Category Archives: Life on the journey

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Advent 19

Posted on December 19, 2019 by

It’s that time of year when I get to say we used to look like this: And now we look like this: Still smiling like goons. Today marks the end of our first decade together. 10 years ago we set … Continue reading →

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Advent 8

Posted on December 8, 2019 by

Somewhere in my memory I remember that in previous years I’d just post a song on Sunday’s. On a tired Sunday deep in December with 2 more weeks to go until Christmas holidays it seems like a good plan. So … Continue reading →

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Advent 7

Posted on December 7, 2019 by

And sometimes the wonder is hard to find, because of small boys and coughs and 4 hours sleep. Some days you wander through in a haze, living purely each moment as it comes. Smiles from the eldest at Pump track … Continue reading →

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Advent 6

Posted on December 6, 2019 by

Today there was much wonder in a slower day, a day of sitting on sofas reading books, of writing with friends and hearing lovely encouragement after I read something I felt fairly vulnerable about. (no doubt it will be appearing … Continue reading →

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Advent 5

Posted on December 5, 2019 by

The wonder of today. Found in: The sunrise, the pink and purple sky, the frosty ground and the dawn of another blue sky day. The chance to sit on the sofa for a while this afternoon with tea, a book … Continue reading →

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Advent 2

Posted on December 2, 2019 by

I forget that there is always a day in December where the wonder flows with ease. Where it is easy to write of the hope of God here on the earth because I meet up with two of my favourite … Continue reading →

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On living through black dog weeks…

Posted on October 17, 2019 by

It’s been one of those dark head black dog kind of weeks. I haven’t had one for a while which is why I was surprised and somewhat annoyed when it came along. Right now there are shafts of light in … Continue reading →

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