Welcome to the DHM Reflections & Ripples 'blogpost' Summer is behind us and autumn has landed. I don't know about you but the heating has been on and the fire has been lit. Winter coats, scarves and gloves have been retrieved from the loft. I said goodbye to the summer while in Majorca with my eldest daughter as we took a 5 day trip before she started university. Absolute bliss. We ate a lot of food, read a lot of books and bathed under a lot of sun! Hard to believe my little 4lb 4oz baby is now at uni! ‘Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord, the fruit of the womb a reward’ Psalm 127:3 Are we ready to talk about Christmas? As the years go on I am more excited by Christmas, when the kids were little it just meant extra, extra everything and I can't cope with all the 'stuff' I don't think I would be alone to say sometimes the pressure of Christmas can ruin Christmas. But now I embrace it! I have put some things in place t...
Welcome to July/August DHM Reflections & Ripples 'blogpost' Summer break is over and its time to catch you guys up! It’s been a time of ups and downs this last two months. I have had space to look back on the last 10 months of my life now I am part of DHM and take a minute to thank God for all He has done, is doing and continues to do. Working in ministry is the absolute dream for me, I said it in my first blog & I pray I keep saying it … this does not feel like ‘work’. I mean does this look like 3 people ‘working’? The above photo was taken at Tobar Mhuire where Fergus Peter & myself had a beautiful day together. We took time in the prayer garden, we walked through the chapel & took in the sculptures of the Chapel Square. A lovely balance of seeking Gods face, praying together & a little work. Rest in the heart of God, in a silence of faith and love – St Paul of the Cross Reflections So. Muc...