It’s Aidan’s Day and whilst Shirley and I will be away at a family wedding in Altrincham, my thoughts will focus at times throughout the day on one of my favourite Celtic saints. It was back in 1975 that I encountered God so powerfully on the beach at Bamburgh on the Northumbrian coast, an experience […]
Sunday 17th January I am deeply touched by the care, support and prayers that we have received following my Dad’s sudden death. Coming to terms with the sudden loss of someone who has always been there for you is fairly devastating. I am walking slowly with grief and feel very consoled and comforted by great […]
… but events can take us by surprise. 7th January Dear Friends, My dad died suddenly this morning. He called me at breakfast time and said he had felt poorly through the night and had arranged for his doctor to come and see him after morning surgery. Ever the practical and thoughtful one, my Dad […]