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Author Archives: vickmcq
One Word Prayer.
*Content Warning: Strong Language One of the most heart felt prayers I ever prayed and one that I believe was instrumental in the change of circumstances that happened around it was just one word, a word that many would say … Continue reading
Posted in Bereavement, Faith, grief, Life, loss
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First post of 2021 and an non event that feels like an event…
I know I haven’t written anything this year but thats because my Dad died at the end of January and the build up was intense and then afterwards I have been focussing on trying to function and catch up with … Continue reading
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Hopes and dreams
I’ve recently found myself wanting to have hopes, dreams, desires and being invested in things. Continue reading
Posted in Bereavement, Life, loss, Perseverance
Tagged Dreams, Hope, life, loss, worry
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Time, Rings, Tears and Things.
As I have mentioned previously time is such a strange concept this year. While chatting with my therapist last week we talked about how time is going fast and yet slow in equal measure. I cried a lot about John … Continue reading
The Struggles Real.
The other day I did something really scary. It’s something most Christians would never admit to doing. They wouldn’t admit it to themselves that they actually found this true let alone anyone else. After everything I have been through with … Continue reading
(Long) Snippets of the Vickster on the eve of Lockdown 2.0
I’m feeling the need to blog, however I am very tired, partly because I stayed up till 4:30am watching the America Election results and partly because of every other part of life since 2017…. so what comes out next might … Continue reading
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Tagged life, lockdown, Theology
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A ramble of different things.
My Dad has been very poorly and was in hospital for 5 weeks. He is out now…apart from the hospital losing him for 2 hours over the weekend when they took him back in briefly. If I’m honest I don’t … Continue reading
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Tagged Bereavement, Christianity, Distractions, Faith, life, loss, Twitter
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A u-turn and a climb down.
A few months ago I wrote the following blog: https://vickmcq.com/2020/05/07/maybe-im-just-a-cynic/ If you haven’t read it basically I am cynical and scathing about the video that was released by a coalition of Churches across the UK. I bemoaned the fact that … Continue reading
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I don’t know…do I?
This week has been one of those where I’m left wondering about so many different things. Have I got everything wrong? Do I know anything at all? What if I am wrong about certain things? What would that all mean? … Continue reading
Recounting my honest experience 20+ years later.
Having real problems sleeping at the moment, I know that some of this is grief, as it has been the run up to and the 2nd anniversary of my sister’s suicide plus what should be John’s 40th birthday is starting … Continue reading
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