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A collection of 9 posts

Advent

As we make our way through Advent, I wanted to share a few thoughts on what I see as the joy of this special time as a seasonof wating. The joy of Advent is a time of anticipation and preparation leading up to the celebration of Christmas. It is a

Looking forward not looking back

Looking forward not looking back

As we reach the two-year anniversary mark since we went into lockdown and we start to emerge into a place where restrictions have been lifted, we can feel a mixture of different emotions from relief and happiness to anxiety and apprehension. Perhaps one other emotion that is present is disappointment.

Resilience in a Pandemic

Resilience in a Pandemic

> "We have all been in the same storm but not the same boat." We are all experiencing this pandemic, but our experiences will all be very different. Some of us would have experienced grief, loss, whether that’s loss of a loved one, loss of a job or finance, the

Covid Christmas

Covid Christmas

I had planned a very different blog post, however following Saturday's announcement [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-55379272] of Hertfordshire and much of the east and south east of England moving into a new fourth tier and the huge implications this has on the Christmas many of us

Bringing Hope this Christmas...

Bringing Hope this Christmas...

Christmas lights have been switched on, Christmas music is playing, and it is now only 19 days until Christmas! I wonder what it is that you are hoping for this Christmas? What is it that you are expectant for? With hope comes that anticipation, that waiting. As we enter this

Spring

I really enjoy spring. I like winter too, but there's something about seeing the first trees in blossom and the first daffodils come out that I find really encouraging. Spring means new beginnings, new life, bright colours, and driving home from work in the evenings whilst it's still light! With

Christmas Unwrapped

Christmas Unwrapped

For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counsellor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Isaiah 9:6. Less than a week until Christmas 2018! Over the past two weeks

Youth work learnings

Youth work learnings

4 things I’ve learnt about youth work? Hi everyone, I’m Molly and in September I moved to London to begin a gap year with XLP [http://www.xlp.org.uk]. I grew up in Hitchin and have experienced the work of Phase whilst I was at school and

Expectations

How do you feel about expectations? To me, the word seems pretty negative. We talk about unrealistic expectations, which only end in disappointment. We talk about managing expectations, not letting others run away with an exaggerated impression of what we can achieve. And then there are those expectations others hold