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Hubby, Thomas, Sophie (holding Jessica's picture) and me in front of our Christmas tree at Coombe Mill

Me and Mine – December 2018

For the last few New Years, my wish at the start of the year was always the same: to end it with my family still complete. As we saw in…

A Nativity scene with Sophie as Mary, Thomas as baby Jesus and Jessica as an angel

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas to all my readers. I’m taking a break from the blog over the festive period but just wanted to say thank you all for reading my ramblings and…

Jessica standing in front of a tree looking out over a big branch - "Country Kids"

Country Kids 22/12/18

Merry Christmas to you all and welcome to the last Country Kids linky of 2018. This week’s linky will be staying open for a week longer than usual to allow…

A drawing of me sitting on the sofa holding Thomas with angel Jessica behind me

Grief and life after Jessica: Stillness in the storm

I sit on the sofa with a sleeping baby in my arms and a cup of tea next to me. For a moment, I think I should put him down.…

Sophie and hubby on the towpath next to a narrowboat

A festive narrowboat trip to Santa’s Grotto

One of my many happy memories from summer last year was our walk along Hatton locks. The girls had a wonderful time helping a boat through some of the locks.…

A double rainbow over houses - "#365daysofgratitude"

#365daysofgratitude – Week 50

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…

A Nativity scene with Sophie as Mary, Thomas as baby Jesus and Jessica as an angel

Siblings – December 2018

I love watching Sophie and Thomas together. Seeing how gentle Sophie is with him and the way he smiles at her is just beautiful. It so reminds me of how…

Jessica standing in front of a tree looking out over a big branch - "Country Kids"

Country Kids 15/12/18

Welcome to Country Kids. Country Kids was one of the first linkies I joined in when I started my blog four years ago. It helped inspire me to enjoy so…

Kindness - this week's word of the week

Friday Focus 14/12/18 – Being thankful for the kindness of others

It is eight months today since Jessica passed away. This time of year is especially hard for us – the first Christmas without Jessica as well as coming up to…

A picture of a festive scene on top of an iceberg with "stress", "sadness" and "overwhelm" beneath the surface

Christmas isn’t always magical

I found it hard to find the right Christmas card for hubby this year. Most of the ones in the shops had sentiments looking forward to a “magical Christmas” or…