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Tag Archives: sharing
With Love – On World Mental Health Day 2018
I have experienced episodes of depression. Although they have, at times, felt random – as if they’ve come out of nowhere – I have learned that there is always a trigger for me, as well as a source. For me, my … Continue reading
Posted in Ramblings
Tagged anti-depressants, bereavement, brokenness, Christians and mental health, counselling, darkness, death, depression, despair, faith, grief, healing, hope, intimacy, intimacy with God, loss, Medication, melancholy, mental health, open heart, openness, pain, prayer, sadness, seasons of sadness, sharing, therapy, transparency, Trauma, Vulnerability, wholeness, World mental health day, World Mental Health Day 2018, worldmentalhealthday, worldmentalhealthday2018
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Instagram…
If I could Photograph My heart And show you what I feel I think I would But all I can do is Photograph the things that Move my heart The things that stir Response Recognition Reflection The things that Cause … Continue reading
Posted in Poems
Tagged beauty in nature, Christianity, communion, faith, instagram, life, poetry, relationships, sharing, writing
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Depression (Part 4) – Love wants to absorb pain…
Love wants to absorb pain. On Friday morning my son fell and hit his head against some shelves. I was in the next door room and I could tell from his cry that he was really hurting. I ran to … Continue reading
Posted in Ramblings
Tagged Abba, abiding, anti-depressants, blue, community, confused, counselling, demotivated, depressed, depression, faith, fatigue, fear, feeling down, God, God's presence, healing, heartache, heaven, hope, hopelessness, illness, Jesus, joy, longing, low, mental health, mood, motherhood, pain, parenting, past wounds, personality, psychotherapy, sad, sharing, spirituality, stressed, suffering, the cross, tiredness, trusting God, Vulnerability, weakness, weariness, wholeness
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Depression (Part 2) – So what now?
The next day, on Thursday, I sent an email out to friends. I owed them an update on our son’s progress anyway and I thought I would let them know that I was in a bit of a ‘dip’ myself. … Continue reading
Posted in Ramblings
Tagged anti-depressants, community, depression, faith, God, healing, health, heaven, home, hope, hopelessness, life, longing, love, marriage, mental health, pain, parenting, past wounds, personality, sharing, spirituality, stress, Vulnerability, weakness
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20 October 2014 – Toby’s appointment with geneticist…
Hi all, I was not sure whether to share with you the latest from our most recent appointment with the geneticist on Friday – simply because we are in another slightly uncertain stage of things and nothing is confirmed, as … Continue reading
Posted in Toby
Tagged array CGH, baby and toddler, children's health, chromosomal abnormalities, commando crawl, development, developmental delay, feeding, feeding concerns, geneticist, gross-motor, intellectual delay, Latin Link, learning support, microarray-based comparative genomic hybridisation, multi-disciplinary team, music, occupational therapist, parenting, physiotherapist, prayer request, SALT, sharing, siblings, Speech and Language Therapy, uncertainty, Williams Syndrome
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17 June 2014 – Letter to GP…
Yes, all okay. Been out and about a bit more over last few days or so. Felt lifted by seeing and sharing with friends last week – showed me how important it is to be with people, even when I … Continue reading
Posted in Toby
Tagged CBT, children's health, Cognitive behavioural therapy, counselling, depression, friends, GP, parenting, sharing, talking therapy
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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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