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Around this time of year (exam time!) you see lots of “believe in yourself” and “you can do anything” memes: What do you make of them? A bit of harmless positivity, just trying to help young people with their exams? But what if they actually do more harm than good? Is it really true that…

“I could sit and read there” – William reached the new end of the new path and was delighted! It’s opened up a new door for him toward the end of the garden. When disability enters your life you start to see the world differently. Are there steps? Will I get stuck? Will my wheelchair…

It was not so much that I could not give my darling up, but that I saw him suffer such pangs, and then fall under the grasp of the cruel destroyer, while I was impotent for his help. Ah! When the mighty wings of the angel of death nestle over your heart’s treasures, and his…

Thank you so much for all your prayers and support for William following his broken leg (read more here). I just wanted to update you that the hospital appointments have gone well and William’s cast is now off. He can walk short distances with walking frame. However he can’t reach the den at the bottom…

It was the first day of the Easter holiday, William was in such good spirits that he was doing a little dance in the kitchen, then it happened, what we always feared, his legs collapsed and he hit the kitchen floor. Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy weakens the muscles so that falls are not uncommon, we do…

As we look forward to St Patrick’s Day, it’s a good opportunity for us to remember who he was and why we should celebrate him. Who was St Patrick? The time was the 4th Century AD, Emperor Theodosius (347-395AD) was reigning and Patrick was born to Calpornius and Conchessa. His family were involved in the local…

Loving Lord, we are so sorry to learn of the death of Abby McDowell. Death is always so painful, but when it’s a child we feel like we’ve been robbed. For a parent to lose a child, for siblings to lose their sister at such a young age, and for friends to lose a school…

Nick and Dorothy were recently asked by “Faith in Kids” to do a podcast on parenting and disability. You can listen to it here:

Very sadly, Dorothy’s sister Elizabeth died on 7th December.  She was only 48 and had been due to move back to Ireland as I write today.  We are so sad that she never made it home to Ireland, but we know she’s now at home with the Lord which is better by far.   A few…

Every week at 8:30pm we meet together for a Bible Study, but what is that and why should you give up an evening to join us?! Well it’s a fairly unique opportunity to have a breather from whatever has been going on in the week and to be refreshed by God’s Word. Psalm 19 tells…