking a leaf out of Right Move’s book
I finally decided I really needed get on the housing market and buy my own property. Once I’d made that decision I started to look around for the right high street estate agency to help me (there’s a whole article there itself!). I’d decided exactly what I wanted and…