It has been a few weeks since I’ve written on here. If you’ve been following my Blog, then you know why: at the beginning of this month I received a comment on here which was hugely upsetting. I have not allowed it to be published. Ironically, in doing this I have protected the identity of […]
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I suppose it was only a matter of time before someone posted a message which was both upsetting and offensive my website. It was in response to the publication of my experiences in ‘Secrets behind the collar’. Of course, I haven’t accepted it, so it won’t be seen publicly, but the very personal attack has […]
I wake up some mornings and look, sleepy eyed into the bathroom mirror and think ‘What happened?’. You see it all looks such a mess – the hair, the face, not just bed crumpled, but full of longer term creases. However I feel inside, the outside picture is that of a 63 year old woman […]
‘I alone know the plans I have for you…plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future’ These words from the Old Testament, from Jeremiah 29 have spoken to me for many years. Sometimes we find it difficult to understand what’s going on in our lives and […]
As I write, our late summer break is drawing to a close. Mick and I have spent the past few days at our son’s home in South Devon. It has been a lovely opportunity to slow down, reflect and recharge our batteries before we embark on the busy times ahead of us. As always, the […]
Today I have posted the last part of ‘Secrets behind the collar’ – my true story of childhood and teenage abuse. The past eighteen months have been a painful unravelling of those events with the help of a wonderful counsellor/therapist. I wanted to reflect the positive support I have received and move forward and […]
It has been a couple of weeks since I’ve added to my blog. This is not because nothing has happened, in fact it has been quite the opposite; the past week or so has been an incredible mixture of being exceptionally busy, times of trauma and moments of great blessing. Two weeks ago the festival […]
The past week has been one of mixed emotions as I’ve announced my impending retirement at the end of this year in many ways it seems months away, but I know only too well that once the summer holidays are over, the weeks will fly by. There are many conversations still to have and so […]
I wrote this specifically for a young woman who is really struggling this week, but I’ve put it here because I believe it sentiments can be applied to so many of us at the moment, including myself. You’ve got this It may not feel that way today, But I know you’ve got this. […]
This week I am publishing one of the most difficult letters I have ever chosen to write. Please note that I used the word ‘chosen’. Much of the subject on my ‘Secrets’ page is about things I have been coerced or even forced into. To write this letter last year was my choice. It was […]