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Lift up your eyes
Looking at the floor, I see my feet walking forward. Watching my steps I enjoy the beat of music filling my ears. It’s dark. As the cold night air wraps itself around me, I look up. A full, golden moon is straight ahead, casting its light. Showtime. The outline of the grey clouds become a… Read more
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The Mustard Seed Mum: Can we agree to disagree?
It seems that mothers and babies are labelled as soon as possible. Breast-feeder or bottle-feeder? Cloth nappies (diapers for my American readers!) or disposable ones? Dummy (pacifier!) or no dummy? We make decisions for these tiny humans and then get asked about it, compare ourselves (and our children) to others and spend half the time… Read more
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The scars matter
Every scar tells a story. Something happened to create it. When we think about scars, we may think about physical ones. Cuts from self-harm. Stitches from surgery. Marks that happened to us accidentally. Some we cannot recall ourselves. ‘How did that happen?’ we wonder, but we can’t remember the details. Other scars leave a lasting… Read more
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How can I help you in 2022?
Thanks for stopping by at the start of a brand new year. There’s often a sense of hope at the start of the year, isn’t there? There’s a clean slate ahead – a wide open road. Although nothing spectacular may have changed between December 31st and January 1st, we treat the start of the new… Read more
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Ruth’s Roundup – December 2021
When I get a moment (they are few and far between, but few is still something, right?), I tuck into a book, read an article, come across a thought-provoking message and think, this needs to be shared. Ruth’s Roundup is a post released once a month where I will share with you some content I have been engaging… Read more
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Joy to the world?
Firstly, Merry Christmas! Today, we are celebrating the birth of Jesus in our home, as well as the usual traditions of stockings, gifts, and a sensational Christmas lunch. It’s hard to believe that this time last year our hearts were heavy. A potential cancer diagnosis loomed with all of the uncertainty, I had two very… Read more
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