6.30am Soph awake! 9.00am Nathan has taken Sophia to nursery, and I'm doing morning prayer. I'm feeling better than yesterday, but still not too bright, so I'm going to cancel my communion in a local nursing home this afternoon. It's unfortunate, but I just can't risk passing anything onto people who are already vulnerable. I'll [...]
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Holy Week 2023: Monday
7.30am Soph awake! This is the best night's sleep we've all had in ages. Thank you Sophia! 9.35am We're on the train to Liverpool for the Chrism Eucharist at the Cathedral. This is a service where the special oils for baptism, anointing of the sick, and chrism are blessed. The oils are then dispensed into [...]
Holy Week 2023: Palm Sunday
In 2018 there was Holy Week as a Deacon. Then there was Holy Week as a Priest and Holy Week in a Pandemic. Next, when pregnant during my first Easter at The Good Shepherd, there was Holy Week 2021. Last year, I did Holy Week with a baby. Today, for my first Easter at ASSF [...]
Weekly Check-in 131
Another week, another Sunday evening blog! It's been a good week, with a bit of a break in our streak of illness. Last weekend, Sophia was a bit sick, and so we kept her off on Monday to comply with the nursery's 48-hour sickness rule. She was feeling so much better though. I had her [...]