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Glad tidings!

One of the down sides of being a parent it seems to me is the constant list of things you are suddenly supposed to be good at- climbing trees, baking, making food, creating things with bits of paper, entertaining other kids, making stories sound exciting, and patiently listening to lots of stories about things you […]

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Bethlehem

Micah 5 v2 “But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come for me one who will be ruler over Israel, whose origins are from of old, from ancient times” Only 21 sleeps to go.. so exciting in our house. The best bit about being a […]

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Just the way you are

26-28 In the sixth month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to the Galilean village of Nazareth to a virgin engaged to be married to a man descended from David. His name was Joseph, and the virgin’s name, Mary. Upon entering, Gabriel greeted her: Good morning! You’re beautiful with God’s beauty, Beautiful inside and […]

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True Intimacy

I’m really loving this song by the Rend Collective at the moment, it’s really soothing. The other day at work, I heard it flash through my mind in the middle of a heated email discussion about work priorities and deadlines, and it made me feel like that I’d come up for air and swallowed some […]

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Hidden treasure

Until today, I have been feeling pretty depressed.  The summer holidays are stretching ahead full of exciting fun things to do, and I’m going to be at work when I could be out there creating “memories” with my kids. The number of different activities they could enjoy just seems endless. Today I had a day off, […]

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Young at Heart

Many thanks Becky… I’ve voted!DC David Casswell 01904 655071 office: 628552 cliftonparish.org.uk On Tue, Jun 2, 2015 at 5:26 PM, Becky Allright <becky.allright> wrote: Hi, we’ve been shortlisted for some funding for iPads and support to get people online through the Young at Heart clubs. Please can you advertise this through your networks and ask […]

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Shine a light

I was an au pair in Germany in 1991 and found it challenging at first, as the lady I worked for had a system where she washed the same colours together, so if I had a yellow top it could be some time before I got to wear it again. After a while I explained […]

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