It has been a strange old week full of weird emotions!
The week started brilliantly with a trip to London, not to visit the queen but to drop Marc and Dan at Euston and then meet my Aunty Sue and Uncle Roy who came down from Manchester for the day to see my folks (I hate crashed!!) it was a lovely walk down memory lane as well as a physical walk around the site of London....Elijahs first trip to the big smoke and he seemed to thorough enjoy it!

The week however since then has been somewhat hard work juggling trying to work and look after Elijah, it has meant early mornings and ,ate nights cramming work into the slots when he's been asleep and trying to ensure he's happy and not too bored while I crack on. When you are suddenly on your own you suddenly appreciate the little things in life, people dropping you a text, the offer of popping over to visit (even if you gave a meeting instead 😢) and the calls just to check you are ok. It's a blessing to know there are people out there who you can rely on .

The week however taking a turn hasn't really been about being home alone but about the state of the world, every morning it feels like we wake up to another tragedy where humanity has shown its most brutal side....this week has felt a little too close to home in northern France (guess where we are off on Holiday!) and a priest! The fact that anyone...in the name of religion, can go into an act of worship and murder someone who and devoted his life to God is beyond me. And so for now churches are to be more cautious and so are we as priests . We live in scary times but love can and will overcome. If we live in fear and stop doing what we want to do then the terrorists have won . So on we go giving thanks for a God of love and for thoughtful friends and Family

Bucket Lists

Over the last few years I kept on thinking about things I'd always wanted to do, see, experience and never had the chance to, so, I thought it would be fun to create a bucket list! 

Some of the things were;

Visit Rome and Portugal

Take Daniel to Scotland (upgraded to the boys!)

See Kylie, Take That and U2 in concert 

Swim with Dolphins

Go to a school reunion

Watch the darts live

Experience  the northern lights

So far I've managed to achieve quite a few of these but still have a way to go and it's a list that I want to add to so any suggestions please let me know !!

This weekend just gone I managed to see Take That in concert for the first time thanks to my amazing Aunty Glen, cousin Kym and her fab partner Helen buying me tickets for my birthday. I can't tell you how overwhelmed I was in the first place to receive such a gift and how utterly amazing it was! I'm sure anyone reading this has been bored with my photos already but the whole day was like being at a festival  with different acts performing, things to see and of course the odd drink or two. But as well as being in awe of the wonder that is Take That spending the day with my cousin and some friends was a wonderful tonic that I needed, of course I missed the boys terribly and as always seems to happen when I'm away they weren't well the next day but I had time to be me , Sue, rather than mummy, wife or priest! That written down sounds so selfish and I truly don't mean it that way but I do think that it's vital for everyone to have time out to be who they truly are ..themselves; and I think it's down me the world of good....so here's to planning the next adventure 😜

Weekend !

"Weekend" is a strange phenomenon when you work for the church as we only get one day of a week and Sunday's are obviously a working day.
Throw in to the mix a husband who is on 2 bands and gigs Friday and / or Saturday nights and weekends are obsolete !!
Well this weekend was no different yet very different..   For one Marc had a gig free weekend and 2 I had the chance to go down to Capel Le Fern to support my air cadets....killing 2 birds with 1 stone we decided to go down to Mum and dads house in Deal Friday night until tonight.
Just being in a different place (the fact it's near the beach helps!) makes such a difference to my psyche I instantly began to unwind.
I can't say it was perfect, the boys went to sleep late , Elijah woke several times and they both woke again early each morning but it was just precious having concentrated time just to be.....to go for a walk along the prom, to watch Daniel desperately want to be out on his bike, to join in playing with the neighbours kids, to sit and eat chips on the beach and to be amongst loads of air cadets, veterans and see a spitfire and hurricane fly over our heads. I just love being a pioneer where I can spend Sunday's in a field at the car boot, with my cadets or anywhere else I'm needed..and I'm hoping more of these opportunities will be possible form Septemebr ..(watch this space!!)

Life is so fast these days but taking time just to appreciate the little things is priceless !