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Category Archives: Life
Chinks of light.
Phew. The third-year anniversary of John’s death is over. It was so hard this year. Every day since John died I have got out of bed straight away when I’ve been awake but twice in the last month I haven’t … Continue reading
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Tagged Bereavement, grief, Hope, loss, Theology, Widow
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Christmas time.
The last day of the Christmas has arrived in the church calendar. Midnight Mass was beautiful, I cried even though I was serving but did it discreetly so no one saw, I was overwhelmed by the story of Jesus’ birth, … Continue reading
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Tagged Bereavement, Faith, feelings, grief, life, loss, pain, Theology, Widow, widowed
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Leftover thoughts.
A few thoughts following the last blog post. These thoughts actually started off as a thread of tweets but realised they could and probably should be a blog post. I have extended it a little too. a) My relationship with … Continue reading
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This and that.
Haven’t written for a while. Life’s been trickling on steadily. Settling into the flat ok, Alfie and Eric my Yorkies are happy. It’s a difficult week this week, it should have been Mum’s Birthday a few days ago and it … Continue reading
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Tagged Bereavement, church, Faith, grief, life, loss, Warden, Widow
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Ruined but onward.
Yesterday, as I was in Warwickshire visiting my sister, I made a trip to Coventry Cathedral. I absolutely love that place, I always have done since I was a kid. One of the highlights of my life was working (and … Continue reading
Ramblings of authenticity.
Firstly let me apologise for the length of this post. Please don’t read it if it’s too long for you. I know I look at some blog post and think, “ain’t got time for that”. I totally ramble on and … Continue reading
Posted in Bereavement, counselling, Faith, grief, Humility, Life, loss, Perseverance, Pride, Theology, Uncategorized, Widow
Tagged ambiguity, Authenticity, blogging, evaluation, Faith, grief, life, Theology, Widow
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And….relax… (or at least try)
My third week since moving. People keep asking me if I have settled in, which seems like a strange question to be asked so early. Can you settle into somewhere straight away after living somewhere else for 10 years? Not … Continue reading
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Tagged alone, Bereavement, Faith, feelings, grief, life, loneliness, lonely, loss, pain, Widow, widowed
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Stealing a moment for reflection
This is genuinely the first moment I have had to reflect and write in the last week (When I haven’t been too tired). What a week. It’s felt like a whole year has past by. Packing up the house required … Continue reading
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Tagged Bereavement, Faith, feelings, grief, life, loneliness, loss, pain, Widow, widowed
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Moving forward, not moving on.
So the week I move has finally arrived. My gosh. I cannot tell you how difficult it has been. The day I found out the completion date I cried all day long. I was a wreck, the limbo I have … Continue reading
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This and that…
Gone back and forth whether it is wise to write my blog at this current moment… juries still out and I’m not waiting for them to come back in so… I recognise it is a highly turbulent week ahead with … Continue reading
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Tagged grief, life, loss, pain, Questions, Widow
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