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Read more about the article Holding my Grandson in Advent

Holding my Grandson in Advent

  • Post author:Karen Lawrence
  • Post published:December 23, 2022
  • Post category:Life and faith/Living Gratefully/Uncategorized

The foetal curl of your spine And your silky, floppy head Warm in my hand. Slate eyes blinking open, unfocused, Onto the blur of the world, You hiccup and yawn…

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Read more about the article Not working?  Fully functional.

Not working? Fully functional.

  • Post author:Karen Lawrence
  • Post published:June 9, 2022
  • Post category:Life and faith/Living Gratefully/Uncategorized

I visited a nuclear power station last week.  We were on holiday in Suffolk, and the weather was uninspiring.  Being science geeks, we headed to Sizewell B to check out…

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Read more about the article Knots in Your Life

Knots in Your Life

  • Post author:Karen Lawrence
  • Post published:May 20, 2022
  • Post category:Life and faith/meditation/Uncategorized

D’you ever feel like you’ve got knots in your life?  Not nice, tidy functional knots like the ones Boy Scouts tie.  I’m thinking about big, gnarly, lumpy knots. The sort…

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Read more about the article Abortion: An Uncomfortable Subject

Abortion: An Uncomfortable Subject

  • Post author:Karen Lawrence
  • Post published:May 12, 2022
  • Post category:culture/Life and faith

Warning: this blog and the poem it includes may upset some people. Abortion has been in the news recently, with plenty of people sharing their opinions on my social media…

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Read more about the article Cunning but not strong: How a neighbourhood fox helped me cope with war anxiety

Cunning but not strong: How a neighbourhood fox helped me cope with war anxiety

  • Post author:Karen Lawrence
  • Post published:March 25, 2022
  • Post category:Life and faith

These are worrying times, aren’t they? Since Putin started rattling his nuclear sabre, I've been struggling with war anxiety. I’ve had some difficult nights, tossing and sweating and waking up…

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