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Through the blog, Rachel’s Memoir The Skies I’m Under and The Skies We’re Under podcast we share the stories of fellow parents so we can all feel a little less alone and little more understood.
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6 ways my body says I’m in the third trimester.
I don't find it easy seeing my shape change. My body feels as though it no longer belongs to me as I watch it expand. I'm startled when I see myself in the mirror but I don't need my reflection to tell me it's all different. My body has other ways of letting me know I'm in the third trimester of pregnancy. [...]
Doors and Whitewashed walls
This week I stepped in the door of a local Rotary club meeting and received a warm welcome. My husband sorted the kids for school while I sat down, ate breakfast and pretended to be a grown up for a couple of hours. The people I met were really friendly and they listened intently to my story of a little boy [...]
Hidden Miracles; lessons from the Nativity
Nine years ago today I woke cloaked by darkness and breastfed my firstborn son. Within a couple of hours we bundled our infant into his pushchair and headed towards the train station. We began a journey of Truth with Hope travelling alongside. Sam had an appointment in London for an MRI scan of his brain. Our little boy was nearly [...]
Why Christmas isn’t about Jesus…
Christmas isn't about Jesus for a lot of people. Long before Jesus came along, the Romans celebrated Saturnalia in the middle of December by exchanging gifts and partying. It was a good few centuries later that Christians hijacked this festival and joined in the merriment creating Christmas. I reckon that someone who doesn't think about God 364 days of the year has as much right to [...]
News…where have I been ?
You may or may not have noticed it's been a while since my last blog, but I have news. I've been doing a Kate Sadly, not the immaculate hair, smooth skin and a perfect figure but rather I have spent an extensive amount of time crouched over examining the finer details of my toilet bowl. I know neither Kate, nor [...]
Writing Competition…
While we were on holiday in the summer I heard about the Carers UK short story writing competition. When I previously tried to write a short story for a writing class I attended I had failed completely. For me writing is all about where I've been, how I felt and what I've learnt. When imagination was being given out, God didn't fill [...]