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Life Update Dec 2025

December 1st marked the start of a new role, with a new boss, in a new but familiar setting. I began my role as Associate Pastor at the wonderful Armagh City Vineyard, assisting my dear friend and exceptional Pastor, Lynne Archer. If you had suggested this 6 months ago, I would have had many reactions,Continue reading “Life Update Dec 2025”

Glory, glory Man Utd & loss

Last weekend was the FA Cup. Man U were playing Man City and I’ll be honest, instead of watching I went shopping with mum. Poor supporter, my husband would say but there’s a couple of painful reasons not to watch. Firstly Man U have been pretty disappointing this season and I couldn’t face the prospectContinue reading “Glory, glory Man Utd & loss”

Good Friday Reflection from The Divine Hours by Phyllis Tickle

Dad’s trees

Dad’s Trees Trees everywhere,Gold, red, pink, yellow, brown, greenLeaves, leaves and more leaves.We talked about trees every day.On every journey.In the house.His trees,The two outside his window,McKees trees in the distance.The day they came to trim his trees. He loves trees, (I have always loved trees)I never knew he did too, until this year.Trees, it’sContinue reading “Dad’s trees”

My mental health and me

In 1982 aged 10 my mental health broke for the first time. There is a reason they used to describe episodes or periods of bad mental health as ‘breakdowns’, to my 10yr old self my mind, actually, my whole self just broke one day.

Winter

In the hollow of this year, there are treasures to be seen, touched and tasted. Slowing down does not equal dumbing or numbing.

Women Part 2

I used to think that I was just over anxious about rape or attack. I can be prone to catastrophising and anxiety so I thought it was just me. But I have realised that most women are aware that we are physically weaker than 1/2 the population. We are instantly at a disadvantage.

Women Part 1

It has taken me the most of a year to post this, and in many ways, I might only now be processing it 11 months on. Here is part 1 from my scribbled musings. I’m hoping to return to our friends in India early next year. If you’re the praying kind of reader please pray for my precious friends there. Life is hard and a life of faith is becoming more dangerous.

Wisdomeats : Chicken Shawarma

Since the beginning of May I have been part of a fantastic lifegroup lead by my friend Sam. I won’t try to distil all the information she has shared with us about food, our bodies & health. I have a complicated relationship with food so it feels vulnerable every week to put myself in aContinue reading “Wisdomeats : Chicken Shawarma”

5 things we wish we’d known 22yrs ago

Love is a verb – in fairness to Jason he did try to tell me when we were dating that love was a choice more than a feeling. I was horrified and told him it was the most unromantic thing I’d ever heard. I set myself a challenge to prove him wrong. He did fallContinue reading “5 things we wish we’d known 22yrs ago”