4.40am Soph is up having a good old cough, poor girl.

7.15am Soph is up for the day and so am I. Today, it’s hymn choosing for April and May, nursing home communion, another visit and a possible meeting in the evening.

11.30am considering how much I love singing in church, it’s never an easy job to pick the hymns. Today especially we ended up side tracking, talking about different things that are happening this week. That’s a lesson learned for me, don’t have a big session picking hymns in Holy Week! At least it’s done though.

12.30pm Since Christmas we’ve been working our way through a brilliant book by Robin Gamble called Jesus 100 and a group of us have been meeting each week to discuss what we’ve read. Well, next week is the last one and I suggested we get fish and chips for lunch instead of bringing our butties! So, as the sacrificial, servant-hearted deacon that I am, I have just been to the chippie and ordered a small fish and chips to see if it is a good size. Tomorrow, I will be able to report to the group that a small is plenty big enough (and very tasty!).

1pm uh-oh I’m having a serious afternoon crash! Thankfully, there are coffee sachets in my snack drawer, otherwise I don’t know how I’ll make communion in an hour!

1.45 panic! The list of nursing home communions I gave to my volunteers isn’t right! I got the days the wrong way round! I’ve just about managed to contact those who I knew were coming to tell them to head somewhere else. Phew!

2.45 14 residents and 3 from church attended the communion service in the nursing home. It’s always lovely to visit them, I’m growing quite fond of the little crowd!

3.45pm After the service, I went to take another lady communion, who was also very pleased. She’s another person who I love to visit. Today she was telling me about how, as a teenager, she would always be back an hour later than her mother told her to be and that she’s never done as she’s told!

4.45pm I’m just having a rest on the bed before Soph comes back. I’m not sure about this meeting tonight. I haven’t RSVPed yes like I was supposed to, but I feel like I should go.

7.15pm I haven’t gone. Soph came back and had her tea, and then she wanted to read stories. I’ve been out every Tuesday night since early January, and tonight I chose to cuddle up on the sofa with my little girl and spend time with her. There are plenty of times when I can’t do that, so tonight I have.

11.50pm I’ve cleared my inbox and put the finishing touches on my Good Friday reflections. I’ve also sorted out my new sim card and done a load of washing. That’ll do!

Something I’m already noticing, and it’s pregnancy, not Easter related, are conversations where people’s assumptions are very different to what I’m planning to do with regards to this new baby. Topics today were about birth plans and when I’ll be returning to work. I’m glad I know what I want this time, so much more than last.

Anyway, more tomorrow x