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For the last time?

Today I have been washing up my old lego and duplo – we collected it from my parents’ attic and are getting it ready for when our son is old enough to play with it.  We’re still some way off that time, but it is exciting to think of him playing with the toys I had, and it was fun to think back on the good times my sisters and I had with them.

But as I cleaned them, I also had a more sombre thought – I suspect my parents didn’t realise that the last time we packed away those toys was indeed the last time.  Continue reading “For the last time?”

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Why I chose to baptise my son

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A few weeks ago I experienced the great joy of attending our son’s baptism service.  As you’ve probably guessed if you’ve read any of my other blog posts, God is a pretty big part of my life, and so getting our son baptised was a bit of a no-brainer.  However, as hubby and I talked about it together, and attended our baptism preparation classes, we had the opportunity to think a little more on why it was so important to us that we had him baptised.  And since my little one is currently snoozing away peacefully (after a week of refusing to nap he seems to be catching up on his sleep a bit, at last!) I thought I’d try to put down on paper, or rather screen, some of the reasons… Continue reading “Why I chose to baptise my son”

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Looking Back

I’ve just enjoyed my first Mothering Sunday, spent in part having a Sunday roast in a lovely local pub with my husband, son and mother-in-law. We were chatting about my blog, and my mother-in-law prompted me to think about our miscarriage again, and whether it feels different now, over a year on and with my little boy in my arms. And so I have thought about that, and she’s right (as usual!), it really does feel different. But also, some things really haven’t changed.  Continue reading “Looking Back”