Shifting away from survival mode? Um, nope!
So...I note that my last post was about all the books I was going to read in 2015! (And didn't.)To be fair, I have read a few books.But at the moment, the things I am making sure I do is eat and sleep....
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7 Quick Takes: The "My Standards Are Slipping" Edition
1) I know my standards are slipping because this is the first Quick Takes I have posted at Kelly's rather than Jen's. Obviously I don't mean I'm slumming it at Kelly's (feel I am about to dig an even...
View ArticleNext Steps
I'm not going to post trite metaphors here, but I read the Very Hungry Caterpillar enough times still to perceive this as a butterfly moment.And not to devalue the vocation of motherhood and marriage,...
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Seven Quick Takes: The Still Catching Up edition!
Except this week we are at Christy's blog because Kelly is busy sending out lots of messages asking us to look at her sexay photos (she said her site was hacked, or something) travelling!1.I realise,...
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The body as a temple?
As I sit here recovering from having my gallbladder removed, I'm reminded of the duty I have to myself and my family to keep the body I was blessed with in the best condition I can. Which isn't easy...
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Seven Quick Takes: the Post-Op, Bedrest Edition
1.I had my gallbladder removed last week and in the subsequent days not being able to do much physically or mentally I had the opportunity to explore to the full what to do when boredom hits. Feeling...
View ArticleKeeping up with the world's standards
But Martha was distracted by all the preparations that had to be made - Luke's Gospel, Chapter 10, Verse 40.The BBC drew my attention to the following article today - a Netmums (yes Netmums, not the...
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7 Quick Takes: The Not about the Pope Edition
1.I'm loving all the Pope coverage from my favourite Catholic bloggers. But I'm here in the UK and, trying to get myself well post-op and with a chest infection, it's all about the food with me....
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The Chocolate Teapot Series, Part One: "The Croasdale Girl Hold"
Shortly after 4thSister was born (and before I was slain by my second bout of postnatal anxiety-meets-depression), I hit upon the idea of writing a book for my girls. I never intended publishing it,...
View ArticleThe Chaplaincy
As some of you know, I volunteer in a Chaplaincy at a local hospital. Technically, it's actually called the Department of Spiritual and Pastoral Care and as there are other things about it that aren't...
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7 Quick Takes: The Michaelmas (or I love Autumn) Edition!
1: MichaelmasI'm very excited because it's been Michaelmas this week. It is only recently after all that I discovered its full meaning and that it gives me an excuse to put blackberries and orchard...
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пустынь - The Poustinia
When I had the absolute amazing privilege of going on retreat (which happened to be my first retreat) in the wilds of Northumbria, these were the best things:1) Being made a special apple pudding...
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Seven Quick Takes on San Juan Diego
1.As it's the anniversary of 7 Quick Takes, I wanted to do something a little different today (can you believe this is my 33rd Quick Take, out of 257 total blog posts?) Anyway, earlier in 2015 (erm, at...
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The Changing Face of Harvest (yes it's another post about food!)
I attended our Holy Communion service celebrating Harvest yesterday, and, coupled with our Harvest Supper the previous evening, was struck by the changing face of Harvest Festival in our country and...
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7 Quick Takes: the favourite bloggers edition
Before we start - Kelly has challenged us to mention a blogger they have discovered through 7 Quick Takes. I think many of the bloggers I have read and read now were found through this method, so I had...
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Autumn Leaves. And God, obviously.
The falling leaves drift by the windowThe autumn leaves of red and goldI see your lips, the summer kissesThe sunburned hands I used to holdSince you went away the days grow longAnd soon I'll hear old...
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7 Quick Takes: just random bits and bobs!
1I often write my Quick Takes to a theme but it says a lot about what this week has been like that I haven't had much space or clarity to put a theme together. I've been on countdown to a school...
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The Chocolate Teapot Tales Part Two: Meeting the Baby
Meeting the Baby: Advice which may be as welcome or useful as a Chocolate Teapot!After 1stSister was born, I remember everyone turning up at the hospital at once. A best friend was flying back to the...
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7 Quick Takes: Snippets and Snapshots
It's half term holiday here, so it's been me and the Sisters all week. This has been both positive and... not so much. I would have preferred advance warning for 4thSister to drop her nap at such a...
View ArticleA Pair of Pink Trainers: Thoughts on Family, Fertility and Fitting In
I had a pair of pink vinyl trainers, once. A university student during an amazing era of dance music and clubbing, I really wanted to be a part of it. I didn't always like the music. The drugs made me...
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7 Quick Takes: Saints and Sinners
1.1stSister is there underneath the make-up!We definitely had a 'bit of both' last week. The kids were determined to show the devil who's really boss and wear their scary costumes. And were they scary!...
View ArticleMulch, mulch, glorious mulch
"They will be called oaks of righteousness, a planting of the Lord for a display of his splendour." - Isaiah Ch 61 V 3 (part)I’ve always found the metaphor of a tree to be both personally and...
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7 Quick Takes: The Advent of Advent
1.There are tons of signs I am getting ready for Advent. Firstly, I have gifts to wrap and cards to write and post, and in my head this is the thing I do before Advent, so I can participate fully. So...
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7QT: The Black Friday edition
1.I've seen posts from the USA and heard sentiments in the UK about how we should reclaim Black Friday and make it a time of peace, self-care and space rather than rampant consumerism. I can understand...
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7 Quick Takes: The Post Party Glow Edition
Life pretty much overtook the chance to document it, during Advent, due to extra commitments, medical appointments, and so on. Thankfully we had a wonderful Christmas holiday and a big part of me...
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