At swimming this term, my youngest has gone in the pool by herself. Just her and the teacher. She is now at the age where I hand her over and I am not the one to hold her and guide her. I expected a repeat of what happened with my eldest, with tears and clinging … Continue reading you always need your mum
Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn - Romans 12:15 (NIV) I love this verse, I love the fact that it is real. It recognises that we have good times and bad times, and that we need to both rejoice and mourn in community. However, I always saw these activities as quite … Continue reading as well
It is raining, and cold, and my house is desperately in need of some love and attention. I feel stuck, looking at all that could be done and should be done, and let's be honest, the stuff that should have been done yesterday. And I just can't summon up the energy. I manage (somehow) to manufacture … Continue reading stuck
A month of Sundays is a new initiative by two friends who live on opposite sides of the country and see each other infrequently. At a recent reunion we decided we would encourage each other’s writings by starting a joint blog topic. 'A month of Sundays' is the result. Our first topic is Formed: What and … Continue reading formed by family