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A sunset in Malta with the text "#365daysofgratitude"

#365daysofgratitude 2018 – Week 3

For the last two years, I have taken part in a daily gratitude challenge – sharing one photo a day on Instagram of something I am grateful for. It’s taught…

Jessica and Sophie at church in their Girls' Brigade uniforms

My Sunday Photo 21/01/18

 

Home - this week's word of the week

Friday Focus 19/01/18 – Back home again

We’ve been settling into being back at home this week and re-adjusting to normality once again. Jessica was discharged on Saturday after two and a half weeks in hospital –…

A drawing of Jessica in hospital and a drawing of us at home as a family after the hospital stay

Re-adjusting to life at home after being in hospital

I remember the first time I set foot in my home after Jessica was born. We’d been in hospital for a month. How strange my house felt, how I looked…

Jessica and Sophie looking at a toy together at the hospital

Siblings – January 2018

There was a point earlier this month where I wondered whether my siblings photo for January would have to be a photo of my girls talking together via FaceTime. With…

A sunset in Malta with the text "#365daysofgratitude"

#365daysofgratitude 2018 – Week 2

For the last two years, I have taken part in a daily gratitude challenge – sharing one photo a day on Instagram of something I am grateful for. It’s taught…

Jessica pushing her chest drain, oxygen and heparin pump in a trolley on her first post-op walk around the ward

My Sunday Photo 14/01/18

Reunited - this week's word of the week

Friday Focus 12/01/18 – Reunited as a family again

Jessica has made some big steps this week with her recovery and has been moved out of high care on to a “normal” bay. Now that I am able to…

A sunset in Malta with the text "#365daysofgratitude"

#365daysofgratitude 2018 – Week 1

For the last two years, I have taken part in a daily gratitude challenge – sharing one photo a day on Instagram of something I am grateful for. It’s taught…

Jessica holding up a paint-covered hand while sitting out in a chair next to her hospital bed

My Sunday Photo 07/01/18