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Ode to my bread maker…
There are some objects that can tell a story, one beyond their physical presence in our lives. When the story ends it is good to recite it. To remember the history as an ebenezzer (marker of Gods presence and goodness) … Continue reading
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Books I’ve read January – April 2022
It turns out that moving, going through a whole load of change, grieving the loss of a lot of things, experiencing a fair amount of culture shock, coping with being a regulating system for your youngest child and generally ripping … Continue reading
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Green paths.
I walk on. Down a straight path Hawthorn hiding singing thrush The cold of morning still lurks underneath these branches Bird song takes me back Green grass, tangled brambles To the paths where goldfinch never Winged their flight, darting across … Continue reading
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Easter Sunday
Easter Sunday is strange when you aren’t feeling the big joy wonder of delight at hope returned. I remember big praise events as a teenager, the high of singing ‘Thine be the Glory’ loud and long whilst our vicar joined … Continue reading
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Good Friday
It’s Good Friday. I’m sitting trying to find the meaning of this day again. I miss sharing it with others, I miss not having a fixed faith community at the moment. I miss Good Friday’s past, trailing from my teenage … Continue reading
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On mother love…
I know mothers day isn’t easy for anyone, it can be full of ache, grief and sadness. It can be full of disappointment at the lack of children, the pain of loss of mothers or children, the desire to be … Continue reading
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Holding the tension of the joys and frustrations of life right now. A poem.
Life feels very much out in the wilderness right now. But it’s a wilderness, not a desert. There is life bursting all over the place and there are holes to fall into, paths that are overgrown and no clear way … Continue reading
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On processing bad mental health weeks…
I never know how much to post these types of posts. On the one hand I know I write to know we aren’t alone and so I think being open about this will help someone at least. On the other … Continue reading
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Processing my 20s and why the word ‘evangelism’ makes me want to vomit still…
So there’s this video doing the rounds of an American chat show host talking about his faith to a guest. It seems to have captured the imaginations of people of faith, to hear such beauty and depth spoken in places … Continue reading
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My annual post where I get a bit angsty about the reality that half the population have have periods. Let’s talk about them eh.
Let’s talk about periods. I’m not sure I have much before. Maybe once or twice. Which for something that affects pretty much aspect of my moods and emotions each month it feels like not enough airtime. A few years ago … Continue reading
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