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Author: Karen Lawrence

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Read more about the article Letting the Light In: Chapter Eleven: A Summer of Waiting
Martha with her siblings at Center Parcs, August 2007

Letting the Light In: Chapter Eleven: A Summer of Waiting

  • Post author:Karen Lawrence
  • Post published:July 28, 2021
  • Post category:Down Syndrome/Letting The Light In
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It was a strange summer of waiting. We took Martha to the Royal Brompton Hospital in London where she was reviewed in their outpatient clinic. We were told we would…

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Read more about the article Letting the Light In: Chapter Eight: The Changeling and the Moon

Letting the Light In: Chapter Eight: The Changeling and the Moon

  • Post author:Karen Lawrence
  • Post published:July 25, 2021
  • Post category:Down Syndrome/Letting The Light In
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A changeling is a fairy, troll or elf left in a cradle in place of a human infant stolen by the fairies. The alien creature exchanged for the lost baby…

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Read more about the article Letting the Light In: Chapter One: Another Baby

Letting the Light In: Chapter One: Another Baby

  • Post author:Karen Lawrence
  • Post published:July 14, 2021
  • Post category:Uncategorized
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I had other plans for that day. The baby wasn’t due for another two weeks. It was a Saturday morning, and I was going to take Jerome and Verity, aged…

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Read more about the article Fifty Word Bible

Fifty Word Bible

  • Post author:Karen Lawrence
  • Post published:December 24, 2020
  • Post category:Bible/Flash Fiction/meditation/writing and creativity
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I have always loved the Bible.  It’s been part of my life for longer than I can remember.  Recently I had the idea of trying to re-tell Bible stories in…

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Read more about the article Publishing My First Book – A Lockdown Adventure

Publishing My First Book – A Lockdown Adventure

  • Post author:Karen Lawrence
  • Post published:November 25, 2020
  • Post category:book review/Coronavirus/writing and creativity
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I have just published my first book, thanks to Covid 19!  2020 has been a year of challenges for us all.  It has been a year of dealing with disappointment…

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Read more about the article Whose Fault?  The Costs of a Blame Culture

Whose Fault? The Costs of a Blame Culture

  • Post author:Karen Lawrence
  • Post published:November 6, 2020
  • Post category:Coronavirus/culture
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Whose fault will it be if Christmas is cancelled this year, the Government’s or the people’s?  I keep seeing memes like this on social media.  Trying to apportion blame for…

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Read more about the article Unfollow: Lessons from Westboro Baptist Church

Unfollow: Lessons from Westboro Baptist Church

  • Post author:Karen Lawrence
  • Post published:October 7, 2020
  • Post category:book review
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‘We have nothing to learn from these people’ I recently read Unfollow, the autobiography of Megan Phelps-Roper. It was my most inspirational read this year. Megan’s beloved grandfather was the…

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Read more about the article The Artist’s Way – finding space to play

The Artist’s Way – finding space to play

  • Post author:Karen Lawrence
  • Post published:July 3, 2020
  • Post category:Coronavirus/writing and creativity
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“I teach people to let themselves be creative” – Julia Cameron Several months ago, just before the Coronavirus lockdown, my coach Rosemary suggested I have a look at “The Artist’s…

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Read more about the article My Lockdown Camino de Santiago

My Lockdown Camino de Santiago

  • Post author:Karen Lawrence
  • Post published:June 17, 2020
  • Post category:camino de santiago/Coronavirus/Uncategorized
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Number one on my bucket list is my heartfelt desire to complete the long version of the Camino de Santiago. Five years ago I walked the final 100 kilometres of…

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Read more about the article Finding liminal space on the Essex coast

Finding liminal space on the Essex coast

  • Post author:Karen Lawrence
  • Post published:June 13, 2020
  • Post category:meditation/Uncategorized
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My mathematician husband tells me that coastlines are infinite.  I believe it is something to do with fractals – shapes with endlessly intricate edges.  I robustly insist that my coastal…

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