Behind The Child

tLP brought a doll to church today, a doll which was appropriated by the very delicious little boy sitting next to us, who spen...

I'm not sure how I'd feel about losing my voice. I know how frustrated I get when people hear without listening, when I am tal...

I suppose the incessantly pouring rain is a terribly British way of celebrating the Queen's Diamond Jubilee. Probably far more traditi...

I had a biggish post planned here. Several, actually. An update on Mog, who has had big seizures, big sleepiness, big misery and now much gi...

Sometimes my life seems to sum itself up into a series of Facebook Statuses (Stati?). Unrelated snapshots from the day. Thus, this morning: ...

Living with children with profound disabilities can provide a short cut past the social chit chat sometimes. Forget the weather (easy to do ...

The only thing better than swinging in a hammock tied to a tree by a river Is swinging in a hammock tied to a tree by a river with your sist...

So, what do you do when you plan an evening cooking with the Guides, only to be asked to vacate the church hall in order that the church can...

Mog is tired. Mog wants to sleep. But every time Mog slips into a deep sleep, Mog relaxes. And every time Mog relaxes, her airway collapses....

It's been a bit of a mad weekend here. Yesterday the great Christmas Tree hunt; disappointingly no small trees at our first stop so we h...

Sometimes I look around and all I can see is the need. So many friends, so many families, crying out for help. Three families facing their o...

If everything goes as planned (and how often does that happen?), I think I might just have survived my last ever Scramblers. A nice, ordinar...

Than to tell a story to a group of preschoolers. Fun times this morning; we arrived at church to the always joyous news that there was no St...

Excess of choice perhaps a better description (but not quite as satisfactory as a title). My brother and sister-in-law, back in the country ...

A beautiful sight in church this morning. Summer is here, so all age worship is the order of the month. Seats are turned around to face each...

Mum, I wanna ast you something. Mum, Mum, Mummy Tia, I need to tell you something. Um, I would like a likkle pizza please. Please, Mummy, it...

Our local corner shop is situated, rather handily, opposite our local church. This means that every Sunday morning you will find a number of...

So what do you do? hibernate hide from the cleaner in your bedroom until the cats give away your hiding place Grin and make the best of it. ...

Mog had a beautifully peaceful night last night - too peaceful; I have gotten used to hearing every breath she takes and so had to keep chec...

The Christingle. It's a beautiful service, the Christingle, very symbolic. An orange to represent the world, sweets to remind us of God...