Category Archives: Living spirituality

Ten years after we said “I do”.

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Kate

Rob and I celebrated our 10th wedding anniversary this March (2012);   We marked this by renewing our marriage vows to each other during the service on Sunday 18th March 2012, in our church, Alnwick Baptist.         … Continue reading →

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Celtic Crosses and symbols

Posted on April 15, 2011 by Kate

I have taken many photos of Celtic Crosses and have various other forms that symbolise the celtic stream of Christianity to me. Rob and I are Companions of the Northumbria Community, a new monastic dispersed group, following Christ with a … Continue reading →

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The final Journey – home

Posted on February 13, 2011 by Kate

We have been praying for family and friends lately, who have been very ill, and some who are going through, or facing, the rigors of cancer treatment, many with uncertainty as to the medical outcome. This morning, at home, in … Continue reading →

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‘Immanuel’ and ‘A Christmas reflection’

Posted on December 17, 2010 by Kate

Immanuel The angels wait with joyful anticipation, darkness covers the earth the glory of God is hidden veiled within a virgin womb. O come O come Immanuel, God with us. The shepherds, simple, hardy men, guard their flocks in the … Continue reading →

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Operation ‘Christmas Child’

Posted on November 20, 2010 by Kate

To many people, asking if they have filled their shoebox will get you a blank look but from many others it will receive an enthusiastic response. What am I talking about? “Let my heart be broken with the things that … Continue reading →

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St Brendan the Navigator

Posted on September 22, 2010 by Kate

In July 2010 Rob and I flew off on a great adventure, following Brendan! But we travelled the northern arc route in the secure comfort of modern aircraft from Newcastle upon Tyne; via Amsterdam to Portland Oregon. St. Brendan (Brendan … Continue reading →

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Flaws that make us unique and precious

Posted on September 11, 2010 by Kate

A friend of ours is blind, as my husband is also. I have just found this email I sent to her a while ago and found it worth posting here: “Carol, I have just read this as for some reason … Continue reading →

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Love: A Paraphrase of 1 Corinthians 13

Posted on September 11, 2010 by Kate

If I talk a lot about God and the Bible and Church, but I fail to ask about your needs and then help you, I’m simply making a lot of empty religious noise. If I graduate from Bible college and … Continue reading →

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Our wedding with a difference

Posted on August 24, 2010 by Kate

We had an amazing day, the foul March weather suddenly cleared up and the sun shone for us and our 300 guests. We were able to have a wonderful wedding and a two week honeymoon, in England, for £1500! (around … Continue reading →

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Blind date

Posted on August 24, 2010 by Kate

Like any woman driving to her first date with a new friend, I was very nervous. As I turned into his road I spotted him sitting on his wall, waiting for me. There he was, dark glasses and baseball cap … Continue reading →

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