Getting Christmassy and Avoiding Being Driven Up the Wall
One thing about being poorly is that, sooner or later, children realise you’re not joking when you say you’re too tired. Fluff, the middle child, today made Christmas biscuits, all on her own. I...
View ArticleLife Goes On
I am struggling a little today. I have been trying to study but my brain keeps going foggy (I’ve started a Statistics course with half the points of my previous course – I’m hoping I’ll be able to cope...
View ArticleAre We Hypocrites for our Baby Gammy shock?
Very interesting post over at Special Needs Jungle (see here: ‘Are We Hypocrites for our Baby Gammy shock?‘). I wholeheartedly agree – and I have to say I am only thankful that autism cannot be...
View ArticleAs the Scripture Says…
It’s been a looonnnng day. My sister arrives tomorrow so I have spent most of the day getting things ready – maybe doing more than I should have, health-wise, but who doesn’t when they have guests...
View ArticleExhale and Lean
I read a very interesting post from Laura Droege this morning. She says ‘I’ve… found that the more open I am about the illness, the less it defines me.’ Laura writes about her battle with mental...
View ArticleReblog: When Women Speak, Men Ought to Listen (a guest post for Tim Fall’s blog)
Originally posted on Laura Droege's blog:Good morning, everyone! I’m honored to be writing for Tim Fall‘s blog today. It’s about my struggle with the complementarian doctrine in my new church and how...
View ArticleReblog: Results of Almsgiving, Fasting, and Prayer
Originally posted on Contemplative in the Mud:Almsgiving heals the irascible part of the soul; fasting extinguishes the concupiscible part; and prayer purifies the mind and prepares it for the...
View ArticleEMDR: Laughter, the Best Medicine
When I am low, not many things make sense. Music can be helpful, especially positive songs and praise music, but laughter is, as the old saying goes, the best of medicines. I find I need to keep away...
View ArticleBroken
Sometimes I wonder what the point is. Sometimes I look at the world and all I see is brokenness. Sometimes I look at my life and all I see is brokenness. Sure, I see that where many families would have...
View Article‘Mummy, Sometimes I Feel Like Killing Myself’
Frank is away this week in London on business. It’s been a surreal time. I miss him terribly. It’s the longest we’ve ever been apart, but I’m making the most of the time with just me and the children....
View ArticleThe Very Thought of You
Our dear boy has been poorly. He spent a week in hospital and is now home and feeling very sorry for himself. We are assured it’s nothing serious, but how do you explain that to a young man with autism...
View ArticleReblog: Autism Parents and the Church: Sabbath
Originally posted on The Left Hand of Ehud: Matt's Bible Blog: Sometimes, things get too much. You’ve run out of tolerance for being yelled at or hit. Or you’re fed up of arguing with doctors, with...
View Article“Be Kind.”
My son, who has autism, is not able to follow stories, not very much. Watching his little sister in her yearly Christmas pantomime last year 15-year-old Prince was worried when, dressed as Maid...
View ArticleReblog: #worldwithoutdowns: A Challenge for Christians
Originally posted on includedbygrace: I was going to write a ranty post about the implications of genetic screening (and it may still work out that way) but in the middle of composing it in my head, I...
View ArticleMarmite Wars (and Other News)
Tesco bans marmite from its shelves! The attention-grabbing headlines reflect a wider truth which is, funnily enough, exactly what any sane voter could see would happen. I voted ‘remain’ because to...
View ArticleThis Changes Everything
If a person really grasps the truths of the gospel and believes it, this changes everything. How can they ever be the same again? We are recipients of amazing grace! From Positively Powerless by L.L....
View ArticleSeven: Thoughts on Married Life
It’s been a little over seven years since I first met my husband. I was 32 then. How young that seems now! My dear Frank was a youthful 41. When I look back, when I consider the woman I was then it is...
View ArticleUp
My lovely boy has begun being more helpful around the home. When I praised him for it he replied, “I’m 17 now, Mummy, so I don’t find it as hard to be grown up as I did when I was younger.” Prince...
View ArticleOn Autism, Family, Grief and Kindness
During the funeral for my mother-in-law last week, I made sure Prince stayed with me. I carefully explained exactly what would happen beforehand and although the girls went with my parents, Prince...
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