Tag Archives: Music

On nurturing hope.

Posted on November 16, 2020 by

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 →

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Life in Lockdown week 9…

Posted on May 22, 2020 by

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 →

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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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Finding God in ‘Come From Away’

Posted on June 27, 2019 by

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 →

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What I’ve been reading, the January Edition…

Posted on February 7, 2018 by

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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Attempting to process 2017: The one with the songs.

Posted on December 30, 2017 by

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 →

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“Some other day when my morning comes, I’ll be the one that’s waited all night…”

Posted on June 20, 2017 by

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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Under the influence…

Posted on January 31, 2014 by

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 →

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This morning…

Posted on October 10, 2013 by

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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50 years of cassettes…

Posted on September 23, 2013 by

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 →

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