Daily Archives: April 27, 2009
Facing Grief: part 2
In my last entry I was in a very dark place in my grief. I was peeling back another layer and it was so painful. Finally, just this weekend I feel like I am on the other side of this … Continue reading
When I Grow Up
So I am with my girls reading Dora books and we get chatting about the future. “Mommy when I grow up I want to be a basketball player” said Tia, looking all athletic and sporty. “When I grow up I’m … Continue reading
Chocolate and Elastoplasts
I would like to challenge the immortal words of Forest Gump, Is life really like a box of chocolates? Or more like a box of Elastoplasts? Why is it we go through life, experiencing hurt, pain, sorrow, and grief … Continue reading
Single
‘You always fall for the ‘alpha males’, but you’re just going to end up orbiting around them and they won’t even notice’. Great, so what, this is my destiny? To be ever more orbiting, invisible around attractive holy men who … Continue reading
Poverty or Prosperity
My husband has recently taken up the position of Pastor at a church here in the UK. It’s a training position, and as such, the wage isn’t very substantial and it has got me thinking about God’s provision. I have … Continue reading
Ally Proudfoot – Guest Writer
Ally is 26 and lives in Sheffield with her fellow co-writer Vanessa, which she loves. Ally spends half her week working with the students of St Thomas Church Philadelphia, who are great. The other half is spent working in the … Continue reading
Clare Cotton
Hi I’m Clare, currently at Sheffield Uni, coming to the end of an English Lit. with Biblical Studies degree,. I will be starting a discipleship year at my church in Sheffield in September. At the moment I’m excited about seeing God break through on the clubbing scene … Continue reading
Inspiration
Last week the US press was all over the story of Susan Boyle, Britain’s Got Talent’s latest discovery. There’s something about her audition which has chastised a culture fixated on looks and sex appeal, and revealed a potential that one … Continue reading
