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Author: Sharon Holland

  • Moonpig

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    The range and quality of Moonpig cards is unrivalled. Since first discovering Moonpig, whenever I want a personalised card, especially when I want to include a photo upload, Moonpig has always been my go-to. Because I have 3 special family birthdays coming up, I thought I would use Moonpig as I knew I could use…

  • Time to Talk Day 2025

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    Okay, what is Time to Talk Day all about? The first “Time to Talk Day” was held in 2014. It was launched by the campaign “Time to Change”, which aims to reduce stigma surrounding mental health issues. Having experienced mental health stigma myself, I was keen to get fully on board with the campaign. (You…

  • First Parkrun

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    Yesterday was my first Parkrun in our beautiful park, which is just down the hill from our house. Not only was it my first Parkrun, but it was the first time that I had run at all for about 7 years.  When I was in my late 20s and into my 40s, I was running…

  • Harmony

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    This week, 18th to 25th January, is the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. Since joining a small fellowship in our town 18 months ago (Hope Christian Community), this theme has been on my mind a lot. I am ashamed to say that, for 40 years as a Christian, to some extent I thought that,…

  • My 40th Birthday

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    Today, 6th January 2025, I am celebrating my 40th Birthday.  Okay, so those who don’t know me very well are looking at me and thinking, “There’s no way she’s only forty.” And those of you who do know me will know that I celebrated my 57th birthday last month.   But I’m telling the truth. I…

  • January

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    January is probably my least favourite month of the year. The days are short. The nights are long. It’s cold. We’re all a bit skint and there’s not much going on. Despite this, in every month of the year, I try to find something positive. January is all about new beginnings. Yes, I know the…

  • Grief

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    The transfer bus to our hotel has taken us right past the apartment where Mum and Dad stayed more than 50 times. I am overcome by what I think is sadness and it’s coming out of my eyes.But I soon realise that it is not sadness at all. It is grief. And grief is not…

  • Diwrnod Shwmae

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    Today is Shwmae (‘Hi’ in Welsh) Day. During a brief conversation with a colleague this morning, this thought came to me: life is like a rose bed; it looks beautiful and smells sweet but there are thorns. Enjoy life’s beauty and sweetness whilst not denying the challenges. Have a great day 😊

  • This Week

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    This week is Baby Loss Awareness Week as well as World Mental Health Day. It’s time we break the taboos around these subjects, so I have decided to ‘go public’ about my own experiences of both these things. Rewind to autumn 1994. My husband and I had been married for three years and decided that…

  • Can’t wait for my next blog post?

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    If you’re enjoying my blog so far, and would like to read more, please head to free-5383119.webadorsite.com to read my earlier blog posts.Have a great day 🙂