The 12 Days of a complex Christmas – a parody for complex families (originally posted 2016)

By |2022-12-19T13:02:01+00:00December 9th, 2016|Categories: 12 days of Christmas, Advantages, Christmas, mum of child with disability, special needs, Thank you|

Shakin’ Stevens and Slade are unashamedly blaring out from music systems around the country. The usual suspects have decked their National Lampoon homes with sufficient lights to be seen from space. ‘Miracle of 34th Street’ and ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ are scheduled on a loop over the next couple of weeks.   You’ve seen the Coca Cola ad, the [...]

Hidden Miracles; lessons from the Nativity

By |2017-06-15T11:24:54+01:00December 20th, 2014|Categories: Christmas, disability, expectations, mum of child with disability, Uncategorized|

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 [...]

Why Christmas isn’t about Jesus…

By |2017-06-15T11:24:08+01:00December 18th, 2014|Categories: Christmas, mum, mum of child with disability, priorities, Uncategorized|Tags: , , , , |

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 [...]

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