You may know that I have over 26 years experience in children's work and training children's workers.

You may also know that I specialise in training and writing about additional needs and disability. My experience is across all types of additional need and disability a...

Hello
First of all, we'd love to wish you a blessed and happy Christmas time, and thank you for your continued care, prayer and support.

As per normal, it's been a busy year for us. It started with the usual work things alongside needing to do the final clearing of Kay...

Glad Rend Collective put this on their new children's album.... My current favourite!

Lyrics are:

Oh, You are my true north
Oh, You are my true north

I will follow You into the dark, dark, dark 
I will follow You with all my heart, heart, heart 

Oh, oh, oh, oh

I will not le...

The way my latest article on disability has been picked up in the last couple of days has been both wonderful and terrifying in equal measure. I’ve been trying to keep up with all the comments and shares, but failing miserably – social media is not my gifting!

It has b...

I promised some links to articles I've written.

Sorry it took so long, but sharing lots of links when the individual cut and past of each link is not visually accessible is a bit of a nightmare. Therefore, I've been ignoring this particular task on my todo list!...

Having promised links and more information about interviews and writing, you will have noticed that nothing materialised!

I feel I need to explain why....

After writing that last brief post, we were due to be at our own church weekend. We were looking forward to it imme...

It may seem I've been a little quiet of late.... But as usual, I've been busy writing for lots of other people. I'll put some links up later so you can have a look.

I'm being interviewed by Radio Leicester on Thursday, to be broadcast on Sunday morning, so would value p...

I wasn't looking forward to today.

For lots of reasons, including the fact I have been unable to have children of my own, I have always found the day difficult. But, I'm always happy to celebrate with other mums and grandparents. It's not their fault I find the day har...

I’m not giving up anything for lent….

Well – not anything edible anyway!

I’ll happily do the whole pancake thing because I love them (lemon and sugar please), but I’d rather pick up a new good habit than arbitrarily give something up.

I tend to choose something to do o...

Below is a copy of the Christmas newsletter sent with our Christmas email greetings.
Our Christmas card list was becoming quite unruly, so for the last few years we have opted to send less cards and instead make a donation to Home for Good.

Hello, and a happy Christmas...