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Fact 29/30 – I have thought about becoming a priest…
January 14 2014 Fact 29/30 I have thought about becoming a priest… It may or may not come as a surprise that I have considered putting myself forward for ordination (becoming a vicar) before. And in 2012, I actually made … Continue reading
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Tagged abdominal pain, Anglican, calling, Christ, Christianity, church, church family, Church of England, community, destiny, Emmanuel, faith, God, God's faithfulness, God's goodness, God's love, God's presence, identity, Jesus, love, love for God, Maybe Me, mercy, non-denominational, ordination, priesthood, purpose, salvation, transforming love, vocation, witness
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Fact 23/30 – My favourite job was working with students at a church…
January 8th 2014 Fact 23/30 My favourite job was working with students at a church… In June 2006, after having worked at St Andrews Bookshop in St Clements, Oxford, since returning from university, I started working for St Aldates Church … Continue reading
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Tagged Betel, careers, Christian ministry, church, church work, employment, encouragement, faith, friendship, gifts, jobs, Le Canada Real Galiana, Madrid, mentoring, passions, pastoral, student work, students, vision, youth work
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Fact 22/30 – I was 21 when I feel I really made a committment to Jesus and to my faith again…
January 7th 2014 Fact 22/30 I was 21 when I feel I really made a committment to Jesus and to my faith again… My last year at university, after the amazing time I’d had in Argentina with a Latin Link … Continue reading
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Tagged acceptance, blossom, boyfriends, children of God, Christianity, church, committment, creativity, faith, family life, Father God, fresh start, fulfilment, future, Glastonbury, good news, hope, identity, identity in Christ, Jesus, Michael Ramsden, passions, productivity, relationships, roots, RZIM, self-worth, St Aldates, value, Zacharias Trust
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Fact 21/30 – I met Ed in Argentina…
January 6th 2014 Fact 21/30 I met Ed in Argentina… Well, strictly speaking I met him on a train to Lewes where we would go on a team training weekend together. But really, it was in Argentina that we got … Continue reading
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Tagged Argentina, Bible, Brent Curtis, Christian Union, church, depression, doubt, envisioning, faith, forgiveness, freedom, friendship, God, healing, intimacy, John Eldredge, Latin Link, mission, relationships, restorative, service, short-term mission trip, sin, The Sacred Romance, travel, truth, Word
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Fact 20/30 – For much of my time at university I was depressed…
January 5th 2014 Fact 20/30 For much of my time at university I was depressed… Looking back, I spent much of my time at university feeling the lowest I’d ever been. Though it was hard to identify it as such … Continue reading
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Tagged bad habits, balance, church, depression, Exeter University, expectations, faith, friendship, fulfilment, gifts, God, habits, hobbies, identity, interests, Jesus, journey, lifestyle, longing, memories, moderation, opportunities, passions, relationship with God, talents, Theology, truth, university, weed, Word
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28 September 2014 – Lyrics to ‘A Mother’s Prayer’, by Keith & Kristyn Getty…
Before you close your eyes to sleep I have a promise still to keep As I hold you in my arms. I pray your little frame grows strong And that faith takes hold while you are young; This is my … Continue reading
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Tagged A Mother's Prayer, blessing, children, Christianity, church, Dedication, dedication service, dedication song, faith, Keith & Kristyn Getty, parenting
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10 June 2014 – Talking therapy – referral…
Letter to GP: Thank you. I have attached the completed form. ~ Excerpt from the therapy referral form: Description of the difficulties: Clinical Problems: 1) Please describe the nature of your difficulties in your own words, mentioning the main problems, … Continue reading
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Tagged breathing room, children's health, church, circumstancial depression, community, depression, faith, family doctor, family life, feeding difficulties, GP, head space, hope, love, marriage, neurotic mother, NG tube, parenting, post viral fatigue syndrome, respite, situational depression, stress, talking therapy, time out, tube feeding
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Toby – post meeting with gastroenterologist etc….
