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Aug 2, 20233 min read
Coco Calling No.251 - Strange Noises After Dark
I always go to sleep at night in our kitchen. And as I’m dozing with my beak tucked in under my wing, I often hear a range of different...
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Coco
Jul 24, 20232 min read
Coco Calling No.250 - Being Inflated by the Spirit of God
A lot of humans ask me why I bother to write a weekly Christian blog; they think it must be very time-consuming and a bit of a weekly...
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Coco
Jul 19, 20233 min read
Coco Calling No.249 - How to Succeed in Life
There’s an old saying amongst some of my human friends about how to succeed in life. Apparently, you only need three things; -a wish...
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Coco
Jul 12, 20232 min read
Calling No.248 - We All Matter
Despite his faults, I often say how lucky I am to have an owner that not only loves me but understands me as well. He always has my best...
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Coco
Jul 5, 20232 min read
Calling No.247 - My Family and Me
I live with two elderly Labradors and a group of humans. You could say that we’re quite a disparate bunch; I’m the only one with...
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Coco
Jun 28, 20232 min read
Calling No.246 - Expecting the Unexpected
Our lives here on Earth are rarely predictable. Things can suddenly occur which knock us out of our normal orbit of being. And so it...
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Coco
Jun 21, 20233 min read
Calling No.245 - Wrestling With Our Faith To Fulfil Our True Potential
Many humans will experience days when they have a bit of a “faith wobble.” (It can sometimes happen to parrots as well). And it’s on...
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Coco
Jun 14, 20233 min read
Coco Calling No.244 - The Little Voice Inside Us
The other night, I stole a chip from my owner’s dinner plate. It wasn’t the first time that I’ve done this, and I knew he wouldn’t be...
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Coco
Jun 7, 20233 min read
Coco Calling No.243 - The Purpose of Today
Well I guess that if you’re all reading my blog today, it means that you’ve all woken up this morning. And if you’re lucky enough to...
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Coco
May 30, 20233 min read
Coco Calling No.242 - The Question of Compassion
If my name wasn’t Coco, then I think I should have been called “Plato” because I’m something of a feathery philosopher. And I spent much...
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Coco
May 24, 20233 min read
Coco Calling No.241 - When Things Are Not Always What They Seem To Be
I can vividly remember the day when my owner and his wife first brought me home with them. That was some 23 years ago, and they were...
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Coco
May 16, 20233 min read
Coco Calling No.240 - The Question of Time
I’m a very deep and philosophical bird. In fact, some humans have been known to refer to me as a “feathery Einstein.” And the other day,...
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Coco
May 10, 20233 min read
Coco Calling No.239 - A Mirror to the Soul
I recently came across a quote from Billy Graham which made me chuckle. (Well, actually I can’t chuckle, but I can do a good snigger or a...
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Coco
May 2, 20232 min read
Coco Calling No.238 - Reach for the Sky
I suppose you could describe me as a bit of an aeronaut because I can spread my beautiful wings and fly whenever I want. Over the past 23...
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Coco
Apr 26, 20232 min read
Coco Calling No.237 - Embracing the Moment for Change and Renewal
This is the time of year when I have a moult. And I see I’m not the only one; Lord Strutt, -our garden pheasant, -has suddenly lost his...
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Coco
Apr 19, 20232 min read
Coco Calling No.236 - The Kindness of Strangers Part 2
It’s very rare for me to write two consecutive blogs with the same title, but it’s a real joy to do so, because it means I’ve got another...
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Coco
Apr 11, 20232 min read
Coco Calling No.235 - The Kindness of Strangers
My owner and his wife have a son who, on reaching the age of 18, decided to fledge and leave the nest. In fact, he migrated off to a...
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Coco
Apr 6, 20232 min read
Coco Calling No.234 - A Parrot’s Guide to Easter
I’ve just seen some young bunnies bouncing around on the back lawn, so I guess it’s nearly Eastertime. It’s funny how they always know...
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Coco
Mar 29, 20233 min read
Coco Calling No.233 - When Things Go Wrong…
Life has an unerring habit of presenting us all with challenges. If you’re a bird like me, then it’s often the weather that causes us...
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Coco
Mar 21, 20233 min read
Coco Calling No.232 - “Ants in the Pants” of Our Faith
Parrots have a bit of an extrovert image to live up to. We all want to be viewed as “top bird,” so outwardly, we like to appear...
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