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Tag Archives: God’s faithfulness
Open Your Heart / Invitation Only / Fearing To Thrive
“But what else can play in to our failure to thrive? What about fearing to thrive?
What if life’s blows have actually caused us to retreat back in to that closed bud? – that even when the opportunity and breathing space in between life’s trying times and circumstances arises, all attempts at opening up are thwarted by our own fears?
Fear is a killer. Fear can paralyse us, can’t it? Fear is like an industrial strength weed-killer, that kills everything it touches: it doesn’t discriminate between beauty or bramble, flower or thorn. It will go for everything and in our own lives it will eventually lead to shut-down.” Continue reading
Posted in Ramblings
Tagged blossoming, breakthrough, Christianity, deliverance, endurance, faith, faithfulness, flourishing, God, God's faithfulness, God's invitation, God's love, God's Word, grace, grief, growth, hardship, hurt, Jesus, open heart, open your heart, openness, pain, patience, progress, struggle, Vulnerability
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Message of encouragement from a friend…
You came on my heart just now and so did this song, so I thought I would send you the words. Take courage, the Lord is on your side and you on His. Much love Alison xx Be still, my … Continue reading
Posted in Toby
Tagged children's health, church family, encouragement, faith, friendship, God's faithfulness, God's goodness, parenting, stillness, trust, trusting God
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Fact 30/30 – I delivered Toby on my own…
January 15th 2014 Fact 30/30 I delivered Toby on my own… 2013 was, I think, the most difficult of my life. Very early on in the year, just three days after my birthday in fact, an early pregnancy scan revealed … Continue reading
Posted in #30til30
Tagged 2 Corinthians, 2 Corinthians 12:19, aloneness, answered prayer, baby, bereavement, bilateral inguinal hernia, blessing, child birth, children's health, compassion, contractions, death, delivery, Emmanuel, faith, God's faithfulness, God's goodness, God's presence, God's provision, GORD, grace, grief, healing, holes in the heart, Immanuel, impossibility, losing a baby, losing a child, miracles, miscarriage, missed miscarriage, motherhood, neonatal unit, parenting, possibility, prayer, pregnancy, premature baby, premature birth, premature labour, prematurity, unborn baby
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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
Posted in #30til30
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 28/30 – When I was 27 I became a mummy…
January 13th 2014 Fact 28/30 When I was 27 I became a mummy… On Thursday 11 August at 12.24pm, our darling daughter, Isobel Daisy Ellen, was born, weighing 7lbs 11oz. Her name: Isobel means “God’s promise; God is my oath” … Continue reading
Posted in #30til30
Tagged 1 Samuel, 1 Samuel 1 & 2, blessing of children, children, Daisy, faith, family life, first child, God, God's faithfulness, God's goodness, God's provision, gratitude, Hannah, heritage, home-birth, longing, meaning of names, motherhood, names, naming, NCT, parenting, patience, pregnancy, redundancy, thankfulness, waiting
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Fact 24/30 – I was engaged to be married before Ed and I got together…
January 9th 2014 Fact 24/30 I was engaged to be married before Ed and I got together… In fact, coming to think of it, so was he! I had met someone whilst working in my role as Student Administrator at … Continue reading
Posted in #30til30
Tagged broken engagement, Charlotte Bickersteth Ward, dependencies, disappointment, dreams, engagement, faith, falling in love, freedom, God, God's faithfulness, growth, habits, hiding, hopes, identity, Lean Hard, long-distance relationships, love, marriage, relationships, romance, trust, trusting God, whirlwind romance
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28 July 2014 – All things Toby…
Hello friends, It’s been over three weeks since our last update so I thought I would fill you in on news from recent hospital visits and progress etc. A few weeks ago I was reading over some of those first … Continue reading
Posted in Toby
Tagged answered prayer, AVSD, blessing of life, breathing difficulties, bring your soul into blossom, cardiologist, children's health, chromosome check, cow's milk allergy, cow's milk protein hypersensitivity, cranio-facial, death, diuretics, eternity, everlasting love, faith, faithfulness, feeding, feeding concerns, feeding problems, friends, G-tube, geneticist, gift of children, gift of life, glimpses of eternity, God's faithfulness, gratitude, gross motor delay, healing, heaven, hole in the heart, hope, lyrics, Metopic Synostosis, mild low tone, miracle, music, NG tube, Nutramigen AA, parenting, Prader-Willi Syndrome, SALT, short memories, song, songwriting, Speech and Language Therapy, swallow study, thankfulness, the blossoming soul, trust, tube feeding, video fluoroscopy, VSD, weaning
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1 May 2014 – This week with Toby…
Just a quick update for those who don’t use Facebook! I tried to email you all on my phone from the hospital but couldn’t, for some reason, so updates on Facebook were the most I managed. Didn’t want any of … Continue reading
Posted in Toby
Tagged bronchiolitis, children's health, God's faithfulness, God's provision, high respiratory rate, parenting, viral wheeze
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Valentine’s Day…
Best Valentine’s gift ever… An appointment for Toby with the specialist paediatric gastroenterologist now booked for the end of the month. Thank you, Lord… Love of my life!