Once again, I’m sorry for the tardiness of this update, especially if you’ve been waiting for news post our meeting with the gastroenterologist the Thursday before last (27 Feb). Our meeting with the gastroenterologist: Our meeting with the gastroenterologist had … Continue reading
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Tagged 24 hour pH probe test, breathing difficulties, children's health, Christianity, church, community, coughing, early weaning, faith, feeding aversion, feeding diary, feeding difficulties, frequent hiccups, love, neurological, NG tube, paediatric gastroenterologist, parenting, positive feeding experiences, prayer, projectile vomit, Psalm 56, reflux, stand in the gap, support, testing times, tube feeding
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18 November 2014 – The power of prayer & the wonder of Church family – A Facebook ‘petition’…
If you have prayed or are praying for Toby, please will you write your name below? I was thinking about that verse in Philippians 4, which talks about presenting our requests to God ‘by prayer and petition’… It helped me … Continue reading
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Tagged bear one another's burdens, children's health, church, church family, community, facebook, faith, family, friendship, global, healing, lighten the load, parenting, petition, Philippians 4, prayer, prayer request
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16 November 2013 – Some news from our family…
My updates are few and far between now I realise – at least in contrast to the frequency I wrote them in the first 5/6 weeks of Toby’s life! We are tired now that he is home. Tired in a … Continue reading
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Tagged blessed, bottle feeding, breastfeeding, challenged, children's health, church, church family, cling on, community, discouraged, diuretics, downhearted, ebm, enlarged heart, expressed breast milk, expressing, faith, feeding, fellowship, fluid on lungs, friendship, happy, love, mighty God, parenting, practical support, prayer, premature baby, premature birth, prematurity, support, tempted, tired, VSD
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Encouragement…
A friend from church shared the following Bible verse with me. It has been a favourite of mine, since it first impacted me about 6/7 years ago. It speaks of God fighting on our behalf as we simply take our … Continue reading
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Tagged 2 Chronicles, 2 Chronicles 20:17, church, church family, community, courage, do not be afraid, do not be discouraged, encouragement, faith, fellowship, God fighting on our behalf, God's faithfulness, sharing, stand firm, take your stand, the Lord will be with you, trust, trusting God
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Prayer & support from church family…
Was so touched to receive a text from our pastor to say that the church are holding a prayer meeting this evening, the focus of which is to pray for our family – for Ed, Isobel, Toby and I. Ed … Continue reading
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Tagged church, church family, community, power of prayer, prayer, prayer meeting, support
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27 October 2013 – Letter to my friend & pastor, Caroline…
You are all such wonderful brothers and sisters… Truly, thank you. Yesterday was a real low-point, the emotional and mental let down after having prepared to take Toby home, especially what with Ed and Isobel having been here and ready … Continue reading
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Tagged AVSD, baby, cardiology, church, community, daily grace, daily strength, faith, feeling low, friendship, fuel for the fire, God's best, God's faithfulness, God's promise, healing, hernia, holes in the heart, inguinal hernia, operation, pastors, prayer, prayer for healing, prayer request, premature baby, support, target weight, toddler, trust, trusting God
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18 October 2013 – How God speaks…
Went to talk and pray with our pastors, David and Caroline yesterday. Couldn’t have come at a better time, as both Eddie and I were battling with feeling low, like everything was getting ‘on top’. After we’d caught up we … Continue reading
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Tagged Christianity, church, community, encouragement, faith, feeling low, fellowship, friendship, God encouraging, God speaking, God's presence, how does God speak?, interested God, involved God, Isaiah 40, Isaiah 40:31, love, loving God, pastors, personal God, prayer, relationship, religion, struggling, support, truth
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4 October 2013… We have a name!
Dear friends, Perhaps to the disappointment of those who thought we had actually decided upon ‘Eager’ (it was tempting…), we now have a name for our boy… Tobias Asher Jacob (You can call him Toby :-) Tobias – ‘God is … Continue reading
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Tagged Asher, children's health, church, community, determination, ebm, encouragement, expressed breast milk, faith, God is good, God's faithfulness, happy, incubator, Jacob, keen, love, maintaining temperature, names, naming, neonatal unit, NNU, parenting, perseverance, prayer, premature birth, prematurity, regulating temperature, tenacity, Tobias
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Early days…
To my friend, Jenny: It’s been such a surreal day but we are so very thankful for our son!! He is so incredibly tiny but he is perfectly formed and beautiful and doing so so well. It is going to … Continue reading
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Tagged child birth, children's health, church, colostrum, community, expressed milk, expressing, kangaroo care, neonatal unit, NNU, parenting, premature birth, prematurity, skin time, support
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28 September 2013… (32 weeks & 1 day pregnant…)
Hi again, It’s Saturday morning. I thought I might be able to go home yesterday, as the doctor had suggested I may be able to ‘wait it out’ at home, with regular check-ups at the hospital. However, I now know … Continue reading
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Tagged 32 weeks pregnant, antenatal ward, church, community, encouragement, friendship, kindness, love, neonatal unit, NNU, pregnancy, premature birth, premature labour, prematurity, support
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