I've had a couple of pregnancy blogs in my drafts for a while, but they can wait because I think I need to do this one next. Trigger Warning: A big dip in mental health. About 6 weeks ago, I got what felt like a couple of sudden and debilitating pregnancy symptoms: anxiety and depression. [...]
Maisie’s Baptism Talk
Today I had the honour of baptising Maisie, who I've got to know over the last few months. I chose the reading from Psalm 45, verses 1-2 and 6-9. Here they are: My heart is stirred by a noble theme as I recite my verses for the king; my tongue is the pen of a skillful writer.You [...]
Greenbelt 2024 – toddler and tummy!
It's been a whole week since we snipped off our wristbands and put them in the family 3D frame. Our toddler said 'want to go again' as soon as we had done so, which I suppose can only mean one thing... we've been to Greenbelt! 16 years of wristbands It was a Greenbelt with a [...]
Weekly Check-in 173
It's been a week of huge extremes, as my last two blogs show. There have been many tears shed for Southport and the families of those three beautiful girls. I try to imagine what they are going through, but I can't. It must be like a nightmare they'll never wake up from. I led church [...]