Posted in Toby
Tagged answered prayer, children's health, God's faithfulness, God's love, parenting, Valentine's Day
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12 December 2013 – An update (if you can bear another!)…
I thought it was about time to give you a little more news. Things are looking quite Christmassy around here, with our Christmas tree in place, our lovely nativity scene in situ and advent calendars galore (what are grandparents for?!) … Continue reading
Posted in Toby
Tagged all things together for good, answered prayer, baby, cardiology, children's health, Christmas, colic, colicky, community, diuretics, family, feeding, God is good, God's faithfulness, God's provision, home, inguinal hernia, neonatal unit, NNU, parenting, prematurity, redundancy, unity, VSD
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23 November 2013 – A letter to our friends, Dick & Jan…
Hi Dick & Jan, Toby is indeed a beauty, thank you :-) Thanks, too, Jan, for a really WONDERFUL dinner on Thursday, which lasted us two nights – we had one salad and one flatbread to share each night… Perfect … Continue reading
Posted in Toby
Tagged church family, community, faithful Father, friendship, God's faithfulness, God's provision, redundancy, support, trust, trusting God
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22 November 2013 – A mixed bag…
Today, Friday 22 November, marks Toby’s due date and meant-to-be birthday! Ha ha! We all know by now that he was a little impatient and decided to make his entrance in to the world nearly 8 weeks ago! So is … Continue reading
Posted in Toby
Tagged 40 weeks, 7+5 weeks, cardiologist, children's health, diuretics, due date, faith, friendship, full term, generosity, God's faithfulness, hernia, inguinal hernia, kindness, love, nothing is impossible with God, parenting, prayer, premature baby, premature birth, prematurity, redundancy, support, VSD
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5 November 2013 – Toby’s cardiology review…
Thank you for your messages/emails this morning, remembering our appointment with the cardiologist. We have just returned from there, with good news… The cardiologist diagnosed Toby with having a VSD (Ventricular Septal Defect) as opposed to an AVSD (Atrioventricular Septal … Continue reading
Posted in Toby
Tagged abdominal pain, amino acid based formula, Atrioventricular Septal Defect, AVSD, baby, blessed, blessing of family, body's natural way of mending itself, cardiologist, cardiology review, children's health, coincidence, congenital heart disease, count your blessings, echocardiogram, encouragement, faith, feeding, God in the details, God in the small things, God with us, God's faithfulness, God's intervention, healing, hernia, inguinal hernia, love, nappy explosion, open heart surgery, parenting, prayer, prayer request, premature baby, premature birth, prematurity, small mercies, trust, trust Him with the bigger things, trusting God, Ventricular Septal Defect, VSD, windy baby
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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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‘Wait for the Lord’ ~ A Psalm…
‘Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord.’ Psalm 27 1 The Lord is my light and my salvation— whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life— of whom shall … Continue reading
29 October 2013 – Update on hernia op etc.
So, no date set for Toby’s hernia operation yet. It will not be today, as we had thought. The anaesthesiologist has said that he/she wants Toby to have a cardiology report before they decide if they are happy to administer … Continue reading
Posted in Toby
Tagged anaesthesiologist, baby, cardiologist, cardiology, children's health, delay, faith, general anaesthetic, God is good, God's faithfulness, God's ways, heart condition, hernia, hospital, inguinal hernia, neonatal unit, NNU, operation, parenting, patience, peace, premature baby, premature birth, prematurity, Romans 8, Romans 8:28, timing, trust, trusting God, waiting
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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
Posted in Toby
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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A most confusing day…
It has been such a mixed week. On Wednesday Toby turned a massive corner with his feeds – literally overnight. He is now waking up and demanding every feed and loving to suckle. Taking complete bottles and feeding really well … Continue reading
Posted in Toby
Tagged anti-climax, baby, children's health, coming home, disappointment, discharged, faith, feeding, God's faithfulness, God's goodness, God's plan, hernia, hospital, inguinal hernia, miscommunication, neonatal unit, NNU, operation, parenting, prayer, premature baby, premature birth, prematurity, progress, rooming in, SCBU, setback, shifting emotions, Special Care Baby Unit, timing, trust, trusting God
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