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Tag Archives: Music
On nurturing hope.
I sat in the shed. Turned the laptop on and clicked the zoom link. I wondered at what kind of strange world we live in where we conduct services through a screen. Thankful for the chance to connect despite the … Continue reading
Posted in Life on the journey
Tagged bestillandknow, contemplativeservice, hope, martynjoseph, Music, peace, songs, soulfood
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Life in Lockdown week 9…
The Friday round up is back, that old familiar blog post style from when things were super bad in our world and I needed to record the moments of our days and my thoughts about life. It’s funny how things … Continue reading
Posted in Life on the journey
Tagged friends, frozen2, lifeinlockdown, Music, reading, spellsongs, threadsofhope, walking
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On living through black dog weeks…
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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Tagged blackdog, it'sok, lifeinthecave, Light, loved, martyn joseph, mentalhealth, Music
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Finding God in ‘Come From Away’
Life is hard. For many of us. Life is a long hard slog. Recently I’ve felt like I’ve been drowning in the dark, just surviving until the end of each day. There has, however, been a thread of light which … Continue reading
Posted in Life on the journey, Songs along the way
Tagged comefromaway, dance, God, harbour, hope, maker, Music, opendoor
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What I’ve been reading, the January Edition…
Time seems to be moving at an all too rapid pace right now. So before February has disappeared, here’s what I read in January: Liturgy of the Ordinary- Tish Harrison Warren A brilliant book which takes you through an ordinary … Continue reading
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Tagged books, family, liturgy, Music, reading, turtles, women
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Attempting to process 2017: The one with the songs.
Every year I compile a CD of songs that have got me through the previous 12 months. I then send it to my lovelies, Anna and Sarah and occasionally a few others if I think they might be interested. This … Continue reading
Posted in Life on the journey, Songs along the way
Tagged 2017, dark, hope, husbandface, joy, Light, Music, son1, son2, songs
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“Some other day when my morning comes, I’ll be the one that’s waited all night…”
A hot and sticky night. In the room next to me son1 is tossing and turning listening to CBeebies Radio. Son2 has oddly found sleep easily tonight and is snoring hard. I am pottering around the house slowly putting to … Continue reading
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Tagged camping, everest, hope, hot, Iain archer, Light, morning, Music, solstice
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Under the influence…
I’ve been thinking about influences recently, I guess it’s a train of thought that comes up again and again when children come on the scene. As I look at sonface and wonder what he’ll turn into or become like, I … Continue reading
This morning…
This morning I drove through the crisp autumn air to my parents house for a quiet morning. A morning where I could sit in their summer house, walk their labyrinth and know that Nana was doing a very good job … Continue reading
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Tagged autumn, bruce springsteen, maker, martyn joseph, Music, This morning
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50 years of cassettes…
Apparently it’s 50 years since the cassette tape came out, apart from that making me feel hideously old it’s sent me spiralling on a nostalgia trip from my misguided youth. I’ve written about this before, a few years ago, but … Continue reading