Long time, no speak It’s been a while! Hi, hello and how are you? Firstly, a little life update from me… I’m eight months into a full-time job role working as Head of Digital & Communications at a University Students’ Union. After 146 funerals it was time to take a Read more…
For years I have wanted to write something about sex when it comes to marriage. In fact, I have a lot of saved drafts here on my blog which I’ve never finished. So, I was really grateful to Iridescent for inviting me to write a piece called ‘Expectations for Sex Read more…
The wonderful Lauren H. Brandenburg wrote a beautifully honest and vulnerable post called Finding My Magic which I so loved reading so I’m really pleased to be able to share an honest conversation with her. I so love the opportunity to get to know people through conversation even when they Read more…
I picked our runner bean harvest yesterday. ⠀ This was it. ⠀⠀It would have been easy to have been disappointed that we’ve only had one bean. But, it is a magnificent one and Big bro excitedly shouted, ‘yes! Let’s have it for our tea!’ when he saw it. ⠀⠀So often, Read more…
We’d been through a lot as a family over the years – financially upended, losing our home, a daughter diagnosed with a brain tumor, and the unexpected death of my father. But we had come through it. We were on the other side. My first conventionally published novel was set Read more…
Personal trainers are expensive but this week I’ve found the solution. My four-year old. I’m pretty sure he is honestly the best personal trainer I’ll ever have. He’s been asking me for ages if he can come with me on a ‘run’. I’ve only been running again for the last Read more…
The National Parenting Initiative (NPI) are an organisation passionate about encouraging families and seeing families strengthened, whose desire is to see families healthy and strong. I connected with them a few years ago when I worked for Parenting for Faith. This weird season look so different for each of us. Read more…
This honest conversation is with my friend Rachel. We work together as funeral pastors and so I wanted to chat with her a bit about that as well as all just some other wonderfully honest chit-chat! We can’t quite both remember when we met each other but I think we Read more…
It can be easy to feel the pressure to do more stuff as a parent. I know I’ve definitely felt it and I am a big advocate for doing all you can to free yourself from that pressure and allowing yourself to do as much as you want to do, Read more…
I have a feeling that this blog might end up on a similar theme to the last one I wrote – That’s ok. – but I thought I’d process out-loud again in case its helpful to anyone else. There are so many posts on social media and talks we can Read more…